Eprdf charged senior opposition party members from BlueParty, Arena and UDJ with terrorism & attempt to illegally overthrow the government

እነ የሽዋስን ጨምሮ 10 ተጠርጣሪዎች በይፋ ክስ ተመሰረተባቸው • አብርሃ ደስታ የሁለት ድርጅቶች አባል ነው የሚል ክስ ተመስርቶበታል • ወደ አዲስ አበባ ማረሚያ ቤት እንዲዘዋወሩ ታዟል በነገረ ኢትዮጵያ ሪፖርተር በልደታ የፌደራሉ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት አራተኛ ምድብ ወንጀል ችሎት ዛሬ ጥቅምት 21/2007 ዓ.ም ከቀኑ ዘጠኝ ሰዓት አካባቢ በተሰየመው ችሎት 10 ተከሳሾች በፌደራል አቃቢ ህግ በይፋ ክስ

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U.S. Deeply Concerned by Sentence of Ethiopian Journalist

US Department of State Press Statement By Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC The United States is deeply concerned by the October 27 sentencing of Ethiopian journalist Temesgen Desalegn to three years in prison for “provocation and dissemination of inaccurate information.” Freedom of expression and freedom of the press are fundamental elements of a democratic

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Burkina Faso parliament set ablaze

BBC Protesters in Ouagadougou The BBC’s Laeila Adjovi: “All around me there’s black smoke” Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. Correspondents say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames in the capital, Ouagadougou. A huge crowd is

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Memorandum to the UN Security Council: Ginbot 7

TO: The United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee FROM: Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy DATE: October 27, 2014 SUBJECT: Response to References made about Ginbot 7 in the Report of the Monitoring Group of Somalia and Eritrea (here after SEMG), Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2111 (2013). Ginbot 7 Movement for

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Amnesty Says Ethiopia Detains 5,000 Oromos Illegally Since 2011

By William Davison, Bloomberg Ethiopia’s government illegally detained at least 5,000 members of the country’s most populous ethnic group, the Oromo, over the past four years as it seeks to crush political dissent, Amnesty International said. Victims include politicians, students, singers and civil servants, sometimes only for wearing Oromo traditional dress, or for holding influential

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Amnesty Says Ethiopia Detains 5,000 Oromos Illegally Since 2011

By William Davison, Bloomberg Ethiopia’s government illegally detained at least 5,000 members of the country’s most populous ethnic group, the Oromo, over the past four years as it seeks to crush political dissent, Amnesty International said. Victims include politicians, students, singers and civil servants, sometimes only for wearing Oromo traditional dress, or for holding influential

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More than 540 mostly Amhara Civilians killed in ethnic conflicts in Ethiopia

By Aragaw Addis Ababa ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – The Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Service, on its October 21 special program, reports the killing of over 540 people, mostly from the Amhara ethnic group, in a conflict with the Mezenger people in the Gambella region of Western Ethiopia. The gruesome massacre that started in

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Temesghen Desalegn three years in prison to join other Ethiopian jailed journalists

(CPJ)- Nairobi, October 27, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today’s sentencing of Ethiopian journalist Temesghen Desalegn to three years’ imprisonment on charges of defamation and incitement that date back to 2012. A court in Addis Ababa, the capital, convicted Temesgen on October 13 in connection with opinion pieces published in the now-defunct Feteh news

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Hailemariam Desalegn responds to UK’s David Cameron on the Tsege case

(Somaliland Press)- Late Friday, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn gave a brief response to UK prime minister David Cameron who pleaded for the life of imprisoned rebel leader Andargachew Tsege. Mr. Cameron has reportedly “written personally” to Desalegn requesting that Mr Tsege be saved from death penalty. In response to local media questions, Mr Desalegn

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General Kemal Gelchu Removed from OLF

Ethiomedia Gen. Kemal Gelchu WASHINGTON, DC – The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said on Thursday its chairman, General Kemal Gelchu, has been relieved of his post and removed from the organization because of “poor leadership qualities and dictatorial actions.” “General Kamal Galchu…has lost the moral and legal ground to continue to lead our organization. Allowing

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