@TarikawitPeace@PENamerica I recently got the chance to read one of his books, Someone Like Us, a truly interesting read. I really enjoyed it and found the story and the way he wrote it quite engaging. Congrats @dinawmengestu
We call on the Ethiopian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Tesfalem Woldeyes the Editor in Chief of Ethiopia Insider. #EndImpunity
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🚨 URGENT ACTION ALERT: The Ethiopian government must stop forced evictions and halt the Corridor Developmental Project and conduct and review of the compliance with international human rights standards. Take Action Now: https://t.co/LtjSzoEpP4 #StopForcedEvictions#EndImpunity
Two years ago TODAY, journalist Gobeze Sisay was arrested in Djibouti and transferred to Ethiopia under unclear circumstances.
Gobeze remains detained in Ethiopia, on trial for terrorism charges. If convicted, he could face a death sentence.
@pressfreedom calls for Gobeze’s unconditional release.
https://t.co/5Hjh5D3IXa
TWO YEARS AGO, Ethiopian journalist Dawit Begashaw was arrested. He remains behind bars on trial for terrorism, a charge which carries a potential death sentence.
CPJ calls for the release of Dawit and all other #Ethiopia-n journalists detained for their work.
https://t.co/HPH1rg3VZR
“Do not beat me. Why are you hitting me?” Ethiopian journalist Genet Asmamaw demanded of security personnel who arrested her in April 2023.
TWO YEARS LATER, she remains imprisoned on terrorism charges.
@pressfreedom continues to call for her release.
https://t.co/Ag9fKkpyi7
#Ethiopia: Dawit Begashaw, co-founder of Arat Kilo Media, was arrested in April 2023.
He remains in pre-trial detention on terrorism charges, which can carry a death penalty on conviction.
In May 2023, Dawit joined a three-day hunger strike to protest unjust detention.
Dawit does not belong behind bars. He should be freed unconditionally.
https://t.co/tXRo20hr3u
ONE YEAR AGO, reporter Genet Asmamaw was arrested in #Ethiopia.
She remains in pre-trial detention, charged with terrorism.
@pressfreedom calls for her immediate release and urges authorities to investigate reports that she was assaulted by the security personnel who took her into custody.
https://t.co/5iDS6GCzcO
Ethiopia: Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated
@TigereChagutah, @Amnesty’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said:
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Emperor Menelik II. The man who defeated the Italians making Ethiopia the only African country successful to resist European colonization. It served notice that Africa was not just there “for the taking”.
Defend press freedom- immediately and unconditionally release Belay Manaye and two other detained journalists unless formally charged! Take action now >>>https://t.co/AQQvlYxk5R @AbiyAhmedAli@TayeAtske@MOJEthiopia#Ethiopia
“Do not beat me. Why are you hitting me? Why are you kidnapping me without a court order?” Ethiopian journalist Genet Asmamaw demanded of security personnel who arrested her in April 2023.
Charged with terror offences, Genet is one of at least eight journalists detained in #Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa’s second-worst jailer of journalists.
https://t.co/I8AkaLdNFH
Online commentator and academic Meskerem Abera has been arrested at least three times since 2021.
Following her latest arrest in April 2023, Meskerem was charged with terrorism.
Authorities allege that she trained students to dismantle #Ethiopia’s federal constitution and fundraising in support of a terror organization.
https://t.co/38HhvGCDty