Abebe Gellaw on Al-Jazeera Ethiomedia | July 15, 2012 CHICAGO – In an interview with Al Jazeera, Abebe Gellaw answers questions related to the recent sentencing of journalists, including himself…
African Union vows to keep Mali one country By Franz Wild and William Davison, Bloomberg | July 15, 2012 July 14 (Bloomberg) — African countries will help groups in Mali…
Prospects slim for languishing refugees By Ahlam Mohsen, Yemen Times | July 15, 2012 “We are not being treated like human beings,” says an Oromo-Ethiopian refugee at a prison on…
Police kill at least 4 Muslims, crackdown underway Christian homes shelter Muslims fleeing police Ethiomedia | July 14, 2012 Video shows Ethiopian Muslims at Grand Anwar Mosque in May 2012…
Ethiopian Muslims clash with police before AU Summit meeting By William Davison, Bloomberg | July 14, 2012 July 14 (Bloomberg) — Hundreds of people were injured and arrested when Ethiopian…
Nejashi Justice Council decries EPRDF’s Complicit in Crackdown on Ethiopian Muslims Press Release | July 14, 2012 Washington DC, July 14, 2012- The EPRDF’s security force stepped up a violent…
Senegalese President confirms Meles Zenawi’s sickness The Reporter | July 14, 2012 Meles Zenawi misses NEPAD due to illness ADDIS ABABA – Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who was expected to…
AU: Don’t Endorse Sudan, Ethiopia for Rights Council HRW | July 13, 2012 “States should earn their seats on the Human Rights Council,” said Philippe Bolopion, UN director at Human…
Eskinder Nega sentenced to 18 years in prison By Naomi Hunt, Press Freedom advisor for Africa & the Middle East | July 13, 2012 Imprisoned writer and journalist Eskinder Nega,…
Andualem welcomes life sentence with a tight smile AFP | July 13, 2012 A Meles Zenawi court has sentenced Eskinder Nega to 18 years in prison while his colleague, opposition…