Saturday, November 1, 2025

The Death of Free Movement: Pontification from the sky and luxury resorts vs. Ethiopia’s reality

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  When citizens cannot move freely, the state loses its most basic measure of legitimacy. Ethiopia today is a country divided by mobility, w...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

42 countries issue joint statement to UN expressing concern over shrinking civic space in Ethiopia

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  Forty-two countries issued a joint statement to the United Nations expressing concern over the human rights situation in Ethiopia, citing ...
Thursday, June 19, 2025

The importance for immediate peace in Ethiopia and needs a united call for peace now more than ever

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  Despite repeated assurances from Ethiopia’s political and military elite, the country stands at a critical inflection point. Sporadic conf...
Sunday, April 13, 2025

Justice Denied: One year since the assassination of Bate Urgessa, still No accountability. Time to break the silence and end impunity!

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    One year has passed since the assassination of Bate Urgessa – a political officer of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), a fear...
Friday, March 21, 2025

The politics of drought and pastoralism in Ethiopia

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 G overnment policies undermine pastoralism, officially viewing it as “unsustainable” compared to agriculture. As a result, during cyclical ...
Saturday, February 22, 2025

Human Rights Under Siege: How security forces in Oromia fuel terror, fear to control residents through lawlessness

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   In mid-January 2025,  Human Rights Watch (HRW)  published its overview of the human rights situation in Ethiopia for 2024. The report sta...
Monday, January 20, 2025

Ethiopia among worst jailers of journalists in Africa, CPJ says; six detained, five face terrorism charges

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  Ethiopia has been listed among the worst jailers of journalists in Africa, with six journalists detained—five of whom are facing “terroris...