ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Muslim leaders in Ethiopia jailed as part of a “brutal crackdown” must be released immediately, the US-based Human…
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Ethiopian Muslim Clash with Police on Ramadan1st Fasting Day in Anwar Mosque – VIDEO
The first fasting day of Ramadan started in clash Ethiopian Muslims and police. Ethiopian Muslims protestors throwing stones with police and no…
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Amnesty Warns Ethiopia, Rwanda Not to Trade Human Rights for Economic Growth
NAIROBI – Amnesty International is concerned that Rwanda and Ethiopia are overlooking their commitments to human rights for the sake of economic…
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Members of U.S. Congress Urge Meles Zenawi to End Media Repression
Two members of the U.S. Congress, a Republican and a Democrat, have publicly voiced indignation at Ethiopia’s persecution of journalists under the…
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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 man burns himself to death in protest
Events in Ethiopia have taken a disturbing turn following reports that a teacher in his late 20s burnt himself alive last week…
Moammar Gadhafi, his son Moatassim and a top aide were buried at a secret unmarked location in the Libyan desert at dawn…
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African dictators warned: ‘Your time is up’
(CNN) — Sudanese billionaire and communications mogul Mo Ibrahim has issued a warning to African leaders clinging to power, saying people are…
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Ethiopia:Gov’t Forces Arrested 5 People Including Eskinder Nega and Andualem Aragie
Two fierce critics of Ethiopia’s ruling party have joined a growing list of government opponents detained in recent days under a new…
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Gadhafi’s son captured; Libyan rebels push toward heart of Tripoli
AL-MAYA/TRIPOLI—The eldest son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, Mohammad, told Al Jazeera television in the early hours of Monday that he had…