Category: Politics
Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray’s regional president, said there are clashes on the southwestern part of Tigray along with the Amhara region border. Speaking on Tigray region’s television Thursday morning two days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations there in…
Lawyers for Jawar Mohammed et al said that they are receiving threats and other forms of pressure from various quarters. A representative of a 13-member joint defense group defending Jawar and 22 other individuals arrested in a relation to a…
On October 1, Jawar Mohammed et al have appealed to the court that it consider summoning the Attorney General over his recent comment that could violate their right to presumption of innocence. Bekele Gerba and Jawar Mohammed have told the…
Prominent activist and opposition figure Jawar Mohammed has said that he and other opposition party figures are being locked up by the government in an attempt to prevent them from running for the upcoming election. “I am proud to be…
Opposition figures, Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adnan, and 21 others were charged with terrorism-related offenses and other crimes, the attorney general’s office said Saturday. The attorney general stated that the suspects have also been charged under telecom fraud and…
Health minister tells lawmakers country can hold election provided all necessary precautions are taken Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse told an emergency session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives on Friday that the country could hold the sixth round of…
Tigray’s opposition party, Salsay Woyane Tigray, complained of intimidation and pressure against its candidates and observers during the regional election. Party representatives announced the press conference Monday morning in Mekele town that serious irregularities were observed prior to election day…
Tigray’s ruling party had a landslide victory in the supposedly democratic elections held on Wednesday, winning over 98.2 percent of votes in the regional assembly. According to the official election results, 152 out of 190 seats declared have been awarded…
Seb-Hidri Civil Society of Tigray, a youth-led grassroots civil society founded two years ago, has been excluded from observing elections in the Tigray region, it was reported. The civil society group, that had been a foremost advocate of the regional…
Ethiopia was scheduled to hold national elections this month. However, in March, the electoral board declined to conduct the polls due to the coronavirus outbreak. Despite this declaration on the part of the electoral board, the Tigray region announced that…