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Press Statement The Centre for Human Rights is gravely concerned by reports of harassment and arrests linked to Ethiopian artist Teddy Afro following the release of his album Etorika. Artistic freedom must be protected. Read the full statement: chr.up.ac.za/press-statemen…

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What @addisstandard is doing is not journalism but a vey biased and unhelpful reporting that clearly has partisan interests. It’s deeply regrettable!

Have you notice, @addisstandard did not say a word, despite the clear violations of free expression and artistic freedom on Teddy Afro. His songs have made shockwaves across Ethiopia even for BBC World to give him coverage.

Musicians are often more effective at telling truth to power than journalists or experts. Like him or hate him, Teddy Afro deserves credit for his willingness and courage in saying through song what he sees as failures in Ethiopian politics. Listen! bbc.com/news/articles/…

Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song criticising government bbc.in/4tf170d

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Three years ago, on April 12, #Ethiopia journalist Dawit Begashaw, was arrested in a sweeping crackdown on reporting about conflict in the Amhara region. He remains behind bars on terrorism charges that carry a potential death sentence. He is due to present his defense in May. Dawit’s continued detention, along with three other journalists also accused of terrorism — Genet Asmamaw, Meskerem Abera, and Gobeze Sisay — underscores the risks facing independent media in Ethiopia and the criminalization of reporting on matters of public interest. @pressfreedom calls for Dawit’s immediate release and for Ethiopian authorities to stop criminalizing journalism. Read more: cpj.org/data/people/da…

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Three years ago, on April 9, #Ethiopia journalist Meskerem Abera was arrested in a sweeping crackdown on reporting about conflict in the Amhara region. She remains behind bars on terrorism charges that carry a potential death sentence. She is due to present her defense in May. @pressfreedom calls for Meskerem’s immediate release and for Ethiopian authorities to stop criminalizing journalism. Read more: cpj.org/data/people/me…

በኢትዮጵያ አማራ ክልል፣ ሰሜን ጎጃም ዞን፣ ሰሜን ሜጫ ወረዳ መጋቢት 24/2018 ሶስት የጤና ባለሙያዎች በጥይት ተገድለዋል። ነርስን ጨምሮ ሁለቱ የጤና ባለሙያዎች በሰሜን ሜጫ በሚገኘው አቢዮት ፋና የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ጤና ጣቢያ ሲሰሩ የነበሩ ሲሆን፣ ሦስተኛው ደግሞ በግል የጤና ተቋም ውስጥ ይሠሩ ነበር። ግድያው የተፈጸመው በአማራ ክልል በኢትዮጵያ መንግስት እና በክልል ኃይሎች መካከል ግጭት እየተስፋፋ ባለበት ወቅት ነው። የጤና ባለሙያዎች በማንኛውም ጊዜ ሊጠበቁ እና ለሚያስፈልጋቸው ሰው ሁሉ ህይወትን የሚያድኑ ስራዎቻቸውን ሊያከናውኑ ይገባል። በተጨማሪም የአለም ጤና ድርጅት በተፈፀመው ግድያ ገልተኛ አካል ምርመራ እንዲያደረግ ይጠይቃል።

Three years ago, on April 6, #Ethiopia journalist Genet Asmamaw was arrested in a sweeping crackdown on reporting about conflict in the Amhara region. She remains behind bars on terrorism charges that carry a potential death sentence. She is due to present her defense in May. Genet’s continued detention, along with three other journalists also accused of terrorism — Meskerem Abera, Dawit Begashaw, and Gobeze Sisay — underscores the risks facing independent media in Ethiopia and the criminalization of reporting on matters of public interest. @pressfreedom calls for all four journalists' immediate release and for Ethiopian authorities to stop criminalizing the press. Read more: cpj.org/data/people/ge…

"The most important Agenda of the State relate not to those activities which private individuals are already fulfilling, but to those functions which fall outside the sphere of the individual" -John Maynard Keynes

🚨 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: The play for which Manchester United are complaining on a penalty not being given. twitter.com/UnitedVids07/s…

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Ethiopia’s ancient Judeo-Christian civilization faces growing threats not only from jihadist movements but also from far-left militant groups and ethnic militias. In Part 2 of this series, Uzay Bulut examines the role of Marxist-inspired forces, ethnic violence, and government complicity in the persecution of Ethiopian Christians. idicenter.org/article/ethiop…

Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. apnews.com/article/juerge…

በአማራ ክልል መሐል ሳይንት ገዳም ላይ በተፈጸመ "የከባድ መሣሪያ ጥቃት" ስድስት ሰዎች መገደላቸው ተሰማ bbc.com/amharic/articl…

On #InternationalWomensDay2026, CPJ calls for all women journalists imprisoned for their work to be freed, including Ethiopia’s Genet Asmamaw and Meskerem Abera who face the death penalty if convicted of terrorism charges for their reporting and commentary. Genet and Meskerem have been in detention for almost three years for reporting on conflict in Amhara region. They are due to present their defense in May. The criminalization of journalism and the targeting of women who report on politics are direct threats to the freedom of speech globally. Read more: cpj.org/data/people/ge… cpj.org/data/people/me… #JournalismIsNotACrime  #WomenInJournalism #FreeThemNow

Members of Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have subjected women and girls to sexual violence committing rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, summary killings and destruction of civilian property which may amount to war crimes. Read more 👇 amn.st/6015hhAWz