Posts Tagged ‘Awramba times’

Awramba Times Dawit Kebede joins Ethiopia’s exiled journalists

November 22 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

New York, — Dawit Kebede, managing editor of Awramba Times, one of Ethiopia’s two remaining independent Amharic-language newspapers offering critical analysis of local politics, announced today that he was forced to leave the country after he received a tip last week about alleged government plans to re-imprison him. Kebede also said that the paper was unlikely... Read more

Ethiopian Newspaper Awramba Times Journalist Detained Since Sunday

June 22 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, People, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

New York, The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Ethiopian authorities today to immediately release journalist Woubshet Taye, at left, who has been held since Sunday. Police picked up Taye, deputy editor of the leading independent weekly Awramba Times, at his home in the capital, Addis Ababa, at 3 p.m. and confiscated several documents, cameras, CDs, and selected... Read more

Ethiopia: Birtukan Mideksa step-down from UDJ President

January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Featured, People, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Afrik: Birtukan Mideksa, a renowned former judge and leader of Ethiopia’s powerful opposition party, Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) has decided to step-down from her influential presidential position at UDJ, four months after she was pardoned  and freed from a life person term. Ethiopia’s youngest and charismatic opposition party leader has revealed her decision to retire from active... Read more

Ethiopian newspaper reports its mail tampering by Ethiopian Postal service

June 30 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

New York, June 29, 2010—Ethiopia’s postal service should a conduct thorough and transparent investigation into the tampering of mail addressed to the country’s leading critical newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Awramba Times Editor-in-Chief Dawit Kebede said the paper has complained to the Ethiopian Postal Service at least three times since... Read more