Posted by ecadforum Ethiopian News, Popular Saturday, May 5th, 2012 
Eskinder faces life in prison if he is convicted on charges of terrorism and incitement to violent revolt for his articles that discussed the implication of the Arab Spring uprisings for the struggle for democracy in Ethiopia, local journalists said. He had also published commentaries critical of the government’s use of a sweeping anti-terrorism law to jail dozens of opponents, including critical journalists, the journalists said.
Posted by ecadforum News, Popular Friday, May 4th, 2012 
The past two weeks have been glorious days for Africans. Eskinder Nega, the heroic Ethiopian journalist was honored with Pen America’s Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. The award honors writers throughout the world who have fought courageously in the face of adversity for the right to freedom of expression. Charles Taylor, warlord-turned-Liberian-president, was convicted of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the U.N. Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone. Yesterday Reeyot Alemu, the young Ethiopian journalist, became the winner of the International Women’s Media Foundation 2012 Courage in Journalism Award.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopian News, News, Popular Friday, May 4th, 2012 
Reeyot Alemu, 31, an Ethiopian columnist currently imprisoned on charges of terrorism after writing critiques of her country’s government; Asmaa al-Ghoul, 30, a Palestinian blogger and freelance writer who has received death threats for her commentary on the culture and politics of Gaza; Khadija Ismayilova, 35, a radio reporter from Azerbaijan who was blackmailed and threatened after her investigation into charges of malfeasance against members of the Azerbaijani president’s family. These are the International Women’s Media Foundation’s 2012 Courage in Journalism Award winners.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopian News, News, Popular Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 
His wife, Serkalem Fasil, a journalist who was jailed alongside her husband in 2005, accepted the award for him in New York on Tuesday night. “To create the country that we want, someone has to sacrifice,” she said in an interview on Wednesday.
Posted by Alemayehu G. Mariam Articles, Ethiopian News, Popular Monday, April 30th, 2012 
The award confirms Eskinder is truly an international hero of press freedom. But he is also the hero of the ordinary African who has been denied human rights and democracy. To his countrymen and women, Eskinder is the symbol of absolute defiance to tyranny, dictatorship and despotism and a candle of press freedom that shall never flame out.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopian News, News, Popular Friday, April 27th, 2012 
The young and gifted Ethiopian artist Tewodrose Kassahun (a.k.a. Teddy Afro) might just be the one who can help introduce Ethiopian music to the world. His latest CD, which is entitled Tikur Sew (Black person), is perhaps the most anticipated, controversial and scrutinized album in Ethiopian music history. In just one week, it sold well over a million copies and took Ethiopian social media by storm.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopian News, News, Popular Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 
Dear Ethiopian, this message to you is extremely urgent! I am calling on Muslims, Christians, Jews and all believers in freedom of religion, belief, opinion and thought to stand together for the religious freedom of our Ethiopian Muslim sisters and brothers right now, but also for the religious freedom of all Ethiopians to worship and practice one’s religion without government interference.
Posted by ecadforum News, Popular Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 
Ethiopians in Ottawa, Canada protested against the ongoing destruction of the historic Waldiba Monastery also Ethiopian Muslims joined the protest. Observers said Ethiopian Muslims and Christians have long historical ties. Ethiopian Muslims are accusing Meles Zenawi for trying to divide Muslims and Christians.
Posted by ecadforum Articles, Popular Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 
by Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, dictator Meles Zenawi hectored his rubbers tamp parliament in Ethiopia about the forced expulsion (or as some have described it “ethnic cleansing”) of Amharas from southern Ethiopia and zapped his critics for their irresponsibility in reporting and publicizing it. Zenawi denied any expulsion had taken place, but explained that [...]
Posted by ecadforum News, Popular Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 
Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian Muslims have taken to the streets to protest the government’s oppression on their community and interference in their religious affairs. “This is the first time I see Ethiopian Muslims united against their common enemy,” Temam Mohammed, one of the protestors, said.
