(CPJ) New York, January 30, 2006—Ethiopian security forces have detained a correspondent for the U.S.-based Web site Ethiopian Review, its publisher Elias Kifle said today. Journalist Frezer Negash has been held without charge in Addis Ababa since Friday, …

By Scott Morgan

There was a glimmer of hope for the Ethiopian Opposition last week. The British have asked for the Government of Ethiopia to allow for an independent investigation into Human Rights Abuses. Now the ultimate player in world …

Dr Nardos Minase, the wife of Addis Ababa mayor-elect, Dr Berhanu Nega, was prevented from visiting her husband yesterday at the Qaliti prison where he is detained.

Dr Nardos was told that she needs Kebele ID, even though she explained …

Representatives of Kinijit’s Oakland Chapter meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and U.S Congressman Michael Honda at Laney College in Oakland, California, on Friday.

Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas, Barbara Lee of California, Al Green of Texas, and …

By Scott Morgan

There was a glimmer of hope for the Ethiopian Opposition last week. The British have asked for the Government of Ethiopia to allow for an independent investigation into Human Rights Abuses. Now the ultimate player in world …

By Scott Morgan

There was a glimmer of hope for the Ethiopian Opposition last week. The British have asked for the Government of Ethiopia to allow for an independent investigation into Human Rights Abuses. Now the ultimate player in world …

Student protests continued through out Ethiopia today. In Addis Ababa, Menelik II school was forced to postpone exam because of protests. There were protests in Ayer Tena and other schools. Most schools in Dessie, Ambo and Nekempt are closed. Ethiopian …

Some Western donors plan to channel the withheld $375 million direct budget support to Ethiopia’s Woreda administrations, according to sources at the Ministry of Finance. The plan, which is supported by UK’s Department for International Development and the World Bank, …

Some Western donors plan to channel the withheld $375 million direct budget support to Ethiopia’s Woreda administrations, according to sources at the Ministry of Finance. The plan, which is supported by UK’s Department for International Development and the World Bank, …

Several students at the Tikur Anbessa school in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have been rounded up today and taken to jail. Ethiopian Review spoke with the family of one of the detained students tonight (local time). They said their son …

Leader of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit), Ato Hailu Shawel, has been denied medical treatment for the past 20 days, according to a family member who spoke with Ethiopian Review.

Ato Hailu’s communication with the other Kinijit …

The nationwide boycott of elementary and high school exams that is underway is succeeding in transforming the student-led struggle from an ad hoc to a well-coordinated nationwide movement with a well-defined message.

Even though not all the schools in Ethiopia’s …

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In Ethiopia it called for the release of political prisoners and said it “deplored the death of civilians during confrontations with security forces”.

An African human rights commission has criticised the continent’s worst rights offenders, including Sudan and Zimbabwe, …

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In Ethiopia it called for the release of political prisoners and said it “deplored the death of civilians during confrontations with security forces”.

An African human rights commission has criticised the continent’s worst rights offenders, including Sudan and Zimbabwe, …

A bomb exploded in front of Addis Ababa University’s Sidist Kilo campus this morning around 11 AM local time. Roads in the area are closed. There is no report of casualty or major property damage.

The university students and residents …

The nationwide call for boycott of exams and classes is more successful than expected by the organizers. ER is able to confirm that all schools in Dessie have heeded the call and walked out of class today even though the …

New York, January 23, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged at the Ethiopian government’s weekend expulsion of The Associated Press correspondent in the country. Anthony Mitchell, who reported news on Friday of renewed clashes between police and protesters in …

Ethiopian Review has received a confirmed report from an eyewitness that Ayer Tena High School students have walked out of their classes. They were shouting “leba!” and demanding immediate release of their friends and opposition leaders. There is no heavy …

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 21 (Xinhuanet) — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Information announced Saturday it was decided that the Associated Press correspondent in Ethiopia leave the country in 24 hours for “tarnishing the image of the nation, repeatedly contravening journalism …

Addis Ababa is calm but tense today. There is no confirmation of how many people the security forces murdered yesterday. But eyewitnesses told Ethiopian Review that many people were shot dead by the Federal Police during the religious processions which …

By Scott Morgan

Once again a US ally in a troubled region has an image problem regarding Human Rights. And the United States does not know how to best handle the situation. The problem spot is the horn of Africa. …

The monastery of Debre Sultan (Deir es-Sultan), which is situated on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem has been long in dispute between the Coptic Church and the Ethiopian Church and it symbolizes the last …

By T. Mesfin

Jendayi Frazer, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, is on a crucial mission to Ethiopia. Her mission may be a turning point and a very bad news for those fighting for democracy in Ethiopia.

Here …