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Ethiopia’s Human Rights Crisis Worsened

March 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Betre Yacob. The human rights situation in Ethiopia, the most important strategic and security ally of the Western powers, has worsened drastically, according to the 2013 Human Rights Watch’s World Report, which summarizes the human rights situation of more … read more »

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Ethiopia can be transformed

December 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dear Colleagues and Friends; As many of our fellow Ethiopians of Christian faith gather with family and friends over the next days to celebrate one of the most important of Christian holidays, we in the SMNE (the Board Members, Task … read more »

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Ethiopia: Not religious. It’s a political movement.Own it!

November 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dimetros Birku So goes the saying: “if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s a duck.” What if it does not look like an eagle but it really is an eagle, seriously? Despite its peaceful and … read more »

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Ethiopia: “Journalists are not terrorists”

January 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Reporters Without Borders has just visited Ethiopia, where two Swedish journalists, Kontinent news agency reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson, were sentenced to 11 years in prison on 29 December on charges of entering the country illegally and supporting … read more »

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