Official statement by #JAKENN Publishing PLC, the publisher of Addis Standard publications, detailing a series of violent and unlawful incidents targeting Addis Standard since Saturday 01 August, including the abduction and assault of the publication’s Editor-in-Chief, Yonas Kedir, a violent police raid on its newsroom and multimedia studio in which multiple equipment were confiscated and/or deliberately damaged, and an eviction notice served under police pressure.
JAKENN Publishing PLC and its flagship publication, Addis Standard, remain unwavering in our commitment to independent, professional, and public-interest journalism. Despite the unprecedented challenges facing our organization and our staff, we will continue to pursue every lawful avenue to defend our rights, protect our journalists and employees, and ensure that Addis Standard continues to serve the public with accurate, independent, and accountable reporting.
Read the Full Statement
https://t.co/4h8zKM8gIm
Former State Minister, Ministry of Peace, Taye Dendea's lawyer, Abera Nigus, and other two opposition party leaders are arrested and are accused of terrorism according to their charge statement [which I have access to]. The terrorism charge is explained in their charge statement in terms of "thinking to capture state power by force", "organizing false propaganda to show the PP government is weak", working with "Ethiopia's historic enemies" including "Tsimdo": TPLF, other "extremists" in Amhara and Oromia.
Tigray Regional State stated that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) participated in the recent clashes between Ethiopian defense forces and Tigray forces in western Tigray on Saturday. Ethiopian government did not immediately respond to that allegation.
Abiy Ahmed admitted that "we (means he) committed historic mistakes by inviting Eritrean troops to Tigray," and he added that "nobody (means Fano/TPLF) should not repeat the same mistake." 😎😃
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia executed another 5 Ethiopian migrants for non-lethal drug offenses, without due process. Saudi's partners shld press the authorities to halt these executions & commute the sentences of the dozens more awaiting a similar fate @hrw https://t.co/GtQjNIU1nA