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. […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingPolice 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, […]
Continue Reading(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 […]
Continue ReadingHigh Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, met today with Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, to discuss a range of issues in the context of the partnership between the Eu…
Continue ReadingUnobstructed aid deliveries are crucial in the northern Ethiopian region where the World Food Programme (WFP) says that four million people need emergency food assistance, after more than eight months of conflict between regional and central government…
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