Striving to build an Ethiopian Information Society since 1996
A crowdfunding campaign for Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa has raised more than $40,000 in one day after the Olympic silver medallist made a political gesture that he … Read More
An Olympic marathon runner from Ethiopia staged a daring protest against his home government when he crossed the line in Rio on … Read More
By Tom Malinowski
The Obama administration’s top official promoting democracy and human rights,Tom Malinowski, says the Ethiopian government’s tactics in response to protests in the Oromia and Amhara … Read More
19 August 2016
After recent reports of widespread violent demonstrations in Addis-Ababa and other parts of Ethiopia, local church leaders and members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined in a call for peaceful dialogue and restraint on all
General Tsadkan Gebretensae’s piece on Ethiopia’s current political challenges. triggered heated discussion on social media and elsewhere on the internet. One of those reactions is Prof. Messay Kebede’s review.
Gen. Tsadkan have sent HornAffairs his response to Prof. … Read More
Ethiopia has blocked social media sites across the country after university entrance exams were posted online.
The government said the ban was to prevent students being distracted from studying during the exam period and to prevent … Read More
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution condemning countries that prevent or disrupt access to the internet.
The 47-member U.N. council has passed two resolutions since 2012 affirming people’s digital rights, but the section on internet … Read More
By Tess Conner
Last week, the government in Ethiopia approved, much to the outcry of the rights activists, a new Computer Crime Proclamation, which, according to the government, is designed to protect the state and citizens from crimes committed … Read More
OPINION
The ruling Revolutionary Democrats have crafted the first ever computer crime law and tabled it to the federal parliament, fully controlled by themselves and their affiliates. Intended to manage the ever-growing damage computer crime is causing to the economy, … Read More
by Felix Horne
Researcher Horn of Africa (Human Rights Watch)
For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent … Read More