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Ethiopians in Finland demand Finnish university to rescind honorary degree

  ESAT News (February 21, 2017) Ethiopians in Finland wrote a letter to the Tampere University of Technology objecting the…

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Ethiopia: 18 million USD allocated for fresh drought

ESAT News (February 21, 2017) The UN’s  Central Emergency Response Fund allocates US$18.5 million for Ethiopia’s fresh drought. The fund…

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South Sudan declares famine in Unity State

ESAT News (February 20, 2017) A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced…

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Sudan Court Sentences Ethiopian Protesters to Lashes, Fine

ESAT News (February 20, 2017) A Khartoum court on Saturday sentenced 65 Ethiopians to 40 lashes and a large fine…

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UK trains Ethiopian security forces as citizen faces death penalty

ESAT News (February 20, 2017) The UK Government is training senior members of Ethiopia’s security sector, despite the illegal detention…

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Ethiopia: Prosecutors present media interview clips as evidence of “terror”  against prominent dissents

  ESAT News (February 17, 2017) Unable to present witnesses on a bogus terrorism charge against opposition political prisoners, Ethiopian…

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Ethiopia: Peaceful protests turning into fully-fledged armed uprising

ESAT News (February 17, 2017) The peaceful protests that began in November 2015 have now changed into  “fully-fledged armed uprising…

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Congressman Ethiopian Government Must Stop Rights Violations

ESAT News (February 16, 2017) Joined by victims of torture at the hands of the Ethiopian government, Representative Chris Smith…

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Swedish member of parliament speaks of atrocities in Ethiopia

  ESAT News (February 16, 2017) A Swedish member of parliament on Wednesday spoke at length on the atrocities committed…

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Richard Pankhurst passes away at 90

  ESAT News (February 16, 2017) Richard Pankhurst, considered by many the ultimate expert on Ethiopian history, passed away on…

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