Ethiopia Revokes License of Independent News Outlet Addis Standard Ahead of Elections

Ethiopian authorities have shut down Addis Standard, one of the country’s last remaining independent news outlets, just three months before scheduled national elections, a move that press freedom advocates and human rights organizations are condemning as a deliberate attempt to suppress critical journalism. On February 24, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced […]

Bulen District Massacre: Over 50 Civilians Killed in Coordinated Ethnic Attack, Metekel Zone

Renewed Violence Targets Communities in Benishangul-Gumuz, Raising Concerns Over Systematic Ethnic Persecution Over 50 civilians, including women and children as young as five years old, have been massacred in a coordinated attack on Bakuji Kebele in Bulen District, Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The attack, reportedly […]