Tag Archives: Ethiopia

Regime forces kill 7 civilians in Southern Ethiopia as protest continues

ESAT News (December 19, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT say regime security forces killed 7 civilians on Monday in Southern Ethiopia as anti-TPLF protests intensified in the region and beyond. In towns stretching from Yabello to Moyale, Agazi forces of the regime carried out extra-judicial killings against protesters, particularly targeting the Oromos, according to sources. The road from Yabello to Moyale, ...

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UK court finds Tadesse Biru not guilty of terrorism offences

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 19, 2017) A jury in a British court today found Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo not guilty of all counts of terrorism charges brought by prosecutors. After weighing the charges and defense testimonies the jury at the Snaresbrook Crown Court returned a verdict of not guilty on all counts. Dr. Kersmo, who is a university ...

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Dozens killed in fresh ethnic violence in Eastern Ethiopia

ESAT News (December 18, 2017) Dozens of people have been killed in a renewed ethnic attack in Eastern Ethiopia over the weekend in what activists and critics say was carried out following the decision by the military to leave areas where ethnic tensions were high. Details of what happened in two districts in West Hararghe remain blurry but initial reports ...

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Ethiopia: University students continue protest, boycott classes

ESAT News (December 18, 2017) Students in a number of Universities in Ethiopia have continued boycotting classes in protest against the TPLF regime and recent killings of at least 18 people in Chelenqo, Eastern Ethiopia, last Monday. At least 15 students of Dire Dawa University were injured as Agazi forces entered their campuses and beat them up. Students of Dire ...

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Ethiopia: Movement calls for formation of transitional govt of national unity

ESAT News (December 13, 2017) The coalition, Ethiopian National Movement (ENM), today urged all stakeholders to work towards the establishment of a transitional government of national unity in a bid to save Ethiopia from slipping into an instability of regional and global consequences. Leaders of the ENM, who presented their “program of transition towards a sustainable democratic order in Ethiopia” ...

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Ethiopia: Towns in Oromo region denounce Chelenko killings, mourn the death

ESAT News (December 15, 2017) Residents of several towns today denounce the killing of 18 peaceful civilians, including five members of a family in Chelenko, Eastern Ethiopia. Members of the defense forces on Monday shot and killed 18 people, execution style, while the victims were on a farm work. Reports say the army was patrolling in the area to quell ...

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Ethiopia: University students continue protests

ESAT News (December 14, 2017) Ethiopia’s universities continued to be hit by protests on Thursday after the death of students last week in ethnic clashes and at the hands of regime’s security forces. Students are demanding an end to TPLF rule, a regime they say has pitted one ethnic group against the other in a policy of divide and rule. ...

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Ethiopia: Social stigma hinders successful treatment of children with HIV

ESAT News (December 14, 2017) Children living with HIV in Ethiopia are at high risk of receiving inadequate treatment – or no treatment at all – on account of deeply rooted prejudice, according to a study published in News Medical. The most considerable risk can be found among very small children, who do not receive proper treatment right away, according ...

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Former U.S. official says Ethiopia needs all-party conference

ESAT News (December 13, 2017) The former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs says the TPLF should consider a mediation by the U.S. government and organize an all party conference before the country collapses. Herman Cohen advised the TPLF regime to request the U.S. government’s mediation and call for an all party conference. “Ethiopia’s TPLF leadership should seriously ...

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Ethiopia: Regime blocks social media, jams ESAT satellite as protest intensifies

ESAT News (December 13, 2017) As protest intensifies against its rule, the regime in Ethiopia blocked social media and jammed satellite transmissions by the Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT). Facebook and Twitter were down since Tuesday and satellite broadcasts by ESAT were down after repeated jamming. The regime routinely shuts down social media, Internet and broadcasts by independent media ...

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