U.S. Department of State press statement: Zone 9 Bloggers Charged by Ethiopian Court for Terrorism

Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC The United States is deeply concerned by the Ethiopian Federal High Court’s July 18 decision to press charges against six bloggers and three independent journalists under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. We urge the Ethiopian government to ensure that the trial is fair, transparent, and in compliance with Ethiopia’s

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Ethiopian woman accused of throwing her 1-year-old nephew out a window charged with assault

Assault charge filed over boy thrown from window By Diana Hefley, Herald Writer EVERETT — A Lynnwood woman accused of throwing her 1-year-old nephew out a window earlier this month is now charged with assault. Snohomish County prosecutors want Beteha Kebede to remain held on $250,000 bail, saying that she is a danger to the

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Why the arrest of one of Addis Ababa’s most vocal critics is a huge embarrassment for the West.

Foreignpolicy.com How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ethiopia? BY MARTIN PLAUT, ForeignPolicy Tall metal gates guard a courtyard just off a busy street north of London’s financial district. The area, once down and out, is today much sought after, but scattered between the newly refurbished warehouses and loft apartments are some blocks of municipal

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EprdF authorities finally charge nine journalists with terrorism

CPJ Nairobi, July 17, 2014–An Ethiopian court charged nine Ethiopian journalists arrested in April with inciting violence and terrorism, according to local journalists and news reports. The nine arrested include six bloggers from an independent collective called Zone 9, which publishes critical news and commentary. “Expressing critical views is not a terrorist act. Once again, the Ethiopian government is

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Rutgers Ethiopian Chemists Develop Clean-Burning Hydrogen Fuel 

By New Brunswick NJ (SPX)  Tewodros (Teddy) Asefa, associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry and biochemical engineering, is a winner of several awards. Rutgers researchers have developed a technology that could overcome a major cost barrier to make clean-burning hydrogen fuel – a fuel that could replace expensive and environmentally harmful fossil fuels. The new technology

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Ethiopian bloggers challenge detention

AFP Addis Ababa – The lawyer for a group of detained Ethiopian bloggers and reporters said on Thursday he was filing a civil suit against the country’s police for holding them without charge for nearly three months. The six members of the blogging collective Zone Nine and three journalists were arrested in April and accused

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Ethiopian and Namibian envoys accused of role in murder trial

The Star Ethiopian and Namibian envoys accused of role in murder trial A lawyer in the Venezuelan envoy murder trial yesterday accused the Ethiopian and Namibian ambassadors of playing a role in the arrest of his client. Lawyer Katwa Kigen, who is representing the former first secretary of the Venezuelan Embassy Dwight Sagaray, said ambassadors

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Ethiopian Leti Wodajo’s Paper Voted ‘Best’ at major Geophysics Conference

University of Mississippi A University of Mississippi civil engineering doctoral student’s research into the early detection of dam and levee problems has launched him onto the national and global stage. Leti Wodajo of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been conducting research in applications of geophysics and geotechnical engineering since becoming a master’s student at Ole Miss.

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Egypt gets Ethiopia’s approval on holding tripartite meeting on Renaissance Dam

Egypt Independent By Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources received official approval from the Ethiopian government on holding a tripartite meeting for water ministers of the eastern Nile basin countries that would include Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. The meeting is set to take place in August at the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to

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Ethiopia’s key to safer births? Better roads.

By Ariel Zirulnick The Christian Science Monitor More than 70 percent of Ethiopian women have said transportation and distance prevented them from giving birth in a health facility. But Ethiopia’s push for a modern road network is changing that. Ergedu Mitiku rocks her seven-week-old son in her home in Mosebo, a village in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region

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