Genzebe Dibaba, Asbel Kiprop Open Diamond League Season in Doha

By Peter Gambaccini; Runners World Genzebe Dibaba will compete in the opener of the Diamond League circuit Friday in Doha, Qatar. The Diamond League, the IAAF’s circuit of 14 top tier invitational track meets including American stops in Eugene, Oregon, and

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Genzebe Dibaba, Asbel Kiprop Open Diamond League Season in Doha

By Peter Gambaccini; Runners World Genzebe Dibaba will compete in the opener of the Diamond League circuit Friday in Doha, Qatar. The Diamond League, the IAAF’s circuit of 14 top tier invitational track meets including American stops in Eugene, Oregon, and

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Pope emphasizes evangelization in audience with bishops from Ethiopia, Eritirea

Catholic World News - May 09, 2014 In a May 9 address to the bishops of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of evangelization. Faith in Christ, “present in your lands from the earliest days of the Church (cf.

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Breaking News: U.S. Based Ethiopian Journalist Interrupts Obama To Speak Up For Freedom In Ethiopia

De Birhan.com May 9, 2014 San Jose, California–U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed with journalist Abebe Gellaw’s demand to support freedom in Ethiopia and help free bloggers, journalists and political prisoners jailed by the tyrannical regime.  Abebe Gelaw did interrupt

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Emergency wait times: In Ethiopia, the sick go first

Lessons in emergency wait times: In Ethiopia, the sick go first By JAMES MASKALYK SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed, a retired salt merchant, poses for a photograph close to his home in the town of Berahile

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Ethiopian bloggers allege being beaten in detention

AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – Three Ethiopian bloggers appeared in court Thursday with two alleging they had been beaten while in detention, a case that has been condemned internationally as an assault on press freedom. The three are part of

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Killings in Ethiopia outrage Minnesota’s Oromo community

MinnPost By Ibrahim Hirsi  Members of Minnesota’s Oromo community plan to rally Friday in St. Paul and are calling for a hunger strike to mourn the deaths of student demonstrators gunned down last week by Ethiopian security forces in Addis Ababa.

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Ethiopian Bloggers, Journos Court Case Adjourned; Two More Detained At The Scene

De Birhan 7 May 2014 Journalist Tesfalem Waldeyes and Blogger Zelalem Kibret escored by armed police in Court today (picture Courtesy of Twitter updates) The closed trail of three of the six detained members of the bloggers’ collective, Zone 9

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5 Young Ethiopian Filmmakers Selected For Emerging Talent Initiatives At Cannes & Monaco

IndiWire I recall when we first reported on this initiative, in 2012. Three filmmakers were selected that inaugural year: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete, whose feature film Nishan, screened Stateside at both the Pan African Film Festival

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5 Young Ethiopian Filmmakers Selected For Emerging Talent Initiatives At Cannes & Monaco

IndiWire I recall when we first reported on this initiative, in 2012. Three filmmakers were selected that inaugural year: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete, whose feature film Nishan, screened Stateside at both the Pan African Film Festival

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