Charges were brought against 10 suspected members of the so called Benishangul People’s Liberation Movement (BPLM), a terrorist group, for carrying out armed guerilla attacks on members of the Ethiopian Defense Forces, passengers and different members of the public.
Elven children were hurt, two critically, when the school fence caved in while the children were out playing during a snack break this morning, according information from the Addis Abeba Fire and Emergency Prevention and Rescue Agency (AAFEPRA).
Says legal, policy reforms crucial prior to May elections
A 76 pages report released yesterday by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), accused the Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media and said it “has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of the May 2015 general election.” “In the past year, six privately owned publications closed after government harassment; at least 22 journalists, bloggers, and publishers were criminally charged, and more than 30 journalists fled the country in fear of being arrested under repressive laws,” a statement from HRW said.
