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Marathon gold medalist shows protest gesture

ESAT News (September 26, 2016) Ethiopian marathoner, crossed her wrist above her head, a gesture made popular by athlete Feyisa…

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Rights defender calls for the formation of a caretaker gov’t in Ethiopia

ESAT News (September 26, 2016) Prominent public intellectual and rights activist, Prof. Mesfin Wodemariam, called for the formation of a…

8 years ago

Feyisa Lilesa refutes Hailemariam’s claim that gesture in Rio was a stunt by opposition groups

ESAT News (September 23, 2016) Marathon silver medalist at Rio Olymics, known worldwide for his protest gesture against a brutal…

8 years ago

Four soldiers killed in central Ethiopia

ESAT News (September 23, 2016) Four members of the Agazi Forces, the special squad of the TPLF regime, were killed…

8 years ago

Seven alleged arsonists caught in Gondar

ESAT News (September 22, 2016) Seven people from Tigray region were caught in Gondar for allegedly trying to make arson…

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Ethiopian PM attacks social media, Internet at UN

ESAT News (September 22, 2016) The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, a country known for jailing journalists, muzzling the press and…

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Tigrians in the Diaspora call TPLF to step down

ESAT News (September 21, 2016) Tigrians residing in the Diaspora called in a statement that the TPLF regime to step…

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Ex-army officer exposes torture of detainees in secret location

ESAT News (September 21, 2016) A former member of the army who was among the thousands of youth detained by…

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The poster child of the Gondar protest abducted

ESAT News (September 20, 2016) Nigist Yirga, a young activist known for her viral photo as she posed in the…

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Security forces shot dead Konso rights campaigner

ESAT News (September 20, 2016) The attack by TPLF security forces on the Segen people of Konso has continued unabated…

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