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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".
March 8 – Human rights activist and journalist Meaza Mohammed received the 2023 International Women of Courage Award which was hosted by Department of State in Washington DC. March 10 – Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ethiopia and announced new U.S. Aid to "advance" vital steps for building peace and stability in the country. [12 ...
The Ethiopian News Agency (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዜና አገልግሎት Ye-Ityopya Zéna Agelgelot (IZA) or ENA) is the official news agency of the government of Ethiopia. It is the oldest news organisation in Ethiopia.
[1] [2] CPJ [3] reported that in April 2023 alone, 47 human rights organizations made calls on the government of Ethiopia to end internet shut downs and digital communications access. The current Oromo -led [ 4 ] Prosperity Party continued its crackdown against ethnic Amhara and related public defenders in 2023.
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 ...
A six-month state of emergency was declared on 4 August 2023 by the Ethiopian government in response to severe conflict and instabilities in Amhara Region after the Amhara militia Fano and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) clashed in several locations in the region on 1 August. [1]
United States Army General William Zana, commander of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, said the US had forces on standby to secure the American embassy should Addis fall to the TDF. [9] Many in Ethiopia saw these statements as a violation of Ethiopian sovereignty and an attempt to cause panic in the country. [10]
On 26 May 2023, Ethiopian Muslims protested near the Grand Anwar Mosque to protest the government's decision to destroy 30 mosques in the newly established "Sheger City", formerly Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne. The Addis Ababa Federal Police stormed the protesters, and in response the protesters threw stones, which killed two people ...