Sudan bans ‘church-building’

BBC The Sudan Council of Churches has criticised the authorities for banning the construction of new churches. Over the weekend, a Sudanese government minister said there were already enough churches to provide for Christians. The council’s secretary-general told the BBC the announcement came after a church was demolished near the capital, Khartoum, this month by

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Ethiopian man takes UK to court over resettlement policy

BBC A legal battle has been launched by an Ethiopian citizen who claims the UK has helped to fund a “brutal” resettlement programme in his country. The man, who can only be referred to as “O”, won permission to seek a judicial review at London’s High Court. He wants a ruling that the UK acted

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HRW: UK Aid Should Respect Rights

HRW Ruling Permits Review of Development Agency’s Compliance (London) – A UK High Court ruling allowing judicial review of the UK aid agency’s compliance with its own human rights policies in Ethiopia is an important step toward greater accountability in development assistance. In its decision of July 14, 2014, the High Court ruled that allegations that the

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Ethiopia’s Nile dam project signals its intention to become an African power

By Emeline Wuilbercq The Guardian Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam will provide energy for growing economy but add to Egypt’s fears over water security The 4×4 roars off, kicking up a cloud of dust. With one hand on the wheel, the other stifling a yawn, Semegnew Bekele could do this trip with his eyes shut. A

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EprdF: The Crime of Extraordinary Rendition

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, the regime in Ethiopia announced its abduction of Andaragatchew Tsgie, General Secretary of the Ethiopian opposition group known as Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, with smug delight. According to the regime, the “Ethiopian national security service coordinating with its Yemeni counterpart had detained and transferred to Ethiopia

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20 Ethiopians arrested for Immoral activities; Chaos in hotel 

Arabtimesonline KUWAIT CITY: The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested 20 Ethiopians from various parts of Hawalli for indulging in immoral activities, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added at the time of arrest all those arrested were wearing indecent clothes. Meanwhile, police have arrested an unidentified Filipino masseur for possessing 80 grams of narcotic substance, reports

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Zone9 bloggers are expected to be brought before judge in the early hours of Saturday

Trialtrackerblog.org Six of the detained bloggers among which three are freelance journalists are expected to be brought at Arada first instance court on which they have appeared five times without meaningful ‘charge’. All of the detainees were allowed to have a limited access to visitors earlier this week. The detainees reported to their visitors that

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