ESAT News (August 10, 2017) Another 180 migrants were forced from a boat today, a day after 50 Somalis and Ethiopians were drowned by smugglers off the coast of Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement Thursday. “Up to 180 migrants are reported to have been forced from a boat by smugglers off the coast of ...

ESAT News (August 10, 2017) There has been reports of fighting in the area between the cities of Harar and Babile on the way to the country’s eastern commercial town of Jijiga. The highway connecting the capital Addis Ababa to Jijiga has been blocked, according a security alert by the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa. Bloggers close officials in Addis ...

ESAT News (August 10, 2017) The 4th criminal bench of the federal high court in Addis Ababa on Thursday denied bail to a prominent Ethiopian opposition leader while the 2nd bench gave additional time to police investigating the cases of individuals accused of corruption. Bekele Gerba, first secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress was initially accused of terrorism but ...

ESAT News (August 9, 2017) The Ethiopian Advocacy Network (EAN) demand British prosecutors to drop what it called politically motivated charges against Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo, well-known dissident and pro-democracy activist who was briefly detained by UK authorities on terrorism charges. “Dr. Kersmo, a scholar, researcher, and God-fearing Christian believes only a genuine democratic system will bring peace and stability ...

ESAT News (August 9, 2017) An American economist and civil resistance expert has accused the TPLF of copying the policies of the defunct apartheid regime in South Africa to oppress and exploit the poor people of Ethiopia. In an exclusive interview with ESAT, David Steinman, who advises pro-democracy movements around the world, said the minority regime is draining all the ...

ESAT News (August 8, 2017) Strikes have continued in several towns in the Oromo and Amhara regions as regime security forces responded with arrests and intimidations. Reports reaching ESAT say security forces arrested several people in the city of Bahir Dar following a stay at home strike on Monday that shuts down the entire city. Businesses and other services were ...

ESAT News (August 8, 2017) Aid agencies and the Ethiopian regime say at least 8.5 million people will require relief food assistance in the second half of 2017, up from 5.6 million in January. The new report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the revised net requirements to address identified food and non-food needs for ...

ESAT News (August 8, 2017) The Human Rights Watch said on Monday that based on interviews conducted with protesters, including those who were detained during the state of emergency, it was just a matter of time before they took their grievances to the streets again. “Many protesters, including those who were held in Ethiopia’s “rehabilitation camps” during the state of ...

ESAT News (August 7, 2017) Residents of Ambo and Woliso, West and South West of the capital Addis Ababa respectively, strike on Monday to demand the release of political prisoners including Dr. Merera Gudina, Bekele Gerba and other leaders and members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). The strikes in the two towns began in opposition to the new tax ...

ESAT News (August 7, 2017) The city of Bahir Dar today commemorated the massacre of over 50 anti-government protesters in August 2016 by snipers of the regime security. Businesses were shut down while transportation was disrupted in Bahir Dar on Monday. City mayor Ayenew Belay confirmed the strikes to local media but said they were able to convince some business ...