Freedom of Religion and Belief
ETHIOPIA: Thousands protest in Mekelle against hijab ban in Axum schools Adisstandard (21.01.2025) – Thousands of Muslims gathered in Mekelle today, 21 January , 2025, to protest against the failure of schools in Axum to comply with court rulings and directives...
Human Rights in the World
Three Ethiopian journalists beaten and detained while covering protest in Tigray The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to hold to account security personnel who assaulted at least three journalists and to desist from...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ETHIOPIA: Orthodox Synod says agreement to resolve schism breached as breakaway group expresses dissent Addis Standard (18.02.2023) – The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba said that the agreement to resolve the schism that led...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia Orthodox Church split: Social media restricted By Lucy Fleming BBC ( 11.02.2023) – https://bbc.in/3K8mNr2 – Ethiopia has restricted social media and messaging platforms ahead of rival planned rallies following a split in the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
UN rights chief denounces Christian-Muslim violence in Ethiopia Michelle Bachelet calls on authorities to conduct independent investigations into the deadly religious violence. Aljazeera (07.05.2022) – https://bit.ly/3kWLOrt – The UN human rights chief has...
