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September 2020

UN Amplifies Ethiopian Migrant Detainees’ Cries for Help in Saudi Arabia

UN Amplifies Ethiopian Migrant Detainees’ Cries for Help in Saudi Arabia

By Tigist Geme/VOA September 18, 2020 The prospect of paid work and better lives lured Teshome and Kadir from their native Ethiopia, their hopes pinned on Saudi Arabia. Instead, the two young men have spent at least five months idled and anguished, confined in one of the kingdom’s migrant detention centers. They fear they’ll never

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Ethiopia has started clamping down on independent media again as tensions rise

Ethiopia has started clamping down on independent media again as tensions rise

By Zecharias Zelalem September 16, 2020 Over the last year Ethiopia’s government has backtracked significantly on the progress it made to shed its repressive image when it comes to press freedom. Long renowned for its a poor record on media freedom, major inroads were believed to have been made two years ago after the then newly

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Mass Murder of Amharas in Benishangul-Gumez Region

Mass Murder of Amharas in Benishangul-Gumez Region

Targeted attacks against Amharas have occurred again in Benishangul-Gumez Region of Ethiopia. Amhara Association of America (AAA) has received reports that 89 people mainly Amhara/Agew have been killed by Gumez militias in an attack spanning several days starting September 4. We are still collecting information, but here is what we have learned from our sources

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Proclamation finally decrees equality for Ethiopian Muslims

By Endris Mekonnen Legislation in June recognizing the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council was a historic progressive move by the State for the Muslim community. On 11 June, the House of People’s Representatives (the House) approved a bill to legally establish the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (EIASC, aka the majlis), a move with overarching positive implications for Ethiopian

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Beni Shanguel Gumuz State/Kilil where GERD is located many lives are frequently lost in that part of Ethiopia by “unknown” armed men.

By Tedla Asfaw On past Sunday killings more than 80 people, majority of them Amharas were gunned down including children according to eye witnesses.Names of the dead were read on media, all Amharas !!! On VOA Amharic govt spokesperson from the region confirmed the killing by what he called anti peace forces. He also said

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the failure of a transactional foreign policy

By Isaac Kfir Independent consultant, Advisory Board, International Institute for Justice  On August 27, Foreign Policy reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was considering suspending $130 million worth of US aid to Ethiopia. Within less than a week, the US on the orders of President Trump suspended some of the aid, in the hope that such action would cajole Addis

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