Ethiopia

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Latest stories about Ethiopia

3 May 2013

In Violation of Constitution, Ethiopian Blogger Will Face 18 Years in Prison

Written by Rainey Reitman · Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment, Campaign, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Law, Threatened Voices

On May 1, the Ethiopian Supreme Court upheld the conviction and extreme sentence of award-winning online journalist Eskinder Nega, who now faces 18 years in prison. Mohamed Keita of the Committee to Protect Journalists said in response to the Court’s ruling, “The persecution of Eskinder and other journalists is the hallmark of a regime fearful of the opinions of its citizens.”

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24 July 2012

With Conviction of Eskinder Nega, Ethiopia Backslides Further

Written by Jillian York · Advocacy, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Threatened Voices

In this guest post from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the recent sentencing of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega is viewed in the context of Ethiopia's participation in the war on terrorism.

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3 February 2012

Ethiopia: Freedom of Expression in Jeopardy

Written by Endalk · Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment, Feature

More than ten journalists have been imprisoned in Ethiopia since June 2011 and according to the Committee to Protect Journalists about 25% of exiled journalists in Africa are from Ethiopia,...

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1 May 2007

ONI: Ethiopia blocks opposition sites and millions of blogs

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia

According to The Openet Initiative, the Ethiopian authorities are blocking access to oppositions websites and blogs hosted by Blogger. “Most of the sites that we found blocked were related to...

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