Eskinder Nega Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, April 25/2020 - The police in Addis Abeba have, earlier today, detained Eskinder Nega, founder and leader of the opposition party, Balderas for True Democracy, the party's legal department head Henok Aklilu told Addis Standard. Henok said that Eskinder
The handcuffed picture of Abdo Abajobir caused a social media uproar yesterday Addis Abeba, April 24/2020 - The wife of a man whose handcuffed picture provoked the ire of many on Ethiopian social media spoke to the BBC Afaan Oromo that "he
Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, April 21/2020 - Federal prosecutors have today charged journalist Yayesew Shimelis with Ethiopia's newly enacted Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation at the federal high court Lideta branch. Yayesew was charged despite having been allowed to leave police
