Prisoners of conscience in Ethiopia

Independent journalists in Ethiopia face grave threat of imprisonment if they criticise the state or its laws.

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  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/2013318943162458.html

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           ፊን ፊሸር የተባለ የስለላ የኮምፕዩተር ፕሮግራም በዓለም 25 ሀገሮች ዉስጥ መሠራጨቱንና መንግስታቱም የገዛ ዜጎቻቸዉን ለመሠለል እንደሚጠቀሙበት አንድ ጥናት አመለከተ። ኢትዮጵያ ዉስጥም በሠፊዉ ሥራ ላይ እየዋለ መሆኑን ጥናቱ ይፋ አድርጓል።

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Wabeshebelle Hotel: 'You can't eat the dinner you payed for!'

Guests of Semayawi Party- Ethiopia were denied entry to eat dinner with Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam and others last Friday, March 8, 2013, at Wabeshebelle Hotel in Addis Ababa. The dinner was already payed for. The management told the invited guests that' they had 'technical' issue.

ETHIOPIA: ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ARE MEANT TO TEACH; NOT TO SERVE AS POLITICAL TOOLS

ETHIOPIA: ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ARE MEANT TO TEACH; NOT TO SERVE AS POLITICAL TOOLS

HRLHA Appeal and Urgent Action

March 4, 2013 (HRLHA) — The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) strongly condemns the academic dismissals and suspensions of ten students of Addis Ababa University from their studies on February 21, 2013 upon their return to the University to resume their studies after a two-week break following the end of the first term exam. According to information obtained through HRLHA informants, this purely racial and politically motivated decision handed down by what is known as the discipline committee of the University was connected with the incident that took place in January 2013 between the Tigre and Oromo students. Various sources, including the HRLHA, have reported that the clash between the two groups of students was triggered when some students of Tigre nationals posted posters containing derogatory messages that aimed at the Oromo people. In connection with this incident, HRLHA had then reported, under an urgent action entitled, “Beatings, Arrests and Detentions at Addis Ababa University”, that more than 100 Addis Ababa University students, the majority of whom were Oromos, were arrested and detained.

All the ten dismissed and/or suspended students, one of whom was a female, spent about a month in detention before they were released on bail and returned to the University. The ten students who were given academic dismissal and suspension were:

No	Name	Sex	Department & Year	Birth Place
1	Tadele Tarkegn	M	Earth Science – 3rdyear	Nekemt/Wolega, Oromia
2	Abebe Tuji Chala	M	Biology 3rd year	South Showa, Oromia
3	Gemechu Deleto Dafo	M	Science 4th
4	Melkamu Mulugeta Kefyalew	M	Physics 4th	Liben, Oromia
5	Fikadu  Meserra	M	Chemistry 3rd	Chalia, Gedo, Oromia
6	Addis Gatera Yadessa	F	Mathematics 4th
7	Bekalu Siyum Teshale	M	Mathematics 4th	Ajje, Oromia
8	Kajela Adimasu Deressa	M	Biology 3rd	Aira, Wolegga, Oromia
9	Isayas Itana	M	Geology 2nd	Mendi, Wollega, Oromia
10	Ararsa Waktola Oljirra	M	Earth Science 4th	Limu, Wollega, Oromia

Journalism under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism law

==>silence dissident journalists

Our feature takes us to Ethiopia where the US 'war on terror' has provided cover for laws that are being used to silence dissident journalists. Reeyot Alemu is one of those journalists - she has been sentenced to five years in jail. Foreign reporters have also been charged under anti-terrorism laws for daring to communicate with opposition groups. The Listening Post's Nic Muirhead takes a closer look.

      

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