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Ashara media internet broadcaster, journalist. April 13, 2023. Released in bail (as of April 27, 2023) Part of crackdown and mass arbitrary arrest of Amhara journalists and activists in 2023. [27] Tewodros Asfaw. Addis Ababa. Ethio Selam internet broadcaster. April 13, 2023 Second arrest.
Addis Ababa University. Occupation. Journalist. politician. blogger. political activist. Awards. Oxfam Novib/PEN Award. Eskinder Nega (Ge'ez: እስክንድር ነጋ, born 7 November 1969) [1][2] is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger and politician who has been jailed several times by the Ethiopian government on convictions for treason and ...
Jawar Mohammed (Oromo: Jawaar Mahammad; ግእዝ፡ ጃዋር መሐመድ born 12 May 1986) [1] is an Ethiopian political analyst and activist. [3][4][5] One of the founders of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), Jawar was a leading organizer of the 2014–2016 Oromo protests. [5] He has been credited with toppling the incumbent government in ...
According to the U.S. Department of State's human rights report for 2022, there exists "significant human rights issues" in Ethiopia. In addition to extrajudicial killings and instances of "enforced disappearance", other human right issues in Ethiopia include arbitrary arrest, the censorship and unjustified arrests of journalists, the use of child soldiers, and more.
Early Abiy Ahmed tenure was characterized by major reforms in human rights, including releasing several political prisoners that were detained by EPRDF regime. [4] After the Tigrayan rebels captured Dessie and advanced towards the capital, Abiy declared state of emergency on 2 November 2021, encouraging mass arrests individuals "suspected of collaborating with terrorist groups" without warrant.
Persecution of Amhara people. Since the 1990s, the Amhara people of Ethiopia have been subject to ethnic violence, including massacres by Tigrayan, Oromo and Gumuz ethnic groups among others, which some have characterized as a genocide. [7][8][9][10] Large-scale killings and grave human rights violations followed the implementation of the ...
Inciting violence during Hachalu Hundessa riots (2020) Details. Date. 2011–2020. Bekele Gerba (born 1961) is an Ethiopian politician and activist. He is a member of Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) which promotes political change by nonviolence. [1][2][3] He was imprisoned from 2011 to 2015, [1] 2015–2018 [2][4] and again on 30 June 2020 ...
Habtamu during Ethio 360 Media news broadcast. Habtamu Ayalew Teshome (Amharic: ሀብታሙ አያሌው ተሾመ) is an Ethiopian journalist and political analyst who was formerly imprisoned and tortured as an opposition leader in Ethiopia during the EPRDF rule. [2][1][3] He analyzes the daily live Amharic Ethio 360 [4][5] Ethiopian news ...