November 2012

by Rainey Reitman Electronic Frontier Foundation Eskinder Nega, an award-winning journalist who has been imprisoned for over a year, appeared briefly in court to appeal the terrorism charges levied against him. Eskinder has unwaveringly denied the charges, maintaining that blogging about human rights abuses and democracy is not a form of terrorism. In July, Eskinder […]

by Magn Nyang » The purpose of government is to provide a system in which individuals give portion of their freedom in order to pursue needs and wants without the fears that are inherent in a state of anarchy. In an anarchic system, individuals must protect and provide completely for themselves, and those with greater

” I remember Yenesew Gebre On 11/11/11, Yenesew Gebre, a 29 year-old Ethiopian school teacher and human rights activist set himself ablaze outside a public meeting hall in the town of Tarcha located in Dawro Zone in Southern Ethiopia. He died three days later from his injuries. Before torching himself, Yenesew told a gathered crowd

Egypt, Ethiopia Tiff Over Nile Dam Continues VENTURES AFRICA – New research has suggested there is sufficient water in the Nile to support all 10 countries it flows through. This emerged on Monday as Ethiopia’s massive dam-building plans continued to cause disquiet in downstream Egypt. Simon Langan, the head of East Africa and Nile Basin

By James Melik Reporter, Business Daily, BBC World Service Ethiopia was once a byword for poverty and famine. Principal cash crops in Ethiopia include coffee, pulses, oilseeds and cereals It is still one of the poorest countries in the world, with an estimated third of the population earning less than $1 (63p) a day, but

Press Release November 19, 2012 The Ethiopian regime has been organizing the past few days in Ogaden what it termed as “a national gathering for consultation with society.” The regime claims the participants of this gathering are composed of the entire strata of Ogaden society such as elders, religious leaders, social organizations, intellectuals and even

November 2012, NAIROBI (AFP) – One side surges forward only to retreat under a hail of stones then the opposing side advances and comes in for a flurry of stones – in Eastleigh, a quarter of Nairobi that was the scene of a deadly attack, youths of Somali origin Monday battled Kenyans from other communities.

By Mekonnen Workineh Ever since it came to power over 21 years ago, there was no facet of an Ethiopian citizen’s life that has not been affected by the brutal and dictatorial regime. There remains no stone left unturned by the regime in order on power forever. Let alone respect democratic rights and freedom of

Never Again! By Prof. Alemayehu G Mariam On June 6-8 and November 1-4, 2005, following the Ethiopian parliamentary elections in May of that year, hundreds of citizens who protested the theft of that election were killed or seriously wounded by police and security personnel under the exclusive command and control of the late Meles Zenawi.

Mankelklot Haile Selassie (PhD) (www.ethiopiansemay.blogspot.com) I have read 18 articles, taking down points and statements to organize this article that I am going to share. I borrowed the opinions and the implications of the opinions from the 18 articles, embodied them into my thinking, and applied them in the five, briefly discussed, specific sub-topics I

ADDIS Ababa loosely translated means a ‘new flower’. The capital city of Ethiopia is indeed blooming and very fast, Addis is also known as the home to the African Union, formerly the Organization of African Union (OAU). According to Wikipedia, Addis Ababa is the largest city in Ethiopia with a population of over 2.5 million