Amhara region Stories

Amnesty International calls for end to month-long detention of thousands in Amhara Region
Amina Wako  |  Nov 07, 2024

Amnesty documented the detention of people from in four camps which have been described as “clusters” that systematically confine people from specific...

UN mulls suspending relief to Ethiopia's Amhara after aid workers attacked
Reuters  |  Oct 08, 2024

The proposal was written by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and shared with the Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team.

Amhara region's education sector battered by militarised conflict
Hanifa Adan  |  Jun 10, 2024

Only 577 students are expected to take the 12th-grade national examination in two rounds, marking a sharp decrease from the anticipated 19,657 student...

Amnesty accuses Ethiopian military of 'extrajudicial executions' in Amhara region
Foreign Reporter  |  Feb 27, 2024

According to the agency, the soldiers also assaulted and threatened health workers at gunpoint at a health centre.

Amnesty calls for immediate end to emergency law in Ethiopia
Amina Wako  |  Feb 21, 2024

Under the state of emergency, authorities have arrested and are holding five politicians and three journalists without charges.

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