Oromia

Draft article threatens Addis Abeba’s autonomy

An article in a draft criminal procedure law would grant Oromia’s courts undue jurisdiction over crimes against the regional government’s…

5 years

Ethiopia Federal Court acquits three of four suspects of Hachalu’s murder

The individual who was with the musician on the night of his killing was cleared of all charges.

5 years

Trial stutters as Bekele, Jawar et al’s hunger strike triggers protests

Bekele Gerba has been taken to hospital and defense attorney calls detainees’ condition “worrying”, as strike continues into its third…

5 years

Court dismisses majority of counts against Jawar and co-defendants

The Federal High Court dismissed six of ten counts against Jawar, Bekele and co-defendants. All counts related to the illegal…

5 years

Judges rejected Jawar’s request to move hearings to avoid attack

Citing insufficient security concerns, in a hearing last month the Federal High Court rejected Jawar Mohammed and co-defendants’ request to…

6 years

Chaos in the Rift—a microcosm of Ethiopia’s brutal polarization

In Oromia, mayhem followed the 29 June slaying of beloved singer Hachalu Hundessa. And as Oromo protesters rose up in…

6 years

The counter-productive demonization of Jawar Mohammed

Given the activist’s revered status among many Oromo, the attempt to silence and defame him will surely backfire.

6 years

Before tallying votes, we must count people

A census should be seen as a remedy for Ethiopia’s problems, not a cause of them.

6 years

Reforming Ethiopian ethnofederalism

The current system eased some old problems, but created fresh ones. It’s time to reimagine the federation.

6 years