Ethiopia

June 12, 2026

Ethiopia : sleeping in turns

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Kumsa Gutteta spent more than twelve years behind bars in Ethiopia. Today, Director of the Centre for Justice, he describes a prison system marked by extreme overcrowding, years of armed conflict and the absence of alternatives to imprisonment.

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September 23, 2025

Ethiopia: concerned Nigerians seek FG’s intervention over citizens in prison

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A cross section of Nigerians whose relatives are in Kaliti Prison, Ethiopia, have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene to secure the release or transfer of their loved ones.

Source: Vanguard

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July 7, 2023

Ethiopia: nigerian inmates seek repatriation over poor conditions

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Nigerian inmates in Kaliti prison, a maximum-security prison in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, have again called on the government to facilitate their transfer to prisons in Nigeria. The inmates are pleading to be allowed to serve the rest of their jail terms in Nigeria. The detainees said they suffer grave…

Source: Sahara Reporters

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January 12, 2023

Ethiopia: OLA fighters set hundreds of detainees free

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Members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), a rebel group operating against government forces in Oromia region, broke into a zonal correction facility in Bule Hora town, Southern Oromia, on Saturday 07 January and set more than 480 prisoners free.

Source: Addis Standard

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September 7, 2019

Éthiopie: la tristement célèbre prison Maekelawi ouvre ses portes au public

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: RFI

May 27, 2019

Ethiopie: l'ancien directeur d'une prison arrêté pour torture

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Source: BBC

January 3, 2018

Ethiopia frees all political prisoners and closes notorious Maekelawi jail in surprise decision

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Ethiopians were quick to respond, even with social media sites currently blocked.

Source: Independent

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February 14, 2017

En Éthiopie, le développement rural passe par l’emprisonnement

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This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source: Le Monde

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January 5, 2017

Ethiopia: Oromia pardons 10,000 inmates

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Oromia State granted amnesty to 10,000 inmates who fulfilled requirement and regretted their wrongdoings.

Source: All Africa

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November 25, 2016

Ethiopia : 38 inmates over deadly September prison inferno

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An Ethiopian High Court has charged 38 inmates for a prison inferno that led to the death of some over 20 prisoners at the Kilinto prisons located on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa.

Source: Africanews

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September 3, 2016

Ethiopie : un mystérieux incendie à la prison de Kilinto

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Des flammes ont pris d’assaut la prison de Kilinto, dans la banlieue d’Addis Abeba, samedi. Selon le gouvernement, une personne aurait trouvé la mort et six auraient été blessées. Le feu a été contrôlé dans l’après-midi, mais son origine reste à définir. Les opposants s’étonnent en revanche des cou…

Source: RFI

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