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…
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…
Among the seven journalists imprisoned in Ethiopia is Reeyot Alemu, who is serving a five-year term at Kality Prison on baseless terrorism charges lodged after she wrote columns critical of the government. Reeyot was honored in 2013 with the UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize, and in 2012 with the Courage…
Ethiopians’ struggle to be free from the corrupt ethnic tyranny must move into multiple fronts to force the regime surrender without delay. The cash cows that finance the regime’s crude rule and corruption must also be the target of the struggle and dealt with sooner than later. And, the elites…
The notorious and corrupt ethnic Apartheid regime of Woyane ruling Ethiopia is pushing every button of Ethiopians. If any Ethiopian has iota of doubt that Woyane is anything but a violet, corrupt and stupid regime in cover of Ethnic Federalism and development, they need to get their head checked. …
What else could better express the existence in today’s Ethiopia of more than eighty political parties, out of which ethnic parties represent the overwhelming majority, than the term “scramble?” That for now the TPLF holds together the disjoined parts of the country by force for its own sectarian interests only…
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…
Al Jazeera’s English and Arabic websites are reported to have been blocked in Ethiopia, raising fresh fears that the government is continuing its efforts to silence the media.…
The concept of a developmental state by itself has no predefined rules and procedures that can guide leaders in making decisions about a country’s economic future. Even so the EPRDF by the blind arrogance of its leaders has decided that a developmental state is the best solution to transform Ethiopia…
One listener asked if Dr. Negasso believes that the late Ethiopian prime minister, Ato Meles Zenawi was a racist politician. Dr. Negasso tried to avoid saying Ato Meles was a man of the politics of racism and/or ethnicity.…
