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From the wheelchair-using Black Panther to the ‘cripple suffragette’ – 10 heroes of the disabled rights movement

The Observer 09 Dec 2022
Martin Luther King, Emmeline Pankhurst, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks. As a kid, I knew these names ... They were people to look up to ... Alamy ... Yetnebersh Nigussie is an Ethiopian lawyer and leading disability rights activist. Her advocacy career began while she was a student at Addis Ababa University, where she led student committees on Aids and on women’s rights.
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Ethiopian authorities detain journalists Gobeze Sisay and Meaza Mohammed

CPJ 12 Sep 2022
Wednesday, September 7, federal police officers arrested Gobeze, editor and founder of privately owned YouTube-based broadcaster The Voice of Amhara, from his home in the capital, Addis Ababa, according to news reports, his brother Kedir Sisay, and one of his lawyers, Henok Aklilu, who both spoke to CPJ by phone.
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Ethiopia Holding Journalists in Detention Centers Without Charge

Voa News 07 Jun 2022
... lawyer who is trying to help those detained in this report from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Journalists Yayesew Shimelis and Temesgen Desalegn detained in Ethiopia

CPJ 27 May 2022
on Thursday, May 26, police officers detained Temesgen Desalegn, chief editor of privately owned Feteh magazine, from his office in Addis Ababa, the capital, according to news reports, his lawyer Henok Aklilu, who spoke to CPJ via phone, and a Facebook post by the journalist’s brother, Tariku Desalegn.
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Ethiopian authorities arrest 11 employees of 4 independent media outlets

CPJ 24 May 2022
On May 20, Addis Ababa police detained Gebeyanu Media’s Solomon at the Addis Ababa Police Commission, according to news reports, which cited Solomon’s lawyer and a family member ... reports, her lawyer Henok Aklilu, and her husband Fitsum Gebremichael, who spoke with CPJ by phone.
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Ethiopian journalist accredited to AP is released on bail

Herald-Standard 02 Apr 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro, who is accredited to The Associated Press and has been imprisoned for four months without charges, has been released on bail ... His bail was set at 60,000 Ethiopian birr, about $1,170, according to his lawyer ... 28 in Addis Ababa under the country’s war-related state of emergency powers ... ....
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Ethiopia's Supreme Court upholds bail for journalist

The Milton Standard Journal 01 Apr 2022
The bail of 60,000 Ethiopian birr, about $1,170, has been paid, but Kiyaro remained in custody Thursday while police processed the bail paperwork before his expected release, according to his lawyer. Kiyaro, 30, was detained on Nov. 28 in Addis Ababa under the country’s war-related state of emergency powers ... Copyright 2022 The Associated Press ... ....
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Ethiopia: Supreme Court upholds bail for journalist

Al Jazeera 31 Mar 2022
The bail of 60,000 Ethiopian birr, about $1,170, has been paid, but Kiyaro remained in custody Thursday while police processed the bail paperwork before his expected release, according to his lawyer. Kiyaro, 30, was detained on November 28 in Addis Ababa under the country’s war-related state of emergency powers ... .
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Ethiopia releases former Tigray government officials - lawyer

Reuters 30 Mar 2022
ADDIS ABABA, March 29 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has released several former government officials from prison, a lawyer working with them said ... "All of them were released today and are now on their way to Addis Ababa from Afar," said a lawyer working with the detainees, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals.
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Legal fraternity upbeat about opportunities in the single continental market

Ghana Web 10 Dec 2021
He added. “How does your curriculum help a child of somebody for example who is relocated to Ghana from Addis Ababa. These are things we ought to be thinking about ... The way we educate lawyers will change.” ... “We do hope that lawyers are looking outside of the areas that they are used to practicing especially new and upcoming Lawyers ... .
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