Africa
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At last, federal high court begins hearing of defense witness testimonials on Yonatan Tesfaye’s terrorism charges
“If speaking for those killed on the streets constitutes a crime, I will take it as my badge of honor”…
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News: Ethiopia Federal Court jailed Kedir Moahmmed Yusuf et.al to five years & six months
Journalist Darsema Sori Banqash is sentenced to four years and five months as he is suffering from tuberculosis; four of…
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Memoirs of my detention at Awash 7: tales of indoctrination, of laughter and the unknown
BefeQadu Z. Hailu for Addis Standard Wakoma Tafa was planning to get married on Sunday, Oct.10, 2016. But just three…
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News: Dr. Merera Gudina of the opposition OFC facing potential charges of terrorism
Addis Abeba Dec 29/2016 – The federal high court Arada branch has today granted the police additional 28 days to…
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Yadessa Bojia: On art and activism -“Where there is pain there is a loud noise”
Yadessa Bojia is a Seattle based Graphic Designer, Fine Arts painter and the Designer of the African Union (AU) Flag.…
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News: Federal High Court found Kedir Mohammed Yusuf et.al guilty of terrorism, violating penal code
Addis Abeba Dec. 21/2016 – The federal High Court 19th criminal bench has today found 20 defendants, including two journalists,…
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The human cost of Ethiopia’s sweeping State of Emergency: “I never wanted to see tomorrow”
Addis Abeba Dec. 19/2016 – On Saturday Dec. 17, Siraj Fegessa, Ethiopia’s minister of defense and the secretariat of the…
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News: Body of a Kenyan tech engineer who died in Ethiopia jail arrives home
Addis Abeba Dec 12/2016 – The body of a Kenyan engineer who died while in an Ethiopian prison has arrived…
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Ethiopia: A new Human Rights Action Plan as country plunges in opposite direction
Addis Abeba Dec. 09/2016 – When the government unveiled a draft of its second National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP…
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News: Africa squandering its potential, IFAD president tells House of Lords
Addis Abeba Dec 08/2016 – Africa is a world leader in poverty and hunger due to a lack of committed…
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