Month: April 2018
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Detention Memoir: Eleven detainees, eleven days. What really happened
From left, journalist Zelalem Workagegnehu, blogger and rights activist Mahlet Fatahun and blogger/journalist/rights activist Befeqadu Hailu as pictured next to the police station where the eleven of them were detained for eleven days Befeqadu Hailu, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 09/2018 – Have you ever lived in a square meter room? I did, but not in a…
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News: Despite promises of release on individual bail, rearrested journalists, bloggers and opposition politicians remain in police custody
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, April 04/2018 – Despite signing on papers offering promises of individual bail on Monday, eleven individuals detained on March 25 remained in jail, families said. The eleven individuals, including journalists Temesgen Desalegn and Eskendir Nega, were rearrested on Sunday March 25 during a lunch party organized by Temesgen’s mother to celebrate the release his colleagues and…
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Analysis: Dr. Abiy Ahmed becomes a prime minister the legacy EPRDF fought against to the bitter end. What went behind closed doors and how could that shape his premiership?
In his acceptance speech, Ethiopia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed spoke everything Ethiopians in and outside the country were eagerly waiting to hear: A desperately needed message of unity among the politically fractured and polarized Ethiopians; a speech that began by paying tribute to Ethiopians who sacrificed their lives while defending “this proud country”; a speech that…
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