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[JURIST] An Ethiopian court on Friday charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's  anti-terrorism law  [text, PDF]. The journalists, including six bloggers, were  arrested [HRW report] in April and have been prevented from accessing their families or legal counsel since their arrests. According to the  Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) [advocacy website], since the implementation of the anti-terrorism law in 2009, Ethiopian authorities have used it as a tool to  limit journalism critical of the government  [CPJ report].  Human Rights Watch  (HRW) [advocacy website] has repeatedly called upon the Ethiopian government to repeal the law, alleging that the government  stifles the establishment of new media publications [HRW report]. Journalism is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, with  more than 1,000 journalists killed since 1992 and  more than 200 journalists imprisoned  [CPJ factsheets]. Earlier this month Amnesty Internation

አዲስ አበባ፣ ሀምሌ 12፣2006 ( ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ .) የኢትዮጵያ ከ14 አመት በታች ብሔራዊ ቡድን ዛሬ ለአለም ዋንጫ ጨዋታ ወደ አሜሪካ ተጓዘ። በፓሽን የስፖርት አካዳሚ ላለፉት አራት ወራት በእግር ኳስ የሰለጠኑ ታዳጊዎች በቺካጎ ከሐምሌ 12 -19 /2014 በሚደረገው የአለም ዋንጫ ውድድር ለማካፈል ወደ ስፍራው አቅንተዋል። ኢትዮጵያ እና ጋና ከአፍሪካ ጨምሮ አስራ አንድ አገራት በሚሳተፉበት ውድድር አሰልጣኝ አሰግድ ተስፈዬ እና 18 አባላት የያዘው የኢትዮጵያ ቡድን ወደ አሜሪካ ተጉዟል።

FICHCHEE: The Sidama people’s New Year Celebration as one of the most distinguished peculiar features of the Sidama people Written: MTT Edited: NOMONANOTO What is Fichchee? / What is the basis for establishment of Sidama people calendar? and what are the necessary events occurring before and after Fiche Celebration? F ichchee is an anniversary celebrated by the Sidama people as a New Year event. According to socio-cultural heritages handed down by forefathers through generations to descendants (current generation) Sidama New Year (Fichhcee) anniversary has been celebrated for more than 2000 years. Basis for such unique local New Year’s Day determination and celebration is Sidama calendar which was an outcome of unreserved and relentless innovative efforts of selected knowledgeable and highly respected group of people who were actively involved in profound study of the solar system among which the moon, earth, sun and stars included. According to Sidama peo

The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) is seeking bidders for the construction of Hawassa Airport, with the design now complete According to reports, the airport's blueprint comprises an airfield which has been designed by the Transport Construction Design Enterprise (TCDE). The terminal has been designed by a private consulting firm named Bereket Tesfaye Consulting Architects and Engineering, and will comprise a five-storey building with a VIP lounge, security check points, baggage handling, restaurant, kitchen and a terrace. Hawassa is a predominant tourist spot and the capital city of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR). In 2005, the city received a total of 631,000 local and international tourists. Hawassa is home to the BGI Brewery, Millennium Pepsi Cola Plant, Hawassa Textile Factory S.C, several hotels and an industrial zone as well. Wondeme Teklu, communications head of EAE said that the construction of the airfield and term