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Ethiopia: Authorities ban protests as “illegal and unnecessary” (Amnesty International )
Ethiopian authorities have banned peaceful protests against ethnically motivated killings which were due to take place on 28 October, in direct violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said...

Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing, says MRG. STATEMENTS
Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing, says MRG
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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 [By Girma Berhanu (Professor)]
‘Amhara Politicians’ and Amhara Nationalism:
A bumpy road and an evolving agonizing process
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Girma Berhanu
Department of Education and Special Education (Professor)
University of Gothenburg
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Explaining Metekel Syndrome: Revisiting the Prolonged Ethnic Violence (Dagnachew Ayenew Yeshiwas - CARD)
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)
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)
“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)
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...