Tag Archives: Human Rights Watch Ethiopia
Reeyot Alemu: Young Heroine of Ethiopian Press Freedom

Alemayehu G Mariam Reeyot Alemu The past two weeks have been glorious days for Africans. Eskinder Nega, the heroic Ethiopian journalist was honored with Pen America’s Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to…

What Should the World Do and Not Do To Save Ethiopians?

Alemayehu G. Mariam Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Time Magazine on its cover page asked two weighty questions about recurrent famines in Ethiopia: “Why are Ethiopians starving again?…

Reflections on Thanksgiving in America

Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on  11/29/2010 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alemayehu-g-mariam/reflections-on-thanksgivi_b_789011.html In 1620, one hundred and two prospective settlers left England and set sail for over two months to come to the…

Open Letter to President Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University

Alemayehu G. Mariam September 17, 2010 President Lee C. Bollinger Office of the President Columbia University 202 Low Library 535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 By Fax: (212)…