Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Ethiopia – Right in Prison, Wrong on the Throne By Prof. Al Mariam


Last April, I wrote a “Special Tribute to My Personal Hero Eskinder Nega”.  In that tribute, I groped for words as I tried to describe this common Ethiopian man of uncommon valor, an ordinary journalist of extraordinary integrity and audacity.

Birtukan Mideksa: The US must speak out for those prisoners of conscience in Ethiopia


Independent journalists in Ethiopia face grave threat of imprisonment if they criticise the state or its laws.
By Birtukan Mideksa
Although Ethiopia has its first new prime minister in 17 years

A case for the release of Eskinder and others (Girma Kassa)


Ethiopia’s ruling party, EPRDF, has held its 9th General Assembly this week. It elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Ato Demeke Mekonnen as its chairman and vice chairman

Friday, March 29, 2013

From harassment to criminalization


Violating NGOs’ right to funding   from harassment to criminalization

The right of NGOs to access funding is an integral part of the right to freedom of association, and without access to funds and resources, the daily work of NGOs is highly jeopardized, according to a new analysis.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ethiopia's ruling coalition completes transition after Meles


Ethiopia's ruling coalition re-elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn

Ethiopia thwarts kidnap-for-ransom plot against UN staff


March 26, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian security forces have thwarted an alleged kidnapping plot by members of Somalia Islamist extremist group, against foreign United Nations aid workers based in Ethiopia’s