Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO)
by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, AfricaNews
Dr Merera Gudina, leading opposition figure in Ethiopia and Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), has been denied bail by a court.
Gudina is facing terrorism charges by the government which accuses him of meeting anti-government elements during a European tour last year.
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Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO)
by Felix Horne, Human Rights Watch
For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent years, have seen Ethiopia’s security forces use lethal force against largely peaceful protesters, killing hundreds and arresting tens of thousands more.
Protesters in Oromia region, Ethiopia.
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Posted by The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO)
አዲስ አበባ ፣ ሚያዚያ 19 ፣ 2008 (ኤፍ ቢ ሲ) የቀድሞው የጋምቤላ ህዝቦች ብሄራዊ ክልል ርዕሰ መስተዳድር የነበሩት አቶ ኦኬሎ ኦኳይን ጨምሮ ሰባት ግለሰቦች ጥፋተኛ በተባሉበት ወንጀል እስከ 9 አመት በሚደርስ ጽኑ እስራት ተቀጡ።
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By Sudan Tribune
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s Federal High Court has handed out lengthy jail terms against two opposition figures who were convicted of having links with proscribed terrorist group, the Oromo Libration Front (OLF).
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By IndepthAfrica
The wife of a senior Ethiopian politician was on Monday charged with funnelling money from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Islamist terror groups, at a hearing at the Ethiopian Federal High Court, on Monday.
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Posted by Admin
ADDIS ABABA — Twenty-nine Ethiopian Muslims were charged Monday with plotting acts of “terrorism”, the majority arrested after protests accusing the government of interference in religious affairs.
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By Columbia Journalism Review
Imprisoned Ethiopian Columnist Reeyot Alemu was honored with a Courage in Journalism Award at a luncheon in New York on Wednesday. Alemu, 31, is serving a five-year sentence under Ethiopia’s controversial anti-terrorism law for email communications she exchanged with a US-based opposition group whose members are considered terrorists by the country’s leadership.
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