Despite the number of political prisoners in my country, we know very little about letters or poems written in Ethiopia’s prisons, as very few of them are published.
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Zone 9 bloggers were charged with terrorism on July 17. PEN American Center’s Deji Olukotun sheds light on the effects of these strictures, which are constraining free expression throughout Ethiopia.
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In today’s cartoon Ethiopian political cartoonist Nayer Talal comments on the ongoing protests in Ukraine, which are splitting the country apart.
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‘I believe I can fly!’ cartoon by Nayer Talal (Ethiopia). Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47, dies at 94.
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It’s not easy to be a dissident blogger in some countries. This list by esglobal spotlights such activists, whose fundamental rights are being restricted.
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This week columnist Mesfin Negash writes about the importance of researching, writing, and interpreting history in order to learn from it.
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Mesfin Negash discusses citizens who believe they can create a “freedom island” under a dictatorship system that inherently curtails freedom.
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