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Ethiopia: Journalism under anti-terrorism law

Ethiopia: Journalism under anti-terrorism law

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How the US 'war on terror' has provided cover for laws that are being used to silence dissident journalists.
When the Paris-based media watchdog group, Reporters Without Borders released its annual Press Freedom Index, few were surprised that Ethiopia had dropped 11 places to 137.

AMISOM says ready for Ethiopia withdrawal from Somalia towns

Ethiopian withdrawal has forced AMISOM
and Somali government to take steps to fill
in the potential security vacuum

World Bank told to investigate links to Ethiopia 'villagisation' project

An Anuak village in southern Ethiopia. The World Bank is under fire for links between its funds and relocation of Ethiopians. Photograph: Alamy

An independent panel has called for an investigation into a World Bank-funded project in Ethiopia 

Senior members resign from Ethiopia’s ruling party

March 22, 2013 (Mekelle, ETHIOPIA) - Four senior leaders of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)

Ethiopian government uses a Spysoftware /Malware and images of members Ginbot 7 to Spy Ethiopians

Summary of Key Findings

• We have found command and control servers for FinSpy backdoors, part of Gamma International’s FinFisher “remote monitoring solution,” in a total of 25 countries: Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Qatar, Serbia, Singapore, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Human Rights Watch World Report 2013 – Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Source: Human Rights Watch World Report 2013,  pp  114-120

The sudden death in August 2012 of Ethiopia’s long-serving and powerful prime minister, Meles Zenawi, provoked uncertainty over the country’s political transition, both domestically and among Ethiopia’s international partners. Ethiopia’s human rights record has sharply deteriorated, especially over the past few years, and although a new prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, took office in September

Can Norway show the UK how to prosper outside the EU?

As the UK builds up to a possible referendum on EU membership, people will be searching for hints at what life might be like outside the union.

And one country many Euro-sceptics are keen to point to is Norway.

Despite several referendums of its own, it has consistently chosen to stay outside the EU.

But that does not mean it has nothing to do with the member states.

Around 75% of its trade is with the EU, and its economy is booming