Category Archives: International News

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned about the increasing deterioration of religious freedoms for Muslims in Ethiopia.  Since July 2011, the Ethiopian government has sought to force a change in the sect of Islam practiced … Continue reading →

Dear Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, It has been one year to this day since Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega was jailed. It is one year too long. On behalf of the International Press Institute (IPI) I am writing today on … Continue reading →

Ethiopian man threatens action over UK ‘link to abuse’ BBC – An Ethiopian farmer could sue the UK government after claiming a project that received funding from Britain led to human rights abuses. Ethiopia is resettling around 1.5 million people … Continue reading →

ነሀሴ ፭ (አምስት) ቀን ፳፻፬ ዓ/ም ኢሳት ዜና:-የተከለከለ ዕጽ  በማዘዋወር የተጠረጠረችው ኢትዮጵያዊቷ የቤት እመቤት ጫት ይዛ በመገኘቷ ትናንትና በፍርድ ቤት ክስ እንደተመሰረተባት የተለያዩ የማሌዥያ የዜና አውታሮች ዘገቡ።

by THOMAS C. MOUNTAIN Eritrea. Long time Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi, missing in action for almost 2 months now, is reported to be in a coma leaving the Obama White House’s Crisis Team for Africa scrambling to find a replacement. … Continue reading →

Amnesty International is concerned over the fate of scores of Muslim protestors arrested in Ethiopia during July. The arrests took place in the context of ongoing protests against alleged government restrictions on freedom of religion in the country. The detainees … Continue reading →