Ethiopian

British lawyers urge Foreign Secretary to call for Andargachew Tsige’s releaseBritish lawyers urge Foreign Secretary to call for Andargachew Tsige’s release

British lawyers urge Foreign Secretary to call for Andargachew Tsige’s release

ESAT News (October 4, 2017) Two British legal professional associations urge the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,…

8 years ago

Group urges Congress to probe spying partnership with Ethiopian tyranny

ESAT News (October 3, 2017) A rights defender urged the U.S. Congress to ask the National Security Agency and the…

8 years ago
Ethiopia: UN confirms detention of Andualem Aragie arbitrary, calls for releaseEthiopia: UN confirms detention of Andualem Aragie arbitrary, calls for release

Ethiopia: UN confirms detention of Andualem Aragie arbitrary, calls for release

ESAT News (October 3, 2017) The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called the arrest of Andualem Aragie, an…

8 years ago
Ethiopia: Bahir Dar University expels engineering students from campusEthiopia: Bahir Dar University expels engineering students from campus

Ethiopia: Bahir Dar University expels engineering students from campus

ESAT News (October 2, 2017) Over 1500 engineering students of Bahir Dar University were expelled from campus following a dispute…

8 years ago
Ethiopia: Scores of people arrested following protests at annual Irreecha festivalEthiopia: Scores of people arrested following protests at annual Irreecha festival

Ethiopia: Scores of people arrested following protests at annual Irreecha festival

ESAT News (October 2, 2017) Scores of people were arrested on Sunday following anti-TPLF protests at the annual Irreecha festival…

8 years ago
Ethiopia: Army, police force to be deployed at Irreecha festivalEthiopia: Army, police force to be deployed at Irreecha festival

Ethiopia: Army, police force to be deployed at Irreecha festival

ESAT News (September 29, 2017) The Federal Police Commission said the army and police force would be deployed at the…

8 years ago
Ethiopia: Flooding displaces 93,000 peopleEthiopia: Flooding displaces 93,000 people

Ethiopia: Flooding displaces 93,000 people

ESAT News (September 29, 2017) More than 93,000 people have reportedly been displaced by flooding in areas in Afar, Jima,…

8 years ago
Thousands more displaced in Eastern EthiopiaThousands more displaced in Eastern Ethiopia

Thousands more displaced in Eastern Ethiopia

ESAT News (September 28, 2017) Reports reaching ESAT from Eastern Ethiopia say about 10,000 Oromos displaced from Somaliland and the…

8 years ago
Aba Geda bans gov’t officials at this year’s IrreechaAba Geda bans gov’t officials at this year’s Irreecha

Aba Geda bans gov’t officials at this year’s Irreecha

ESAT News (September 28, 2017) The Council of Aba Gedas, the cultural and religious leaders of the Oromos, has banned…

8 years ago
Eritrea says Ethiopia’s encroachment threat to security in Horn of AfricaEritrea says Ethiopia’s encroachment threat to security in Horn of Africa

Eritrea says Ethiopia’s encroachment threat to security in Horn of Africa

ESAT News (September 28, 2017) Eritrea warned that Ethiopia’s continued occupation and encroachment on its territory is a threat to…

8 years ago