Posts Tagged ‘arrested’

95 illegal Ethiopian immigrants jailed in Kenya

March 30 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Kenya, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Ninety-five illegal immigrants from Ethiopia arrested along Amboseli Road to Namanga will each serve a six-month jail term for being found guilty of being in Kenya illegally. The accused persons however have an option of paying a fifty thousand shilling fine. Source:NTVKenya ... Read more

Kuwaiti man arrested after Ethiopian maid beaten to death

November 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Middle East, News Tags: , , , , , ,

A Kuwaiti citizen has been arrested for allegedly beating his Ethiopian housekeeper to death, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Tuesday. Citing legal sources, Al-Jarida daily said the man, who was not named, confessed that he “brutally beat up” the maid for seven days because she refused to work. A preliminary forensic report showed that the maid died... Read more

Slovakia Foreign Affairs Ministry questions Ethiopian response to ambassador’s detention

November 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Though Ethiopia has replied to Slovakia’s diplomatic note sent in connection with the detaining and subsequent release of Slovak ambassador to Ethiopia, Milan Dubček, the Slovak Foreign Ministry finds the explanation inadequate, the TASR newswire reported on November 12. “[Slovak] ambassador Igor Slobodník in Berlin has received a reply from Ethiopia,” stated Foreign Affairs Minister Mikuláš... Read more

Ethiopia : Government charges 24 with terrorism

November 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian authorities charged 24 people with terrorism offenses Thursday including an opposition politician and a journalist, a government spokesman said. “They are accused under the anti-terrorism law of being members of a terrorist network and abetting, aiding and supporting a terrorist group,” Shimeles Kemal told AFP. Two leaders of Ethiopia’s Unity for Democracy and Justice... Read more

Ethiopia uses anti-terror laws to silence critical journalists

September 30 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Ethiopian government is using sweeping anti-terror laws to crack down on journalists critical of the regime. In the last three months, six journalists have been imprisoned, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). They include two Swedish journalists – Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson – who were charged a fortnight ago with... Read more

ANALYSIS-Ethiopian detentions target weak opposition

September 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – When Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party was re-elected in 2010, analysts said he could take two paths: give the opposition scope to grow and secure a legacy of progress, or sideline them once and for all and tarnish his record. With a crushing parliamentary majority and Washington’s staunch backing in the fight against... Read more

Ethiopia:Gov’t Forces Arrested 5 People Including Eskinder Nega and Andualem Aragie

September 15 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa Protest, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Featured, People, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Two fierce critics of Ethiopia’s ruling party have joined a growing list of government opponents detained in recent days under a new anti-terrorism law. The latest to be arrested are a journalist and a rising star in opposition politics. Ethiopian federal police detained five people Wednesday in an ongoing roundup of terrorism suspects. Among them were... Read more

Man Accused In ATM Scam Arrested In South Seattle

September 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Crime, Crime, News, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , ,

Beneyam Asrat G-Sellassie, 22, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges related to a skimming operation run in Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said. G-Sellassie is accused of being involved in a scam that compromised as many as 1,800 accounts, which affected at least 573 customers for a total known... Read more

Ethiopia: Government says arrested 29 people for terrorism

September 5 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian government says it has detained 29 people, including several opposition members, across the country on terrorism-related charges. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said Monday that police have “solid evidence” that the suspects were in involved in terrorism activities. He says they are linked to the Oromo Liberation Front, an Eritrea-based rebel group... Read more

Ethiopia: Government Arrested Two Prominent Opposition Politicians

August 31 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Two prominent Ethiopian opposition politicians have been detained, at least one of them on terrorism-related charges. But opposition leaders are questioning the charges, saying the detentions appear politically motivated. Bekele Gerba Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal says senior opposition figure Bekele Gerba was detained Saturday, charged with having ties to the newly-outlawed Oromo Liberation Front, or OLF, which is fighting for independence for... Read more

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