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October 2011

Ethiopia’s Zenawi calls jailed Swedish journalists terror accomplices

Source: CPJ New York, October 11, 2011-Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s public accusations on Monday against two imprisoned Swedish journalists compromise the presumption of their innocence and predetermine the outcome of their case, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The journalists were arrested in Ethiopia in July and charged with terrorism for associating with

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Bus Company fined $16,000 for refusing to let Ethiopian woman on his bus

Court orders Driver Nissim Ben Yakar to pay NIS 60,000 after refusing to let woman on his bus and telling her “Ethopians are stupid people.” (jpost) A bus driver who humiliated a young Ethiopian student by telling her he “doesn’t let blacks ride on the bus” has been ordered to pay NIS 60,000 compensation, the

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Don’t Kill Them; Break Them

By Messay Kebede In the final analysis, the difference between the Derg and the Woyanne regime in terms of repression and exclusiveness is becoming blurred by the day since the 2005 election. In a previous article, I indicated that the toughening of repression is part of a political strategy associated with the “implementation” of an

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Sven backs Wenger for England

(By Pete O’Rourke ) Former Three Lions chief feels Gunners boss is ideal choice Sven Goran Eriksson has tipped Arsene Wenger as a possible successor to Fabio Capello as England manager. Capello is set to leave the role after the end of Euro 2012, should England qualify, and speculation will be rife over the coming

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Welbeck grateful to Sunderland

(skysports.com) England striker Danny Welbeck believes his loan at Sunderland helped transform him from a boy to a man. The rising Manchester United star spent last season at the Stadium of Light and scored six goals while making significant development in his career. Welbeck returned to Old Trafford this summer and has since scored five

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Arrests of journalists show Ethiopia’s sterner side

By William Davison From the arrest of more than 100 Ethiopian opposition activists, journalists, and columnists, to the arrest of two Swedish journalists, Ethiopia’s government is showing its intolerance of dissent. The arrests of two Swedish journalists – captured by security forces in early July after a firefight with ethnic Somali rebels – and the

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