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News: Federal court hands six more months in contempt of court against high profile opposition party defendants
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 05/2018 – The federal high court fourth criminal bench has today sentenced four defendants in…
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News: AHRE new report on Ethiopia sheds light on shrinking civic space in authoritarian state
Addis Abeba, February 02/2018 – The Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE) launched its new report on Ethiopia,…
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News: Imprisoned opposition leader Bekele Gerba risks losing left eye vision, his distraught daughter says
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 01/2018 – Bontu Bekele, the daughter of imprisoned opposition leader Bekele Gerba, first secretary general…
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Opinion: Demystifying the bold-move by the Oromia Regional State leadership vis a vis Ethiopia’s quest for a better tomorrow
Daniel Behailu (PhD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 31/2018 – Ethiopia is in a chaotic state of facts…
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News: At least eleven people, including a district court head, killed in Mersa, north Wello, as protests spread; residences, a local court, government offices and a police station burned down
Etenesh Abera, Addis Abeba, January 27/2018 – At least eleven people “possibly more” were killed today in Mersa town,…
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News: More deaths of civilians as security forces quash protests in various parts of Ethiopia
Etenesh Abera & Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, January 26/2018 – This week has seen a return to the killings…
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News: Victim’s brother in Weldiya describes finding the body of his brother riddled with five bullets
Residents say the number of causalities is higher than what is admitted by officials Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, January…
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News: Security forces open fire at festival goers in Weldiya, Amhara regional state, killing at least five
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, January 21/2018 – “At least five people were killed” yesterday and several others wounded when…
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Opinion: ‘Peace’ of the tormentor and resistance toward freedom
Alem Mamo, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 11/2018 – Fostering peace is much more abstruse than waging war…
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News: Federal high court reverses decision to summon gov. officials as defense witnesses, angering defendants; sentences seven on contempt of court
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 11/2018 – The Federal High Court 4th criminal bench has today dismissed its own…
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