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Ethiopia: Opposition Figures Held Without Charge
HRW, 15 August 2020
Police Deny Lawyers, Relatives Access; Ignore Bail Orders Read more »
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Ethiopia: Covid-19 Puts the Country's Politics in ICU
Africa In Fact, 20 August 2020
Itika Teferi, a singer in Afan Oromo, one of the widely spoken languages in Ethiopia, found himself inside the Millennium Hall, a kilometre away from Addis Ababa's international… Read more »
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Kenya: Yassin Juma Gets New Ethiopian Court Date After Covid-19 Infection
Nation, 15 August 2020
Kenyan Journalist Yassin Juma is due to appear in court on August 18, his first session after he contracted Covid-19 at prison in Ethiopia. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Defense Minister Lemma Megerssa Under House Arrest - Report
Addis Standard, 13 August 2020
9th organizational conference of then OPDO in Jimma city. It was at this conference that OPDO officially changed its name to ODP only to later on merge to make up Abiy's new… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Authorities Detain Journalists, Media Workers on Incitement Allegations
CPJ, 14 August 2020
On August 5 and 6, 2020, security personnel in Ethiopia arrested three current and one former employee of the privately-owned Amhara Satellite Radio And Television (ASRAT),… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Path to a More Stable and Democratic Future is Increasingly At Risk
Freedom House, 14 August 2020
The government, citizens, and the international community should act now to prevent the promise of a new Ethiopia from slipping away. Read more »