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ESAT News (November 11, 2016) Security forces have reportedly taken into custody Befeqadu Hailu, known for his critical blogs against the repressive regime in Ethiopia. ESAT sources said security forces in plain clothe came to the residence of the blogger at 6 a.m. on Friday and told him he is wanted by the command post for questioning. The Ethiopian regime ...

ESAT News (November 11, 2016) Prominent Oromo political leaders, Bekele Gerba and et al, who appeared before the Federal High Court on Friday said they were beaten by prison officers for refusing to appear at the sham trial. Gerba, first secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress and twenty-one other defendants were rounded up and jailed in December 2015 at ...

ESAT News (November 11, 2016) Reprieve, an international human rights organization, said on Friday that Britain’s Foreign Office has failed for a fortnight to confirm if a British father held on death row in Ethiopia is still alive, after a warning that his life may be in danger. Reprieve, which follows the case of Andargachew Tsige, said in a release ...

ESAT News (November 12, 2016) A board entrusted with overseeing the martial law declared by the repressive regime in Ethiopia says over 11,000 people were arrested since the state of emergency was declared in early October, according to the state media. But opposition political parties say the figure is much higher than what the government bodies report. Dr. Merara Gudina, ...