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18 November 2005

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Stories from 18 November 2005

Ethiopia: light relief

Meskel Square has some light relief from Addis Ababa after weeks of violence….some nice photos too of the hour. ………….The gloom that has settled over most people I know in...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

Ethiopia:treason arrests

Friends of Ethiopia reports more on the arrest of opposition leaders who are now being held on charges of treasons. ………Dr Nega and his colleagues are being held on charges...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

WSIS: repression

Jangbalajugbu Homeland Stories posts on yesterdays Global Voice workshop “Expression under Repression”…………….Yesterday we listened to first hand expriences of people blogging in coutries like China, Zimbabwe and Iran, where there...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

WSIS:

Black Star Journal wonders who made the decision to hold the WSIS in Tunisia – a country that does its utmost to repression free expression. “ What's next? A world...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

Burundi: abuses by army

Agathon Rwasa reports on more abuses by the army of Burundi including the use of child soldiers some as young as nine. ……”FNL combatants also reportedly burned homes in four...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

Ethiopia: Somaliland

Inside Somaliland reports on landlocked Ethiopia's first import of cargo through the Red Sea port of Berbera in Somaliland.

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

Kenya: wildlife giveaway

Mentalacrobatics asks what the Kenyan government has against wildlife. …“First of all it goes giving away National Parks, in a move which was illegal, to buy votes in the referendum...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005

Morocco: Moroccan King Pardons 10,000

Samir of The View From Fès reports that King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned or reduced the prison sentences of 10,000 people to mark the 50th anniversary of independence....

Written by Haitham Sabbah
18 November 2005

Bahrain: Proud Bahraini

SillyBahrainiGirl says: “How are the football players faring? I doubt that all of them are enjoying the perks of life, if they had to play under the threat of getting...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
18 November 2005

Kenya: ICC nomination

Kenyan Pundit expresses disappointment at the nomination of Effie Owour to the ICC (International Criminal Court). ....”So our government has a rare chance to send one of our best and...

Written by Sokari Ekine
18 November 2005
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