Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: CPJ Calls for Release of Two Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on Ethiopian authorities to release two journalists accused ofviolation of the Constitution“, head potentially liable to the death penalty, and to “stop…
France calls on its nationals to leave Ethiopia “without delay”
France on Tuesday called on its nationals to leave Ethiopia “without delay”, where fighting is approaching the capital after more than a year of war between government forces and rebels…
Ethiopia: “The authorities have carried out a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing of the Tigrayans”
Interview Article reserved for subscribers After more than a year of investigation with more than 400 witnesses, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have concluded that the Western Tigray region…
Weighed down by the war in Tigray, Ethiopia is trying to open up its economy
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Ethiopia: two NGOs denounce “ethnic cleansing” in the Tigray region
In a report released Wednesday, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) say Ethiopian civilians in the Tigray region are suffering “ethnic cleansing” and abuses amounting to “war crimes” and…
“Extent persistently denied”: NGOs document war crimes in Tigray
“extent persistently denied” NGOs document war crimes in Tigray 4/6/2022 3:16 am Ethiopian government troops have been fighting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front for a year and a half. The…
Ethiopia: Tigray rebels agree to a ceasefire
The rebels of the Tigray region, in conflict for 17 months with the Ethiopian army, pledged Friday, March 25 to respect a ceasefire, a few hours after the announcement by…
In Ethiopia, a first step towards a complicated peace
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Humanitarian hope in war-torn Ethiopia
The announcement of a truce between the rebels of Tigray and the army could allow the arrival of emergency aid in this region cut off from the world for more…
Ethiopia: Tigray forces say they will respect humanitarian ceasefire
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Rebel forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray have said they will abide by a ceasefire proposed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, provided sufficient humanitarian aid is provided…
Video of a man burned alive in Ethiopia: the army in charge
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (ECHR) on Sunday accused the Ethiopian armed forces of being responsible for the death of a man burned alive in the northwest of the country,…
Over 300 civilians killed by aerial bombardment in three months in Ethiopia, says UN
More than 300 civilians have been killed since the end of November in a series of aerial bombardments in the war-torn north of Ethiopia, particularly in the Tigray region, the…