Open Letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee
June 3, 2022 The Norwegian Nobel Committee Henrik Ibsens gate 51 0255 Oslo E-mail: postmaster@nobel.no Dear Excellencies: Subject: Further Appeal to Strip Abiy Ahmed Ali of his Nobel Peace Prize As a
Journalists critical of Ethiopian government being arrested
A man holds a newspaper in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3 November 2021, a day after a nationwide state of emergency was declared. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images 11 media workers have been
Ethiopian rights body seeks release of 16 detained journalists
Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights body has called for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of
Ethiopia: A baby has been released after serving six days in prison
A few days ago, journalist Solomon was abducted by gunmen on his way home. Hearing of this embarrassment, the journalist went to the police station and ridiculed his sister, saying, “Until Solomon
12 journalists, media personalities arrested in Bahir Dar, Addis Abeba in just Three days
By Mahlet Fasil About a dozen journalists and media personalities were arrested in a span of three days, reports said. The arrests were made in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara
TPLF Kills, Rapes Over 7,000 Innocent Civilians
The Terrorist TPLF forces executed and gang-raped over 7,000 innocent civilians in their short-lived occupation of the Amhara State, according to the research conducted by the state’s 10 universities together with the
Human Rights Commission tells lawmakers to “pay special attention” to rising rights abuse including extrajudicial killings, excessive use of force
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) told lawmakers to pay “special attention” to the increasing level of human rights abuses in Ethiopia including extrajudicial killings, excessive use of force, random
Speaking Truth to Power: United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
This message is prepared in consultation with members of the Executive Committee of OTAGE as a follow up to an earlier letter (attached below) sent to the UN Secretary General and the
Because of a Facebook policy lapse, thousands were slain in Ethiopia
by Kanika Batra Arora April 27, 2022 For a long time, Facebook has been responsible for propagating hate speech on its platform, especially in the least developing and vulnerable countries. Even while it
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Report on Ethiopia’s Wolkait Region: Biased and Tendentious
We, the undersigned, strongly protest against the joint report of Amnesty International (“AI”) and Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) issued recently accusing the Federal Government of Ethiopia, the Amhara Regional Government and the
Ethiopia: Time’s ticking for Ethiopia’s Red Terror trial in the Netherlands
26 APRIL 2022 BY THIJS BOUWKNEGT, FOR JUSTICEINFO.NET Last week, The Hague Appeals Court completed its long-awaited hearings on old war crimes in Ethiopia. With ongoing conflict in Tigray, the Derg’s “Red Terror” of
American Photojournalist Describes Welkait as “Great Site of Mass Graves”
Welkait is a great site of mass graves where thousands of people were massacred and buried by TPLF’s tyrannical administration during the past four decades, according to a prominent American photojournalist who