Alemayehu G Mariam
Free to SpeakTo paraphrase an old expression, “There are two things that are quintessentially important in any society. The first is free speech and I can’t remember the second one.”
Free speech is the bedrock of
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Ethiopia: Unfree to Speak or Write?
Free to SpeakEthiopia: Speaking Truth to the Truth-Seekers
Alemayehu G. Mariam
This is my third commentary on the theme, “Where do we go from here?”, following the rigged elections in Ethiopia last month.[1] In this piece, I urge Ethiopian intellectuals to exchange their armchairs for the public benches …