Attacks on Christians in southern Ethiopia have been instigated by the Meles regime at the highest level. In Aug and Sep 2005, Meles sent Minister of Capacity Building, and former Defense Minister Tefera Walewa, and Information Minister Bereket Simon to Awassa and other towns in southern Ethiopia to incite Muslims against Orthodox Christians. Tefera told a gathering in Awassa that the Orthodox Christian Church is a den of neftegnas. This letter by Tewoflos Tibebeselassie has details
Photos showing the horrific atrocities perpetrated against Christians in Jimma and nearby towns - WARNING: extremely disturbing graphic content
Religious conflict: Woyanne's deadliest political bomb yet
The revival of Kinijit was in evidence at the DC town hall meeting
Gruesome attacks on Christians in Jimma and nearby towns by Islamic fanatics, as reported by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Mahibere Kidusan ... report (amharic)
Kinijit back in action
The Meles regime's grip on power is slipping. An instinct for self-preservation may explain the former rebel fighters' return to Soviet methods
Kinijit IL latest decisions and plan of actions
European Commission lawyer in Ethiopia released after one week detention
UN warns of 'all out war' in Somalia: A confidential report estimates that "between 6 000-8 000 Ethiopians and 2 000 fully equipped Eritrean troops are now inside Somalia ... AP Oct 27
Yalemzewd Bekele was arrested on the basis of a statement made under torture
The arrest of Yalemzewed Bekele and expulsion of EC officials "have damaged the relationship between the EU and Ethiopia," EU Commissioner Louis Michel said
'We must stop pretending that Ethiopia is run by a respectable government when in fact it has a murderous and oppressive regime,' Ana Gomez, Portuguese Member of Parliament, said... DPA, Oct 27
The former vice chair of the Inquiry Commission that investigated last year’s post-election violence, Wolde-Michael Meshesha, says the report released yesterday does not represent the will of majority of the commission’s members ... VOA, Oct 26
Remembering the November 2005 massacre ... DC Metro
Kinijit IL statement on the Inquiry Commission's report ... pdf (Amharic)
Inquiry Commission reports police killed 193 in 2005 election protests
Witnesses against the Kinijit leaders ... list
Leadership crisis in the party can only be resolved through a democratic process, a CUDP official said ... ER Oct 26
Dinknesh "Lucy" fossils' first trip overseas is to Houston ... AP, Oct 24
Muslims have condemned the recent violence against Christians in Ethiopia; some refused to go to Mosques ... Christian Post
EPPF officials held a town hall meeting in Denver ... ER Oct 23
Ethiopian-American lawyers condemn the Meles regime's persecution of civil rights lawyers ... text, Oct 23
Kinijit NA to convene general meeting in Nov ... ER Oct 23
EU aid chief told Meles the expulsion of EU officials endangered EU-Ethiopian relations ... Reuters, Oct 22
Ethiopia's Berhane Adere won the Chicago Marathon women's race
Kinijit IL is to pursue legal action against the Shaleqa; Atlanta chapter calls on Kinijit officials to convene a general meeting ... ER Oct 21
Yalemzewd was betrayed by a EU official who's her employee
The Meles regime’s silence on report speaks volumes
U.S. foreign assistance reaches record level: Iraq, Ethiopia, and sub-Saharan African nations are largest recipients ... USDOS, Oct 20
A European Union official told the BBC he is concerned about EU employee Yalemzewed Bekele who is facing risk of torture
Kinijit top leaders in Kaliti expressed support for the decision to oust Shaleqa Yoseph; support for Kinijit IL is pouring from chapters around the world, including Canada, Europe, and South Africa; Kinijit IL asked the former chairman to return all the money he illegally withdrew from the Kinijit official bank account ... more
Kinijit Int'l Leadership: Do the right thing ... ER Oct 18
Security forces under direct command of Meles massacred protesters. Unarmed protesters were shot, beaten and strangled to death, said Inquiry Commission Judge Wolde-Michael Meshesha ... AP, Oct 18
The Meles regime is dragging Ethiopia into a religious war, as this article by the Washington Post points out ... TWP, Oct 18
Security Council urges Eritrea to withdraw troops from zone with Ethiopia
Kinijit chapters in the U.S. condemn Shaleqa Yoseph's irresponsible act, express support for the Int'l Leadership's decision ... ER Oct 17
Clone H.R. 5680 Everywhere!
Kinijit DC metro condemns Shaleqa Yoseph's misconduct ... ER Oct 16
Shaleqa Yoseph's act of desperation ahead of inquiry commission report
Kinijit IL suspends its chairman, Shaleqa Yoseph ... ER Oct 15
Announcement from EPPF on the formation of a new army division named Asmelash
Prominent businessman arrested, tortured by the Meles regime
OLF representative and AFD spokesperson Hassan Hussein's speech in Boston last Saturday ... text, pdf (Amharic)
Ethiopia has the most vital ingredients necessary for nation-building. However, if the ethnic question is not handled correctly, it will result in great suffering and violence. ... Fikre Tolossa (from ER archives)
May 2005 elections: Kinijit and the direction of future Ethiopian politics
Kinijit DC chapter endorses AFD, suspends financial transfers to Kinijit NA
