Social Affairs
Social Affairs
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News: Ethiopia Rights Commission, US gov’t call for immediate release of all civilians detained under emergency decree
A long line visitors queuing to deliver essentials including food to Tigrayans detained in Aba-Samuel detention facility in the outskirt…
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News: Somali regional govt accuses ‘anti-peace forces’ of attempting coup, colliding with terrorist organizations to destabilize region
Mustafe Omer, President of Somali Regional State. Picture: Regional Communication bureau By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba – Following reports…
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News: OFC decries ‘appalling’, ‘endless suffering’ of Ethiopians in Saudi detention facilities
Social media users post pictures of Ethiopians suffering in Saudi detention centers Addis Abeba – In a statement released yesterday,…
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News: ONLF, Congress for Somali Cause criticize inadequate response to severe drought, crackdown on dissidents in Somali State
Ahmed Mohammed Hassan (top center) & Abdirahman Mahdi (bottom center) at the two day meeting in Nairobi. Picture: CSO Addis…
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Analysis: “Hundreds” killed, thousands displaced in recurring armed attacks in Amaro Special Wereda, Southern region; latest attack leaves three dead, four injured
In the latest attack, armed men opened fire on Isuzu truck traveling en route from Dilla city to Amaro Special…
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News: UN deputy chief encourages Ethiopia gov’t to have peace talk with “all stakeholders to end ongoing human atrocities”
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 UN deputy Chief Amina Mohammed with Debretsion Gebremichael in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray statePhoto: Prof.…
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News: House Foreign Affairs Committee passes bipartisan bill requiring US gov’t to ‘take additional measures to end brutal civil war in Ethiopia’
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo Ken Cedeno/Pool via House Foreign Affairs Committee Addis…
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#EthiopiaDrought in numbers: 6.8 million people in 26 zones affected, more than 260,000 livestock deaths registered in four regions
In Gebi’as village, Somali region, Ethiopia, sixth grader Abdurazak Mohammed takes his donkeys back home, past the bodies of animals…
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#NewsAlert: OFC, ONLF say Dialogue Commission process unrepresentative, not impartial; decline Parliament invitation today
Addis Abeba – Three opposition parties Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)…
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NewAlert: UN Chief invokes Olympic Truce to appeal for end of hostilities, humanitarian access to pave way for inclusive dialogue in Ethiopia
Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR at a Press Conference after 66th session of Excom. 9 October 2015.…
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