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Breaking: Court acquits woman who was one of the four suspects in the assassination of Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa
By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Abeba, February 25/2021 – The Federal High Court has today acquitted Lamrot Kamal, a woman who was one of the main suspects in the June 29/2020 assassination of prominent Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa. Lamrot was one of the four suspects on trial for the alleged involvement …

News: National Defense Force says Tigrayan UN peacekeepers who refuse to come home “traitors”, demands apology form UNHCR
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 24/2021 – The Ethiopia National Defense Forces (ENDF) called 15 Tigrayan members of the ENDF who were deployed with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and who refused to board a flight in Juba airport, “traitors backed by the UNHCR and Tigrayans working …

News: Attorney General appeals at Supreme Court to block private hospital treatment for imprisoned Oromo opposition leaders on hunger strike
By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 19/2021 – The Federal Attorney General (AG) has appealed at the Supreme Court to continue blocking the medical treatment of four of the imprisoned leaders and members of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) who are on hunger strike with only water consumption since …