WASHINGTON — The state of emergency in effect in Ethiopia since October 8 is being used broadly to silence critical media voices and lock up suspected dissidents, according to a range of reports coming in from the country.
More than 1,000 people who are considered “ringleaders” or “bandits” have been arrested in Ethiopia since a national state of emergency began, according to state-controlled Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC). Some of the hotspots have included north Gonder and the surrounding region where 93 arrests were made; Kelem Welega Zone in Oromia where 110 people were arrested; Guji Zone in Oromia where 302 people were arrested and Western Arsi in Oromia where 670 people were arrested, FBC reported...... See More
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The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.As protests rage over land rights and ethnic discrimination, bloggers and independent journalists in Ethiopia appear to be losing ground in their struggle to exercise free expression. Alongside other recent arrests, four members of the Zone9 bloggers collective, who spent 18 months in prison on terrorism-related charges from 2014-2015, returned to court on October 21 following an appeal by the public prosecutor. Their case was adjourned yet again, with a new court date scheduled for November 15.
The Addis Ababa-based blogging collective, six of whom are Global Voices contributors, had worked to foster political debate and discussion in the face of a near-monopoly that the state holds over media outlets......See More ADDIS ABABA — Violence flared again Monday in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region, where dozens of people were killed a day earlier in a stampede when police tried to disrupt an anti-government protest amid a massive religious festival.
The state broadcaster late Monday raised the death toll to 55 from the earlier official count of 52. Its report cited a hospital official in the town where the stampede occurred, and it said three people remained hospitalized with serious injuries. After the stampede, clashes between security forces and protesters erupted Sunday evening and continued Monday morning in the towns of Bishoftu and Ambo, an Ethiopian government official and witnesses told The Associated Press. Relatives of those killed in Sunday's stampede were flocking to Bishoftu, 45 kilometers (27 miles) southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa, raising tensions, said Nimona Negash, a driver of a small motorized taxi called a tuk-tuk.....See More The athlete looked up at the sky when he crossed the finish line, and made an X shape above his head with his wrists. The stadium cheered, a new moment in history was made. Later when he took to the podium with ‘Ethiopia’ written across his top to collect a medal for the marathon he had run, he made the gesture again.....See More
The Ethiopian authorities have detained 1,600 people as they try to boost security under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the BBC.
A statement, quoted by state-affiliated FBC website, lists arrests in the Oromia and Amhara regions, which have recently seen massive demonstrations....,.See More Ethiopian authorities have arrested more than 1,500 people since declaring a state of emergency less than two weeks ago, according to a statement published by state-controlled news agency Fana.
The command post, a body set up by authorities to oversee the state of emergency, said 1,120 people had been arrested in the towns of Shashemene and West Arsi – south of the capital, Addis Ababa – for “violence and property damage”. The towns are in the region of the Oromo ethnic group, who along with the Amhara have waged a nearly year-long protest against a government largely made up of minority Tigrayans......See More At least 500 people have died in clashes with security forces over the last 11 monthsAuthorities in Ethiopia have detained more than 1600 people under state of emergency measures, which were imposed on October 9 in the wake of massive anti-government protests......See More
The United States embassy in Addis Ababa has disclosed that the October 9 state of emergency currently in force in Ethiopia severely affects their ability to assist US citizens.
One of the restrictions under the curfew is that diplomats for their own safety were to avoid travelling 40 kilometers outside the capital. ‘’…the decree restricts U.S. and other foreign diplomats from traveling 40 kilometers outside of Addis Ababa, which severely affects the ability of the Consular Section to assist U.S. Citizens,’‘ the embassy said......See More ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian authorities said on Thursday they had detained 1,645 people since declaring a state of emergency less than two weeks ago in an effort to quell mass protests and violence.
Around 1,200 of those were described as ringleaders, the rest coordinators, suspects and bandits, in a statement by the government body formed to deal with the unrest. Ethiopia announced a security crackdown on Oct. 8 amid a wave of attacks on mostly foreign-owned businesses and demonstrations over land and political rights.......See More Security forces in Ethiopia have detained more than 1,600 people under the October 9 state of emergency rule. They have also recovered over 700 looted weapons in the process, the state affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) reports.
The state of emergency was imposed to quell a wave of anti-government protests in the Oromia and Amhara regions. Some businessmen have also been arrested for ‘‘trying to quit service by closing their shops,’‘ in the Amhara region. The government has also confirmed the arrest of thirteen people who had called for a strike and also three teachers ‘‘who were also arrested for trying to obstruct the teaching learning process by abandoning school,’‘ FBCreported......See More |
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