A European-based Amhara advocacy organization has published an open letter to Professor Mesfin Araya, chairman of Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission, urging him to distance himself from a process it says cannot deliver genuine peace under current conditions. The Amhara Advocacy Group in Europe (AAGE) addressed the letter directly to Araya, […]
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Three Young Men Reportedly Killed in Gurage Zone After Being Accused of Being ‘Fano’
Local sources say three young men from the Amhara region were killed under brutal circumstances in Abeshge district of the Gurage Zone, in an incident that has shocked residents of the area. According to accounts relayed to Meseret Media, Temesgen Getachew, Yitagesu Asegedew, and Gizaw Girmaye were traveling on a […]
Ethiopian Government Arrests Lawyer and Opposition Figures in Addis Ababa
Photo: Collage ©Addis Standard Addis Abeba — In what activists are calling another wave of pressure on dissenting voices, Ethiopian security forces have detained two members of the opposition Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party (EPRP) along with a lawyer widely known for defending political prisoners. Yishak Wolday, the EPRP’s head of […]
450 Civilians Killed, 14,000 Displaced: EHRCO’s Findings on Identity-Based Violence in East Arsi
A new report from the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) says at least 450 civilians have lost their lives in ethnically and religiously motivated attacks spread across nine districts of the East Arsi Zone in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. The findings appear in EHRCO’s 158th special bulletin, a 37-page document covering […]
Amhara Region: Artillery Attack Kills Teenager, Injures Others in East Gojjam
An artillery strike in the East Gojjam zone of Ethiopia’s Amhara region has left a 19-year-old girl dead and several others wounded, according to local residents and eyewitnesses. The attack took place on Saturday in the town of Debre’e Eyesus. Community members identified the victim as Serawit Bewuket. Her younger […]
Why Ethiopia’s Young People Are Leaving in Record Numbers
Before sunrise most mornings, crowds of young Ethiopians gather at Addis Ababa’s bus terminals, boarding routes toward Djibouti, Sudan, and points beyond. Many carry university degrees but little hope that the country can offer them stable work, safety, or a future. For a 24-year-old marketing graduate now stranded in Libya […]
Advocacy Campaign Says Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians Face Existential Threat, Calls for International Action
A newly launched advocacy campaign is urging governments, faith groups, and international institutions to intervene on behalf of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian community, arguing that years of documented violence, church destruction, and official rhetoric add up to a coordinated campaign against the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC). The campaign, detailed in […]
Ethiopia’s Press Freedom Crisis Deepens: Nation Slides to 148th as Media Faces Systematic Suppression
Ethiopia’s independent media sector continues to face mounting challenges, according to the latest findings from Reporters Without Borders. The nation has dropped to the 148th position in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, marking a further decline in the country’s media landscape. Declining Standards and Security Threats The country’s press […]
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 […]
Advocacy Group Documents Escalating Violence Against Ethnic Amhara Communities in Ethiopia
AAA Reports Systematic Abuses Across Multiple Regions, Calls for International Intervention!