ESAT News (January 2, 2018) A worldwide Ethiopian joint task force has called for Ethiopians in the Diaspora to stop sending remittance to the country through money transfer channels or reduce the amount they send in a bid to deny a repressive regime the hard currency it badly needs to survive. “The two-year long political and economic uncertainty is forcing ...

ESAT News (January 1, 2018) Three people were arrested in Ambo town, west of the capital Addis Ababa for stealing and illegal use of riot police uniforms, local media reported over the weekend. The three individuals were also accused of robbery and of beating and inflicting injury to a number of residents of Ambo, according to the town’s communication affairs ...

ESAT News (January 1, 2018) Five Ethiopians were dead at the hands of human traffickers in Libya. Ethiopians who spoke to ESAT on the phone from Libya said they face beatings and various forms of torture as traffickers attempt to squeeze more money from their families. Over 2,500 immigrants are crammed in a makeshift shelter with no electricity and scanty ...

ESAT News (December 29, 2017) Security forces killed two people in Horogudru-Shambu, West Wollega as protests continue against a regime that has come under pressure from all corners with protesters demanding the end to its rule. East and West Wollega have seen violent clashes as security forces violently disperse anti-TPLF protesters. In Kellem, Wollega, thousands took to the streets denouncing ...

ESAT News (December 29, 2017) Four students were injured in Bule Hora University as anti-TPLF protesters clashed with regime supporters. Classes have been disrupted and the pro-TPLF students have reportedly left the campus. In the the town of Ambo, the epicenter of anti-TPLF protests, security forces arrested 50 students of Ambo University. Security forces accused that the students have coordinated ...

By Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 28, 2017) Expressing deep concern over the current political crisis in Ethiopia, the exiled Patriarchate of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has called for the establishment of a caretaker government. The patriarchate said in a press statement it sent to ESAT that a cloud of tribulations is looming large over the country and it was ...

ESAT News (December 28, 2017) Ethiopia’s pop star Teddy Afro says he wishes to perform in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. He told AFP news agency that he believes a performance could improve relations between the two countries. “What we need is the spirit of love, peace and forgiveness. This is because the current problems are the results of historical ...

ESAT News (December 28, 2017) Gunmen killed eight South Sudanese refugees, including women and children at Dima Refugee Camp in Gambella region of Western Ethiopia over the weekend, Radio Tamazuj reported quoting a camp leader. Children were among the dead in the attack by unidentified gunmen that came on Christmas eve. The Radio quoted Andrew Kaka, chairman of Zone B ...

ESAT News (December 27, 2017) Unable to cope with the unrelenting protests in all regions of the country against its tyrannical rule, the TPLF regime in Ethiopia has deployed regular army and militia from Tigray in an attempt to crush protests. ESAT’s military sources say as pressure mounts against its misrule, the regime has removed soldiers watching the country’s border ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 27, 2017) Ethiopians at home and in the Diaspora today held a one day social media campaign to bring to light the predicament of prisoners of conscience in TPLF prisons. Campaigners posted pictures and stories of hundreds of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners who were being tortured by prison guards, interrogators and spies ...