Is Walmart bribing Ethiopian officials?
Editor’s Note: Is Walmart working with corrupt Ethiopian officials? According to the New York Times, giant US retailer has been caught bribing Mexican officials to the tune of $24 million dollars....
View ArticleMuslim anger against Zenawi intensifies
Muslims outraged by heavy-handed government interference Ethiopian Muslims angered by the heavy-handed interference of the government, staged one of the largest rallies following Friday prayers on...
View ArticlePEN honors jailed Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega
NEW YORK (AP) — An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger who could face the death penalty for advocating peaceful protests in his Horn of Africa homeland was honored Tuesday with PEN America’s...
View ArticleMuslim protest spreads as Zenawi plots crackdown
Muslim protests engulf Ethiopia; Gov’t expels two Arab ‘jihadists’ By Yuunus Hajji Mul’ataa | Anyuak Media ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Muslim protests spread across the country on May 4 when hundreds of...
View ArticleProtests at Bahir Dar and Gondar Universities
By Derese Tariku, DeBirhan.com Following the protests and arrest of students of Debre Markos University, northern Ethiopia, in the past two days, the students of Bahir Dar University and Gonder...
View ArticleMeles Zenawi a manipulative, ruthless tyrant – Graham Peebles
By Graham Peebles | Eurasia Review Arrested, jailed and beaten, tortured and imprisoned, this is the recipe for justice that the Ethiopian government serves up to dissenting voices. Men and women...
View ArticleChurch leaders support protest of Ethiopian Muslims
In a historic and unprecedented move, His Grace Abune Melke Tsadik of the Ethiopian Orthodix Tewahdo Church (EOTC) called on Christians to support the uprising of Muslims against the Ethiopian regime....
View ArticleNervous Meles Zenawi arrests VOA reporter
VOA Reporter Detained in Ethiopia It appears Meles Zenawi’s troops are gearing up to attack and destroy Muslim protestors. TPLF forces have been waiting for two events to pass before waging...
View ArticleZenawi forces massacre villagers in Ogaden – HRW
Ethiopia: ‘Special Police’ Execute 10: Human Rights Watch HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (Nairobi) – An Ethiopian government-backed paramilitary force summarily executed 10 men during a March 2012 operation in...
View ArticleEthiopia tightens press & internet censorship: RSF
GOVERNMENT STEPS UP CONTROL OF NEWS AND INFORMATION By Reporters sans Frontieres May 7, 2012 Ethiopia’s only ISP, state-owned Ethio-Telecom, has just installed a system for blocking access to the Tor...
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The Free Press in Ethiopia’s Kangaroo Kourts
Alemayehu G Mariam The Triumph of Lies Over the past six years, I have written numerous columns defending press freedom in Ethiopia. In a 2009 commentary entitled, “The Art of War on Ethiopia’s...
View ArticleRumors about Meles Zenawi’s health engulf Addis
The health and whereabouts of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi have become a subject of much speculation. The situation appears to border on panic, especially among regime loyalists. Addis...
View ArticleIs Aiga Forum writing Meles’ obituary?
Bye, Bye Meles? July 15, 2012 Aiga Forum, the website closely associated with Ethiopia’s intelligence services, just posted an emotional, tear-soaked, braggadocio-filled piece that appears to be the...
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Ethiopian Muslim & Christian solidarity in Washington: VOA
Demonstrators demand issues raised by Ethiopian Muslims be addressed Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian origin living in the Greater Washington, D.C., area and throughout the United States staged a...
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ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ ፕሬዜዳንት ኦባማ ሁለተኛውን ዙር የፕሬዜዳንትነት ምርጫ በማሸነፋቸው እንኳን ደስ ያለዎት ማለቱ አግባብ ነው፡፡ የአሜሪካንን መራጮች አብላጫ ድምጽ አግኝቶ ለማሸነፍ ብቃት ባለው አካሄድ ለድል በቅተዋል፡፡ ሚት ሮምኒም ለማይናቀው የምርጫ ግብግባቸው ሊመሰገኑ...
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