Addis Abeba, December 20/2021 -The UN Security Council members will discuss the situation in Ethiopia under “any other business” today. The meeting was requested by Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the UK and the US. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths is expected to brief. Today’s meeting …

JAKENN Publishing PLC, the publisher of Addis Standard publication, is alarmed by the repeated dissemination of unfounded allegations and dangerous defamation by the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate(FBC). On December 19, 2021 the media published news on its website and official social media platforms that Addis Standard online publication is receiving …

By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne  Addis Abeba, December 17, 2021- The remaining people who were said to have gone missing after the contradicting reports surrounding the killing of 14 members of the Karrayyu Gadaa leadership were found in a detention center in Mojo, reports said. The secretary of Abba Gadaa union …

Addis Abeba, December 17/2021 –  The French Government donated 1,000, 800 doses of Johnson and Johnson covid-19 vaccines to Ethiopia, that will be delivered on December 17th in Addis-Abeba, through Covax mechanism. This donation comes in addition to the 843 600 AstraZeneca vaccine doses already donated by France in July (391 200) …

By Addis Standard Staff  Addis Abeba, December 16, 2021- The federal police commission announced that it arrested Two journalists and a cameraman for allegedly promoting the Oromo Liberation Army, OLA) on an international level. “The journalists who were paid large sums of money to promote Shanee (a term used by …

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH JOINT PRESS RELEASE “International investigations, access to detainees key to deter further abuses” Addis Abeba, December 16/2021 – Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass detentions, killings and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in the Western Tigray territory of northern Ethiopia, Amnesty …

Addis Abeba, December 16/2021 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) urged “for the immediate disclosure” of the whereabouts of Kibrom Worku and Tamerat Negera, two journalists who are missing after they were taken to police custody. EHRC also reiterated that “the relevant authorities should closely monitor that the state …

By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12  Addis Abeba, December 15, 2021 – The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Ambassador Dina Mufti discussed during biweekly press briefings yesterday the recent request made by the European Union for a special session on Ethiopia at the United Nations Human Rights Council. He …

By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, December 14,2020-  Kibrom Worku, the editor and head of the news department of Ahadu Radio and TV remains in detention after court ordered his release on November 12, 2021 while the Two online media co founders Eyasped Tesfaye and Meaza Mohammed have not been brought …

By Addis Standard Staff   Addis Abeba, December 13, 2021- Tamrat Negera, the editor in chief of the online media Terara Network was arrested last Friday from his house. The YouTube based media network said in a statement today that the family of Tamrat were unable to find him at Addis …