Ethiopia press freedom ‘worsening’ – Reporters Sans Frontiers
Press freedommonitoring and campaign group, Reporters Without Borders, on Tuesday expressed concern over the deteriorating working climate for journalists in Ethiopia. The group accused the Ethiopian government of steadily shrinking press freedom and puttingpressure against the country’s small number of independent newspapers. ‘By taking legal action against news media that criticize its policies or simply dare to ask awkward questions, the government is [...]
Dirty Dictator Loot
Obama talks tough, but the U.S. remains a haven for the ill-gotten gains of bloodthirsty despots. In this week’s Newsweek, Philip Shenon looks at the uncomfortable, often overlooked fact that the U.S. remains as much a haven for the loot of bloodthirsty foreign despots as Switzerland, Dubai, the Cayman Islands, and the other international banking centers that usually take blame for stashing autocrats’ dirty money. THE DAILY BEAST
Plane Crash Sparks Row Between Ethiopia And Lebanon… as victims sue Boeing
Ethiopia and Lebanon are locked in a dispute over circumstances surrounding the death of 90 people after an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 flight crashed into the Mediterranean Sea a few moments after leaving Beirut International Airport last month.