Six Zone9bloggers collective members and three other independent journalists are in detention since last April 2014. accusation of Ethiopian government which suspected them in working with human rights organizations was changed to terrorism after 23 days of interrogation. after three months on interrogation detention , all of them including one more blogger in absentia were […]
Tag: Human Rights
International Human Right Organizations have called for the Release of Zone9 Bloggers and Journalists
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Re: Detained journalists and bloggers Dear Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, We write to you to express our grave concern regarding the terrorism charges laid against seven bloggers associated with the Zone 9 website and three independent journalists in […]
Ethiopia charges Zone 9 bloggers and journalists with ‘terrorism’
The Ethiopian bloggers and journalists held in jail since April have been charged with terrorism. On 17 July prosecutors formally charged the seven members of the Zone 9 bloggers and three journalists at the Federal High Court in Addis Ababa. Bloggers Abel Wabella , Atnaf Birhane, Befekadu Haliu, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret and […]
Update on the Pre-Trial Hearing of Zonenine Bloggers and Journalists
The Federal First Instance Court, Arada First Bench was expected to conclude the pre-trial ‘hearing’ of the cases involving three bloggers and three journalists on July 12, 2014. The trial has already taken more than 70 days without them being brought before the judge. Mr. Amaha, lawyer defending the bloggers and journalists who are detained on […]
Interesting Facts and Figures from the Performance Audit of the Charities and Societies Agency
In a performance audit conducted on the Charities and Societies Agency by the Office of the Federal Auditor General, auditors found numerous issues related to institutional capacity, structural efficiency and enforcement of rules and regulations. These issues seem to have contributed to the rather poor performance of the Agency as a body entrusted with the […]