Abyssinian Baptist Church was condemned by Abyssinians in Harlem !!!
Tedla Asfaw
"Pray for the Victims not for a killer ", this was the rallying cry for
Saturday morning Oct. 27 rally in front of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in
Harlem, New York. The campaign against the Abyssinian Baptist Church has
been going on in all fronts since last week. After the news of Woyane and
Abyssinian Baptist Church collaboration to organize a memorial service for
late Meles Zenawi was out patriot Ethiopians/Abyssinians in New York area
mobilized Ethiopians in many fronts.
THE HOMELESS PRIME MINISTER
By Hama Tuma
Sometimes we Ethiopians like to boast. The first in everything! The cradle of humankind. The fist bare foot runner to win the Marathon. The first to claim an annual economic growth of 12% and ask for food aid for 12 million people or more. The first country since the 1970s to claim a 99.9% wins for the ruling party in the general election. And now to top it all we have come to stun the world by having the first homeless prime minister in History.
The Ethiopians and moral conduct
By Yilma Bekele.
I dreamt about my uncle. He has been dead for over ten years so I was wondering what brought him to my conscious now. It was a vivid dream and I woke both sad and happy. So all day long I kept wondering what is it that made me dream about him. I really think I was able to come up with a reasonable explanation why this memory was triggered in my brain. I believe it is due to what I have been reading lately that woke up this memory about service, integrity and today’s Ethiopia.
Reeyot Alemu, Ethiopia
2012 Courage in Journalism Award
International Women’s Media Foundation
Courage in Journalism Awards 2012 winner
A CRITICAL VOICE LOST TO ETHIOPIA’S WAR ON INFORMATION
Reeyot Alemu has been imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year, branded as a terrorist. She is one of many journalists who have been arrested, interrogated and threatened in her country. What makes Alemu exceptional are her commitment to work for independent media when the prospect of doing so became increasingly dangerous, her refusal to self-censor in a place where that practice is standard, and her unwillingness to apologize for truth-telling, even though contrition could win her freedom. In jail, Alemu was offered clemency if she agreed to testify against journalist colleagues.
Ethiopian Muslims Protest Ahead of Islamic Council Election
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian Muslims will elect a new Islamic Council this Sunday, October 7. The election has stirred protest among many Muslims who believe the government is trying to influence the Council.
An Ethiopian and the Presidential debate
By Yilma Bekele
President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney had their first debate this evening. Watching this debate for the highest office in the land was a learning moment. This is not the first debate I have viewed or the first election I am experiencing. But no matter what, for an election starved Ethiopian like me every time it happens it is a like being hit by a lightning bolt experience. It literally gives me a jolt.
September 30, 2012
SUDAN: CONDEMNABLE ACTION AGAINST ETHIOPIANS
Sudan has joined the repressive regime in Addis Ababa in violating the basic human rights of Ethiopians. It has deported Ethiopian refugees, allowed TPLF agents to run wild and free in the Sudan and more. We highlight here two recent and alarming developments:
World’s Largest Database on International Land Deals Published
You can find the database here.
The Land Matrix database, published in September by an international coalition of NGOs and research groups, is now the world’s largest database on international land deals since 2000. While reliable data has been hard to find on land grabs, this database offers unprecedented detail on who’s investing, where and what for. However, the data is not fully reliable as access to information in countries varies, and smaller deals are often harder to track. The database includes 1,006 deals covering 70.2 m hectares (half the size of western Europe). The vast majority of deals are for agricultural projects, of which fewer than 30% are for food crops. Almost 20% are for non-food crops such as biofuels and for livestock feed.
Stop state terrorism in Ethiopia financed by western democracies!
That was the message to world leaders assembled at the UN Headquarters in New York by Ethiopians who rallied at the UN in New York on Friday September 28, 2012
Hailemariam Desalegn Unwelcome in New York City !!!!
By Tedla Asfaw
The rainy cloudy Sept. 28, 2012 was not a welcome weather for anyone. It
was raining hard from early morning and we followed the weather hour by
hour fearing for a washout of our rally scheduled for 3pm at 47 Street and
2nd Avenue at UN.
Regarding our new Prime Minster
By Yilma Bekele
There is no place on planet earth that begs for change like our country. There is no need to itemize all the areas where we stand at the tail end of human achievement. That is the bad news. The good news is we can’t get any lower than where we are at now thus the only way for us is up.
Sudan’s Bashir visits Egypt, confirms “identical position” on Nile Water dispute
Sudan Tribune: September 16, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday and reaffirmed during talks with his counterpart Mohammed Morsi the “identical position” of the two neighbors with regards to the dispute over Nile Water rights.
IN SUPPORT OF REVEREND DESMOND TUTU - (THE PERFIDY OF BLAIR AND BUSH)
By Hama Tuma
Desmond Tutu condemned Tony Blair and George Bush junior as war criminals who should be tried at the Hague and refused to attend an event where Blair would be present. Yet, the so called International Court is a Western tool targeting anti-American dictators or warlords from Africa and other such regions. This aside, Desmond Tutu’s stand has made my day and I have more reasons than him (he mentions Iraq and Afghanistan) to call for their immediate arrest knowing quite well this may never happen. No ground for optimism–Henry Kissinger has never been tried for his crimes in Indochina; pro American war criminals have never been touched.
September 20/2012
PM HAILE MARIAM DESALEGN SHOULD BE TRIED
A concerted propaganda campaign has been launched inside and outside Ethiopia to present the new PM in Addis Abeba, Haile Mariam Desalegn as a technocrat with no history of human rights violation. Sadly, some Ethiopians have also joined this campaign and are echoing falsehood.
Ato Seye and his politics.
By yilma bekele
Mr. Charles Krauthammer is an American syndicated columnist, political commentator and is considered a highly influential conservative voice. He is critical of President Obama’s policies and supports the election of Mr. Romney to be President. As a tradition if a candidate for the presidency does not have a thick resume when it comes to foreign policy issues they normally travel to friendly European countries to shake hands with the leaders for what is called a ‘photo opportunity’.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Back home after being imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year, two Swedish journalists on Friday dismissed their trial on terror charges as a "sham," saying they accepted 11-year prison terms to improve their chances of being released.
Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson also said in a news conference that their apology on Ethiopian TV in connection with their release last week was not sincere.
Ethiopian Ruling Party Confirms Hailemariam as Meles’s Successor
Ethiopia’s ruling party confirmed acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as the successor to the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Meles, who led Ethiopia for 21 years and who oversaw one ofAfrica’s fastest-growing economies, died on Aug. 20 from an infection contracted while he was recovering from an undisclosed illness. Hailemariam, Meles’s deputy in the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front and a former foreign minister, took over in an acting capacity the next day.
22,272 Guns bound for Africa seized in Spain
(Note from the Blogger: Final destination is reported to be not Djibouti but Ethiopia and planned recipients are one of the TPLF faction for its cadres and followers)
Authorities in this southern Spanish port seized 22,272 pistols that were being smuggled in a container declared to be transporting textiles from Turkey to the East African nation of Djibouti.
September 12, 2012
RELEASE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS NOW !
The tyrant is dead but his system of oppression continues. On Ethiopian New Tear Day (September 11), the regime has released more than 1500 prisoners of whom two were Swedish journalists jailed for coming into the Ogaden together with the ONLF. No political prisoner has been released and the ”justice” minister of the unjust regime has declared there are none whatsoever.
Home and country burglarized.
By Yilma Bekele
Someone broke into our house. They forced the backdoor open and went through every square inch of the house. They turned our mattress over, pilfered through our drawers and left the closet in a mess. It was done in the middle of the day and it looks like they took their time. They stole
THE KOREAN DEATH OF A TIGREAN DESPOT
Hama Tuma
Meles Zenawi , a man who identified himself as a Tigrean (his ethnic group) and hated Ethiopia, was not able to say all reports of my death are exaggerated though his death was announced long before he kicked the bucket from an ailment that his friends have decided to keep secret. His death was late by Ethiopian standards and expectations while his masters, loyalists and sycophants wailed at his “sudden” passing away.
Ethiopia pardons 2 Swedish journalists who have been in jail for alleged terrorism
Washington Post
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Two Swedish journalists who have been imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year have been pardoned and are set to be freed, Ethiopia's justice minister announced Monday. Minister Berhan Hailu told reporters in the Ethiopian ...
Ethiopia’s Government in Peace Talks With Ogaden Rebels
Ethiopia’s government is in peace talks with the Ogaden National Liberation Front, an outlawed ethnic-Somali rebel group, Communications Minister Bereket Simon said.
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF)
PRESS RELEASE
Turning the Demise of a Dictator into Start of New Chapter in Ethiopia’s History
Now the officials as well as the family mourning the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is over
the Afars will be the last to join charade of mourning for his death as historic loss and national
misfortune of the peoples of Ethiopia, because it was under his dictatorial regime that peace
loving Ethiopian peoples in general and the Afars in particular experienced extra- judicial
killings, forced disappearances, compulsory evictions from their homes and lands, and untold human rights violations.
Zenawi, the “Enfant Terrible” of the TPLF: Sweet to Tigray, Sweeter to the “West,” Sweetest to “China,” Nasty to Ethiopia
By Zenebe G Tamirat
The impressionists were said to have been the most courageous but untalented artists in the mid 18th century of France. They claimed themselves to be revolutionary insisting to change the course of art forever.
September 6/2012
OPEN LETTER TO SOMALILAND STOP DEPORTING ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES
The government of president Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo has continued to deport Ethiopian refugees and the fate of the deportees is not clearly known. SOCEPP has addressed this open letter to protest against the deportations and to call on Somaliland to stop this illegal act that violates the human rights of Ethiopians and exposes them to torture and even possible death.
An Ethiopian with election envy.
By Yilma Bekele
The US is getting ready for presidential elections. 2012 will be the 57th time elections have taken place. The first election was held in 1788 and there were five contestants and it was won by George Washington. Barack Obama is the 44th President. The Republican Party held its convention a week ago and the Democrats started their nomination process yesterday
To: Amnesty International Secretariat
London, UK.
This letter is sent to communicate our protest (once again) for the unexplained position of Amnesty in ignoring many of the disappeared in Ethiopia. We had years ago made a similar protest without any result and no one from Amnesty had considered our letters of protest worthy of an answer.
Regarding the drama due to the death of the tyrant
By Yilma Bekele
I am hoping this is the last discussion about our emotional response regarding the disappearance then death of Ato Meles Zenawi. As controversial and in your face individual he was alive his death has brought drama, division and ugliness to our life. The person is refusing to go away in silence and dignity. I am very much conflicted about his going away. First and foremost I want to make it clear that I am definitely not sad at all. It is not because I am inhuman or lack empathy. Far from that, I consider myself caring and always concerned about others.
Man responsible for murder, torture caught in Denver area
(Red Terror Torturer)
ARAPAHOE COUNTY - The 9Wants to Know investigators have learned U.S. Federal agents arrested a man who they believe is a war criminal from Ethiopia convicted of killing 101 people and torturing many others.
CAN THE OPPOSITION LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES?
By Meatu Derese
In my short article in Amharic a bit earlier I have tried to highlight the tragedy of the successive Ethiopian dictatorial regimes. Although the brutal dictators and their foreign sponsors are the main forces to blame, many pseudo opposition groups have also contributed to that tragedy by extending the lives of those dictators on power and the sufferings of our people. Sooner or later, however, all of these forces have culminated in great shame. The sad fact of the matter, however, is the failure to learn from past mistakes, and repetition of similar tragedies from regime to regime.
Ethiopians miseries and repressions during 21 years of Meles Zenawi Rule
Ethiopia frees prominent journalist, drops all charges(CPJ)
Highly Politicized Death
Yinegal Belachew(yinegal3@gmail.com)
Dear Ethiopian Compatriots all over the world;
Dear all human beings of this treacherous world;
Dear all readers of this message of grievance.
Dear Gentlepersons,
Allow me to say few words about myself. I am from Ethiopia, currently leaving in Ethiopia, working in one of public universities as instructor. Am an earthling, like you, suffering from the ugliest scenarios of almost all governments of all nations with respect to the poor handling of their own people.
August 20, 2012
HONORING A WAR CRIMINAL IS DEPLORABLE
የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ አብዮታዊ ፓርቲ (ኢሕአፓ)
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP)
In the Italian town of Affile a mausoleum and a monument honoring mass killer Field Marshall Graziani have been inaugurated by the Mayor who called the honoring of the fascist killer an act “of national importance”.
Ethiopia After Meles
Africa Briefing N°89, 22 August 2012
The West will need to show tougher love to his successor than it did to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died Monday, if one of its most important regional allies is to remain stable.
Ethiopian Leader’s Death Highlights Gap Between U.S. Interests and Ideals
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Published: August 21, 2012
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — There was probably no leader on the African continent who exemplified the conflict between the American government’s interests and its highest ideals better than Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia.
Our condolences to "Obama!" Your Friend Meles Zenawi is Dead! (Getachew Reda)
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dead at 57
Freedom to Organize, Assemble and Speak in Ethiopia Right Now !!!!!
Tedla Asfaw
We all die when the time comes. One thing which will not die is what as
human being we contributed to humankind including to our own people. Meles
Zenawi died this morning August 21, 2012 according to the government
controlled media due to illness for the last two months
A chance to build a new Ethiopia.
By Yilma Bekele
The Ethiopian TPLF Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died three weeks ago. He died at St-Luke University Hospital in Brussels, Belgium. His Party kept him in the freezer while trying to determine what to do regarding the rules of succession, which the leader deliberately kept vague.
Ethiopian church patriarch Abune Paulos dies
BBC
