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Ethiopia is in a state of emergency. The tyrannical government must go [theguardian]
Alemante Gebre-Selassie
The country’s deadly protests stem from ethnic division, endemic corruption and high youth unemployment. The world must support calls for a new government
The unrest in the south dates back to November 2015, when demonstratorsopposed...
Ethiopia meets protests with bullets [Washingtonpost, By Editorial Board]
ETHIOPIA’S RULERS have redoubled a repressive policy that is failing. Instead of looking for ways to alleviate the pent-up frustrations of the ethnic Oromo and Amhara populations that spilled out in demonstrations over the past 11 months,...
EU Needs a New Approach to Ethiopia [Felix Horne Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa]
In January the European Parliament passed a 19-point resolution condemning the Ethiopian government’s brutal crackdown on protests that had left more than a hundred dead. Many Ethiopians rejoiced at the resolution. I read it to some Ethiopian...
Honoring the Life of Sharon Gray, Ethiopia’s New Guardian Angel! [By LJDemissie]
From an experience, I know this to be true: “It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, and a day to love them, but it takes an entire lifetime to forget them.” Anonymous
I am an Ethiopian who is deeply saddened...
Ethiopia: Cry! Cry Freedom the Beloved Country! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
I cry for the hundreds of victims of the October 2, 2016 Irreecha Festival Massacres in Ethiopia.
I also cry out for freedom, democracy and human rights in Ethiopia.
On October 2, 2016, troops loyal to the Tigrean Peoples’ Liberation Front...