Key Western Ally Ethiopia Descends into Violence [Malik Ibrahim]
Malik Ibrahim It has now been just over three months since Abdirahman Mahdi warned al-Jazeera that “Ethiopia is now boiling.” A founding member of the Ethiopian Somali rebel group known as the Ogaden...
View ArticleThe Untold Plight of the Amhara People [Wondemagne Ejigu]
The massive civil uprising in Ethiopia last week has captivated the attention of the world. Needless to say the world is now well aware of the protest by the Oromo ethnic group, the so called Oromo...
View ArticleThe Horn: Another Civil War Looming [Dawit Giorgis]
A civil war, and possibly genocide, is in the making in the Horn of Africa, in Ethiopia. The most recent events characterized by regular country wide demonstrations in defiance of the government ban,...
View ArticleOpen letter to oppressed Ethiopians [By Nathalie Amiot / Addis Ferenji]
Do I have something relevant to say? Should I write? Is it presumptuous? I am not even Ethiopian. I am afraid I cannot help it. I have been stuck on social media for the last weeks when I was not...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn [Tedla Woldeyohannes,...
Dear Hailemariam: I am writing this letter to express my deep concern about the current crisis in Ethiopia. I write as a fellow Ethiopian and as a person who is not a total stranger to you because of...
View ArticleAn Ethiopian medalist just led a protest that could land him in...
NAIROBI — When he crossed the Olympics marathon finish line, Feyisa Lilesa put his hands above his head in an “X.” Most of those who watched Lilesa’s spectacular silver medal performance didn’t know...
View ArticleEthiopia: Beyond the Politics of Hate [Prof Alemayehu]
Statement of my credo: Hate is the one crumbling wall that now stands between the people of Ethiopia and freedom, democracy and human rights in Ethiopia. The T-TPLF has weaponized and politicized...
View ArticleA Call for an immediate probe into the killings of peaceful protesters in...
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNOG-OHCHR 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland zraad@ohchr.org Dear High...
View ArticleEthiopia should be expelled from the United Nations Human Rights Council...
Dr. Tedros Adhanom’s (foreign minister of Ethiopia) candidacy for the Director General position of the World Health Organization (WHO) must also be disqualified pending international investigation on...
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