ESAT News (October 18, 2016) A think-tank said on Tuesday that corruption by ruling party officials and disproportionate benefits of the economy that has gone mainly to Tigrayans drove the people to rise up against the regime in Ethiopia. London-based Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, said in a report that “perceptions are widespread that control of the ...

  ESAT News (October 18, 2016) Amnesty International said on Tuesday that heavy-handed crackdowns by the Ethiopian regime will only escalate a deepening crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 800 protesters since protests began in November 2015. The call by the rights group came after the government issued a directive imposing wide-ranging restrictions as part of a ...

  ESAT News (October 18, 2016) The UN Secretary-General has urged Ethiopian authorities to ensure the protection of fundamental human rights. Ban Ki-moon’s call came following the declaration of a state of emergency by the Ethiopian regime which has come under severe criticism and condemnations. “We are aware of the latest reports about new measures being imposed and are looking ...

  ESAT News (October 18, 2016) Strike by residents of the city of Gondar entered second day on Tuesday despite presence of heavy security that threatens residents to stop the strikes and forcefully open businesses. Residents of Gondar began a three-day strike on Monday, the first such strike since the declaration of state of emergency. Businesses and transportation services remained ...

  ESAT News (October 18, 2016) Ethiopian authorities indefinitely cancelled the country’s premier league as well as the Addis Ababa City Cup soccer tournaments as tensions mount following the declaration of a state of emergency. The Addis Ababa stadium has been the venue for venting grievances against the government for Addis’ diehard soccer fans while similar protests against the regime ...

  ESAT News (October 18, 2016) A senior researcher with Human Rights Watch says the state of emergency declared by the TPLF regime in Ethiopia meant a militarized response that will have a counterproductive effect in the long term stability of Ethiopia. Felix Horne, senior researcher for the Horn of Africa with HRW also said that by declaring the state ...

ESAT News (October 17, 2016 The leader of an armed opposition group on Monday described the state of emergency declared last week by the regime in Ethiopia as “a state of slavery” imposed on the people of Ethiopia as it curtails all human, political and God given rights. Professor Berhanu Nega, chairman of Patriotic Ginbot 7, an armed group based ...

  ESAT News (October 17, 2017) Schools, businesses and transportation were shut down on Monday as residents of Gondar began a three-day strike defying the state of emergency declared last week. Organizers told ESAT that the strike was a dismissal to the state of emergency which bans any strikes, protest demonstrations and public gatherings. They said the strike was also ...

  ESAT News (October 17, 2016) Human Rights Watch demanded the European Union to use its leverage and push for investigations into the brutal crackdown in the Amhara and Oromo regions, where people have been protesting against the ruthless rule of a minority regime and mass murder of peaceful protesters by security forces. Presenting a testimony at the European Parliament, ...

  ESAT News (October 15, 2016) One week after declaring a six-month state of emergency, Ethiopian authorities released details of the law on Saturday prohibiting exchange of electronic messages and banning public gatherings and demonstrations among others. The state run media outlets on Saturday published details of the law as presented by the head of the command post secretariat in ...