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US says ‘excessive use of force’ against Ethiopia protesters
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says her country has raised “grave concerns” about what it calls excessive use of force against protesters in Ethiopia. Ambassador Samantha Power spoke to...
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Ethiopia: Fire at Addis Ababa prison ‘leaves 23 dead’
State-controlled broadcaster says 23 people killed in blaze at Adis Ababa jail housing opposition figures. Oromo and Amhara demonstrators are calling for more rights. [EPA]At least 23 people died when...
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EU Announces the Stopping of Emergency Fund to Ethiopian Government
No monies from the EU’s flagship Emergency Trust Fund (ETF) for Africa goes to the Ethiopian government or its agencies, the Commission stressed yesterday (6 September), as human rights groups say...
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HONOUR: Ethiopian rejects hoisting of flag in South Korea despite winning gold
Just like Feyisa Lelisa crossed his hands at the finish line of the Rio Olympics, Ethiopian martial artist Kassa Tegegn Yimer declined to have his country’s flag hoisted here in Cheongju despite his...
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Ethiopia ; Briton jailed in Ethiopia: court rules Foreign Office does not...
Andargachew Tsige’s daughter, 9, denied application for judicial review of UK government’s handling of case A British national kidnapped by Ethiopia and held in jail faces an uncertain future after a...
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Ethiopia ; Joint letter to UN Human Rights Council on Ethiopia
Geneva, 8 September 2016 To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council RE: Addressing the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia Your Excellency, The...
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Protests at Ethiopian embassies in London and Stockholm
We’ve posted about a protest at Ethiopia’s embassy in London, where demonstrators got inside and kicked a portrait of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. It seems that this may have been coordinated...
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Feyisa Lilesa: Ethiopian protest runner lands in the US
Ethiopian Olympian Feyisa Lilesa, who said he wanted to seek asylum after making an anti-government gesture in Rio, has arrived in the US. The marathon runner crossed the line in second place with his...
View ArticleAlmaz Ayana Wins Women’s 5000m Brussels Diamond League 2016
Almaz Ayana, the Olympic 10,000 champion who set a stunning world record in Rio, winning is no longer good enough. She was supposed to set a world record after she fell just short of the mark earlier...
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