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Ethiopia:
U.S. State Department on Anti-Terrorism Trial Sentencing
State Department, 14 July 2012
Statement by Victoria Nuland, United States Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson Read more »
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Africa:
FAJ Opposes Use of Anti-Terrorism Legislation Against Journalists in Ethiopia
IFJ, 16 July 2012
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the African regional organization of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), today expresses its concern regarding the… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Eskinder Nega Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail
IFEX, 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 »
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Ethiopia:
Demand Release of Journalist Eskinder Nega
IFEX, 13 July 2012
Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International is appalled by the 18 year prison sentence handed down to the Ethiopian journalist and blogger, Eskinder Nega on 13 July 2012. Nega… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
CPJ Condemns Eskinder Nega Conviction
CPJ, 27 June 2012
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's conviction of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega on baseless terrorism charges. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Conviction of Government Opponents a 'Dark Day' for Freedom of Expression
AI London, 27 June 2012
More Ethiopian government opponents have been convicted on trumped up terrorism and treason charges in what Amnesty International called "a dark day" for freedom of expression. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Eskinder Nega Convicted of 'Terrorism'
IFEX, 27 June 2012
The undersigned organizations strongly condemned the conviction of blogger and journalist Eskinder Nega on terrorism charges earlier today. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Terrorism Law Used to Crush Free Speech - Donors Should Condemn Verdicts, Demand Legal Reforms
HRW, 27 June 2012
Ethiopian high court on June 27, 2012, convicted 24 journalists, political opposition leaders, and others under Ethiopia's deeply flawed anti-terrorism law, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Eskinder, 5 Others Sentenced On Terror Charges
CPJ, 13 July 2012
An Ethiopian court today handed down heavy prison sentences to six journalists convicted on vague terrorism charges, local journalists and news reports said. Award-winning blogger… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Journalists Live in Fear of 'Terror' Law
allAfrica, 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 »
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Africa:
Obama Should Raise Press Freedom in Africa Food Talks, Says CPJ
CPJ, 16 May 2012
In the following letter to US President Barack Obama, CPJ urges him to consider the role of an independent press in identifying and assessing agricultural challenges and famine,… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Paper Fined for Coverage of Eskinder Nega Trial
CPJ, 4 May 2012
An Ethiopian court has cited the editor of a leading independent newspaper for contempt after his paper published the verbatim courtroom statement made by the imprisoned journalist… Read more »
