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Ethiopia: Andargachew goes two years without phone call to family

ESAT News (December 14, 2016) Andargachew “Andy” Tsige, a politician on death row in Ethiopia has gone two years without…

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Ethiopia:  Internet censorship causing severe restrictions to information

ESAT News (December 14, 2016) Ethiopian regime’s deadly crackdown on protesters in the last one year was accompanied by blockage…

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Feyisa Lilesa named among 2016 global thinkers

ESAT News (December 13, 2016) Ethiopia’s Olympic athlete, Feyisa Lilesa, has been named among the 2016 top 100 global thinkers…

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Ethiopia becomes fifth worst jailer of journalists

ESAT News (December 13, 2016) The Committee to Protect Journalists said Ethiopia has become the fifth worst jailer of journalists…

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Ethiopia: Man who swallowed massive cocaine dose arrested at airport

ESAT News (December 13, 2016) A Nigerian was arrested hiding over one kilogram of cocaine in his belly at the…

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Nearly US$900 million needed for 2017 Ethiopia drought response

ESAT News (December 13, 2016) Nearly 900 million dollars is needed for 2017 Ethiopia drought response. Relief web said in…

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The Gambia’s president urged to accept defeat by new government

ESAT News (December 12, 2016) The president-elect of the Gambia has demanded that Yahya Jammeh step down immediately, as African…

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U.S. Asst. Sec. of State visits Ethiopia

ESAT News (December 12, 2016)     Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Affairs Tom Malinowski will…

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Coalition calls for release of Merara, all political prisoners

ESAT News (December 12, 2016) The Ethiopian National Movement (ENM), a coalition of four political groups fighting the TPLF-led tyrannical…

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Ethiopia: Security forces burn property of freedom fighters

ESAT News (December 9, 2016) Reports reaching from northern Ethiopia say regime’s army is burning down houses and crops belonging…

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