ESAT Breaking News Follow up August 07 , 2016
ESAT Breaking News Follow up August 07 , 2016
View Article‘Several killed’ as Ethiopia police clash with protesters
Several people are feared dead in clashes in north-western Ethiopia between police and anti-government protesters, amid a wave of unrest. On Friday police arrested dozens of demonstrators during...
View ArticleAt least 30 protesters killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region: opposition
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa...
View ArticleAt least 90 protesters killed in Ethiopia – residents, opposition
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 8 (Reuters) – More than 90 people were shot dead by security forces in protests across Ethiopia’s Oromiya and Amhara regions at the weekend, residents and opposition officials said...
View ArticleStatement by the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, August 8, 2016: The U.S. Embassy is deeply concerned with the extensive violence that occurred during protests across Ethiopia this weekend in the #Oromia and #Amhara regions. We...
View ArticleEthiopia: Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful...
At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Ethiopian security forces fired live bullets at peaceful protesters across Oromia region and in parts of Amhara over the weekend,...
View ArticleEthiopia protests: ‘Nearly 100 killed’ in Oromia and Amhara
Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend’s protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces in different parts of the country, Amnesty International says. The rights group says...
View ArticleScores killed in Ethiopia protest crackdown
Security forces accused of shooting dead people in Oromia and Amhara regions in attempt to suppress wave of protests. Policemen attempt to control protesters chanting slogans during a demonstration...
View ArticleThe Weeknd donates $50,000 to the University of Toronto to kick-start an...
The Scarborough native and international star gives back to the Ethiopian community with $50,000 to back Ethiopic Studies at U of T. Grammy award-winning R&B star and Toronto native Abel Tesfaye —...
View ArticleA year after Obama’s visit, Ethiopia is in turmoil
Protesters’ shoes lie scattered on a sidewalk in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after the demonstrators were arrested and taken away by police. (Paul Schemm/For The Washington Post) ADDIS ABABA,...
View ArticleOromo protests: Why US must stop enabling Ethiopia
Awol K. Allo, Special to CNN London (CNN)Ethiopia is facing a crisis of unprecedented magnitude, yet its government and Western enablers refuse to acknowledge and recognize the depth of the crisis....
View ArticleEthiopia: Security Forces Kill Dozens of Protestors, Block Social Media
In response to Ethiopian security forces killing dozens of protesters in the Amhara and Oromia regions during protests on August 6-7, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The government of...
View ArticleEthiopian swimmer displays an Olympic paunch at Rio 2016 before coming last
Robel Kiros Habte was swimming in the Preliminary Men’s 100m Freestyle Of the 59 competitors across the eight heats, he was ranked 59th He finished the race with a time of 1 minute 4.95 seconds Kyle...
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