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Part I: Silenced at Home — The Price of Truth in Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopia

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 14, 2025May 14, 20250

In Ethiopia, journalism has become a dangerous act of defiance — especially under the rule of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Once celebrated as a reformer

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Release of Imprisoned Journalists in Historic Address: A Call That Resonates Deeply in Ethiopia

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 13, 2025May 13, 20250

By Ambassador Media | May 13, 2025 Vatican City — In a powerful first public audience with global media on May 12, 2025, newly elected

Ethiopian Journalists in Fear Amid Crackdown Ahead of 2026 Elections By Ambassador Media

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 12, 2025May 12, 20250

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – With Ethiopia’s 2026 elections on the horizon, fear is mounting among the country’s journalists amid a sweeping government crackdown. Dozens of

The World Must Act: Ethiopia’s Government is Recruiting Child Soldiers and Fanning the Flames of Civil War

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 10, 2025May 11, 20250

May 10, 2025 By: Muluken Tekleyohanes | Ambassador Media The international community must raise its voice and take urgent action against the Ethiopian government’s alarming

The International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate Abiy Ahmed

Kidus TekleyohannesMay 9, 2025May 10, 20250

A dire genocide alert in Ethiopia’s Amhara region is drawing increasing global concern, as the country faces a deepening humanitarian crisis. Reports suggest that the

State of Emergency Ends in Amhara, But Arbitrary Detentions Persist — EHRC Reports

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 8, 2025May 10, 20250

May 8, 2025 Although the official State of Emergency in Ethiopia’s Amhara region came to an end in May 2024 after ten months, reports of

Bribe Demands Reportedly Reach 400,000 Birr in Addis Ababa Housing and Land Services

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 8, 2025May 10, 20250

Addis Ababa – Bribery is reportedly rampant in land and housing service offices across Addis Ababa, with residents claiming they are asked to pay as

Ethiopian Government Arrests Three Doctors, Violates Human Rights After Health Workers Demand Basic Protections

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 7, 2025May 10, 20250

Date: May 7, 2025By: Ambassador Media Agaro, Ethiopia – In a shocking and deeply disturbing turn of events, three general practitioners from Agaro General Hospital

“We Are Prepared to Take Appropriate Legal Measures”: Ethiopian Health Workers Issue Ten-Day Ultimatum Amid Deepening Crisis.

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 6, 2025May 6, 20250

Ethiopian health professionals have delivered a powerful message to the Ministry of Health, issuing a ten-day ultimatum for immediate reforms. Their nationwide letter, signed over

Why Ethiopia and Eritrea Can’t Be Friends: Rising Tensions Between Abiy and Isaias

Muluken TekleyohanesMay 5, 2025May 10, 20250

By Ambassador Media May 2025 Asmara/Addis Ababa – Despite a peace accord that once promised a new era of regional cooperation, Ethiopia and Eritrea now