Tag Archives: Aljazeera

Q&A: Freed Somali journalist who was jailed for interviewing alleged rape victim

March 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim speaks out about experience in jail where he was lodged for interviewing alleged rape victim. Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim set free after Somalia’s attorney general says the original investigation misled the court. ( 17-Mar-2013 ) Somalia’s Supreme Court … read more »

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Jigjiga – Unveiling the plan behind the foiled abduction of Ogaden Political refugees in Kenya

March 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The recent foiled abduction of two Ogaden political leaders who were asylum seekers in Kenya by Ethiopian secret service agents in collaboration with rogue elements in the Kenyan security services has increased the worries of Ogaden refugees in Kenya and … read more »

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Woman’s trial raises concerns over rape victims in Somalia

February 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar (Reuters) – A woman who said she was raped by Somali soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her went on trial on Saturday in a case that has sparked international concerns over sexual violence … read more »

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Somalia Moves to Prosecute Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Rape

January 31, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Somali government, in a move that has outraged human rights groups, has charged a woman who said she was gang-raped by soldiers with making a false accusation and having “insulted and lowered the dignity of a … read more »

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Somalia: Alleged Rape Victim Charged

January 30, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Nairobi) – Somali authorities should drop politically motivated charges against five people including a journalist and a woman who alleged she was raped by state security forces. The attorney general on January 29, 2013, brought charges of insulting a government … read more »

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Somalia: Rape flourishes in Mogadishu’s IDP camps

January 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Having fled violence in their home regions, Somali women remain at risk from sexual predators while in temporary homes. Many homes in informal IDP encampments are not secure in any meaningful way [Laila Ali/Al Jazeera] By: Laila Ali Aljazeera.Com Mogadishu, … read more »

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2013 Africa Cup of Nations: Ethiopia’s Foreign Based Players

December 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Foreign Based Ethiopian footballers who may play for Ethiopia in the African Cup of Nations From Left to right David Beshah (TSC Euskirchen Germany), Abdusalam Abas “Fuad” Ibrahim (Minnesota FC), Abdul Wali Aman (Washington University), Yusuf Saleh (Syrianska, Sweden), Khalid … read more »

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Courting foreign waves Ethiopian way

November 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Hindessa Abdul Ethiopia and Qatar restored diplomatic ties, was the news that dominated the airwaves this past week. The Qatari delegation led by the Prime Minister were accorded a warm welcome in Addis Ababa that included a banquet. There … read more »

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Qatar says Ethiopia severed ties over ‘unfounded and untruthful’ charges

October 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

DOHA: Qatar said on Wednesday it was “surprised” by Ethiopia’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state, and rejected as unfounded the accusation that it sought to destabilize the Horn of Africa. The official Qatar News Agency (QNA) … read more »

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Ethiopia: What Killed Meles Zenawi?

August 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Tibebe Samuel Ferenji First of all, I would like to express my sympathy to the family, friends and supporters of Prime Minster Meles Zenawi. Although his death is celebrated in some quarters of our society, there is no question … read more »

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Yemenis vote to elect Saleh successor

February 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Polling stations across Yemen have opened in a presidential poll with Vice-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as the only candidate. Hadi’s guaranteed election by virtue of being the sole candidate on the ballot will bring the curtains down on Ali Abdullah … read more »

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‘Thugs’ attack Al Jazeera in Cairo

February 4, 2011 by benim

Doha – Al Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite television channel banned since last weekend from operating in Egypt, said on Friday its offices in Cairo have been attacked. “The office has been burned along with the equipment inside it,” the network … read more »

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ElBaradei could run for president

February 4, 2011 by benim

Cairo/Vienna – Nobel Peace Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday he could run in Egypt’s presidential elections if the Egyptian people asked him to, denying a report in an Austrian newspaper that he would not run. “This is not true,” … read more »

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ElBaradei, Islamists reject talks offer

February 3, 2011 by benim

Cairo – Prominent opposition activist Mohamed ElBaradei and the Muslim Brotherhood rejected a call on Thursday by the prime minister for talks saying President Hosni Mubarak must leave office first, they told Reuters on Thursday. Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq invited … read more »

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Egypt shut down Al Jazeera operations

January 30, 2011 by benim

Egypt said on Sunday it had shut down the operations of Arab satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera. “The Information Minister ordered … suspension of operations of Al Jazeera, cancelling of its licenses and withdrawing accreditation to all its staff as of … read more »

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Is Yemen the next Somalia, or the next Tunisia?

January 25, 2011 by benim

SANAA, Yemen — In an apparent effort to quell the violent protests that have persisted for three days straight on the streets of Yemen’s capital, the country’s authoritarian ruler, Ali Abdullah Saleh, released a rights activist from prison today. He … read more »

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Morocco pulls plug on al-Jazeera

October 31, 2010 by benim

Rabat – Morocco has withdrawn accreditation from correspondents of the Arab television channel al-Jazeera because of their “irresponsible” coverage of the North African kingdom, the Communication Ministry announced on Friday. Al-Jazeera had violated the journalistic rules of “honesty, precision and … read more »

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