In 2013 Ethiopia stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent media, political opposition parties and human rights organizations. Dissent was not tolerated in any sphere. The authorities imprisoned actual and perceived opponents of the government. …
In the last Ethiopian national election of 2010, the unpopular ruling party claimed a 99.6% victory after using an assortment of repressive methods to block political opponents, including imprisonment and misuse of foreign humanitarian aid to bribe voters and punish those who resisted.…
Last Sunday May 12 a Federal police officer opened fire and murdered twelve or eighteen people depending on who is doing the counting in the City of Bahr Dar in Ethiopia by the shores of Lake Tana.…
The recent information disseminated by Aiga forum (TPLF controlled Web Site in Ethiopia) as statements of the attendees of the so called "Reflection of the Legacy of Zenawi in London” is irresponsible and outrageous.…
I am appealing to your Excellency, on behalf of the global black community, to endorse the erection of a statue of His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Emperor Haile Selassie center front of the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …
Since he ordered kids following their parents to anti-government rallies to be shot and killed, millions in Ethiopia regard him as a very insane man endowed with evil powers to maim and murder the innocent and the defenseless.…
Are they playing us like a cheap fiddle again? For a while, it was all about the Meles Dam and how to collect nickels and dimes to build it. That kind of played itself out. (Not to worry. That circus will be back in town. The public has the attention…
Micheal Ayele is currently a student in the U.S, majoring in Economics and Political Science. Micheal chosen to analyse for his political science thesis “The Arab Spring and it's implication for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa”.…
The scattered anger has been gathering in the course of the year (since 18 May 2012) to the point of becoming a formidable force, which is able to deal with the atrocious legacy of Meles Zenawi who was publicly calling well-meaning opposition entities his enemies.…
CPJ's Letter to John Kerry "We are writing to bring to your attention the deteriorating state of press freedom in Ethiopia, where you will attend this year's African Union Summit."…
