https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ATdkLq7i6/   Disclaimer: This is an English translation of an Amharic statement issued by MP Dessalegn Chanie Dagnew on facebook and is intended solely for information purposes. Statement regarding my participation in the 7th round of elections  To the respected residents of Bahir Dar City, to the greater Amhara people, and to my fellow Ethiopians:  Over the past years, having been elected by the proud people of Bahir Dar City to represent yo

Update – February 5, 2026 (Tir 28, 2018 EC) The Amhara Association of America (AAA) has learned that on February 3 rd , 2026 Oromo Prosperity Party regime soldiers (regime forces) extrajudicially killed Dr. Tsegahun Simie in Bahir-Dar city (Amhara Region, Ethiopia).  The victim was reportedly a resident of Kebele 14 in Bahir-Dar city and an employee of the Amhara Region Health Bureau. According to reports, the victim was detained by regime forces that morning while commuting

Disclaimer: AAA is a U.S. based NGO that documents human rights violations in the context of conflict, violence and political repression. One of AAA's core activities is also to educate policymakers, journalists, researchers and other stakeholders with up-to-date information on developments in Ethiopia. AAA does not endorse any political parties or organizations based in the U.S. or Ethiopia. Updated February 2nd, 2026 Overview For the week of January 26th to February 1st, 20

ጥር 20 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. (ጃንዩወሪ 28፣ 2026) የትግራይ ሕዝብ ነጻ አውጪ ግንባር (ትሕነግ) ኃይሎች በወልቃይት ጠገዴ ሰቲት ሁመራ ዞን (ወልቃይት) እና ጠለምት ወረዳ በሰሜን ምራብ አማራ ክልል እየወሰዱት ያለውን ወታደራዊ ወረራ የአማራ ማህበር በአሜሪካ በፅኑ ያወግዛል። ይህ በአብይ አህመድ በሚመራው የኦሮሞ ብልፅግና ፓርቲ አገዛዝ እና ሎሌዎቹ የዳር ተመልካችነት እና በድብቅ ይሁንታ የፈቀዱት ዓይን ያወጣ ወረራ የአማራን ህዝብ ደህንነት የጣሰ እና በሰሜን ኢትዮጵያ የተፈረመውን የሠላም ስምምነት ተከትሎ የሚፈጠረውን ማንኛውንም ዘላቂ ሠላም አደጋ ላይ የሚጥል ነው። ይህ ድርጊት በሚያዝያ 2016 ዓ.ም. የትሕነግ ኃይሎች በኦሮሞ ብልጽግና አገዛዝ እገዛ ራያ አላማጣ፣ ራያ ባላ፣ ኮረም፣ ኦፍላ፣ ዛታ እና አካባቢውን (ራያ) ወረው በተቆጣጠሩበት ወቅት