The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has expressed grave alarm at Ethiopia's persecution of journalists and peaceful activists. In April the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention also weighed in, declaring Mr. Nega's detention illegal under international law and calling for his immediate release. But these admonitions have…
Midekssa left Ethiopia in 2011, after two imprisonments that consumed 41 months of her life. She stayed first in Washington, D.C., and then at Stanford University. Today — grateful, happy, and energized — she has an office (with a window) at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, where she is…
The death in August 2012 of Ethiopia’s powerful prime minister, Meles Zenawi, led to new leadership but seems unlikely to result in tangible human rights reforms. Ethiopian authorities continue to severely restrict freedom of expression, association, and assembly. Thirty journalists and opposition members have been convicted under the country’s vague…
"I really feel sorry for all of them. Really feel sorry for all of them," she said, her voice cracking. But she is resolute about not believing that her sons, Dzhokhar, 19, and Tamerlan, 26 were involved.…
The steep decline in web traffic began on August 2 last year, the same day that Al Jazeera Mubasher aired a forum with guests denouncing the government's "interference" with Muslim religious affairs, and three days after Al Jazeera English published an article detailing deadly ethnic clashes between two of the…
"Doctors are attending to him, ensuring that he has the best possible expert medical treatment and comfort," the statement from Zuma's office said. …
During the competition she named the black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King as one of her heroes.Continue reading the main story “ Start QuoteHer victory is great for us because it shows that the most beautiful woman is black and that people accept difference”Penina Tamanu-Shata Ethiopian Israeli MP "He fought for justice…
My hope is that the passing of the new constitution in Zimbabwe will go some way to reducing many of the tensions that triggered the turmoil that followed the last election and thus peaceful polls will become the by-word here too.We may yet learn to celebrate each and every election…
The massive $4.8 billion dam is under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2015. It lies close to Sudan’s eastern borders and has a power generating capacity of 6,000MW and when completed it will enable Ethiopia to export more power to its neighbors.…
Pistorius was arrested and charged with the Valentine's Day murder of Steenkamp, who was shot multiple times in the predawn hours of Thursday at Pistorius‘ house in a gated community in the South African capital, Pretoria.Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/16/south-africa-air-reality-show-pistorius-dead-model/#ixzz2LJVK5K1y Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter…
