Year: 2022
- Law & Justice
News: Oromo advocacy group calls for independent investigation into extrajudicial execution of pregnant woman, her husband by security forces in Oromia
Getachew Kisi, Genet Birri, and their children. Photo credit: Social media Addis Abeba – The Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA) released a statement addressing the United States, United Kingdom, and multilateral forums like the EU and AU in a wider call to the international community to investigate what it called ‘ongoing human rights abuses and violations within the…
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In-depth analysis: Ethio-Sudan border dispute: Manageable or time bomb?
On 23 December 2020 Sudanese official New Agency SUNA aired a clip showing heavily armed Sudanese military units being mobilized to the border with Ethiopia. Picture: Screengrab Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – On 22 December 2020, about six weeks after the start of the civil war in Tigray regional state, Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign…
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News: Harari Mass Media journalist, editor Muhayadin Abdullahi released on bail
By Etenesh Abera @EteneshAb Addis Abeba – Muhayadin Abdullahi, Afan Oromo journalist, and Editor at Harari region’s broadcaster, Harari Mass Media agency, was released yesterday after nine days in police custody. Muhayadin told Addis Standard that he was receiving threats for his ‘truthful reporting’ According to him, his arrest was associated with these threats he was receiving and after that,…
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News Analysis: Federal, Oromia police trade blame over detention of Col. Gemechu Ayana et. al; 3rd defendant allegedly killed by security forces
Colonel Gemechu Ayayna, senior OLF leaderPhoto: OBN By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba – Colonel Gemechu Ayana, senior Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leader was arranged at the federal supreme court cassation bench. The court saw the case of him and four other ranking members of the party over 3 months after the court closed the file but ruled that the…
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News: 16 African CSOs petition UN to halt protracted war in Ethiopia
Photo: ENDF Addis Abeba – Several African Civil Society organizations wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council, highlighting concerns over the situation in Ethiopia. A consortium of individuals and organizations were signatories to the letter which called upon the UNSC to lay focus on Ethiopia and learn from the past mistakes of the UN body in times of…
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News: Rights Commission confirms OLF leaders detained against due process, subjected to abuse
Leaders and members of OLF in police custody. Picture also includes journalists working for pro-OLF online media ONN EHRC asked for the immediate release of all detainees held without due process, for Oromia state to investigate its security officers and officials who beat prisoners and held them to account, as well as for compensations to be offered to the detainees…
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#ASDailyScoop: New International Development Strategy unveiled by UK Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Picture by Simon Dawson Addis Abeba – The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) unveiled a new strategy with regard to its international development policy in what has been deemed as a world increasingly affected by geopolitics’. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, outlined that the new strategy follows in accord with the long-established norm of the UK…
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News Analysis: Eritrea accuses Tigray of advancing for another war with support from west, vows to defend itself
Picture captured by Reuters journalists shows “Eritrean soldiers in Shire, and main road Between Mekelle & Shire.” Dawit Endeshaw. March 2021 Archive Addis Abeba – The Eritrean government released a statement on Tuesday 17 May accusing Tigrayan forces of advancing for another war with the “support and blessing” from “western forces”; and vowed Eritrea has the right to defend itself…
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