🎙 Now Streaming: The Meqenet Show – Episode 11
"Digital Feminism & Bold Conversations with Jordi Bezabeh"

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Jordi Bezabeh a powerful digital gender activist, feminist, and gender advocate for a raw and insightful conversation alongside Dr. Sehin Teferra, Founder and Director of the Setaweet Movement.

We unpack what it means to be a feminist in today’s digital world, reflect on the impact of Jordi’s recent high-profile interviews, and explore the resistance and pushback that often comes with speaking out about gender justice in Ethiopia.

Jordi shares her personal journey into activism, the importance of using online platforms for advocacy, and the courage it takes to challenge social norms both on and offline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY8rTcn1g9I&list=PLcQdyX6A49TI5DT_7K2hTmjkJGIj8WS1r&index=2
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Listen to Wazema Radio’s interview with Dr. Sehin Teferra, Director of Setaweet Movement. https://youtu.be/JEuWiLA6X5I?si=_WlnUko3QwqIoMq_

Ethiopia’s 2019 Civil Society Organizations (CSO) law was once seen as a major step toward opening civic space. Today, a new draft revision introduced by the Ministry of Justice raises serious concerns about a return to restrictive legal frameworks. In his latest blog, “The Return to Rule by Law,” Befekadu Hailu outlines the regression from reform to control, compares the current, past, and draft laws, and invites us to reflect on what’s at stake for civil society. Originally written in Amharic, this timely piece urges renewed attention to legal reforms. Read the full blog here: https://befeqe.blogspot.com/2025/07/rule-by-law-cso-en.html?m=1

ተገድዳ ወይስ "ተስማምታ"? - በጋምቤላ የ13 ዓመት ልጅ ላይ ለተፈጸመው ጥቃት የተሰጠው ፍርድ በጋምቤላ ክልል ቀጥሮ ሲያሠራት በነበረች የ13 ዓመት ልጅ ላይ "የግብረ ሥጋ ድፍረት በደል" የፈጸመ ግለሰብ የሦስት ዓመት ከ11 ወር እስር ተፈረደበት።

ተበዳይ፤ "እንደተደፈረች" ለፖሊስ እና ለፍርድ ቤት የገለጸች ሲሆን፣ ዐቃቤ ሕግ በበኩሉ መረጃዎች የሚያመለክቱት "ዕድሜዋ ካልደረሰ ልጅ ጋር"፤ "በፍላጎት" ግንኙነት እንደተፈጸመ መሆኑን ተናግሯል።

በጋምቤላ ክልል ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት ሲታይ የነበረው ይህ የክስ መዝገብ ውሳኔ የተሰጠበት ባለፈው ሳምንት ማክሰኞ ሐምሌ 8/2017 ዓ.ም. ነው።

የ13 ዓመቷ ተበዳይ ወደ ፖሊስ ጣቢያ በሄደችበት ወቅት ሁለት ጊዜ "አስገድዶ መድፈር" እንደተፈጸመባት እንደገለጸች የጋምቤላ ክልል ፖሊስ የሴቶች እና ሕፃናት ጥቃት ምርመራ ኦፊሰር የሆኑት ምክትል ሳጅን ሳሙኤል አስፋው ለቢቢሲ ተናግረዋል።

ፍርድ ቤት ቀርባ ምስክርነቷን ስትሰጥም ይህንኑ እንደተናገረች ቢቢሲ ያነጋገራቸው ሁለት የጋምቤላ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት ዳኞች አስረድተዋል። https://www.bbc.com/amharic/articles/c3w4g2p7114o

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