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Official: ‘Skype and similar activities are not banned in Ethiopia’

"Skype and similar activities are not banned in Ethiopia. There is no law that prohibits or restricts their utilization here…

Skype me? Indeed | Text of Ethiopia’s draft Telecom Law

The world wide web was awash with news reports of alleged ban of VOIP services by Ethiopian in the past…

CPJ | Ethiopian law criminalizes independent telecom use

[By: CPJ - Committee to Protect Journalists] Nairobi, June 15, 2012--A new law in Ethiopia imposes prison sentences for offenses…

Ethiopia: CPJ, AMI delegation meets Minister Bereket Simon

Officials from CPJ and AMI met Minister Bereket Simon last Friday, according to the news posted on the websites of…

Ethiopia: State-owned paper Op-Ed asks gov’t to lower oil prices

The state-owned daily, Addis Zemen, asked the government to reduce oil prices inline with current global prices. Addis Zemen is…

RSF says, Ethiopian gov’t stepped up control of news and information

Press release by Reporter sans Frontière (Reporter without Borders). ******************* Government steps up control of news and information (June 7,…

Briefing| Global censorship: the usual suspects and a few surprises

When it comes to media censorship we think of the usual pantheon of dictators and autocrats who unashamedly shut down…

US State Dept. | 2011 Human Rights Reports: Ethiopia

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of US State Department issued its annual report concerning ‘Human Rights and…

How Challenging is Journalism in Ethiopia? (Seble Teweldebirhan)

Journalism is a tough profession in Ethiopia. When I say this, people might go to the obvious and assume the…

Swedish Minister meets Meles Zenawi, terror convict journalists

Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt met with Ethiopian Prime Minister on Thursday. He visited the two Swedish journalists, Johan Persson…

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