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Statement by the Spokesperson on the situation in Ethiopia
Recurring reports of violence in several universities and clashes in different parts of Ethiopia are deeply worrying, in particular as regards their increasingly ethnic nature. This includes the recent incidents in Oromia-Somali regions,...
UK court finds Tadesse Biru not guilty of terrorism offences (ESAT)
by Engidu Woldie
Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo at the Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on Tuesday December 19, 2017
ESAT News (December 18, 2017)
A jury in a British court today found Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo not guilty of all counts of terrorism...
Dozens die in clash between Ethiopian Somalis and Oromos
BBC
At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromia region since Thursday, officials said.
It is not clear what caused the latest violence between ethnic Somalis and Oromos.
But it comes...
Press Release: Oromo Massacre of Somalis in Western Harar Oromia Region (ONLF)
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
Oromo Massacre of Somalis in Western Harar Oromia Region
On December 15, 2017 Oromo mobs wantonly massacred 170 Somali civilians living in Oromia state, Western Harar Region. The killings occurred in...
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Ethiopians are caught between ethnic violence and shadowy politics (PRI)
By James Jeffrey
At a camp for displaced Ethiopians outside Dire Dawa, it’s claimed that this Somali boy lost the sight in his left eye after Oromo police threw a rock that hit him in the face. Ethiopia is experiencing one of its...
Ethiopia 'Red Terror' aide Alemu jailed for war crimes (BBC)
A Dutch court has sentenced an aide to Ethiopia’s former communist ruler to life imprisonment for war crimes.
Eshetu Alemu, 63, was found guilty of crimes including the execution of 75 people during Ethiopia’s “Red Terror”...
