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European Union Parliament condemns the wide range of human rights violations by the TPLF regime in Ethiopia

ESAT News (January 21, 2016) In what is being described as the strongest resolution on Ethiopia thus far, t s…

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Dozens killed in ethnically motivated violence in Gambella, residents say TPLF forces and Riek Machar’s army fuel the violence

ESAT News (January 30, 2016) Dozens of people were killed in the Gambella region of Ethiopia in what appeared to…

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Ethiopia ranks 103th out of 168 countries in Corruption Index 2015

ESAT News (January 28, 2016) Ethiopia continues to be one of the countries in the world where corruption is still…

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Tight security amid continuing protest as African leaders gather in Addis Ababa

ESAT News (January 28, 2016) Protest continued in the Oromia region of Ethiopia on Thursday despite ruling party officials’ media…

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Human Rights Watch says repression worsening in East Africa

ESAT News (January 27, 2016) Governments in East Africa made little or no progress on human rights in 2015,   Human…

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Ethiopian government’s contradictory statements on the looming famine baffle donors

ESAT News (January 27, 2016) Members of the diplomatic community say donors were puzzled by statements coming out of the…

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Aerial photography resumes to delineate disputed Ethio- Sudanese border

ESAT News (January 25, 2016) The Ethiopian government has resumed aerial reconnaissance survey to delineate the border between Sudan and…

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Mass arrest in Konso following peoples’ demand for self-administration

ESAT News (January 25, 2016) Federal and regional forces are conducting mass arrests in Konso, southern Ethiopia following demand by…

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Five people shot and Killed in Gondar at an Epiphany celebration

ESAT News (January 23, 2016) Five people were shot and killed at an Epiphany celebration in Chilga, Gondar, in what…

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A think tank says Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism law is used to stifle dissent

ESAT News (January 21, 2016) The government of Ethiopia routinely uses its vague and overly broad anti-terrorism law to stifle…

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