Year: 2021
- Law & Justice
News: As Jawar, Bekele & others continue hunger strike EHRC Chief says close supervision required, reasonably justified demands must be addressed
Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba Addis Abeba, February 05/2021 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has deployed a monitoring mission to Kaliti Correctional Facility and Kilinto Prison to monitor the situation of defendants in Jawar Mohammed et al case, who have remained on hunger strike since January 27, 2021, and other prisoners. The Commission’s team visited the said prisons…
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News update: Federal police says UNOCHA report on police forces’ death exaggerated, not in line with what is on the ground
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, February 05/2021 – The Federal Police said that a recent report released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Afar-Issa land dispute which led to clashes in Afar and Somali regions neighboring woredas and death of 30 police officers injuries of 40 was “exaggerated and not in line with what…
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News: Electoral Board cautions OLF party structure, its members to convene general assembly to settle leadership split #EthioElection2021
OLF Chairman Dawud Ibssa, left, and his deputy Ararso Biqila, right, are locked in internal leadership dispute By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, February 05/2021 – In a statement it issued on February 04, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said its efforts so far to help settle internal split within the leadership of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)…
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In-depth Analysis: ONLF buckles under the pressure of infighting, resignation & disputed removal of leadership. What’s next?
A remarkable turn of events within ONLF means the party has currently both its Chairman Abdirhman Mahdi (left) and Rayaale Hamud as interim chairman (right) Bileh Jelan @bilehjelan Addis Abeba, February 04/2021 – The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) was established as a successor of the Western Somali Liberation Front ( WSLF) in 1984. WSLF was a key player in the…
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News: Defendants on Jawar Mohammed file continue protest with hunger; police briefly detain defense lawyer
Defendants Bekele Gerba, Jawar Mohammed and Hamza Borana are on their sixth day hunger strike. Picture: Social media By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Abeba, February 02/2021 – Defendants in Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba and others’ file have continued their protest with hunger for the sixth day. Families of the detainees at the federal Kality prison told Addis Standard that the detainees…
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News: 30 police officers killed, 40 more injured in latest violent clashes between federal police and Afar security forces: UNOCHA
Addis Abeba, February 02/2021 – On 23 January 2021, at least 30 police officers were killed and 40 more were injured in “violent clashes between the Federal Police and Afar security forces, and the Issa militia in Adaytu village”, the UNOCHA reported. “While initial reports indicated that up to 70 police officers were killed and some 64 wounded, authorities later…
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Perspective: AAU threatens to sue a disability association for “tarnishing its reputation”. I ask, which reputation?
The late Abraham Duressa. Picture: Social Media By Dagnachew B. Wakene @DagWakene Addis Abeba, January 29/2021 – A number of Ethiopian news outlets have covered the outrageous incident which occurred last month within the premises of the Addis Abeba University (AAU) involving a graduating class law student with visual impairment, Abraham Duressa, who died by suicide. The purpose of this…
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News: Jawar, Bekele et.al protest with hunger after police detain dozens of supporters from court premises
Up to 80 supporters of Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba and others were detained for showing up at the court wearing yellow. Photo: Wabi Burka/Social media By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Ababa, January 28/2021 – Family members of Jawar Mohamed told Addis Standard that Jawar, Bekele Gerba and other co-defendants, who are currently facing accusations on terrorism and criminal charges, have declined to…
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