Human Rights First-Ethiopia warned of a deteriorating human rights and security situation, citing renewed military tensions, alleged forced recruitment, arbitrary arrests and restrictions on expression in Tigray and Addis Ababa.
Dr. Alem Hagos, an orthopedic and maxillofacial specialist in Adigrat, has reportedly become seriously ill after weeks in detention amid concerns over arrests under Tigray’s controversial security and mobilization proclamation.
Women’s and girls’ rights activists in Tigray are calling on Ashenda participants to wear black in a symbolic protest demanding justice for Zewdu Haftu after the acquittal of two men previously convicted in her killing.
Tigray’s regional authorities accused Ethiopia’s federal government of embedding Sudanese RSF fighters into a Western Tigray offensive, an allegation that, if confirmed, would add a cross-border dimension to the escalation.
The Amhara Fano National Movement rejected Ethiopia’s national dialogue conference, calling it a Prosperity Party-orchestrated political gathering rather than a genuine national consultation.
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Three independent sources told UMD Media that former TIRA President Lt. Gen. Tadesse Worede remains at his residence despite a reduced security presence.
Witnesses told UMD Media that the security presence around former TIRA President Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede’s Mekelle residence disappeared this week, renewing concern over his whereabouts.
Local sources say a reported drone strike hit St. Arsema Monastery near Mekane Selam in West Wollo, killing two nuns and injuring others, highlighting the contrast between Ethiopia’s national dialogue and continuing armed conflict.
Salsay Woyane Tigray issued a fourth statement in one day, appealing to international actors to intervene diplomatically to prevent renewed war in Tigray, Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa.
UMD Media reported that His Grace Abune Nathanael, Archbishop of the Humera Diocese, was placed under house arrest after publicly condemning forced conscription raids targeting Orthodox students in Mekelle.
