Harassment against award-winning Ethiopian journalist, Eskinder Nega, who is serving an 18-year sentence following trumped-up terrorism charges, has continued unabated.

An inmate released recently disclosed to ESAT that prison officials have confiscated notebooks and other materials, including his bible, from the journalist and destroyed his personal belongings.

(Risk Advisory, Security Intelligence, Sub-Saharan Africa) — The Ethiopian government is looking increasingly unstable, and the security environment in Ethiopia is looking more dangerous. Opposition protests over the past few months have been larger and more frequent than any in Ethiopia since the end of the civil war. The ethnic nature of these protest movements means that a mutiny within the police or security forces is more likely than in recent years.

Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt)
On
Recent Events in Ethiopia
Congressional record

September 27, 2016

Security forces killed a student in Mendi, west Wellega, Oromo region of Ethiopia on Monday as residents were preparing to celebrate Maskal, the finding of the true cross.