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Ethiopia: Legendary actor Debebe Eshetu arrested anti-terrorism law | Mike Hitchen Online: i On Global Trends

published 144 days, 14 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 144 days, 14 hours, 25 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:59:02 AM GMT Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:58:22 AM GMT
Ethiopian police have arrested a famous actor in an ongoing roundup of terrorism suspects that has also netted journalists and prominent opposition politicians. Opposition leaders and rights activists are accusing the government of using a new anti-terrorism law to silence political dissent. Legendary stage and screen actor Debebe Eshetu was shown on Ethiopian television in handcuffs, the latest in a series of government opponents to be charged under a broad anti-terrorism law that went into effect earl... (more)

Official: Ethiopia inks $100 million deal to purchase more than 200 Ukrainian tanks

published 232 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 232 days, 13 hours, 22 minutes ago
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:06:05 AM GMT Friday, June 17, 2011 4:01:53 AM GMT
Ethiopia’s government has signed a deal to buy more than 200 tanks at a cost of $100 million from Ukraine’s state-owned military hardware export firm Ukrspetsexport, a Ukrainian official said on June 10. Media in Ukraine, which has exported in the order of $1 billion of arms annually in recent years and mostly to developing countries, said the subject of the deal could be Soviet-designed T-72 tanks. “The deal was signed three days ago. It is one of the biggest deals for the past 15 years,” said the... (more)

Protesters Absent as Ethiopia Marks Anniversary of Meles Rule

published 250 days, 11 hours, 33 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 250 days, 11 hours, 36 minutes ago
Monday, May 30, 2011 5:50:58 AM GMT Monday, May 30, 2011 5:47:51 AM GMT
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have turned out in Addis Ababa’s main square to mark Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s 20th anniversary in power. A “day of rage” counterdemonstration planned by democracy activists failed to materialize. The turnout at Addis Ababa’s Meskel Square was a fraction of the one million predicted. And with thunder clouds hanging overhead, a scheduled four-hour event was cut in half. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s nationally televised anniversary address lasted little more than fi... (more)

Oromo Prisoners to Be Charged as Terrorists

posted by adminadmin 299 days, 18 hours, 3 minutes ago
Sunday, April 10, 2011 11:21:04 PM GMT
The government said Thursday that it was preparing to charge more than 100 prisoners with terrorism, and dismissed calls by a rights groups to release them immediately. The government said it had arrested 121 people in March and accused them of being members of the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front rebel group. Human Rights Watch said the government (more)

Ethiopia Accused of Detaining Activists to Deter Uprising

published 316 days, 13 hours ago posted by adminadmin 316 days, 13 hours, 9 minutes ago
Friday, March 25, 2011 4:24:06 AM GMT Friday, March 25, 2011 4:14:35 AM GMT
Ethiopia has detained dozens of political activists as part of what opposition groups say is a crackdown aimed at preventing a North African or Middle Eastern style popular uprising. Our correspondent in Addis Ababa says the crackdown is focused on the politically sensitive Oromia region, home to more than one third of the country’s population. Oromo opposition leaders say as many as 100 of their party members have been arrested in federal police sweeps over the past two weeks. They say many of those de... (more)

Newspapers And Journalists Face Threats And Legal Pressure

published 319 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 319 days, 13 hours, 28 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:00:47 AM GMT Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:55:36 AM GMT
Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by the steadily worsening climate of harassment and intimidation that the Ethiopian authorities have imposed on the media, especially the private media. "By taking legal action against news media that criticize its policies or simply dare to ask awkward questions, the government is trying to suffocate them," Reporters Without Borders said. "As they are unable to pay exorbitant legal costs, newspapers ri... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: eprdf, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press, Politics

Government Arrests Hundreds of Opposition Supporters

published 320 days, 10 hours, 42 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 320 days, 11 hours, 12 minutes ago
Monday, March 21, 2011 6:42:15 AM GMT Monday, March 21, 2011 6:11:51 AM GMT
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia's biggest opposition party, Medrek, said on Saturday that at least 200 of its supporters and members have been jailed in a crack down over the past ten days. Arena-Medrek chairman, Gebru Asrat told Sudan Tribune that most of the detainees were supporters and some were candidates in last year's national election in which the ruling EPRDF party won nearly 100% of the total votes. "Over 200 Medrek party members and supporters are arrested during the pas... (more)

Ethiopia to overthrow Eritrean government?

published 321 days, 10 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 321 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes ago
Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:39:22 AM GMT Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:22:06 AM GMT
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia has revealed that his government has embarked on new strategy that targets Eritrean president Isayas Afwerki, his arch foe, and government. "We (have) reached a political decision to change our strategy which has been passive for the past years and focuses only on detering Eritrea’s attacks and destablizing Ethiopia," Meles told local media last weekend. On Wednesday March 16, Berehane Gebrejirstos, state minister for Foriegn Affairs, reiterated the Prime Minister... (more)

Ethiopian court throws OLF members into jail for life

published 332 days, 9 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 332 days, 10 hours, 29 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 7:31:09 AM GMT Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:54:24 AM GMT
Three Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leaders have been imprisoned for life by the Ethiopian High Court after they were found guilty of carrying out terrorist attacks on innocent Ethiopians. Three members of the Oromo Liberation Fron (OLF) identified as "rebel commanders" were on Thursday February 3, 2011 sentenced to life prison terms by the third criminal bench of the Ethiopian High Court, read a statement released by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice after the court ruling. The court convicted Jateni Ke... (more)

Silence over Ethiopian land grab broken

published 351 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 351 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes ago
Friday, February 18, 2011 4:53:19 AM GMT Friday, February 18, 2011 4:25:27 AM GMT
A Saudi Arabian investor has broken the culture of silence surrounding a widely criticized farmland acquisition by foreign investors in Ethiopia, which had hitherto been met with considerable silence. The investor’s comments come as his company, Saudi Star Agriculture Development Plc, awaits a decision from the Ethiopian Agriculture Ministry to expand his farmland from 10,000 hectares to 250,000 hectares. Accusations of massive "land grabbing" activities have attracted little or no response from governme... (more)

Ethiopia PM sees no major devaluation in next 5 yrs

posted by adminadmin 365 days, 11 hours, 37 minutes ago
Friday, February 04, 2011 5:46:53 AM GMT
Sees no major birr devaluation, will regulate rate Govt to seek ways of easing inflationary pressures (Adds fresh quotes, details, background) ADDIS ABABA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ruled out the possibility of another major devaluation of the birr on Thursday amid concerns the present rate is fuelling inflation in the Horn of Africa nation. "There will not be any major changes to the rate in the coming five years," Meles told legislators during a question and answer ses... (more)

FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA

published 368 days, 10 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 368 days, 10 hours, 12 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:12:33 AM GMT Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:12:15 AM GMT
As more reports of foreign land leases in Ethiopia surface, the GoE continues to insist local farmers will not be adversely affected by its land deals. Regarding agricultural investment, the GoE views foreign investor involvement as key to the country's move from subsistence to commercial farming (reftel). On top of any potential damage to local farmers, international and political opposition party critics cite concerns over exporting food from a country that relies so heavily on imported food aid and th... (more)

Ethiopia's ONLF rebels say killed 35 government troops

published 434 days, 21 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 434 days, 21 hours, 7 minutes ago
Friday, November 26, 2010 8:23:11 PM GMT Friday, November 26, 2010 8:17:09 PM GMT
Rebels in Ethiopia's Ogaden region said on Friday they had killed 35 government troops in three days of fighting, a charge dismissed by the government. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) wants autonomy for the ethnic Somali-dominated province, which is drawing interest from foreign firms who think its deserts might hold significant oil and gas deposits. The group said in a statement that hundreds of civilians were tortured ... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: eprdf, news about ethiopia, Ogaden, Oil, ONLF

TPLF’s Samora Yenus statue at National Musuem

published 443 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 443 days, 11 hours, 4 minutes ago
Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:20:51 AM GMT Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:20:09 AM GMT
TPLF’s Samora Yenus statue at National Musuem (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: eprdf, national musuem, samora yenus, TPLF

EU report says Ethiopia's elections had many flaws

published 452 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 452 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes ago
Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:38:26 AM GMT Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:33:19 AM GMT
The European Union says Ethiopia's national elections in May were flawed. The EU observation mission released its final report Monday. It says the electoral process was short of international standards concerning transparency, and that state resources were used in the ruling party's campaign. The report says opposition candidates also feared the consequences of their political activities. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi rebuffed U.S. and EU criticism of the election in May. The ruling party won in a landslid... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: news.yahoo.com tags: election 2002, eprdf, ethiopia, news about ethiopia

Meles appoints political veterans as ‘special envoys’

published 457 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 457 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes ago
Thursday, November 04, 2010 4:00:56 AM GMT Thursday, November 04, 2010 4:00:29 AM GMT
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has appointed 21 veteran politicians as Ethiopia’s special envoy and plenipotentiary ambassadors. The newly appointed diplomats have the authority to act independently on behalf of the government. Experts say the selection aims to restore the political seniors’ former government status. The list of new diplomats was presented by Meles on Wednesday 27 October, 2010, a... (more)

Tecola Hagos asks Tigreans to take a stand against Meles

published 457 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 457 days, 13 hours, 41 minutes ago
Thursday, November 04, 2010 4:00:56 AM GMT Thursday, November 04, 2010 3:42:46 AM GMT
Prof. Tecola Hagos, former legal adviser to Meles Zenawi, has written an eye-popping article, in a form of book review, that calls on Ethiopians of Tigrean origin to take accountability for allowing Meles Zenawi to loot Ethiopia for this long [read below]. If most Tigrean intellectuals come out and a take a similar stand, the resentment many Ethiopians feel toward Tigreans would disappear. Most Tigreans, perhaps over 90% of them, are as much victims of Meles and other Ethiopians. Unfortunately, however, ... (more)

Undermining Ethiopia's successful development | European Voice

published 459 days, 12 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 459 days, 12 hours, 54 minutes ago
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:37:29 AM GMT Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:29:36 AM GMT
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Ethiopia Dismisses Human Rights Watch Report

published 469 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 469 days, 12 hours, 9 minutes ago
Saturday, October 23, 2010 5:17:40 AM GMT Saturday, October 23, 2010 5:14:34 AM GMT
Ethiopia’s government said the distribution of international food aid is done based on humanitarian needs, not political consideration. In a report this week, the private Human Rights Watch accused the government of denying food and other aid to opponents to suppress political dissent. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.voanews.com tags: eprdf, ethiopia, Food, food aid, Meles Zenawi

Human Rights Watch Calls On Donors to Review Aid

published 469 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 469 days, 12 hours, 10 minutes ago
Saturday, October 23, 2010 5:17:40 AM GMT Saturday, October 23, 2010 5:13:30 AM GMT
Human Rights Watch released a report on Tuesday accusing Ethiopia’s ruling party of using foreign developmental aid as a weapon to suppress political dissent. The New-York-based rights group called on donor nation's legislatures and audit institutions to examine development aid to Ethiopia to ensure that it is not supporting political repression. (more)
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