Ethiopia protests

Ethiopia: Courts continue handing down prison terms to political prisonersEthiopia: Courts continue handing down prison terms to political prisoners

Ethiopia: Courts continue handing down prison terms to political prisoners

ESAT News (January 11, 2018) Ethiopian courts, seen by many as instruments of the oppressive regime, have continued handing down…

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Debretsion Gebremichael: Corruption, pornography and sex tourismDebretsion Gebremichael: Corruption, pornography and sex tourism

Debretsion Gebremichael: Corruption, pornography and sex tourism

Debretsion Gebremichael, TPLF’s new chairman and deputy administrator of the Tigray region, has been exposed for misusing work related travel…

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Ethiopia: Regime continues jailing opponents despite promise to release political prisonersEthiopia: Regime continues jailing opponents despite promise to release political prisoners

Ethiopia: Regime continues jailing opponents despite promise to release political prisoners

ESAT News (January 10, 2018) Ethiopian regime prosecutors brought “treason” and “terrorism” charges against political opponents a week after the…

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Ethiopia: Plans to crackdown on youth movement face backlashEthiopia: Plans to crackdown on youth movement face backlash

Ethiopia: Plans to crackdown on youth movement face backlash

ESAT News (January 9, 2018) The announcement by Ethiopian regime authorities that they would investigate and crackdown on Qero, a…

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Ethiopia: Imprisoned cardiologist says 20 die as authorities refuse to let him treat his patientsEthiopia: Imprisoned cardiologist says 20 die as authorities refuse to let him treat his patients

Ethiopia: Imprisoned cardiologist says 20 die as authorities refuse to let him treat his patients

ESAT News (January 8, 2018) An Ethiopian born Swedish cardiologist who was jailed in Ethiopia in a politically motivated charge…

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Swedish MPs demand their gov’t to hold Ethiopian regime accountable for human rights violationsSwedish MPs demand their gov’t to hold Ethiopian regime accountable for human rights violations

Swedish MPs demand their gov’t to hold Ethiopian regime accountable for human rights violations

ESAT News (January 8, 2018) Two members of the Swedish Parliament said their government should demand and hold the Ethiopian…

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Ethiopia: Judge prevents tortured prisoner at Ma’ekelawi from showing his scarsEthiopia: Judge prevents tortured prisoner at Ma’ekelawi from showing his scars

Ethiopia: Judge prevents tortured prisoner at Ma’ekelawi from showing his scars

ESAT News (January 5, 2018) Two days after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said Ma’ekelawi detention center was used by…

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Ethiopia: Ethnic conflict separate thousands of children from familiesEthiopia: Ethnic conflict separate thousands of children from families

Ethiopia: Ethnic conflict separate thousands of children from families

ESAT News (January 5, 2018) Some 14,000 children might have been separated from their families in ethnic clashes in Eastern…

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Ethiopia: Promise to release political prisoners meaningless without political freedoms, says think tankEthiopia: Promise to release political prisoners meaningless without political freedoms, says think tank

Ethiopia: Promise to release political prisoners meaningless without political freedoms, says think tank

ESAT News (January 4, 2018) Ethiopian regime’s promise to release political prisoners & close a notorious jail is meaningless without…

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Ethiopia: Protest continues despite promise to release “some” political prisonersEthiopia: Protest continues despite promise to release “some” political prisoners

Ethiopia: Protest continues despite promise to release “some” political prisoners

ESAT News (January 3, 2018) Protests have continued today in a number of towns and villages in the country’s Oromo…

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