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Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing, says MRG minorityrights.org STATEMENTS Minority Rights Group International (MRG) unequivocally condemns the recent violence, harassment,...

  ‘Amhara Politicians’ and Amhara Nationalism: A bumpy road and an evolving agonizing process     Contact information:  Girma Berhanu  Department of Education and Special Education (Professor) University of Gothenburg Box...

Explaining Metekel Syndrome: Revisiting the Prolonged Ethnic Violence   Dagnachew Ayenew Yeshiwas* (for CARD**) In the last few days, almost the whole mainstream and social media discourses have been predominantly overwhelmed by reports...

Fourth year anniversary of the Bahir Dar massacre Achamyeleh Tameru Today marks the Fourth-year anniversary of the Bahir Dar massacre in Ethiopia, where over 50 Amhara Ethiopias were gunned down by TPLF military snipers in just an hour. In...

“Attackers carried a list with the names of individuals and households to target.” Yared Haile Mariam The group were going home-to-home checking identity cards, specifically targeting Amhara and Gurages (who make up an estimated...

Changed Status Quo, Unchanged Narratives! Befquadu Hailu   It is this power struggle that cost innocent lives.  The power struggle between Oromo ethnics who have power (Power Holders) and other Oromo ethnics who think they are the ones who...

Ethiopia’s week of unrest sees 239 dead, 3,500 arrested  The Washington post At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of unrest in Ethiopia that poses the biggest challenge yet to its Nobel Peace Prize-winning...