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<EOT>
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VOA NEWS
HRW: Ethiopia Eavesdrops on Phone Calls, E-mail
Marthe van der Wolf
March 25, 2014
ADDIS ABABA - A new report from Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia
is using some of the world's most advanced surveillance software
to monitomaBhmunications from Ethiopians at home and abroad.
Human Rigeys that the Ethiopian government is spying
on its citizens and monitoring the activities of Ethiopian}egUoutit
g igh tech software from Chinaai eGyWAt,any.
Felix Horne is the Horn of Africa researcher with the
international human rights organization. He says the Ethiopian
government has unlimited access to records of phone calls and
emails of Ethiopians at home and abroad:
"Inside Ethiopia, its control of its Chinese dev i[om
system results in having unfettered access to phone records and
metadata of all phone calls in the country," he said. "Outside
the country, they are using western-made technology to target the

activities of very specific members of the diaspora. These

technologies are being provided by a company in Italy, called
HackingTeam and a company in Germany called Gamma."
Ethiopia's telecommunication is monopolized by the state-owned
Ethio Telecom. A sim card can only be obtained in Ethiopia after
registering personal details, making it easy for the government
to idennhoy"ontalns, according to Human Rights Watch.
A U.S. citizen of Etag@nlc&odlled a lat. ePst the
Ethiopian government last month, saying his computer had been
hacked and he had been spied on for more than four months.
Horne says that certain ethnic groups feel particularly at risk
when answering phone calls from abroad.
He says, "One of the things that we found in our research is that
individuals that receive phone calls from abroad are often
targeted and accused of talking to bann e r of
plotting something against the government, despite there being
little evidence to that effect."
Getachew Redda2{te~# hiopia's prime minister, denies
the Human Rights Watch r t. He says the group has "made it a
habit to accuse Ethiopia of almost everything that goes wrong in
the region" and it has a "negative knee-jerk reaction about any
developments in the country."

He adds that the government "would not waste eol ,

eavesdropping conversations of opposition figures" and that the
accusations are "pure hogwash."
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VOA NEWS
HRW: Ethiopia Eavesdrops on Phone Calls, E-mail
Marthe van der Wolf
March 25, 2014
ADDIS ABABA - A new report from Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia
is using some of the world's most advanced surveillance software
to monitor communications from Ethiopians at home and abroad.
Human Rights Watch says that the Ethiopian government is spying

on its citizens and monitoring the activities of Ethiopians in

the diaspora by using high tech software from China, Italy and
Germany.
Felix Horne is the Horn of Africa researcher with the
international human rights organization. He says the Ethiopian
government has unlimited access to records of phone calls and
emails of Ethiopians at home and abroad:
"Inside Ethiopia, its control of its Chinese developed telecom
system results in having unfettered access to phone records and
metadata of all phone calls in the country," he said. "Outside
the country, they are using western-made technology to target the
activities of very specific members of the diasThee
tere being provided by a company in Italy, called
HackingTeam and a company in Germany called Gamma."
Ethiopia's telecommunication is monopolized by the state-owned
Ethio Telecom. A sim card can only be obtained in Ethiopia after
registering personal details, making it easy for the government
to identify domestic callers, according to Human Rights Watch.
A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian origin filed a lawsuit against the
Ethiopian government last month, saying his computer had been
hacked and he had been spied on for more than four months.
Horne says that certain ethnic groups feel paularly at rikphone calls from abroa
d.
He says, "One of the things that we found in our research is that
individuals that receive phone calls from abroad are often
targeted and accused of talking to banned organizations or of
plotting something against the government, despite there being
little evidence to that effect."
Getachew Redda, an adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister, denies
the Human Rights Watch report. He says the group has "made it a
habit to accuse Ethiopia of almost everything that goes wrong in
the region" and it has a "negative knee-jerk reaction about any
developments in the country."
He adds that the government "would not waste resources in
eavesdropping conversations of opposition figures" and that the
accusations are "pure hogwash."
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VOA NEWS
xiTrkdiCo\iopia Eavesdrops on Phone Calls, E-mail
Marthe van der Wolf
March 25, 2014
ADDIS ABABA - A new report from Human Rights Watch says Ethec <ETB> tFntOsorld's
most advanced surveillance software
to monitor communications from Ethiopians at home and abroad.
Human Rights Watch says that the Ethiopian government is spying
on its citizens and monitoring the activities of Ethiopians in
the diaspora by using high tech software from China, Italy and
Germany.
Felix Horne is the Horn of Africa researcher with the
international human rights organization. He says the Ethiopian
government has unlimited access to records of phone calyCand
emails of Ethiopians at home and abroad:
"Inside Ethiopia, its control of its Chinese developed telecom
system results in having unfettered access to phone records and
metadata of all phone calls in the country," he said. "Outside
the country, they are using western-made technology to target the
activities of very specific members of the diaspora. These
technologies are being provided by a company in Italy, called
HackingTeam and a company in Germany called Gamma."
Ethiopia's telecommunication is monopolized by the state-owned
Ethio Telecom. A sim card can only be obtained in Ethiopia after
registering personal details, making it easy for the government
to identify domestic callers, according to Human Rights Watch.
A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian origin filed a lawsuit against the
Ethiopian government last month, saying his computer had been
hacked and he had been spied on for more than four months.
Horne says that certain ethnic groups feel particularly at risk
when answering phone calls from abroad.
He says, "One of the things that we found in our research is that
individuals that receive phone calls from abroad are often
targeted and accused of talking to banned organizations or of
plotting something against the government, despite there being
little evidence to that effect."
Getachew Redda, an adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister, denies
the Human Rights Watch report. He says the group has "made it a
habit to accuse Ethiopia of almost everything that goes wrong in
the region" and it has a "negative knee-jerk reaction about any
developments in the country."
He adds that the government "would not waste resources in
eavesdropping conversations of opposition figures" and that the

accusations are "pure hogwash."

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<EOT>
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VOA NEWS
HRW: Ethiopia Eavesdrops on Phone Calls, E-mail
Marthe van der Wolf
March 25, 2014
ADDIS ABABA - A new report from Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia
is using some of the world's most advanced surveillance software
to monitor communications from Ethiopians at home and abroad.
Human Rights Watch says that the Ethiopian government is spying
on its citizens and monitoring the activities of Ethiopians in
the diaspora by using high tech software from China, Italy and
Germany.
Felix Horne is the Horn of Africa researcher with the
international human rights organization. He says the Ethiopian
government has unlimited access to records of phone calls and
emails of Ethiopians at home and abroad:
"Inside Ethiopia, its control of its Chinese developed telecom
system results in having unfettered access to phone records and
metadata of all phone calls in the country," he said. "Outside
the country, they are using western-made technology to target the
activities of very specific members of the diaspora. These
technologies are being provided by a company in Italy, called
HackingTeam and a company in Germany called Gamma."
Ethiopia's telecommunication is monopolized by the state-owned
Ethio Telecom. A sim card can only be obtained in Ethiopia after
registering personal details, making it easy for the government
to identify domestic callers, according to Human Rights Watch.
A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian origin filed a lawsuit against the

Ethiopian government last month, saying his computer had been

hacked and he had been spied on for more than four months.
Horne says that certain ethnic groups feel particularly at risk
when answering phone calls from abroad.
He says, "One of the things that we found in our research is that
individuals that receive phone calls from abroad are often
targeted and accused of talking to banned organizations or of
plotting something against the government, despite there being
little evidence to that effect."
Getachew Redda, an adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister, denies
the Human Rights Wat He says the group has "made it a
habit to accuse Ethiopia of almost everything that goes wrong in
the region" and it has a "negative knee-jerk reaction about any
developments in the country."
He adds that the government "would not waste resources in
eavesdropping conversations of opposition figures" and that the
accusations are "pure hogwash."
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<EOT>
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<EOT>
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<EOT>
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BBG to Become More Nimble and Streamlined Under the FY15 Budget
Request
WASHINGTON (March 25, 2014) - The Broadcasting Board of Governors
(BBG) today released its detailed Fiscal Year 2015 budget
request. The agency, which oversees civilian international news
and information programs for people in more than 100 countries,
is seeking $721.26 million to meet strategic priorities,
migrating to media that its listeners and viewers increasingly
use, and innovating to reach next-generation audiences.

...
By reducing administrative operations, eliminating needless
language service overlap, streamlinin*5al news operations,
optimizing information technology and reducing ineffective
transmissions, the agency would save about $32.9 million under
this budget request. Such reductions will be taken in order to
sustain core journalistic operations.
As online and mobile media grow, along
more local affiliate partnerships, the
from use of legacy radio transmissions
source of news for markets in Vietnam,
elsewhere.

with distribution through

request proposes migrating
that are not a primary
Belarus, Laos, and

Complete text of this BBG news release at

http://www.bbg.gov/blog/2014/03/25/bbg-to-become-more-nimble-andstreamlined-under-the-fy15-budget-request/
<EOT>
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<EOT>
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<EOT>
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