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Ethiopia Arrests 11 Reporters Covering Amhara Unrest, Press Freedom Advocates Call for Release

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Tallied by RSF since April, the arrests of these 11 journalists in connection with their coverage of the tension follow a previous wave of arrests in May 2022. Ethiopia’s second

February 26, 2024

Human Rights

Press Freedom at Stake: Arrest of French Journalist in Ethiopia

Betsy Reed Editor, Guardian US Unveiling the Arrest: French Journalist Detained in Ethiopia. Ethiopian authorities have detained a visiting French journalist for being part of a “conspiracy to create chaos” in the

February 26, 2024

Human Rights

Ethiopia: End extrajudicial Executions in Amhara region, bring perpetrators to justice

February 26, 2024 Amnesty International Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) extrajudicially executed civilians in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, and in some cases denied family members the right to

February 26, 2024

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The Global Call to Action: Responding to the Merawi Massacre

BY MESFIN TEGENU, It has taken three weeks, but the world is slowly confirming the details and coming to grips with a shocking atrocity in Africa’s second most populous nation. In the

February 24, 2024

Human Rights·ANALYSIS & OPINION

Koree Nageenyaa: Ethiopia’s Crisis: Abiy Ahmed’s Deadly Tactics “Extrajudicial killing”

(Reuters) – A secretive committee of senior officials in Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region, Oromiya, has ordered extra-judicial killings and illegal detentions to crush an insurgency there, a Reuters investigation has

February 24, 2024

News·Human Rights

Zukala’s Monastery Fathers Murdered: A Call for Justice

The killing of the fathers of the Abune Gebre Holy Spirit Monastery of Zukala

February 24, 2024

News·Human Rights

Abiy Ahmed’s Airstrike Kills 15 Civilians in Amhara, Ethiopia

Feb 23 (Reuters) – An airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 15 civilians, including children and elderly people, when it hit a truck carrying them to a village this week,

February 23, 2024

News·Human Rights

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado

Geneva We are very concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in some regions of Ethiopia. In Amhara region, following a flare-up in clashes between the Ethiopian military and the regional Fano

February 21, 2024

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Upholding Human Rights in Ethiopia: A Call to Action

Amnesty International reported today that Ethiopian authorities have utilized the state of emergency to suppress peaceful dissent by detaining government critics and journalists without due process. The House of People’s Representatives in

February 19, 2024

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California Passes Urgent Resolution Condemning Amhara Genocide and Calling for Immediate Action from Biden Administration in Ethiopia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Hollywood, CA – February 17, 2024: In a unanimous decision, the City Council of West Hollywood has passed Ethiopia Resolution No. 24-006, condemning the targeted killings of Amhara civilians,

February 17, 2024

Press Releases·Human Rights

Hunger Crisis in Ethiopia: Desperation at the Door of Death

Agencies warn ‘starvation and death are inevitable’ as war, drought and a halt to aid leave Tigray warning of famine The Guardian reporter The grain stores are empty in the village of

February 11, 2024

News·Human Rights

Targeted Civilian Door to Door Killings in Merwi Demand Immediate Action and Human Rights Monitoring: US Expresses Deep Concern

United States expressing deep concern about targeted civilian killings in the town of Merawi in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. The U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa called for unfettered access by independent

February 10, 2024

News·Human Rights

The United States’ Stance on Merawi Mascare: Promoting Peace Through Dialogue in Ethiopia

The United States condemns violence against civilians. We stand ready to support peaceful dialogue aimed at resolving Ethiopia’s complex challenges.

February 9, 2024

News·Human Rights

Amhara Town Massacre: The Horrifying Truth behind Abiy Ahmed’s Ethno-Fascist

The Amhara conflict broke out less than a year after the government reached a peace deal in November 2022 to end a two-year civil war in the neighboring Tigray region that killed

February 4, 2024

News·Human Rights

Critical Update: KillerAbiy Ahmed Extends State of Emergency in Amhara

Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday extended by four months a state of emergency declared in August to respond to an insurgency in the northern region of Amhara that has resulted in hundreds of

February 3, 2024

Human Rights