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Ethiopia lifts ban of critical web sites

03/05/09

Permalink 01:12:31 am, by nazret.com, 160 words, 2807 views   English (US)
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Ethiopia lifts ban of critical web sites

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Mohamed Keita of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) writes, Ethiopia has lifted ban of websites that the government find them to be critical. CPJ's own website has been blocked in Ethiopia since August of last year and it is now once again accessible in Ethiopia, Mr Keita writes.

The Annual Human Rights Report by the US State Department has expressed concerns about Internet freedom in Ethiopia. The report said, "The government restricted access to the Internet and blocked opposition Web sites, including the sites of the OLF, ONLF, Ginbot 7, and several news blogs and sites run by opposition diaspora groups, such as the Ethiopian Review, CyberEthiopia.com, Quatero Amharic Magazine, Tensae Ethiopia, and the Ethiopian Media Forum".

Reports from Addis Ababa have also confirmed that nazret.com is now accessible in Ethiopia. nazret has been blocked in Ethiopia since 2005 and we have seen a spike in traffic from Ethiopia since the beginning of 2009.

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msg Comment from: hege lo''o [Visitor]
yet another sign of a government in dilemma
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 03:14

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msg Comment from: Jimma [Visitor]
It is great news. When they are going to open yahoo voice massenger?
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 03:42

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msg Comment from: ekrima [Visitor]
the websites were unblocked yesterday but it is only nazret.com that is currently accessible. nazret.com started to be accessed long before the others, I started to access it with out proxy more than a month ago
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 04:04

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msg Comment from: Derese Nigatu [Visitor]
It's really encouraging that the ban has been lifted. However, it has to be noted also that these sites should never abuse their exercising their power in the local community. We need information. But, we need them balanced and reported accurately.
Regards,
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 04:15

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msg Comment from: mikiy moi [Visitor]
Halleluyah!!!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 04:34

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msg Comment from: fact [Visitor]
I wonder what would be made of this development. could it be because EPRDF up to some thing? may be they want to arrest all us who under fake names criticize the government on our arrival home? I am paranoid because that is exactly what being a diaspora does to you. but then again who said most the people on the net cursing any thing ethiopian are ethiopians?
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 06:33

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msg Comment from: Bekalu [Visitor]
Hello Dears,
When we Ethiopian Celebrate The ADWA
Batle Day 113 Year.It means for me in
Ethiopia histry people of Ethiopia Live
in freedom by their sacrificing their life.
But in this day we are slaves by our
Government.We out blooding we need freedom from our government. Annual Human Rights report is true.
Thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Bekalu.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 06:59

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msg Comment from: Digew [Visitor]
Sadly these sites are now blocked. They worked on March 3,3009 and we're back to the old dance again.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 08:16

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msg Comment from: wnont [Visitor]
That is definately fantastic. I hope things will improve gradually in many different aspects soon.
God bless my country Ethiopia.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 08:24

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msg Comment from: Monaliz-a [Visitor]
Ethiopia today, despite the name of the ruling unelected Fascist nefsegeday tplf party. It combines a basically pro tplf capitalist economy with tplf control of key industries, and buttresses a one party state with virulent nationalism.It is a perfect example of a fascist state.
Fascist tplf is governed by groups of nefsegeday bunch of thugs as friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability.
Unless we are free from this bunch of unelected nefsegeday thugs what is the point of banning a webste and lifting a website ban would do to a voicless and defensless ppl under cruel tyranny?

WE WILL OWN OUR FREEDOM!

“Freedom of the Press belongs to the man who owns one”

STAND UP!!!RISE UP!!!
SUPPORT GINBOT 7!!!

PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 09:16

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msg Comment from: c´moi senait [Visitor]
It is FUNY to read that couse OBAMA has told Weyannes MELES to follow the rule of ethiopians or die hard like Mugabi. Meles got a RED CARD from white house by OBAMA. No more weyannesiem but only Ethiopiasiem.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 10:32

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msg Comment from: Burt [Visitor]
Ethiopia did this and that is not a correct description.

Respectfully, please report correctly and precisely so.

Ethiopia does not yet have a legitimate government elected by the people and who works for the people.
That is the true picture our nation as we and the rest of the world know it.

Can only fool once or make a mistake once!
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 10:32

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msg Comment from: yigermal [Visitor]
Why not block the por nographic sites? I hear that people are addicted with online po rn.
It is a shame!
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 10:35

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msg Comment from: Tulu [Visitor]
We have a long way to go before we see freedom of speech and communication in Ethiopia.

I can only say that the government must find itself in a dilemma and wants to appease people before the election.

If we recall we all thought there will be freedom of everything before the 2005 election.

All that aspiration and hope was dashed along with the freedom to elect a new leader(s). Since then it was as living in hell.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 11:23

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msg Comment from: Sami1 [Visitor]
I gues they have trap in place by China in that way they will go after those who voice thier concern. I hope more and more meida opens so that people will express them selves and let it out!
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 11:40

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msg Comment from: yarew [Visitor]
I know some of people in diaspora will be unhappy to hear such kind of encouraging news because it shows positive aspect of the government.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 13:11

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msg Comment from: fekadu [Visitor]
at best this can only be deceit by showing compromise where it hearts the least!considering the number of people in Ethiopia who have access to this technology. If EPRDF were serious about this, it would have started by loosening its iron grip on the private mainstream media inside the country.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 16:06

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msg Comment from: DISTURBING [Visitor]
Before the 2005 election the rejected hand picked mayor of Addis was busy destroying houses in the pretext of development.

He taught that will get him elected.

Now this is what is going on.

Destroying houses , people thrown out on the street for homelessness, digging Church graves yards and throwing out buried bodies in the pretext of eminent domain and building roads.
PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 16:58

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msg Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]


yarew,

" . .encouraging news because it shows FAKE positive aspect of the government. ."



PermalinkPermalink 03/05/09 @ 18:07

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msg Comment from: hola [Visitor]
only for two dayes hhhhhhh
PermalinkPermalink 03/06/09 @ 01:46

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msg Comment from: FASIL [Visitor]
USA is hypocrate . The ARAB countries do the same this but USA act like they dont see anything .
PermalinkPermalink 03/06/09 @ 06:39

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msg Comment from: Nicole [Visitor]
Congratulations Nazret.com
PermalinkPermalink 03/06/09 @ 17:45

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