The Atse v. Gadaa Tradition: Contradictory Governing Principles in Ethiopian Politics
By Professor Guluma Gemeda* Current widespread protests, particularly in Oromia, and lately in Amhara and other regions, have highlighted the weaknesses of […]
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‘A Generation Is Protesting’ in Ethiopia, Long a U.S. Ally
Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/world/africa/ethiopia-protests.html?ref=africa&_r=0 By Jeffery Gettleman AUG. 12, 2016 Is Ethiopia about to crack? For the last decade, it […]
UN demands Ethiopia admit observers amid reports dozens killed in protests
Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/11/un-ethiopia-observers-reports-dozens-dead-protests UN high commissioner for human rights says reports from two regions were ‘extremely alarming’ with allegations of abuses […]
Oromo protests: Why US must stop enabling Ethiopia
Source: CNN Awol K. Allo, Special to CNNUpdated 1835 GMT (0235 HKT) August 9, 2016 http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/09/africa/ethiopia-oromo-protest/index.html Dr Awol K. Allo is LSE […]
Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful protesters in Ethiopia
Source: Amnesty International PREESS RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2016 At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Ethiopian security forces […]
THE OLF MOURNS THE PASSING OF TARFA DIBABA
Source: www.oromoliberationfront.net (OLF) For Immediate Release 29 July 2016 It is with the deepest sorrow that the OLF announces the passing of […]
The passing of great Oromo nationalist Tarfa Dibaba
We just heard a sad and heartbreaking news. It is the pass away of a great political tower in the Oromo national […]
Ethiopia and Eritrea in Tigray Tigrinys’ context
By: Ibsaa Guutama July 2016 The continued colonial status of Oromia cannot be understood without understand the nature of the colonizer, the […]
Ethiopia: Protest Crackdown Killed Hundreds: Free Wrongly Held Detainees, Independent Inquiry Needed. By Human Rights Watch 15 June 2016
“Such a Brutal Crackdown” Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests download whole document: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/ethiopia0616web.pdf
A Historic Mass Uprising in Oromia
By: Itana Gammada The only viable choice for nations or peoples under colonial occupation is to set forth their goals, become organized […]
“Let No External Pressure Force You to Back from Fulfilling Your Responsibilities to Your People”
by Prof Mekuria Bulcha Introduction “Dhibbaa kara kamiyyuu isinitti dhufuun dirqamtani of duuba hin jedhina; waan saba keenyaf hin baasaa, bu’as qaba […]
News in Pictures – Recent protests in Oromia and worldwide
The following are some of the pictures depicting recent protests by the Oromo people in Oromia and worldwide. As widely covered by […]
Ethiopia’s Invisible Crisis
JANUARY 22, 2016 By: Felix Horne, Researcher, Horn of Africa “Badessa” was a third-year engineering student in western Ethiopia in April 2014 […]
EU parliament adopts resolution on Ethiopia
The debate on the situation in Oormia & Ethiopia in the EU parliament and the resolution adopted on 21 January 2016 . […]
Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorism Law: A Tool to Stifle Dissent – A Legal Analysis by International Lawyers
January 21, 2016 —FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Media Contact: Anuradha Mittal, Oakland InstituteLewis Gordon, Environmental Defender Law Center Oakland, CA—With human rights as the […]
Will EU ever sanction Ethiopia?
Alarmed by the TPLF’s vicious brutality against the people of Oromia, European Parliament conducted unprecedented 28 member states emergency debate on situation […]