Ethiopia drops charges against Oromo leader Merera, 500 others

Ethiopia drops charges against Oromo leader Merera, 500 others

Ethiopia on Monday said it was dropping charges against 528 political prisoners, the first such group since a decision announced earlier this month to release political prisoners. Among them is Merera Gudina, the Oromo scholar and longtime opposition leader. State-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), FANA Broadcasting and other news outlets…

#FreeBekele: protests continue in Ethiopia

The crisis in Ethiopia is continuing to escalate after two months of protests which have lead to deaths and accusations of torture committed by the government. “Security forces have killed at least 140 protesters and injured many more, according to activists, in what may be the biggest crisis to hit…