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Dr. Abiy Ahmed and the Rise of Authoritarianism in Ethiopia

Muluken TekleyohanesNov 16, 2023May 25, 20250

When Abiy Ahmed and his fellow Oromo ethno-extremists orchestrated the country’s takeover, it was a meticulously planned operation, coordinated by the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP)

At least 200 civilians are believed to have been killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region

Kidus TekleyohannesSep 30, 2023October 11, 20240

CNN — At least 200 civilians were killed by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) insurgents in Ethiopia’s Oromia region on Saturday, according to reports, rights

Mass arrests in Addis Ababa city

Kidus TekleyohannesSep 24, 2023November 25, 20240

The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (Esmegu) has announced that mass arrests continue to take place in Addis Ababa city, some of which do not follow

Mr Bekele Gerba said they resigned from OFCO and sought asylum in America.

Kidus TekleyohannesAug 28, 2023October 11, 20240

Ato Bekele Gerba, who has been involved in Ethiopian politics for many years at the personal and party level, told the BBC that he resigned

Councilors arrested during the state of emergency prevented from talk to they lawyers

Kidus TekleyohannesAug 20, 2023October 11, 20240

One of their lawyers told the BBC that they were prevented from meeting the members of the federal and Addis Ababa councils who were arrested

civilians were killed by government forces in western Oromia

Kidus TekleyohannesAug 13, 2023October 11, 20240

It was reported that many civilians were killed by government security forces in various areas of West Showa Zone of Oromia region. Survivors and bereaved

Five countries said they are concerned about the ongoing conflict in Amhara and Oromia regions

Kidus TekleyohannesAug 12, 2023October 11, 20240

Five countries announced in a joint statement that they are concerned about the recent conflicts in the Amhara and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. In a

The War in Northern Ethiopia: Understanding the Conflict

Kidus TekleyohannesAug 11, 2023November 25, 20240

The ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia, primarily between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has attracted international attention and raised significant

The United Nations expert group urged the government to take appropriate action in the Amhara region

Kidus TekleyohannesAug 11, 2023October 11, 20240

The International Commission of Human Rights Experts of the United Nations urged the Ethiopian government to take reasonable measures to enforce the law in relation

The government of #Ethiopia itself is violating the constitution and the constitutional order that it claims to protect.

Muluken TekleyohanesAug 2, 2023May 16, 20250

It violated the constitution when the federal police beat and arrested a member of the House of Peoples Representatives Christian Tadele and Addis Ababa city