Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu received her 2012 courage in journalism award at a ceremony in New York on Wednesday. Every year, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) recognizes journalists for their extraordinary bravery, strength of character and pioneering spirit. Reeyot was not able to receive her award in 2012 as she was imprisoned by the [...]
Vision Ethiopia (ረዕይ ለኢትዮጵያ) www.visionethiopia.org Email: Visionethiopia2016@gmail.com Background Vision Ethiopia, an independent and nonpartisan network of Ethiopian academics and professionals, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT), organized a two-day conference entitled “Roadmap for Transition and Constitution Making in Post-Conflict Ethiopia”, on October 22 and 23, 2016. The Conference was convened at [...]
by Beza Tesfaye | AFRICA IS A COUNTRY Hundreds of Ethiopians have been killed by their government this year. Hundreds. You might not have known because casualty numbers have been played down; “evil forces” and accidents are blamed rather than the soldiers that fired the bullets; we are even deprived of the ability to fully grasp the [...]
በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ሁኔታ ቀጣይነት ሊኖረው የሚችል ሁኔታ አይደለም (Unsustainable) ሲባል ሰንበትበት ብሏል። አንድ ሓሙስ ቀረው እየተባለ መነገር የጀመረው ግን ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ ነው። የሥርዓቱ እድሜ ካንድ ሓሙስ ይልቅ ከላይ ወደ ዜሮ በሚደረግ የኋሊት መቁጠር የሚዳዳቸው ታዛቢዎቹም አሉ። በፈረንጅኛው Count Down የሚሉት ስሌት መሆኑ ነው። እንደ ተለመደው ኢትዮጵያ ታሪካዊ መጋጠሚያ ላይ ቆማለች፣ በመንታ መንገድ ላይ ናት [...]
A recent joint report by the Open Observatory for Network Interference and the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law has concluded that there is sufficient evidence of recent internet shutdowns in Ethiopia, which pose restrictions on demonstrations and human rights generally. Consequently, Access Now has urged technology companies not to sell software used [...]
Thursday, October 20, 2016 by Elizabeth Fraser and Anuradha Mittal The government of Ethiopia has responded to a groundswell of protests, which are calling for democracy and human rights for all, by imposing a six-month long state of emergency, effective October 8. The list of measures curtailing freedoms through the emergency are far-reaching. They include bans on: social [...]
The Ethiopian authorities have detained 1,600 people as they try to boost security under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the BBC. A statement, quoted by state-affiliated FBC website, lists arrests in the Oromia and Amhara regions, which have recently seen massive demonstrations. This is in addition to Monday’s arrests of 1,000 [...]
In Ethiopia, at least 1,000 suspects have been arrested over the violence in Sebeta town near the capital, Addis Ababa, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate has reported. Only 40 to 50 suspects were natives of the town, while the majority were from other parts of Oromia region, the mayor, Ararsa Merdasa, is quoted as saying. Ethiopia has [...]
(CyberEthiopia) October 11, 2016 - Geneva, Switzerland Zone 9 Bloggers were honored at the prestigious Martin Ennals Award 2016 Ceremony in the presence of former Swiss President, Professor Micheline Calmy-Rey. The ceremony was held at the University of Geneva . Present at the ceremony, Zelalem Kibret received the awards on behalf of the Zone 9 bloggers on whom an [...]
By Elias Meseret | AP October 11 at 7:23 AM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled support for protesters demanding wider freedoms in Ethiopia during a visit to the country on Tuesday, saying, “a vibrant civil society is part and parcel of a developing country.” Merkel’s meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn had been [...]
