Ethiopian media gagged by anti-terror laws (The Bureau of investigation journal)

Many independent publications were shut down and 13 editors imprisoned. Today most of the media in Ethiopia is state owned. Even the international media are not immune to political interference...read more..

A tightening noose (The Economist)

Take the case of Eskinder Nega, an Ethiopian journalist who has been imprisoned on anti-terrorism charges for his criticism of the government following the Arab uprisings. Mr Nega and his wife, Serkalim Fasil, were jailed for 17 months for their reporting following Ethiopia's disputed 2005 elections, in which the government arrested thousands of students and opposition supporters and was responsible for at least some of the post-election violence. The Negas' newspapers were among dozens later closed by the government...read more..

The compass fails (The Economist)

When outsiders do bring up such issues, Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, responds tartly that, with famine again stalking the Horn of Africa, the right of people to food, shelter, a job and indeed to life itself depends on the stability of the state. To challenge this is sabotage. ..read more.

WikiLeaks - Privatization or Monopolization by Al Amoudi in Ethiopia ? (Ethiomedia)

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