Ethiopia forces claim recapturing of towns from Tigray rebels

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/18/ethiopia-claims-retaking-towns-from-tigray-rebels?fbclid=IwAR2QUIYc4IYeOHJWJ4-Qc0lOgXkR0pjrwCJwp0NGEzyz4beweJIT86BcQEo&sf156952887=1

Reports of Mass Detentions, Killings, and Forced Expulsions in Western Tigray

 PRESS STATEMENT

NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The United States is gravely concerned by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in western Tigray by Amhara security forces.  The UN reports that 1.2 million people have been forcibly displaced from western Tigray since the beginning of the conflict in November 2020.  We call on Amhara leaders to renounce violence against civilians.  We also reiterate our call on Eritrea to remove its forces from Ethiopia.  We urge the Ethiopian authorities to investigate these reports to determine their veracity and to commit to inclusive, transparent processes to hold responsible those accountable.

We call on all armed actors in Ethiopia to renounce and end violence against civilians.  We also reiterate our call for a cessation of hostilities, an immediate end to human rights abuses and violations, negotiations without preconditions, unhindered humanitarian access, and the start to an inclusive national dialogue.

UN rights council orders international probe into Ethiopia abuses

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/17/un-rights-council-orders-international-probe-of-ethiopia-abuses?fbclid=IwAR1cv6a38FajleMwZv18Xhq2DrKKIZD9ett0DHdlD13OBDLhmipWGaLinN0

ABBA GADAA UNION SAYS MISSING MEMBER OF KARRAYYU GADAA LEADERSHIP DEAD, DOZENS UNDER CUSTODY

 https://addisstandard.com/news-abba-gadaa-union-says-missing-member-of-karrayyu-gadaa-leadership-dead-dozens-under-custody/?fbclid=IwAR1PZwtJj99XQmjNjAwOMxiwvj2JzhW33kBLoXdAvWGfYZFvqvQgOhCSTug

Abiy Ahmed can’t deceive Africa in the name of ‘Pan-Africanism’

Abiy Ahmed can’t deceive Africa in the name of ‘Pan-Africanism’: By Mark We commonly hear these days the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, his supporters and propagand

UN: Drivers of Humanitarian Aids Trucks Held by Hijackers

UN: Drivers of Humanitarian Aids Trucks Held by Hijackers: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that drivers of eighteen trucks of humanitaria

UN Human Rights Council set to convene on Ethiopia for the 17th December; furious Ethiopia calls it ‘regrettable’

UN Human Rights Council set to convene on Ethiopia for the 17th December; furious Ethiopia calls it ‘regrettable’: The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) this Friday will hold a special session to address "the grave hum

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Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in Ethiopia's Amhara region, HRW says

 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/10/africa/tigrayan-force-execution-ethiopia-intl/index.html?utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_campaign=africa&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR004ad-8wzJLyfOB4JJFfEEAjOIkX1o_pK2dnwfHSD-bSuuyA3gZ6mN12s

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 #Ethiopia CPJ says 'Ethiopia biggest setback for media freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa'; Two journalists shot dead, a dozen remain behind bars in 2021

In its 2021 report on the global status of press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Ethiopia among the worst jailers of journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa after Eritrea. The report that was released today revealed that in Ethiopia in 2021, one journalist was killed and nine remain in prison.

An earlier report that released yesterday and focused on Ethiopia, the CPJ also noted the suspension of Addis Standard in July 2021, assaults and intimidation on members of the press, the expulsion of at least one foreign journalist for war coverage and an internet disruption among the setbacks for the media.

The CPJ detailed that numerous journalists have been arrested in the country since the start of the war in Tigray a year ago where nine reporters were still in custody on December 1. “Six were arrested in November as the conflict escalated and the government imposed harsh emergency laws. CPJ documented multiple other press freedom violations throughout the year,” the report read.

U.N. suspends food distribution in two towns in Ethiopia after looting

 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-suspends-food-distribution-two-towns-ethiopia-after-looting-2021-12-08/

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Human Rights Organization for Justice and Development warns of migration of Ethiopians to Egypt, Sudan due to civil war

 https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/110540/Human-Rights-Organization-for-Justice-and-Development-warns-of-migration?fbclid=IwAR35Bn2Z_nUr0UHiO8llLaQ-7Q9e9wRLv6N20YULmM_swSBaRmXL-ZAdmLM