January 2014

For Immediate Release January 27, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Anuradha Mittal, 510-469-5228; amittal@oaklandinstitute.org Frederic Mousseau, 510-512-5458; fmousseau@oaklandinstitute.org Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill contains provisions that ensure that US development funds are not used to …

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Eskinder Nega, an Ethiopian publisher, journalist and blogger who is serving an 18-year jail sentence under anti-terror legislation, has been awarded the 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Mr Nega was arrested on September 14, 2011 after publishing an article criticising …

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Ochalla receives treatment for a bullet wound at a UNHCR-run clinc in Gorom settlement near Juba, home to some 2,400 Ethiopian refugees. GOROM SETTLEMENT, South Sudan, January 27 (UNHCR) – Punctuality is usually praised as a virtue, but how often is tardiness fatal? For Ochalla Omot, an Ethiopian refugee, a misunderstanding over an hour and …

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A splintering military and deep-seated rivalries among former adversaries are hobbling efforts to reach a ceasefire at sputtering talks in neighboring Ethiopia. By Will Davison and Jason Patinkin, Correspondents / January 22 The month-old civil conflict in South Sudan has claimed some 10,000 lives, with major towns razed to the ground and half a million …

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By Eduardo Byrono The true color of Art does never relay on copycat or imitating the work of others, it stays as original as it is to the last second of its existence. Artist Bezunesh Bekel and Tilhun Gessesa who are seen in the image sitting together in one fine moment were once the original …

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By William Davison, January 14, 2014 (Bloomberg News) South Sudanese rebels said they captured Malakal, the capital of oil-rich Upper Nile state, as talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the nation’s four-week-old conflict continued for a second day. Opposition forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar seized Malakal today after 72 hours of …

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