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In Defense of Religious Freedom in Ethiopia By Prof. Al Mariam

December 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In a weekly column entitled “Unity in Divinity” this past June, I expressed grave concern over official encroachments on religious freedom in Ethiopia. I lamented the fact that religious freedom was becoming a new focal target of official human rights … read more »

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In Ethiopia, trial of Muslim leaders reveals simmering unrest

November 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Aman Sethi Last month, in a courtroom in Addis Ababa, 29 defendants listened intently as the prosecution summarised charges. The accused were Muslim men in their thirties, elderly sheikhs in religious attire, and Habiba Mohammed, the wife of Junedin Sado, … read more »

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USCIRF’s incoherent statement on ‘Muslim protests’ in Ethiopia

November 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Sani Awol It is common to see a Western organization making hastily conclusions based on one-sided information input and without thorough review of the concerned affair. The last week statement by USCIRF claiming it is “deeply concerned by emerging … read more »

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America on ‘Abuses of Religious Freedom’ in Ethiopia: “A Hasty Hyena Bites the Horn!!”

November 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Eyaya G. I. Introduction I read the accusation by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) against Ethiopia in great astonishment. The Commission named by President Barack Obama accused Ethiopia’s government of abusing religious freedom on different scores. The … read more »

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Ethiopia: Religious freedom violations may lead regional destabilization

November 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A US religious freedom group has called on Ethiopian authorities to stop what it said was an emerging religious freedom violations against Muslim minorities in the Horn of Africa. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said that if … read more »

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