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Changing almost at the speed of its marathon runners, modern Ethiopia is a far cry from what it used to be. The government’s new Growth and Transformation Plan proposes to boldly remake Ethiopia into a middle-income country by 2020 and leave behind a painful history of terror, poverty and two famines in the 1970s and ’80s.
Source: The New York Times
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PEN American Center has named Eskinder Nega, a journalist and dissident blogger in Ethiopia...
Source: Africa Review
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Tense negotiations are underway for the release of two Swedish journalists jailed by Ethiopia on terrorism charges in September.
Source: Africa Review
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The two Swedish journalists sentenced by an Ethiopian court to 11 years in prison for entering the country illegally and aiding a rebel group have decided to seek clemency rather than appeal, they were quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters Africa
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Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism
Source: BBC
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Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism.
Source: BBC
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Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye face 15 years in prison for entering Ogaden with ethnic Somali rebels
Source: The Guardian
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Two Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia on Tuesday admitted contact with an outlawed rebel group ...
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
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A spate of arrests and terrorism charges levelled against opposition politicians and journalists in Ethiopia this year raises fears of a government slide away from democracy, analysts warn.
Source: News24
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The Ethiopian government should cease using its overly broad anti-terrorism law against journalists and peaceful political activists...
Source: Human Rights Watch
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Six journalists were charged with terrorism last week, joining another four who have been similarly charged since June.
Source: Free AFrican Media
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An Ethiopian court has dropped charges of participating in terrorism against two Swedish journalists.
Source: BBC
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The Ethiopian government has accused two freelance Swedish journalists of 'terrorism', after they entered the country with insurgents from the Ogaden National Liberation Front. With Prime Minister Meles Zenawi backing the charges against them, they have little chance of a fair trial, writes Alemayehu G Mariam.
Source: AllAfrica
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According to CPJ research, Ethiopian authorities during the past five months have detained six foreign and local journalists under the country’s anti-terrorism legislation.
Source: Sudan Tribune
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Two Swedish journalists who are accused of aiding an outlawed rebel group in Ethiopia pleaded not guilty on Thursday to terrorism charges in Ethiopia's Federal High Court.
Source: VOA
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It was standing room only Tuesday as a three-judge federal panel began hearing the case of Swedish journalists charged with terrorism...
Source: VoA News
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Two Swedish journalists charged with terrorism in Ethiopia last month will face trial Tuesday in Addis Ababa, with rights groups already criticizing the process.
Source: Swedish Wire
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Two Swedish journalists charged with terrorism in Ethiopia last month will face trial Tuesday in Addis Ababa, with rights groups already criticising the process.
Source: News24
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The Ethiopian government is using sweeping anti-terror laws to crack down on journalists critical of the regime. In the last three months, six journalists have been imprisoned, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Source: The Guardian
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In a wide-scale attack on freedom of speech, Ethiopian police have arrested local and foreign journalists, in a sweeping effort to silence media criticism. Being a journalist in Ethiopia was never easy, but now that the authoritarian and repressive Ethiopian government is labelling media workers “terrorists”, the job is becoming almost impossible.
Source: Daily Maverick
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