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Ethiopia Human Rights Council: Listed the names of detainees and condemned the mass arrests of media groups and public defenders. [25] Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC): the group called on the Ethiopian government to the immediate release of journalists and to stop the restriction of access to the free flow of information. [26]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called on "conflicting parties to immediately end" for human rights abuses in the region". [5] The commission told they received "credible reports of strikes and shelling, including from Debre Birhan, Finote Selam, and Bure, resulting in many civilian casualties and damage to residential areas and public spaces".
The War in Amhara is an armed conflict and insurgency in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia that began in April 2023 between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian government.The conflict started after the government attempted to dissolve the Amhara Special Forces and other regional forces as part of a plan to reform and centralize the country's security apparatus, and integrate them into the federal ...
On 27 June 2022, the Sudanese government accused Ethiopia of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian and then displaying the bodies of those executed to the public. However, the Ethiopian government denied this and claimed that the deaths were the result of a skirmish between Sudanese soldiers and a local militia. [7] [44]
On 20 or 21 July 2022, [14] [9] about 500 al-Shabaab fighters [8] crossed the border at Yeed [9] from Somalia's Bakool into Ethiopia's Afder Zone. [14] The invading force reportedly mostly consisted of militants recruited from Ethiopia itself. [8] Al-Shabaab's "Ethiopian Front", led by Ali Diyaar, was known to have taken part in the operation. [3]
VOA reported that additional 6 people including Umer's brother were also shot dead. [37] [38] May 6 – Ethiopian Peace Observatory (ACLD) reported on volatilities in the Amhara Region. The region had the highest number of recorded events and fatalities due to political violence in April, with 26 events and 47 reported fatalities.
Legesse Tulu (Amharic: ለገሰ ቱሉ) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Minister of the Government Communication Service since 2021. [1] [2] In November 2022, Legesse has been elected by the parliament as Chairman of the board of a state media EBC. [3]
On 22 January 2023, three bishops in Oromia Region diocese led by Abune Sawiros illegally formed 25-episcopate named “Holy Synod of Oromia Nations and Nationalities.” [3] Three days later, the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church excommunicated the group, accusing the Abiy Ahmed government for meddling to the church's affair.