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News: OLF slams rights commission’s report on recent East Wollega conflict, calls for independent investigation
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, August 28/2021 – The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) strongly criticized the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission(EHRC) and accused it of omitting the atrocities it said were committed by the Amhara militias and government forces on Oromo civilians and selectively highlighting the Amhara victims in its …
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News Analysis: Conflicting narratives as violence hits East Wollega again, claiming hundreds of civilian lives
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – The residents and the zonal administrator of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Region were quoted by BBC Amharic stating that several people had been killed in a series of clashes between militants as well as an onslaught on civilians in Kiramu …
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News: Electoral board unveils new date for Southwest referendum, elections in Somali & Harari regions
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, August 24/2021 – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) yesterday announced that the election in Somali and Harari Regions as well as the south west referendum will be held Three weeks after the previously set date on September 30, 2021. The board stated …