The Ethiopian media regulator suspended the license of popular English-language online news website, the Addis Standard, on Thursday, 15 July, for allegedly “advancing the agenda of a terrorist group”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the suspension as a grave threat to media freedom and called on the Ethiopian authorities to revoke the decision. […]
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Ethiopia: Vigil Insight Information Alert – Report 4: 16 July 2021
The Ethiopian government’s threatened offensive against TDF advances means their cease fire is in name only while a new statement claiming some aid groups are “arming” opposition forces further threatens the safety of aid operations. This document provides an analysis of the current situation within Ethiopia and the implications for aid agencies working there. SUMMARY […]
Ethiopia Commends IDA for its Support to COVID-19 Response Measures
(ENA) Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide participated in a virtually meeting that focused on generating support for the 20th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA). The main objective of the replenishment is to support Africa to have a resilient economy and recovery from the COVID-19 crisis as well as help the continent continue its […]
Ethiopia: End arbitrary detentions of Tigrayans, activists and journalists in Addis Ababa and reveal whereabouts of unaccounted detainees
Police in Addis Ababa have arbitrarily arrested and detained dozens of Tigrayans without due process, following the recapture of the Tigray region’s capital, Mekelle, by forces from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that also calls itself Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) on 28 June, Amnesty International said today. The arrests appear to be ethnically motivated, […]
Wave of International Twitter Campaign Launched to Condemn TPLF for Using Child Soldiers
(ENA) Ethiopians have taken to Twitter to call on the international community to condemn the criminal acts of the terrorist TPLF for recruiting and deploying children in war by feeding them drugs. Recent media report and footages have clearly demonstrated that TPLF is committing a number of crimes in violation of international law by recruiting […]
TDP Urges Int’l Community to Hold TPLF Accountable for Using Children as Soldiers
(ENA) Tigray Democratic Party (TDP) has urged the international community to hold the terrorist TPLF group accountable for using children as soldiers against international laws and conventions. Recent reports and footages have clearly demonstrated that TPLF has been committing a number of crimes in violation of international law. Tigray Democratic Party Office Head, Teshale Negusse told […]