Africa
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News: Ethiopia editor-in-chief sentenced for a year and half in prison, time he already served
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, May 26/2017 – In what came as a big moment of relief to family and…
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Breaking News: Ethiopia court jails former opposition PR head to six years and six months for Facebook posts
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba – May 25, 2017 – The Federal High court fourth criminal bench has today sentenced…
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Breaking News: Ethiopia court found former senior opposition figure Yonatan Tesfaye guilty of terrorism charges
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, May 16, 2017 – The Federal High court fourth criminal bench has today passed a…
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News: High profile terrorism charge against senior OFC officials, others keeps dragging as court once again adjourned key verdict
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, May 15, 2017 – The federal high court 4th criminal bench has once again adjourned…
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Book Review: ‘Pharaoh: The Symbol of Dictators’: By Ahmedin Jebel
Original Title in Amharic: [ፈርዖን፡ የአምባገነኖች ተምሳሌት] Author: Ahmedin Jebel Published: Aug. 2015 Reviewed by Abadir M. Ibrahim, for Addis…
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Commentary: The Chief Commissioner’s visit and its fallout
Merhatsidk Mekonnen Abayneh, For Addis Standard Bahir Dar, May 9, 2017 – Being one of the first 51 founding…
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Op-Ed: Fear of investigation: what does Ethiopia’s government have to hide?
By Felix Horne, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 21, 217 – In February 2016, an 18-year-old student who…
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News: Rights Commission say security measures that killed hundreds of civilians during recent protests mostly proportional
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, April 18/2017 – Shortly after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn spoke to the BBC rejecting…
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News: Jailed Ethiopian journalist and opposition politician find neither justice nor clear prison jurisdiction to host both
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, April 12, 2017 – Jailed Ethiopian journalist Elias Gebru and former opposition party leader Daniel…
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Analysis: History repeating itself in the Horn of Africa: Is the crime in Darfur being replicated in Eastern and Southern Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia?
By J. Bonsa (PhD), Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 10, 2017 – It is saddening to witness…
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