On October 9, 2016, the Ethiopian government announced a country-wide six-month state of emergency. This followed a year of widespread protests against government policies that state security forces ...

With the advent of the Internet, people have access to a printing press in their pockets. This was impossible for past generations. Anyone can write and ...

Dean Daniel Filler is sharing insights about the U.S. criminal justice system during a tour of universities in Ethiopia April 21 to May 6. Filler, an expert on criminal law who has expertise in ...

The United Nations on Wednesday released its long-awaited investigation into atrocities in northern Ethiopia, paving the way for possible international criminal charges.

However, human rights activists are wary that the “computer crime proclamation” could be used as a tool to silence dissent. Sharing defamatory speech or spam could get at least three years in prison, ...

Temesgen Desalegn learned of his charges on 10 August through a radio broadcast without being summoned to Court. (ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – 10 August 2012 – ARTICLE 19 condemns the criminal charges of ...

Following an international experts’ conference last December, draft laws establishing specialised institutions to address past atrocities in Ethiopia are being revised. Public consultations on these ...

(Nairobi, December 20, 2019) – Ethiopian lawmakers should significantly revise the draft law on hate speech and disinformation currently before parliament, Human Rights Watch said today. If approved, ...

A Federal High Court judge in Addis Ababa revived three charges against Temesghen Desalegn, former chief editor of Feteh newspaper. Authorities blocked the distribution of Feteh in July 2012, when a ...