Ethiopia:   Opposition Leader Pardoned Again

Addis Fortune, 11 October 2010

After having spent one year and nine months back in prison for saying that she had not asked for the pardon that saw her and other opposition party members released from the prison… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Government Should Free All Political Prisoners

HRW, 6 October 2010

The Ethiopian government's release on October 6, 2010, of detained opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa should pave the way for freeing dozens of other political prisoners in the… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Prisoner of the Prisoners

Fahamu, 16 September 2010

The great Nelson Mandela said, 'In my country we go to prison first and then become president.' He assured the masters of the apartheid system, 'You may succeed in delaying, but… Read more »

Ethiopia:  U.S., Europe Criticize Elections but Will Work with Meles

allAfrica, 26 May 2010

The United States and the European Union have held back from endorsing Ethiopia's elections on Sunday as free and fair, both criticizing the government of Prime Minister Meles… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Poll a Sham

Nation, 26 May 2010

Pro-democracy groups in Africa are questioning why the West, especially the United States, should continue to treat Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi with kid gloves even when… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Nineteen More, Prime Minister Meles

U.S. Congress, 25 May 2010

Nineteen years and counting. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and his ruling EPRDF party are cruising to an easy "victory" in yesterday's elections. Taking power in 1991,… Read more »

Ethiopia:   Election Fell Short of 'International Commitments,' Say European Observers

European Union, 10 November 2010

The executive summary of the final report of the European Union's Election Observation Mission to the 2010 House of People's Representatives and State Council elections in… Read more »