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News: Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council expresses grave concern after security forces’ shooting death of Imams, attack on Muslim scholars
Addis Standard Staffs Addis Abeba, August 24/2020 – The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (EIASC) expressed grave concern after the…
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News: Protests in Degehabur after death of a young man in the hands of the police; Somali region chief security says situation calm
Protesters burned tyres and blocked inner city road in front of the police station and other parts of the city,…
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Confirmed: Defense Minister Lemma Megerssa under house arrest
Lemma Megeressa (left) and PM Abiy Ahmed pictured together during the September 2018 9th organizational conference of then OPDO in…
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News: More than 37,000 re-displaced people in West Wollega in need of immediate, sustainable solutions: UN
In 2018, more than 64, 594 people, including women and children, were internally displaced following communal clashes in Kamashi Zone…
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News: After a daylong lull tension resurfaces in Wolaita
Fresh protests erupted today in Gununo town in Wolaita zone. Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 12/2020 – After a…
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Update: Wolaita People’s Democratic Front says 21 people killed as uneasy calm returns
Sodo city. August 10/2020. Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba– In a statement it released today, the opposition Wolaita People’s Democratic…
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News: Security forces injure at least eighteen people in Wolaita zone after arrest of officials triggers protest
Pictures circulating on social media show protesters burning tyres and blocking roads. Disclaimer Addis Standard received the pictures from activists…
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News: Police accuses Asrat Media journalists, camera crew of inciting communal violence through broadcast
From top left: Belay Manaye, Mulugeta Anberbir, Misganaw Kefelegn and Yonatan Mulugeta. Graphic design and pictures: Asrat Media Addis Abeba,…
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News update: Inside the trial of Ethiopia’s opposition politicians
From top left : Jawar Mohammed, Eskinder Nega, Hirut Kifle, Bekele Gerba & Lidetu Ayalew. Pictures: Addis Standard/Social Media/Ezema/Agencies by…
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