Farmers in south Gondar clash with regime forces
ESAT News (June 6, 2016) One person was killed as farmers in Guna, south Gondar clashed with regime forces on Sunday. Reports reaching ESAT indicate the standoff continued throughout Monday. The spat...
View ArticleParliament passes computer crime law further restricting freedom of speech
ESAT News (June 7, 2016) The rubber stamp parliament in Addis Ababa passed a computer crime law on Tuesday that’s intended to further stifle freedom of speech. The law, which has come under a damning...
View Article42 people reportedly killed in the Somali region of Ethiopia
ESAT News (June 7, 2016) Somali media reported that 42 people, most of whom women and children, were killed on Tuesday in Gashaamo, Somali region of Ethiopia. The victims were all from the Habar Younis...
View Article5 million dollars HIV testing equipment bought from uncertified supplier
ESAT News (June 7, 2016) Local media reported that the Ethiopian regime has purchased 5 million dollars worth of HIV testing equipment from a supplier in China that was not registered with the World...
View ArticleEritrea rejects UN Commission of Inquiry report on human rights
ESAT News (June 8, 2016) Eritrea on Wednesday rejected the COI report on human rights situations in the country saying it is politically motivated and groundless. “Eritrea rejects the politically...
View ArticleEthiopian regime to pay back 6.5 million dollars it collected through the...
ESAT News (June 8, 2016) The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday that the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation has agreed to pay nearly $6.5 million “to settle charges that it...
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