Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ a.k.a Andinet) party

Ethiopia: Police disbands a rally on an Opposition party’s fate, as deadline draws near

Police forcefully disband protesters today in the vicinity of an opposition party head office in the capital. The demonstration was…

Ethiopia: Opposition Parties blocked from Entering the May elections

(Marthe van der Wolf) Ethiopian opposition parties say they are facing roadblocks in their efforts to register for the May…

Semayawi’s foiled rally: A reminder of Ethiopia’s deeper problems

Once more, freedom of assembly was put on the spotlight. A Consortium of 9 parties attempted to hold a rally…

Ethiopia confirms Andargachew’s extradition – Abraha Desta et al detained

Ethiopia’s counter-terrorism unit confirmed today that Andargachew Tsigie has been extradited to Ethiopia. Andargachew Tsigies, a British national and second-in-command…

MEDREK or the End of a Political Masquerade?

(By Prof. Mesay Kebede) “Unless ethnic parties officially and without ambiguity drop the right to self-determination up to secession, they…

In repressive Ethiopia, ‘Blue Party’ struggles to offer a choice

(By William Davison) Ethiopia is a definite success story in expert opinion about post-cold war Africa. The civil strife that…

Brief: Ethiopian police briefly held UDJ/Andinet party officials

(Daniel Berhane) At-least seven senior officials of UDJ/Andinet, one of the main opposition parties, were in police custody a few hours ago,…

Eskinder Nega, Andualem Arage lose appeal on terror conviction

(Daniel Berhane) Federal Supreme Court dismissed appeal of opposition figures Eskinder Nega and Andualem Arage. The two opposition activists, along others, were…

Ethiopia: 24 opposition activists convicted on terror charges

The Federal High Court on Wednesday found Andualem Arage and 23 others, charged with crimes of terrorism, high treason and…

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…

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