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Ethiopia: Access Now urges companies not to sell technology used in suppressing human rights

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 … Read More

A poster of Olympic silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa at a protest in Oakland, California. Making the crossed arm gesture is now a criminal offense under Ethiopia’s state of emergency. Credit: Elizabeth Fraser

Ethiopia’s State of Emergency: Authorizing Oppression

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

1,600 detained under state of emergency in Ethiopia

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, … Read More

Protesters have targeted properties owned by the government and private sector

Massive arrests in Ethiopia

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 … Read More

Zone 9 Bloggers of Ethiopia Awarded at Martin Ennals 2016 Ceremony

(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, … Read More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center-left, and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center-right, inspect the honor guard at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Merkel is visiting Ethiopia, where her meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is expected to focus on the country’s newly declared state of emergency, after months of protests demanding wider freedoms, and other issues including migration. (Mulugeta Ayene/Associated Press)

Merkel visiting Ethiopia as state of emergency unfolds

By Elias Meseret | AP October 11 at 7:23 AM

Oromia has experienced protests since November 2015 as people have called for wider political freedoms [Reuters]

Amidst Intensive Public Protests Ethiopia declares State of Emergency

A ministerial cabinet meeting of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) government, chaired by Prime Minister Hailemariam, has declared a state of emergency … Read More

Security officials watch as demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016. © 2016 Reuters

Q&A: Recent Events and Deaths at the Irreecha Festival in Ethiopia

The following questions and answers are … Read More

Internet shutdowns that occurred in Ethiopia. Cost estimates at a total of US$9 million, contributing to a total global cost of US$2.4 billion due to internet blackouts.

Internet shutdowns in Ethiopia cost the country US$9 million last year

October 7, 2016 – by CyberEthiopia

New report: Internet shutdowns in Ethiopia cost the country US$9 million last year

A new report, released today, quantifies the economic cost of internet shutdowns around the world over the past year, including those … Read More

Are Ethiopian protests a game changer?

Political protests which have swept through Ethiopia are a major threat to the country’s secretive government, writes former BBC Ethiopia correspondent Elizabeth Blunt.

For the past five years Ethiopia has been hit by waves of protest, not only by formal … Read More