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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".
During July 2024, Fano began a broad offensive in the Amhara region which enabled it to seize control of rural territories. [3] [2]Fano units in Gondar started attacking the B30 Highway in September after a lull in August and launched an offensive to gain control over the C34 road, [4] which links Amhara to neighboring Sudan.
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 ...
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.
Gurage Media Network news website, Founder and editor March 2, 2023 Still detained as of March 22, 2023 Accused of terrorism and incitement. [69] [25] Eskinder Nega: Bahir Dar, Amhara Region: Journalist, activist, and founder and former Balderas for True Democracy Party leader February 24, 2023. In the past 30 years, he was imprisoned numerous ...
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.
The case was not publicized until the next year, sparking widespread public outrage in Ethiopia with many arguing the sentencing of the alleged perpetrator was too "merciful". More than 200,000 people signed a petition demanding appropriate justice for Getnet's alleged crime. Getnet was apprehended and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. [4]
After the 20-year border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a decade of internal tensions, two years of protests, and a state of emergency, Hailemariam Desalegn resigned on 15 February 2018 as prime minister and EPRDF chairman, and there were hopes of peace under his successor Abiy Ahmed. [41]