ESAT News (January 18, 2016) ESAT’s sources in Gondar disclosed that operatives of the ruling Tigray Peoples Liberation Front have killed 14 people from the Amhara and Kimant ethnic groups in a deliberate attempt to incite ethnic violence between the two groups. The sources said TPLF security forces killed 6 people from the Amhara ethnic group last week and deceitfully ...

ESAT News (January 16, 2016) Chairman of the Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy, Prof. Berhanu Nega is in the US for a brief stay to carry out his organizational duties, the public relations office of the Movement disclosed to ESAT. Details are scanty but the public relations office stressed that his stay would be brief and the ...

    Conference on the Future of Ethiopia: Transition, Democracy, and National Unity (Revised Call for Papers) 1/11/2016   Vision Ethiopia, an independent network of Ethiopian academics and professionals, in collaboration with Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT), has previously announced to convene a conference on a theme of “Ethiopia’s National Unity and Federalism.” But, a number of disturbing events ...

ESAT News (January 14, 2016) World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (Defend Defenders) and Amnesty International urge Ethiopia’s development and international partners to address the killing of at least 140 protesters in the Oromia region since December 2015, according to a joint statement issued today. “Use of excessive and lethal force ...

Government denies reports that drought has resulted in famine ESAT News (January 14, 2016) A considerable number of famine stricken people from north Wollo have migrated to Bahir Dar, a city in northern Ethiopia. According to ESAT’s stringer in the city, the people are begging on the streets of Bahir Dar for food. They regional government did not provide any ...

ESAT News (January 14, 2016) The United States today called for the release of political prisoners and journalists in Ethiopia. The statement released by the department of state in connection with the ongoing protest in the Oromia region of Ethiopia called “for the release of those imprisoned for exercising their rights, such as political party leaders and journalists.” “The United ...

ESAT News (January 13, 2016) A little girl was shot and killed today in Ambo town as Ethiopian regime forces started shooting at people who gathered for the burial of Abdeta Olansa, a young man killed by the regime in a recent protest. A student at the Dire Dawa University, who is yet to be identified, was also shot and ...

ESAT News (January 13, 2016) Ethiopian foreign minister, Tedros Adhanom, who is in Brussels up on the request by the European Parliament for questioning on the brutal crackdown by his government on protesters in Oromia region of Ethiopian, has cancelled his press conference. It was not clear why the foreign minister, who was due to be grilled today at the ...

ESAT News (January 13, 2016) A government sponsored study showed at least 150 Ethiopians leave their country every day in search of economic opportunities in other countries. The majority of the migrants were youngsters and 94% of them were women, according to the study conducted by a government committee set up to thwart illegal immigration. The study mentioned absence of ...

ESAT News (January 12, 2016) Sources close to the Ethiopian government security confided to ESAT that the government, in an attempt to divert the ongoing antigovernment protest in the country, is scheming to incite ethnic violence. The sources said the targets of the orchestrated attack by the regime’s operatives would be the Amharas and other ethnic groups who live in ...