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Freedom & Justice for Mr. Okello Akway Ochalla [Oakland Institute]
Action on Behalf of Indigenous Land Right Leader in Ethiopia
Mr. Okello Akway Ochalla is a Norwegian citizen who was kidnapped in South Sudan and renditioned to Ethiopia in March 2014. Charged as a terrorist—his crime is defending indigenous...
OMN Breaking: The military has officially taken over Oromia
Jawar Mohammed
Today high ranking military, intelligence and federal police officers held emergency security meeting with President of Oromia, Muktar Kedir, at his office located in Addis Ababa. The meeting was chaired by General Asefa...
Ethiopia: No Let Up in Crackdown on Protests [HRW]
Killings, Detention of Protesters Enter Fourth Month
(Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces are violently suppressing the largely peaceful protests in the Oromia region that began in November 2015. Almost daily accounts of killings and arbitrary...
Two Ethiopian activists released from prison [Emmanuel Igunza, BBC Africa]
Two prominent opposition figures in Ethiopia have been released from prison in the capital, Addis Ababa, after months of detention over terrorism charges.
Habtamu Ayalew and Abraham Solomon have been behind bars since July 2014, despite a federal...
European Parliament Resolution on Ethiopia Brings Hope and Courage to the Oppressed
On 21 January 2016, the European Parliament passed an urgent resolution on the situation in Ethiopia, condemning the use of violence by the security forces against peaceful Oromo protesters, in particular, and drawing attention to the increased...
Time to Repeal Anti-Terrorism Law in Ethiopia [IPS]
By Anuradha Mittal
Anuradha Mittal is the Executive Director of the Oakland Institute.
OAKLAND, California, Jan 25 2016 (IPS) – With the African Union celebrating the African Year of Human Rights at its 26th summit, at its headquarters...