EprdF: The Crime of Extraordinary Rendition

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, the regime in Ethiopia announced its abduction of Andaragatchew Tsgie, General Secretary of the Ethiopian opposition group known as Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, with smug delight. According to the regime, the “Ethiopian national security service coordinating with its Yemeni counterpart had detained and transferred to Ethiopia

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20 Ethiopians arrested for Immoral activities; Chaos in hotel 

Arabtimesonline KUWAIT CITY: The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested 20 Ethiopians from various parts of Hawalli for indulging in immoral activities, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added at the time of arrest all those arrested were wearing indecent clothes. Meanwhile, police have arrested an unidentified Filipino masseur for possessing 80 grams of narcotic substance, reports

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Zone9 bloggers are expected to be brought before judge in the early hours of Saturday

Trialtrackerblog.org Six of the detained bloggers among which three are freelance journalists are expected to be brought at Arada first instance court on which they have appeared five times without meaningful ‘charge’. All of the detainees were allowed to have a limited access to visitors earlier this week. The detainees reported to their visitors that

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22 Ethiopia state journalists dismissed, in hiding

By Tom Rhodes CPJ East Africa Representative People demonstrate in Addis Ababa on May 24 against security forces who shot at students at a peaceful rally weeks eearlier in Oromia state. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri) “If they cannot indoctrinate you into their thinking, they fire you,” said one former staff member of the state-run Oromia Radio and Television

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Is the Arrest of Andargachew Tsige the Final Straw for the People of Ethiopia?

By Graham Peebles Dissidentvoice.org Faced with a brutal repressive regime, the people of Ethiopia inside the country and within the worldwide diaspora –frustrated, angry and desperate – are considering all options to elicit fundamental change in the country. The EPRDF, who seized power from the communist Derg in 1991, rule the country through fear and

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Hailemariam defends Andargachew Tsege arrest

BBC Ethiopian leader Hailemariam Desalegn: “If you have any connection with terrorists don’t think that the Ethiopian government will let you [go] free” Ethiopia had a moral obligation to arrest the opposition leader who was controversially extradited from Yemen last month, Ethiopian leader Hailemariam Desalegn has told the BBC. “Andargachew Tsege is a Trojan horse

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Ulster Rugby Club apologise for ‘shocking and appalling’ ‘Ethiopian’ photo

By Eurosport Ulster Rugby have been forced to apologise after a photo involving two of their players with black make-up pretending to be ‘Ethiopians’ appeared on Twitter. The photo, posted on the Twitter profile of Ireland player Paddy Jackson, shows him and international team-mate Chris Henry ‘blacked-up’ attempting to look African. The other three men

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