Al Jazeera’s English and Arabic websites are reported to have been blocked in Ethiopia

Ethiopia 'blocks' Al Jazeera websites - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Last Modified: 18 Mar 2013 

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Al Jazeera’s English and Arabic websites are reported to have been blocked in Ethiopia,  raising fresh fears that the government is continuing its efforts to silence the media.

The World Bank’s board should support an internal investigation into allegations of abuse linked to a World Bank project in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today.

“Ethiopia is in great need of development aid, and its people have urgent social and economic needs that the World Bank should work to address,” Evans said. “But development by force is not development at all and Ethiopia should not be an exception to the World Bank’s commitment to upholding its own policies.”

(Washington, DC) – The World Bank’s board should support an internal investigation into allegations of abuse linked to a World Bank project in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today.