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Muhammad Yunus faces criticism over 'press repression' in Bangladesh
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Rubin drew parallels between Yunus's current actions and those of other Nobel laureates who, after receiving the prize, have been criticized for policies or actions that contradict the principles of peace and human rights. He cited Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's involvement in the Tig
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Ethiopia: At least 26 killed in drone strike in Amhara region
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Fighting between the federal government and Fano was sparked in April when the government ordered the militia to integrate with the country’s police or military following the peace deal in Tigray, VOA reported.
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US, UK, Canada concerned by Tigrayans arrested without charge in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued a joint statement on Monday expressing concerns over the Ethiopian government arresting Tigrayans based on their ethnicity and without charge.
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Ethiopia: Humanitarian aid needed as situation deteriorates in Tigray, say
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 25 (ANI): As the dire humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia continues to deteriorate, the United Nations has emphasised that it is is critical to establish a regular flow of humanitarian aid into the region.
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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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UN human rights agency condemns arbitrary detention of Tigray people
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.
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Ethiopia calls on UN to condemn terrorism in country: Diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ethiopian government is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "terrorism" of TPLF in the country, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Fitsum Arega, told Sputnik.
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Ethiopians joining army out of free will as they see enormous threat to na
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have volunteered for military service following a national call to defend the country from the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States Fitsum Arega told Sputnik.
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Conflict in Tigray region of Ethiopia reaches disastrous proportions: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 9 (ANI): A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday, issuing a warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and st
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US orders most of its civil servants, their families to leave Ethiopia ami
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington issued an order to its non-essential officials residing in Ethiopia to leave the country with their families due to the ongoing armed conflict.
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UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 6 (ANI): The 15-membered United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed 'deep concern about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia' and urged the warring sides to negotiate a "lasting ceasefire".
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Blinken urges parties to conflict in Ethiopia to start peace negotiations
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the Ethiopian authorities and the advancing rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PNLF) should end the internal armed conflict and begin peace negotiations.
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