Ethiopian authorities have released about 2,000 individuals who were detained after a state of emergency was declared in the country earlier this month in response to months of violent anti-government protests. The group, who were initially detained on suspicion of… Read more ›
The United States has called on the Ethiopian government to release a high-profile female prisoner and to stop its crackdown on peaceful opposition. On Monday, the US ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Samantha Power called for the release of… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government has accused seven people of joining a banned opposition group and planning to conduct terror attacks in the country. The seven defendants, who appeared before a Federal High Court on Monday, were charged with joining the Oromo… Read more ›
About 1,000 Ethiopians suspected of attacking and destroying the properties of foreign companies in the Oromia region have been arrested. The suspects were detained on Monday in Sebeta, a town near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, Fana Broadcasting reported. The suspects… Read more ›
Ethiopian authorities have announced a set of rules as part of the ongoing state of emergency in the country, which was declared last week in response to months of violent anti-government protests. Ethiopia’s Minister of Defense Siraj Fegessa issued a… Read more ›