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News: OLF,OFC urge gov’t to take report by Amnesty seriously; heed recommendations to reverse troubling human rights abuse record
In a report released today, Amnesty International said “Ethiopian security forces committed horrendous human rights violations including burning homes to…
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Op-Ed: To heal, Ethiopia needs to confront its violent past
“Abiy continues to focus on reconciliation as his preferred approach for dealing with the country’s past.” By Laetitia Bader @LaetitiaBader…
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Opinion: Why I am not coming back home to Ethiopia after 14 years in exile
Bashir Farah, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 11/2018 -“Why I’m coming back home to Ethiopia after 16 years in…
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OPED: Ogaden Basin: A source of peril or prosperity for the Somali Region?
Abdi Mohammed Omar (right), President of Somali Regional State, Meles Alem, (center), spokesperson of the ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
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Breaking the Silence: the Day Ahmedin Jebel, Ahmed Mustefa and myself were kidnapped
Abdulrezak Hussen (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 04/2018 – It is a real story of innocents being…
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News: Ethiopian parliament passes amnesty bill into law
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, June 28/2018 – In its 32nd regular session today, Ethiopian parliament has passed a proposed…
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OpEd: Torture and Ethiopia’s Culture of Impunity
Felix Horne Addis Abeba, June 26/2018 – Late one evening in 2015, local police arrested 28-year-old Abdi [not his…
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News: Netizens demand Ethiopia to release Andargachew Tsige from its prison
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, May 08/2018 – Netizens have once again taken to online campaign with the hashtag #FreeAndargachewTsige…
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News: Federal court delivers key verdict on 38 inmates charged in connection with Qilinto prison fire, downgrades terrorism charges to criminal charges
Pictures of some of the 38 inmates as compiled by social media activists and www.ethiotrialtracker.org Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, May…
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News: Many detained by the army as crackdown intensifies in various cities across Ethiopia, among them recently released politicians and journalists
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, March 26/2018 – In what appears to be a fresh round of crackdown by the army…
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