Category: Politics

British Government blasted for ‘dodging obligations’ and not pressing for release of Brit on death row in Ethiopia

The Independent By CAHAL MILMO Political refugee Andy Tsege ‘kidnapped’ by Ethopia and possibly facing torture. The partner of a British father-of-three being held on death row after he was spirited into Ethiopia has accused the Government of “dodging its obligations” by insisting it has no grounds for demanding his release. Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, 59, was

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Ethiopian Authorities Convict Journalist in Addis Ababa

CPJ Temesghen Desalegn has been convicted in connection with a 2012 defamation case. (CPJ) Nairobi, October 15, 2014–An Ethiopian court on Monday convicted journalist and magazine owner Temesghen Desalegn in connection with a 2012 defamation case, according to news reports and local journalists. The Federal High Court in the capital, Addis Ababa, found Temesghen guilty

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U.S. Embassy: Reports of Potential of an Imminent Terrorist Attack in Addis Ababa, Bole Area by Al-Shabaab

OSAC.GOV The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens in Addis Ababa to avoid large crowds and places where both Ethiopians and westerners frequent.  The Embassy has received threat reports of al-Shabaab’s intent to target the Bole area.  Restaurants, hotels, bars, places of worship, supermarkets, and shopping malls in the Bole Area should be avoided until further

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Temesgen Desalegn has been sent to Prison, again!

By MINILIK SALSAWI Ethiopian journalist and columnist Temesgen Desalegn has been arrested today after a kangaroo court in Addis Ababa convicted him terrorism charges. L ‪

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The Rise and Fall of the “Baksheesh State” in Ethiopia

By Al mariam   The rise of the “baksheesh state” in EthiopiaMy long time readers by now know that I mint my own words and phrases whenever I find it necessary to convey my ideas and arguments with greater clarity, precision and creativity.  In this commentary I introduce the concept of the “baksheesh state” (beggar

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ከሐይማኖታዊ ይዘቱ ይልቅ ፖለቲካ ለሚሸተው የቤተ ክህነቱ ስብሰባ የትውልዱ ፖለቲካዊ ምላሽም ያስፈልገዋል።

ጉዳያችን የሰሞኑ በቤተክህነት በአቡነ ማትያስ ሰብሳቢነት የተደረገው ጉባኤ እና በማኅበረ ቅዱሳን ላይ የተሰነዘረው የፈጠራ ክስ፣በመቀጠልም በኢቲቪ ዜና ላይ የተላለፈው ስብሰባውን አስታኮ ”ምዕመናን ነቅታችሁ ጠብቁ” መሰል ዜና ሁሉ አንድ ነገር ያሳያል – በቤተ ክርስቲያን ላይ አንድ የአደጋ ደወል ከቅርበት እየተሰማ መሆኑን። ስብሰባው ላይ ወቀሳ የሰነዘሩት እና የፈጠራ ክሶችን በማኅበረ ቅዱሳን ላይ ያወረዱቱ  ባብዛኛው የሚጠቅሱት የመፅሐፍ ቅዱስ

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Perhaps the greatest threat to Ethiopia comes from within

Irish Times By Ahmed Soliman Some of Addis Ababa’s national-development initiatives are bringing the government into conflict with its own people Visionary: the state funeral of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in 2012; his death took Ethiopia into unknown territory. Photograph: Mulugeta Ayene/AFP/Getty Since 2000 Ethiopia has registered some of the greatest gains in human development

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Ethiopia Says US Embassy Intruders Must Be Charged

By ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s government said it hopes U.S. authorities will prosecute protesters who tried to take down the national flag on the grounds of its embassy in Washington. A security attache at the embassy, who has since returned home, fired a gun during the Sept. 29 incident, which

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Ethiopia sentenced three magazine owners in absentia to more than 3 years in prison

Reporters Without Borders They fled the country before the trial and were convicted in absentia Ethiopia’s federal supreme court yesterday sentenced three magazine owners in absentia to more than three years in prison on charges of “inciting violent revolts, printing and distributing unfounded rumours and conspiring to unlawfully abolish the constitutional system of the country.”

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The gunman ‘diplomat’

By Mihret Feleke  The gunman who tried to take the law into his handsThe news of a shot fired by an Ethiopian embassy staff Solomon Tadesse on peaceful protestors at the embassy of Ethiopia in Washington DC and his ultimate deportation has been the talk of local and international medias. What makes it a very

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