IFEX - Ethiopia http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/ Ethiopia en Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:36 GMT Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:36 GMT 100 <![CDATA[Ethiopia - More journalists get jail time on anti-terrorism charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/02/01/heavy_sentences_for_terrorism/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/02/01/heavy_sentences_for_terrorism/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Blogger risks death penalty as judge confirms charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/charges_confirmed/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:40:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/charges_confirmed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - CORRECTION: Death penalty for blogger, prison for journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/kifle_death_sentence/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/26/kifle_death_sentence/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Following fact-finding mission, RSF reports on press freedom situation in the country]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/25/mission_report/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/25/mission_report/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Journalists convicted under anti-terror legislation ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/20/journalists_convicted/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/20/journalists_convicted/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Swedish journalists given 11 years on terrorism charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/04/persson_schibbye_sentenced/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:11:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2012/01/04/persson_schibbye_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - IFJ condemns jail term handed down to Swedish journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/12/27/journalists_sentenced/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:22:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/12/27/journalists_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Two Swedish journalists found guilty of "supporting terrorism", face 15 years in jail]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/12/21/journalists_found_guilty/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:20:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/12/21/journalists_found_guilty/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Dawit Kebede joins country's exiled journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/11/22/dawit_kebede_exile/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:34:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/11/22/dawit_kebede_exile/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Authorities charge six journalists with terrorism]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/11/14/six_journalists_terrorism/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/11/14/six_journalists_terrorism/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Court drops one of three charges against Swedish journalists ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/11/03/one_charge_dropped/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:11:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/11/03/one_charge_dropped/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Reporter named in WikiLeaks flees amid crackdown on dissent]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/21/ashine_flees_wikileaks/ Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:56:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/21/ashine_flees_wikileaks/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Authorities detain two more journalists on vague terrorism accusations ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/19/hagos_nega_arrested/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:35:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/19/hagos_nega_arrested/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Journalist identified in WikiLeaks cable flees country]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/15/ashine_flees_country/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:50:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/15/ashine_flees_country/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Two Swedish and three Ethiopian journalists charged with terrorism]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/12/five_journalists_charged/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:56:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/12/five_journalists_charged/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Call for release of detained opposition leaders as crackdown intensifies]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/02/oromo_leaders_detained/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:10:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/09/02/oromo_leaders_detained/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - RSF calls for release of two journalists, investigation into conditions of detention]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/08/30/alemu_poor_health/ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:14:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/08/30/alemu_poor_health/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Two journalists freed on bail; two others remain in detention]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/07/25/continued_detention/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:16:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/07/25/continued_detention/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Authorities detain two Swedish journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/07/06/swedish_journalists_detained/ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:12:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/07/06/swedish_journalists_detained/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Anti-terrorism law used to suppress dissent]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/29/anti_terrorism_law/ Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:59:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/29/anti_terrorism_law/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Two journalists detained, held without charge]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/28/journalists_detained/ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:40:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/28/journalists_detained/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - EFJA urges China to stop complicity in jamming Ethiopian satellite TV transmissions]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/22/esat_china_jamming/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:37:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/22/esat_china_jamming/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Ghanaian journalists prevented from covering African Union Summit ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/02/journalists_censored/ Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:11:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/06/02/journalists_censored/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Government hijacks World Press Freedom Day event]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/05/11/officials_censor_wpfd/ Wed, 11 May 2011 15:05:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/05/11/officials_censor_wpfd/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Officials censor UNESCO World Press Freedom Day event]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/05/06/wpfd_event_censored/ Fri, 06 May 2011 16:21:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/05/06/wpfd_event_censored/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - EFJA cites international support as key to improving press freedom]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/05/02/efja_wpfd/ Mon, 02 May 2011 16:31:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/05/02/efja_wpfd/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Authorities urged to probe jamming of German radio broadcasts]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/04/13/deutsche_welle_interference/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/04/13/deutsche_welle_interference/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Following mass arrests of ethnic Oromo opposition members, concerns raised that Anti-Terrorism Law may be used to suppress legitimate criticism of government policy]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/04/07/mass_arrests/ Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:45:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/04/07/mass_arrests/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Newspapers and journalists face threats and legal pressure]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/03/23/journalists_harrassed/ Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:52:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2011/03/23/journalists_harrassed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Editor released; his son jailed ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/11/16/ezedin_release_son_imprisoned/ Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/11/16/ezedin_release_son_imprisoned/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Leading critical newspaper reports tampering of its mail]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/06/30/awramba_times_mail/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:40:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/06/30/awramba_times_mail/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - American journalist reporting in rebel area expelled ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/06/21/murdock_expelled/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:30:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/06/21/murdock_expelled/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Society silenced by repressive state structure; independent media gagged around elections]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/06/02/society_gagged/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:44:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/06/02/society_gagged/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Pressure on media heightened in weeks before elections]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/05/26/preelection_repression/ Wed, 26 May 2010 11:12:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/05/26/preelection_repression/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Two state TV journalists under arrest ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/05/03/journalists_arrested/ Mon, 03 May 2010 12:21:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/05/03/journalists_arrested/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - ARTICLE 19 concerned about broad definition of terrorism in new legislation]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/04/05/anti_terrorism_proclamation/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:19:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/04/05/anti_terrorism_proclamation/ <![CDATA[Kenya - ARTICLE 19 building capacity of legal professionals on media law]]> http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2010/04/05/capacity_building_workshop/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:55:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/kenya/2010/04/05/capacity_building_workshop/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - IPI welcomes launch of VOA satellite broadcasts ]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/29/voa_satellite/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/29/voa_satellite/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Prime minister confirms jamming of VOA broadcasts]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/24/voa_broadcasts/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:12:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/24/voa_broadcasts/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Four media houses crushed with lethal fines]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/17/media_fines/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:28:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/17/media_fines/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Supreme Court orders publishing houses to pay country's highest ever fine, say publishers]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/09/publishing_houses_fined/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:51:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/09/publishing_houses_fined/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Voice of America news broadcasts jammed]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/05/voa_signals_interference/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:16:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/03/05/voa_signals_interference/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Ethiopia jails editor whose paper challenged the prime minister]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/02/01/ezedin_mohamed_sentenced/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:12:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2010/02/01/ezedin_mohamed_sentenced/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Independent newspaper closes, its editors flee country fearing persecution]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/12/07/addis_neger_threatened/ Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/12/07/addis_neger_threatened/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - State interference in media content; shift in media law]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/11/25/state_control/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/11/25/state_control/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - IPI fact-finding mission reports on state of press freedom]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/11/24/fact_finding_mission/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/11/24/fact_finding_mission/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - High Court judge jails two editors on old charges under obsolete law]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/08/27/two_editors_jailed/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/08/27/two_editors_jailed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - IPI calls on governments of Ethiopia and Kenya to stop pressuring broadcaster]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/08/13/ntv_harassed/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:40:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/08/13/ntv_harassed/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - IFEX members raise alarm over anti-terrorism law]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/07/29/anti-terrorism_law/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:43:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/07/29/anti-terrorism_law/ <![CDATA[Ethiopia - Anti-terrorism legislation further restricts press]]> http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/07/27/cpj_concerned_over_press_conditions/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.ifex.org/ethiopia/2009/07/27/cpj_concerned_over_press_conditions/