VOA condemns the Meles regime's action against reporters ... VOA, June 10
Amnesty calls for impartial inquiry of political violence In Ethiopia... - VOA, June 10
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Mr Stockwell Day, Canada's Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic: “I call upon the Ethiopian government to halt its use of repression, release the detained students, recognize the concerns voiced by our colleagues from the EU, to abide by all international human rights standards.”
June 11, 9:07 AM - Alert: Several CUD officials and members in Gonder have been arrested today. EPRDF troops are hunting down all CUD officials and candidates through out the Gonder region. Head of the CUD in Gonder, Ato Leul, is appealing to Ethiopians abroad to create worldwide awareness for their plight.
Yesterday, heavily armed troops savagely beaten students at the Fasilides High School or protested the savage murder of unarmed people. All schools in Gonder are now closed. The brutal actions by EPRDF in Gonder is intensifying.
June 11 - CUD Chairman Hailu Shawel and Executive Committee member Lidetu Ayalew have been placed under house arrest. Journalists who went to Hailu's home to check reports he was under house arrest were beaten by police using fists and clubs. AP
"I am not allowed to leave my residence, my wife and maid are not allowed to leave and no one is allowed to visit," said Hailu, chairman of the main opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD). "I am virtually in prison." Reuters
Some taxis have started service today, but most are still on strike. Shops are still closed. Addis Ababa is being patrolled by tanks.
At Bahir Dar University, students are not allowed to leave the campus.
June 10 - Protest rally and vigil in front of the White House... ER live
CUD accuses the Meles regime of terrorism against the people of Ethiopia... AFP
June 10 - Distressed Ethiopians at Downing Street, London... Forget all the demonstrations and rallies held all together in the past 14 years in London by Ethiopian protestors. The Friday 10 June 2005 dwarfs all the biggest turnouts in the past. Wondimu Mekonnen ... view photo here
Meles Zenawi's private army of killers (Agaazi) AFP
The Agaazi army must be disbanded. It's a gang of killers whose only mission is to keep Meles in power at any cost.
June 10, 4:00 PM - In their first meeting since the violence started, EPRDF and the two main opposition coalitions were to sign an agreement aimed at ending the violence. AP
CUD put the following condition: the attack on unarmed civilians must stop; all those arrested must be released; the arrest and harassment of
opposition leaders must stop; and the murder of civilians by the security forces must be investigated and those responsible must be brought to justice.
June 10 - Meles said he had received calls from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Britain's Development Minister Hilary Benn and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in recent days. Reuters
June 9
Sir Bob Geldof describing the situation in Ethiopia: "they make me puke."
