Ethiopia Hagere

By Jason McLure - Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- An alliance of Ethiopian opposition parties may boycott elections scheduled for May unless the government releases imprisoned opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa and others they say are political prisoners.

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• Published: 2009-10-10

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Sweden's government on Friday expressed deep concern over the arrest of an Ethiopian opposition leader last week after her pardon from a life sentence was revoked.

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• Published: 2009-01-12

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Die deutsche Entwicklungsministerin Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul hat sich in einem Schreiben an den äthiopischen Premierminister Meles Zenawi für die Freilassung der Oppositionspolitikerin Bertukan Mideksa eingesetzt.

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• Published: 2009-01-10

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By Jason McLure, Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s leading opposition politician is in her 10th day of a hunger strike after she was jailed for life on Dec. 29 following a dispute with the government, according to her mother.

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• Published: 2009-01-09

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• Published: 2008-12-30

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By David Blair in Gode Last Updated: 1:51am BST 10/10/2007

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• Published: 2007-10-10

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By Barney Jopson in Nairobi and Daniel Dombey in Washington Published: October 3 2007 20:06 | Last updated: October 3 2007 20:06 The US House of Representatives has set itself at loggerheads with the Bush administration by backing a bill that would force Ethiopia, a US military ally, to improve its record on democracy and human rights or risk losing substantial aid.

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• Published: 2007-10-04

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NAIROBI, July 1 (Reuters) - Eritrea scoffed on Sunday at comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi that his neighbour and arch-foe might be considering an invasion, saying such talk was a smokescreen to cover "domestic chaos".

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• Published: 2007-07-01

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The Somali government has closed down three main FM stations in the capital, Mogadishu. Katy Migiro reports for VOA that the media clampdown follows a surprise visit by the Ethiopian Prime Minister aimed at shoring up confidence in the Somali government.

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• Published: 2007-06-07

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Ethiopian rebels accused government forces on Wednesday of firing on crowds, resulting in dozens of deaths, after two explosions in a remote eastern area.

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• Published: 2007-05-30

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