by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 3, 2017) Reports by media outlets including Al Jazeera, Associated Press and the BBC that there were 28 deaths in protest staged by students of an Islamic school in Asmara were scoffed at by senior Eritrean officials and other Eritrean groups. Al Jazeera, Associated Press and the BBC on Wednesday reported quoting a Facebook ...

ESAT News (November 2, 2017) Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants in Libya who escaped political persecution back home have called for help from compatriots and the international community as they are in wretched conditions. The over 200 Ethiopians are stranded in Libyan deserts and are at the mercy of smugglers and armed bandits, according to those who spoke to ESAT on ...

ESAT News (November 2, 2017) Hundreds of Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia to help new offensive by the Somali government against Al-Shabaab militants. The VOA report quoted residents in the border town of Dolow, in Somalia’s Gedo region, as saying that they saw at least 30 vehicles carrying Ethiopian troops crossing into Somalia late Tuesday. The locals estimate that ...

ESAT News (November 2, 2017) Ethiopian former labor confederation leaders in exile said the focus now should be the redemption of the country from TPLF’s divisive and destructive policies, but not revising labor laws. The former labor leaders in exile issued a statement in connection with labor laws promulgated by the regime that violates the rights to association and other ...

ESAT News (November 1, 2017) A cassation bench with the Ethiopian Supreme court has reportedly overruled an earlier decision by the court to grant bail to Bekele Gerba, a leading opposition figure incarcerated for over a year and half on charges of terrorism. The court over the weekend granted bail to Gerba as per the defense request that his charges ...

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (November 1, 2017) Representative Mike Coffman of Colorado today urge the House of Representative to vote on H. Res. 128, a resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. https://youtu.be/eX41TPehM-k The Representative from District 6 of Colorado who works closely with the Ethiopian community on promoting democracy and human rights in ...

ESAT News (October 31, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say nine people were killed in ethnic attacks allegedly instigated by operatives of the TPLF. Thousands of Amharas have also been displaced as a result of attacks by the locals. ESAT sources say in Kamash Zone alone, nine people were killed in ethnically motivated attack which sparked the displacement of Amharas from ...

ESAT News (October 31, 2017) Urging his government to get the release of Andargachew Tsige, an Ethiopian born British citizen on death row in Ethiopia, British International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, said he is “confident a solution can be found to get Andy home to his partner and three children in London by Christmas.” In a commentary published in the ...

ESAT News (October 31, 2017) An Ethiopian born Dutch citizen is on trial in the Netherlands for his alleged crimes in the infamous ‘Red Terror’ during the 1970s communist rule by Mengistu Hailemariam. Eshetu Alemu is accused of carrying out the execution of 75 people and at least 300 victims have been named in the charges, according to a BBC ...

ESAT News (October 30, 2017) The supreme court of Ethiopia granted bail to Bekele Gerba, one of the key opposition leaders incarcerated for over a year and half on charges of terrorism, which were later reduced to criminal charges. Bekele was among 20 others who were imprisoned in April 2015 at the height of protests in the Oromo region accused ...