Ethiopia’s Torture Problem and the Court of Public Opinion – HRW

12/16/2018 Ethiopia’s Torture Problem and the Court of Public OpinionVictims of Torture Deserve Meaningful JusticeFelix HorneSenior Researcher, Horn of AfricaEthiopia’s state broadcaster EBC aired a documentary this week, detailing numerous horrendous acts of torture carried out by security services in recent years. Many Ethiopians were shocked and outraged. Screenshot from EBC documentary detailing numerous horrendous […]

The unheard Ethiopian voice is raised, in word and song

In ‘Noble Savage’ at the Hullageb Festival in Jerusalem, Orit Tashoma singsongs the story of a community that found its way to Israel but is still finding its way in IsraelBy Jessica Steinberg 16 December 2018, 7:05 pm https://youtu.be/AES2gwphKckWhen Orit Tashoma talks and sings, she creates images for her audiences, of Ethiopian handshakes and enormous […]

Egypt Welcomes Ethiopia’s Suspension of Work on Renaissance Dam

Sunday, 16 December, 2018 – 08:45 A general view of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour, in Ethiopia March 31, 2015. (Reuters)Cairo – Asharq Al-Awsat Cairo welcomed Ethiopia’s suspension of work on the Renaissance Dam on the Nile River for the next four years, revealed informed Egyptian […]

‘Nobody will kneel’: Tigrayans defiant as Ethiopian leader cracks down

December 16, 2018 / 2:02 AM Maggie Fick MEKELLE, Ethiopia (Reuters) – In the birthplace of the armed struggle that propelled Ethiopia’s ruling coalition to power 27 years ago, there is growing anger as the country’s new prime minister stages a crackdown on the region’s once-powerful leaders. Fitsum Tekele, an Ethiopian farmer, harvests their staple […]

ልኡል ራስ መንገሻ ስዩም ትግራይ ውስጥ የወርቅ ካባ እና አክሊል በመሸለማቸው ህወሓት ሸላሚዎቹን አገተ

December 16, 2018e ልኡል ራስ መንገሻ ስዩም ትግራይ ውስጥ የወርቅ ካባ እና አክሊል በመሸለማቸው ህወሓት ሸላሚዎቹን እንዳገተና እንዳስፈራራቸው Amdom Gebreslasie ገልጿል፡፡ Wedi Shambel ፅሁፉን ወደ አማርኛ ትርጉሞታል፡፡ ===================================== “የህወሓት አፈና በሰበካ ጉባኤ ማርያም ንግድ” የህወሓት ፅህፈት ቤት “ልኡል ራስ ስዩም መንገሻ እንደሚመጡ ለምን ቀድማችሁ ሪፖርት አላደረጋችሁልንም፣ ያለ እኛ ፍቃድ ወርቅ ካባ ሸልማችሃል” በማለት የካቴድራሉን የሰበካ […]

የስብሃት ማፊያ ቡድን – “EFFORT” የማፊያ ቡድን ንብረት ስለሆነ መወረስ አለበት!

December 16, 2018e Seyoum Teshome ክፍል 5፡ መቀሌ ላይ የመሸገው ህወሓት በሀገሪቱ የተጀመረውን የለውጥ እንቅስቃሴ በማስቀጠል እኩልነትና ፍትሃዊ ተጠቃሚነት ለማረጋገጥ በሚደረገው ጥረት ዋና እንቅፋት ሆኖ ይቀጥላል። በተለያዩ የሀገሪቱ አከባቢዎች የብሔር ግጭትና ብጥብጥ በማስነሳት በሀገሪቱ ሰላምና መረጋጋት እንዳይኖር ያደርጋል። በተለይ በትግራይ ክልል ደግሞ ምንም ዓይነት የለውጥ እንቅስቃሴ እንዳይጀመር እንቅፋት ይሆናል። ከዚህ በተጨማሪ የስብሃት ማፊያ ቡድን ለኢኮኖሚ […]

Meeting my Torturers!

December 12, 2018 r Befeqadu Hailu Befqadu Z Hailu Most of us are already convinced that the old regime has fallen and the new regime is here, cursing the past. No theory can easily define the type of political transition in #Ethiopia. It is the same ruling party that revolted against its umbrella, the coalition […]

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2018/12/ Ethnic violence in southern Ethiopia kills and wounds dozens | Ethiopia News | Al Jazeera Home News Middle East Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific All Middle East Documentaries Featured Documentaries Witness Al Jazeera World 101 East People & Power Fault Lines Radicalised Youth Al Jazeera Correspondent This is Europe […]

Ethiopia jails soldiers who marched on PM palace to up to 14 years

December 15, 2018 / 8:06 AM Ethiopia jails soldiers who marched on PM palace to up to 14 years Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A military court in Ethiopia on Saturday jailed 66 soldiers for between five and 14 years for marching on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s palace in October, ruling they had broken […]