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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”...
U.S. 'troubled' over Ethiopia's renewed deadly violence, calls for justice (Africanews)
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
The United States Embassy in Ethiopia says it is troubled and saddened by deadly violence in the country over the past two days.
Reports indicate that about 15 people were killed by state forces in the town of Chelenko...
Tamagne Beyene Released
Tamagne Beyene & Colleague Released After 4 Hours Detention in DC When Protesting Against Abuse of Africans in Libya.
Ethiopia targets activists with Israeli spyware: Report
by Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
The government of Ethiopia has “apparently” employed spyware purchased from an Israeli defence contractor to spy on independent journalists and dissidents living outside of the country, a recent...
A Call for Help for the Ethiopian People and the International Community!
We are urging the international community to be concerned about the rights and freedoms of all individuals, institutions and individuals, and to bring the people of the world to justice for the actions of any citizen of the country.
38 of the...