“To strengthen the spirit of reconciliation, national harmony and peace created by the national dialogue” BY REUTERS Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the release of all political prisoners held in the country, state news agency SUNA said on Tuesday. The decision came in response to calls from political parties and groups that have participated […]
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The military command post re-arrest 12 opposition activists, journalists, and bloggers including previously freed detainees, for displaying Ethiopia’s (not EPRDF) flag BY DANIEL MUMBERE | AFRICA NEWS The Ethiopian government is being blasted by human rights and press freedom activists after it rearrested bloggers and opposition leaders that it had released a few weeks ago. […]
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To stop Ethiopia from falling apart and to rescue the country from the undue weight of its own repression, the regime have no choice but to change course. BY MOHAMMED ADEMO and JEFFREY SMITH | FOREIGN POLICY For a brief moment last week, Ethiopia seemed poised to shed its reputation as Africa’s Stasi state. At […]
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BY THEMBISA FAKUDE | ALJAZEERA Earlier this month, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced plans to release political prisoners in a surprise move the government says aims to “foster national reconciliation”. The prime minister also declared that the government would close the Maekelawi detention facility in Addis Ababa, which has been considered “one of the country’s most notorious police stations” […]
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A figure of speech? Ethiopia rescinded the Prime Minister’s initial “all political prisoners” statement by “some politician prisoners” – no “political prisoners” in Ethiopia (lol) BY BBC NEWS Ethiopia’s government has denied that all political prisoners will be freed, saying that only some imprisoned politicians will be pardoned. An aide to the prime minister said […]
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Hundreds of thousands across Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region took to the streets today. The return of widespread protests underscore deepening political crisis in Ethiopia. BY ADDIS STANDARD At least eight people were killed and more than 30 wounded during fresh protests that hit several cities and towns across the Oromia regional state today, according to […]
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By Ben Rawlence, FEW political rights exist in Ethiopia and even fewer voices criticise the government. The right to remain silent is one liberty not denied to critics of the Ethiopian government. Most other political entitlements have vanished. This explains the puzzle of Ethiopia’s invisible political opposition: it is so battered and brutalised, tattered and […]
Continue ReadingBy Robele Ababya, I HAD the privilege to watch, with tears choking my eyes, the stunning demonstration, in front of the EU Headquarters, by heroic Ethiopians that shut a busy street in Brussels. Ethiopians converging in a display of colorful unity from all over Europe and probably beyond made history by their unique act of […]
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