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ESAT News (April 8, 2016) A document received by ESAT indicate that the Metals and Engineering Corporation has asked its branches to contribute towards the medical expenses of the son of a Colonel amounting to nearly 3 million birr (150,000 USD). The letter from the headquarters of the Corporation instructed the 14 branches to send their share of the cost ...

ESAT News (April 7, 2016) A political prisoner for ten years in the notorious prison in Ambo died after serious injuries sustained from beatings, his mother told ESAT on Thursday. Getu Bekele Tolosa was imprisoned by the regime for what the mother said was political reasons. She said her son was then blamed for the recent fire that broke out ...

ESAT News (April 6, 2016) Egyptian officials said they will defend the rights of the thousands of Ethiopian refugees in that country, according to a report by the Al-Monitor newspaper. The statement from Egypt came after Ethiopian officials accused Cairo of supporting Ethiopian opposition groups. Ethiopian officials’ accusation came after the Oromo Media Network, an opposition media, held its two ...

ESAT News (April 6, 2016) UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) has said it will monitor the case of Andargachew Tsige, a British father held in Ethiopia, among others, amid concerns that the government has lessened its commitment to ending human rights abuses abroad, Reprieve, an international human rights organization said in a release on Tuesday. Reprieve quoted an interim ...