ESAT News (January 11, 2018) Ethiopian courts, seen by many as instruments of the oppressive regime, have continued handing down prison terms to dissidents who insist terrorism charges brought against them were politically motivated. A court in Addis Ababa today sentenced thirty-three defendants to prison terms ranging from 15 to 18 years for allegedly being members and supporters of an ...

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 ...

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” ...

ESAT News (November 17, 2017) An armed group opposing the Ethiopian regime claimed responsibility for an attack on a military camp in Northern Ethiopia. Patriotic Ginbot 7, which has been carrying out sporadic attacks on regime targets in Northern Ethiopia, said its forces have made a surprise attack on a military camp in Azezo, North Gonder. A statement from the ...

ESAT News (November 14, 2017) Patriotic Ginbot 7, an armed opposition to the Ethiopian regime, said a security plan of action document leaked yesterday to the media shows the regime in Ethiopia is teetering on the brink. A leaked security document first published by the Addis Standard on Monday blames Patriotic Ginbot 7 and OLF for the unrest in the ...

ESAT News (November 13, 2017) The Ethiopian regime blames neighboring Eritrea and Egypt for the unrest in the country. The regime also said a genocide has been committed in the recent ethnic violence in the Eastern part of the country along the border between the Somali and Oromo communities. A security plan of action document presented at the national security ...

ESAT News (May 30, 2016) Chairman of the Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy, Prof. Berhanu Nega, reiterated that armed operations by his Movement is not along the border with Eritrea as the regime in Addis Ababa would like the people to believe, but is inside the heartland as has been seen in the recent fight with regime ...