Ethiopia’s popular singer Teddy Afro is held in isolation inside a dark room at Kaliti prison. Also, unlike other prisoners, he is not allowed to go outside of his cell for fresh air, according to close family members who have visited him over the weekend.
Several friends of Teddy were prevented from visiting him for the Ethiopian Easter holiday (Fasika) on Sunday. Only 5 family members were allowed to see him. The opposition UDJ vice-chaiperson Birtukan Mideksa was one of those who were turned away by prison guards yesterday.
The harsh treament Teddy is getting in prison gives credence to the suspecion that his arrest is politically motivated.
Ethiopians in the Washington DC area are holding a protest rally today in front of the Ethiopian embassy demanding the release of Teddy Afro.
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I was reading through the coments and opennions posted by individuals from various corners incldining woyanes and the hodams amaharas.Dam it!!!!!!If Teddy was involved in this hit and run thing why would he go back to woyanes front door instead of hiding like most of us in europe or america?????????????????Why would such a kind and loving youth of great fame with compassion leave a dying person in which he is a cause???????????Tell me one god reason why Teddy is crying for real at the plight of his people and run away from a killing scene?????????????Are you dam saying that Teddy is faking to cry.I have difficulty making ters and only when I hear Teddy’s song “Emmaye,Ethiopiye and Abicinia” makes me cry.Are yousaying such a person will run away from an accident scene and still pretend?????????Woyane is heartbroken for that street kid and yet has mowed down hundreds of innocent Ethiopian on a daily basis.
One thing that needs to be noted is that our over all national tragedy should not be superceded by Teddy’s imprisonimpent.Teddy himself would not appreciate this,but we should go beyond protest.If protest was an effective means,we would have been emmanicipated long…long ago.We have to be prepared to pay the ultimate sacrifice period.Too much talk for too long for nothing
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Aizoh Teddy..our thoughts and prayers are with you!!
Weyanes will pay for their crimes!
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April 28th, 2008 at 2:46 PM
I tried to attend the rally but the rain prevented me to do so. Please post some photos if you have one.
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April 28th, 2008 at 2:48 PM
So what is a big deal if this Teddy is locked up? He’s not just locked up but he’s not even allowed to see a sun. What is new? Welcome to Kailit Prison MR.Teddy Afro.Now you can pray to your God 24/7 and see if your God really gives a ratass about you and respond.Keep pray brother man you’r God is coming to free you from that dark hole.Keep hope alive and don’t give up.Why don’t you go free your brother Teddy from Kaliti if you really care,love,and his well being? He hasn’t seen nothing yet.The worest yet to come.He won’t last four month.He will not come out alive from Kaliti.The bes time to save him is now…the sooner the better.
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April 28th, 2008 at 3:36 PM
so what ,why don’t we leave everything for the court to decide whether he is inocent or not .why is he treated better that any other ethiopia .he commit a crime ,let the law play it self out.what about the poor guy he died.all of you guys are hepocrats
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April 28th, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Teddy you are not alone.Thousands upon thousands of innocents are langushing in a secret prison cell,in the military camps in the country.Those who are extremily threat to the government are in the secret prison in the tigray where no one knows their situations.you are little bit lucky-Qaliti is close to where you relatives are.Teddy be strong!!God be with you Bro!!!!!!!!
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April 28th, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Gunfire(comment 4), you are one of the most ignorant people I have seen so far, OK you can say whatever you want about Tedy even though he is really a better being than you but what the hell is the profanity agaist God, Teddy might stay in prison till he gets out but MR, you will fry in hell
Koratu (comment 5), if you haven’t heard, the court house in Ethiopia is a ghost house where you can’t even say a word to the judges about your case, you can’t even say a single word till the judge orders you to speak, if you dare, you are gone for six months, if you laugh in the court if something insanley funny happens, you are gone, you can’t smile and you can barely breath, let alone freeing Teddy who happens to be critical for the woyannes, I am sure if Teddy is innocent, he just won’t get out easy or till he is good mind is wasted, his only hope is God the Almighty, if he is not innocent, then he has the responsibilty to pay for the victims family (I wonder if there is one) and as an accident he will be punished but will he be punished justly? No way, first of all, Tedyy surely have a driver’s license and has been driving for very long both in the country and outside. Woyannes are just too much. Prof Asrat was jailed and they freed them when they became sure that he won’t survive and now woyannes want to make sure that Teddy is wasted in prison by this possibily trumped up charge.
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April 28th, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Teddy never killed a person by the name Degu .It is a ficticious name used by woyane to attack and put Teddy in prison under this pretext.In 2006 Teddy was set free that it was found to be a false tip made by a certain Taxi driver(probably he could be a woyane security)and the case was however pending until woyane finds good script writer for this farce.But Teddy had made wrong choice in picking up Million Assefa as his lawyer who is hard core woyane and use to have been serving the woyane election board and also to woyane economic empires.He is not better than so called judge Gebre lul or hail lul whatever .
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April 28th, 2008 at 11:31 PM
You number 1 writer,eventhough you are anonymous,please donot insult the general population of Amhara saying HODAM AMHARAS.
This an insult that annoys many people.
The editor must delete also such polarizing comments.
Kaskeyemhu Yikrta!
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April 29th, 2008 at 12:22 AM
What is next?
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April 29th, 2008 at 5:20 AM
What is Tewodros Kasshun?
For us he is somebody who is just an Ethiopian. As long as he lives in Ethiopia is he not expected to abide by the law of the country????
Please, there is nothing that you can create by crying in from of our respected embassies there in USA and other places of the world. If you want you can go and tell for his Excellency Mr. President Bush or the so-cold Amnesty International. We assure you that there is nothing that they can do.
As some of you said it is not a fabrication and it is not revenge. Tewodros Kasshun has done crime. He has to receive what he disserves to receive we are ready to do that.
You can do NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, by just wasting your time crying. Go to your daily bread searching. Don’t be foolish.
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April 29th, 2008 at 7:14 AM
Ethiopiawi (No.7)
Where the hell in thi world is laughing in the court room allowed. You look an uninformed layman.
Just read and illuminate yourself
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April 29th, 2008 at 7:19 AM
Well, if only Ethiopia has an independent court, we could trust his trial to that court. But the problem is, it Meles’ court, not the people’s. Do you remember how the court purposely delayed Seye’s trial? There is one judge who has a beautiful name-who comes from Meles’ qushet. (Memberetsehay) He serves like a donkey to the government. May God take care of our friend and trust me, He will if he is innocent. Any ways, I would like to know why the government would be interested in his imprisonment. Was he the one who dispised Tegadelti saying 7 merfe? If he is the one, he will rote. He should have pointed to duty-bound weaknesses rather than to poverty. You cannot judge on the basis of poverty. That could be ethnicized easily.
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April 29th, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Teddy,has nothing to do with woyane fabricated crime.It is simply an act of retaliation against Teddy for having sungabout Ethiopian flag,unity and love between Ethiopians
irrespective of religion and ethnicity.The fact woyane at this particular juncture is totally in disarray as is coughed-up by Ethiopian people and of by several international communities.Thus now behaving like rabid dog attack every one not loyal to woyane and hard core Ethiopians.Come what may ,we never flinch back an inchfrom achieving our goal until woyane thrown to the dust bin history
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April 29th, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Some people are irrational, like Hagos. What do you(Hagos) think I feel when Kirose Alemayehu is dead? I cry. You know why, because he is good Tgrian singer, You know why, because he is an Ethiopian. Because he is man kind. You know teddy likes you very much that is why he is in prison. Please go back and evaluate your thought pattern for giving this illogical comment.
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April 30th, 2008 at 3:41 AM
My suggesion goes to EPRDF, as long as you are the ruling party, you need to listen the people’s heart. The people are saying we love teddy, Teddy is innocent..free Teddy. The people’s voice should be refelected up on the government’s decision. Arresting Teddy is meant to break the little communication you had with the people.
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April 30th, 2008 at 4:02 AM
Hey teddy all ethiopian love you axsept weyane
you are the first son for ethiopia.
pray to god
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April 30th, 2008 at 5:54 AM
Teddyea metaserhene kesemawe gamero tena erkuojale
yeanhene naber yeferalhe weyanea ege megabathene
teddyea ayzhee yea ethiopia amelake yerdahee
weyanea teayea endataye bekelakilhume bechelema teaye yeamesate amelake alea
egeazabeare kantea gare yhune
weyane yeajune ayatame
melase is mother fucker
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April 30th, 2008 at 5:58 AM
teddy afro
i always pray for you
all ethiopian in lebanon & all around the word praying for you
god bless you
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April 30th, 2008 at 6:01 AM
we know woyane what he did in 15 years, selizhe ba teddy Afro lay yetefesemaw weshet la ethiopian addis ayhonem. woyane 15 years laying. I don’t know sela woyane lamenager kalatoche alkewal. geta melkamun nagar yamtaw. teddy enkuwan saw lamagdel lala saw begedel melkam negar yamiyaderg saw naw. teddy, I don’t think. weyane lala gobededelaten enden solomon, eyasadede ketecalaw yigdilal kalhonem wede kality yasgebal. zemenu ya Tigray tewlaji becha selehone geta ferdune yesit. lelaw eyeterabe Tigray kake yibelalu. tarikachew yetebelashe beheroche.
lahulum gize alew.
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April 30th, 2008 at 8:23 AM
Ayzoh Teddy, we pray, because god do everything.
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April 30th, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Good person never have good luck especially in Ethiopia why why always have too suffer when they do good thing when they tall the true it is not far. But god keep him safe, I was surprise when he go back to Ethiopia from USA. Because I those stupid politics people they don’t like him they always need reason to let him down. But what can I say he love his country he don’t want run away like to many of as. woyane Teddyey I pray for u we love u so much, u have no Idea how boring every Ethiopian concert with out u.
God bless u:(
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April 30th, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Sign Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/TA042208/petition.html
Free Teddy Afro Blog site
http://freeteddyafro.blogspot.com
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April 30th, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Hello Teddy!
You are the son of true Ethiopia. We Love you except this brutual Weyane, they will pay the price when the time comes, they think they live for ever merceles. I will keep you in my prayer and for my county. May God be with you, be strong with this difficult time.
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May 1st, 2008 at 12:37 AM
yedha amlak mech zm Ylalal Tedy Ante en sew algedlkum eyalk stzebanen A mlak gin ulun yayl wagawn ykeflal yalflghal blo ymetawn deha gedl mesheshiy sayns ynte rasyn ntu sew adrgeh tezebanenk Be Atlanta Ketma Genzebun keflo ygebaw odiyens lay stzebanen en sw Egelallu Eyalk hodh ulun Eyawek Geta Gen yayal.weyan Syon yedha amlak new yeyazeh. srah yawtah.
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May 1st, 2008 at 4:03 AM
To You all thruth supporters; i am worried about the possible impact of being in dark and isolated prison on teddy’s psychological well being and his creativitiy? Do you think that it will give him strength? or, It will make him frustrated? I want your criticall suggesion on this issue.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 2:14 AM
GOD WILL FREE TEDDY AFRO!!!
yeah right
TEDDY AFRO IS INNOCENT!!!
i don’t think so
PEOPLE PROTESTING TO HAVE TEDDY RELEASE!!!
that work just as well as praying please face east when praying allah can help as well.
ETHIOPIAN GOVERMANT = WOYANEA GOVERMENT
are you sure?
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May 4th, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Let Allah will help you Tedi Afro !!
1. If he kills a man purposily he is guilty, let allah punish him,
2. If he kills a man unknowngly he is innocent.
My personal opinion – he is not as such fool to kill people , we have to mind that he has mind and love for the ethiopian people, ofcourse he is not killing purposly – therefore let make him free.
If he kill purposly, The punishment in the hear after( after death) – at the end of life is more difficult than this earth– let the Almighty give his punishment – please make him free woyane!!!
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May 16th, 2008 at 11:20 AM