Year: 2022
- Law & Justice
News: Court rules Colonel Gemechu Ayana et. al remain under custody despite closing case file
Colonel Gemechu Ayana, Senior OLF Official.Picture: Mo’aa TV By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba – The federal supreme court this morning closed the case file of Colonel Gemechu Ayana, senior Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and four other ranking members of the party after the defense team filed complaints of human rights violations and defiance of court orders by prosecutors and…
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News: Unidentified armed group in Amhara region loot weapons, break inmates out of prison
Nefas Mewcha townPhoto: Nefas Mewcha city communication affairs By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – An unidentified armed group looted firearms and broke prisoners free out of a district correctional center in the town of Nefas Mewcha in Gayint woreda of the South Gondar zone, reports said. The armed group opened fire on the woreda’s police station and militia office…
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News: Somali region security forces disperse meeting by former cabinet level officials, arrest three local journalists
Ex cabinet level officials reading out a statement after the meetingPhoto: Karamara TV/ screen grab Addis Abeba – Several ex-officials of the Somali regional government and three local journalists were arrested last night in Jigjiga while attempting to attend a meeting at a hotel in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali region, sources told Addis Standard. The meeting was called…
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News: Congress for Somali Cause calls for transparency, impartiality, and credible convener for planned national dialogue
Members of Congress for Somali Cause (CSC) at the founding meeting of the Congress. Picture: CSC Addis Abeba – Congress for Somali Cause, a recently established “group of like-minded political figures and groups, academics, activists that are united by the urgent need to articulate and build consensus around one overriding Somali political cause.” issued a statement where the congress’ recommendations…
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News: Fano militia not informal, negotiations without public knowledge unhelpful: Balderas Party
Leaders of Fano militia in Amhara Captain Masresha Sete, center, and Zemene Kassie, immediate right, seen at a public event in late January. Photo: Screengrab The opposition party Balderas For Genuine Democracy said the fate of armed militias should be decided in post-war national policy. Until such time, the party called an end of harassment against the Fano It has…
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