Ethiopian Journalists Win Free Speech Prize

Eskinder Nega Fenta, Reeyot Alemu Gobebo, Woubshet Taye Abebe and Mesfin Negash have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award for 2012 in recognition of their efforts to promote free expression in Ethiopia, one of the world's most restricted media environments.

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Ethiopia: Journalists Win Free Speech Prize

Human Rights Watch, 20 December 2012

Four Ethiopian journalists have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award for 2012 in recognition of their efforts to promote free expression in Ethiopia, one of the world's ... read more »
Ethiopia: Journalist, Activist Pays the Price for Her Courage (analysis)

Fahamu, 1 November 2012

If anyone should seek the real definition of courage, let them not look for it in philosophical discourses or the annals of military history. Let them read the words of Reeyot and ... read more »

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Who is Jailed Ethiopian Journalist Eskinder Nega?

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PEN American Center

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7 May 2012

This video, shown at the 2012 PEN American Center Literary Gala in New York City on May 1, 2012, introduces jailed Ethiopian journalist and ... see more »

Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega and the Struggle for Independent Media (press release)

International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House, 28 November 2012

Eskinder Nega, an award-winning journalist who has been imprisoned for over a year, appeared briefly in court two weeks ago to appeal the terrorism charges levied against him. ... read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Should Release Journalists Still in Prison (press release)

Committee to Protect Journalists, 11 September 2012

The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Ethiopian government to set free six journalists in prison for their work, a day after Swedish journalists Johan Persson ... read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Frees Prominent Journalist, Drops All Charges (press release)

Committee to Protect Journalists, 28 August 2012

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today's decision by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice to release the editor of a leading independent weekly from jail and drop all ... read more »
Ethiopia: Detention of Editor Signals Continuation of Meles-Era Crackdown (press release)

Amnesty International, 24 August 2012

The detention yesterday of the editor of one of Ethiopia's last independent publications is a worrying signal that the government intends to carry on targeting dissent, Amnesty ... read more »
Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail (press release)

International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House, 13 July 2012

ARTICLE 19 condemns the sentencing today of 6 Ethiopian journalists including Eskinder Nega, a prominent journalist and blogger for conspiring with rebels to overthrow the ... read more »

Photo: Addis Neger

Ethiopian Mesfin Negash from Addis Neger Online is among a diverse group of 41 writers and journalists from 19 countries to receive the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award in 2012.

Ethiopia: Journalists Live in Fear of 'Terror' Law (guest column)

allAfrica.com, 19 June 2012

Nowhere across Africa is the message that its people want a way out of what I call "the four Ds" - death, disease, disaster and despair - more resounding than among the continent's ... read more »
Ethiopia: African Media Initiative and CPJ Call for Release of Journalists (press release)

Committee to Protect Journalists, 11 June 2012

The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Africa Media Initiative (AMI) called for the release of journalists being held under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws and requested a ... read more »

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Jailing of Ethiopian Journalists Accused of Terrorism Slammed

Human rights and press freedom organisations have come out against the sentencing of 6 Ethiopian journalists - including Eskinder Nega, a prominent journalist and blogger for ... Read more »
- Ethiopia: Rights Groups, U.S. Denounce Sentences of Ethiopian Journalists
- Ethiopia: U.S. State Department on Anti-Terrorism Trial Sentencing

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Truth Teller

Nov 6 2012, 15:24

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Dear Prof. When you said, "I know many who shade, decorate and nuance the ugly truth about dictatorship with eloquent words of ambiguity, evasiveness and equivocation just to serve their personal interests. I know many who are willing to testify the whole truth about tyranny in private but not a word in public."... I know you're talking about me and the power of your words almost knocked me off my sit! ... I always read your columns. You are one of the few precious and brilliant child of our Ethiopia. Thank You for writing about the truth, exposing the truth, standing for the truth!!
danielhindeya

Nov 29 2012, 20:30

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Is there any journalist that has an ethics and morale that can do his homework before glorifying somebody and investigate who that person is this days? I think so, but not you guys i think. Mr Eskinder is a far right blogger who was preaching about the heroism of Nazi and the genocide on jews and was asking Ethiopian to do the same on their own brothers and sisters of different ethnic (Tigrai). It is unacceptable and should be condemned.read link http://danielberhane.com/2012/11/20/eskinder-negas-paper-lets-learn-from-na zi-heroism-final-part/

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