Among the 25 Ethiopian fashion models who were sent to Houston, Texas, to participate in International Festival 2008 (IFest), three have defected yesterday and are seeking asylum, according to ER sources in Houston. The rest of them are held up in their hotel rooms under tight security… more details later.
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bitefu lerasachew
April 18th, 2008 at 4:32 AM
I think Ethiopia is better. Migration has also become a fashion. There are enough migration models.
I am sure after a few months these models will regret. May be they will be attracted by money to stay and they will understand the artificial life in USA.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Dan,
Anten man teyekehna Tweraleh! This shows the current situation in Ethiopia is how difficult. let get more information before we run for comment.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:27 AM
U expect us to say am happy. tell them to fu***ck off.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Is there any # we can reach the rest of them and assist that they can also escape from state sponsored terrorism by Zenawi?
We should help those who do not want to return to Ethiopia where a group of western dressed Tigrean robbers have been terrorizing over 77 million people for almost two decades until they become like Saddam.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:13 AM
So what is a big deal It is Known they are an economic immigrant like you!
April 18th, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Please let's help the rest to defect. Single men! this is your chance to rise and shine……
April 18th, 2008 at 11:36 AM
No! No! big mistake. I have no doubt they will deport them back. That is a wrong and ill advised move. They could have make it in a different way if they want to stay in the US. The time is entirely different. We are not in late 90's or early 2000 where every thing was relatively easy.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:04 PM
By Tolossa GK
One-family ruling party
1. Meles Zenawi – Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) chairman, TPLF Politburo chairman, Marxist-Leninist League of Tigray chairman, Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chairman, and Prime Minister
2. Azeb Mesfin – (Meles Zenawi's wife) – former head of Mega Enterprises (she ran the company into the ground), currently a member of parliament and chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee
3. Sebhat Nega – TPLF Politburo member, Meles Zenawi's personal advisor, behind the scene controls the Endowment Fund For Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT), an NGO in name, but a TPLF business conglomerate in realty, controlling some of the largest industries in the country
4. Kidusan Nega (Sebhat Nega's sister) – Mekele Mayor and TPLF Central Committee member
5. Tsegay Berhe (Kidusan Nega's husband) – Tigray Killil president and TPLF Politburo member
6. Aberash Nega (Sebhat Nega's sister) – ran for Addis Ababa City Council in May election (with her two cousins) but not elected.
7. Sebhat Nega's sister is Eritrea's defense minister Sebhat Ephrem's wife
8. Arkebe Okubay (whose sister is the wife of TPLF Central Committee member Adis Alem Balema) – a member of the TPLF Politburo, an advisor to Meles Zenawi, and former Mayor of Addis Ababa
9. Berhane Gebre Kristos (brother of Arkebe Okubay's wife Nigist Gebre Kristos) – TPLF Central Committee member, former Ambassador to the USA and current Ambassador to Brussels, Belgium
10. Tirufat Kidane Mariam (Abay Woldu's wife) – Meles Zenawi's justice and security chief, and TPLF Central Committee member.
11. Abay Woldu (Turufat Kidane Mariam's husband) – a TPLF Politburo member
12. Mulugeta Alemseged – Meles Zenawi's nearest family member, Meles Zenawi's security chief and personal body guard
13. General Berhane Negas – Meles Zenawi's palace security chief and the Godfather of Meles Zenawi's daughter
April 18th, 2008 at 3:40 PM
When there is unhappiness in various segments of life in Ethiopia under Meles Seitanawi regime, people want to get out of the country if they get the chance. In the time of Emperor Haile Selassie, defection was rare; now it is common, thanks to the uncaring Dictator Meles Seitanawi; many Ethiopians are leaving the country for various reasons: some leave the country because they do not belong to the ruling party; others leave because they do not have political freedom in their country; still others leave the country, because they have been crime suspects they have never committed. Even Ethiopian beautiful girls leave their country for the Arab world, because they think they will be paid more money for their bodies in the Arab world than at home. Ethiopian fashion models leave Ethiopia to get more customers for their modeling styles – more customers means more money and more money means more power and more fame. Ethiopian athletes leave their country to show their talents to the sport world, to compete with other athletes and to earn more money than they have been getting in Ethiopia. Soldiers in the Ethiopian army defect almost every month because they don’t want to carry out Meles’ orders to kill and destroy innocent Somalians and their own people. Religious people leave their Churches in Ethiopia and defect to the West because they do not want to serve members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church under the illegitimate Patriarch Abune Paulos. Judges defect Ethiopia for the West, for they have been asked by Meles political gangs to pervert justice in favor of the ruling party; Bankers leave the country because Meles Seitanawi have asked them to divert some Ethiopian money into Meles accounts; therefore, when there is no fairness in Ethiopia, people from the lower stratum of the Ethiopian society to the highest one, defect their country in a great number for a better life in another country.
Ethiopia is a pleasant country to live in; however, those who are in political power have made the country unfit for almost every Ethiopians, and for such economic and political unfairness, they leave the country. The defections of many talented Ethiopians would, in the long run, hurt Ethiopia.
April 18th, 2008 at 4:39 PM
dear jal, hypocracy and egotism clouded ur judgements.thus u are an unable to generate senseble comments regard to ethiopian people. ethiopians have faced not only economic problems but also political injustice and tribal politics. how could u fail to see such visible social anarchy that existence in ethiopia for many years ? my point of aphorism is that you need to wake up before it was too late.
April 18th, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Either you are making up the story or your source is lying. The girls on the picture you posted are current resident of Houston the event is organized by the Ethiopian Community in Houston. This has nothing to with the government of Ethiopia.
April 18th, 2008 at 4:43 PM
Dear Assta B. Gettu,
"Ethiopia is a pleasant country to live in; however, those who are in political power have made the country unfit for almost every Ethiopians, and for such economic and political unfairness, they leave the country. The defections of many talented Ethiopians would, in the long run, hurt Ethiopia"
I agree with you
Signiture Gonder MED
April 18th, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Everyone is leaving TPLF left and right, even Tigrian soldiers are leaving the regime for Eritrea. The beautiful Ethiopian girls are leaving the regime, in addition it's own ambassadors, judges and politicians are leaving the regime.
What a disaster regime!!!
There has never been a regime like this in the African continent history. Perhaps in the history f the world. Any dicator has self interest that is greater than that of it's own people, but the Weyane Regime transcends even self interest.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:33 PM
I am surprised to read about the one "family ruling part" post by tolossa GK. It shouldn't have been posted as comment. Elias, could you please post it in the from home page so that everyone can see the shameful family ruling of woyane's.
April 19th, 2008 at 12:15 AM
Where do you get your information ??? FULL OF LIES. NOBODY defected, and if they do we all know the reason.
April 20th, 2008 at 4:17 AM
Nicolas Sarkozy French president Married to a fashion model recently, would our leaders also follow his path to show as western free culture? I know many have divorced their old sweet hearts. May be these models are fleeing such request, who knows?
April 20th, 2008 at 5:09 PM
I see some pathetic ill wish comments about these young defectors. The regime puts its own people in despair.These are young ethiopians who see no hope for their future except to work as as a maid under brutal condition in the middle east. At home they are captives under supressive regime. When one sees a light at the end of the tunnell his hope tend to recarnet so are these young defectors. Wish them good luck.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:56 PM
what's wrong with u people? give the government a brake and be happy for all the changes u'v seen."Aheya silut amed!"
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:44 PM
i think it's ok to model in the USA that way they have a chance to go around the world since we all know that they is no chance off getting out off Ethiopia except if you have money ot if your famous like Teddy Afro!!!.
May 19th, 2008 at 10:29 PM