Meriam Ibrahim: Freed at last!

BBC Meriam Ibrahim spoke to the BBC on the way to the US embassy in Khartoum, as Ciara Riordan reports A Sudanese woman whose death sentence for renouncing Islam was overturned has been released from jail again, after she was detained at Khartoum airport on Tuesday. Meriam Ibrahim’s lawyer, Muhannad Mustafa, said that she was

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Why Tanzania destination comes first to Ethiopian immigrants’ minds

THE GUARDIAN A geographical reason is the main cause why there are illegal migrants in Tanzania, since it is easier for them to travel in boarded countries. Tanzania is the first country that comes to migrants’ minds because it shares boarders with other eight countries. There is no need for visa from Ethiopia to Kenya,

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Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim ‘re-arrested’ at the Airport to the US

BBC Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a baby daughter in prison The US says it is working with Sudan to ensure a woman freed from death row can leave the country, amid confusion over whether she is still being held. Meriam Ibrahim was detained at Khartoum airport, then apparently released. She had been sentenced in

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Meriam ‘freed’

BBC Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a 27-year-old Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a baby daughter in prison A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim’s death penalty was overturned by an appeal

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Meriam ‘freed’

BBC Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a 27-year-old Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a baby daughter in prison A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim’s death penalty was overturned by an appeal

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No Country for Ethiopian Human Rights Abusers 

By Alemayehu G Mariam  The U.S. Justice Department encourages Ethiopians to report human-rights abusers hiding in plain view in America  They are hidden in plain view. They have been hiding in plain view in the U.S. for over 30 years. They have been hiding in plain view in the U.S. for just three years. They

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Political Prisoners in Ethiopia Packed in Cells Like “Slaves”

BETINEWS The 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom Award Winner Eskinder Nega of Ethiopia Swedish Journalist: Political Prisoners in Ethiopia Packed in Cells Like “Slaves” SKETCHES By Ana Marie Pamintuan (The Philippine Star) | TURIN – In the darkened auditorium in this Italian city, some forum participants could be seen dabbing at their eyes while others

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Investigation stalls in case of nine journalists and bloggers 

By Reporters Without Borders Three journalists and six bloggers arrested in one swoop languish in prison Nine journalists who were arrested on 25 and 26 April continue to be detained pending trial. When the latest detention hearing in their case was held on 14 June, a judge gave the police yet more time to complete

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Ethiopian envoy says proposed MoU with Oman can streamline hiring and salaries of workers

The Observer Ethiopia opened its consulate in Oman on Thursday, a mission that would help serve its approximately 40,000 workers currently residing in the sultanate. Speaking exclusively to Muscat Daily, H E Hassan Abdella Ali, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Yemen and Oman talked about streamlining migration and hiring of Ethiopian workers through a memorandum of

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JUDGE TELLS POLICE TO BRING CHARGES AGAINST ETHIOPIAN BLOGGERS, JOURNALISTS

ADDISSTANDARD   By Mahelt Fasil A judge at the Arada First Instance Court, First Bench, told the police this morning to finalize its investigations and bring charges against three independent journalists and three members of the blog Zone9 detained without charges since 25th and 26th of April this year. Defense lawyer Amha Mekonnen told journalists at

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