By Pamela Constable: WashingtonPost For months, Eskinder Nega’s supporters in Washington, New York and around the world have been pleading for his…
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Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega Sentenced for 18 years in Jail
Eskinder Nega was arrested after publishing a column questioning the arrests of some journalists A prominent Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been…
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Fighting for Freedom of Speech in Ethiopia
Charlayne Hunter-Gault relates the travails of married journalists Serkalem Fasil and Eskinder Nega. By: Charlayne Hunter-Gault Crying onstage in front of a…
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Ethiopian Terrorism Trial Hears Journalist Eskinder Nega’s Defendant
A dissident Ethiopian journalist on trial for terrorism has categorically denied the charges and warned the court that history would judge its…
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – When Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party was re-elected in 2010, analysts said he…
Ethiopian police have rejected accusations that the recent detentions of several high-profile government critics were politically motivated. The arrests are coming under…
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the steadily worsening climate of harassment and intimidation that the Ethiopian authorities have imposed on the…
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Journalist Eskinder Nega warned by EPRDF Police officials
One of the free press journalists who is known with a critical articles and blogs of the EPRDF government and current situation…
TIME – Ethiopia is quiet as it heads into Sunday’s parliamentary elections — and that is part of the problem. The somberness…