Ethiopians residing in the Washington DC area held a protest rally in front of the State Department today demanding freedom for political prisoners, including Teddy Afro, Birtukan Mideksa, Bekele Jirata and thousands of others who are languishing in Woyanne jails.
Similar protests were held in several other cities around the world.
Addis Dimts Radio reports that some 500 Ethiopians participated in today’s Washington DC rally. Representatives of the protesters briefly met with a State Department official during the rally and handed him a prepared statement.
[Photo: Addis Dimts]
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Marvelous!!!
Shega !!!
free all poetical prisoners.
Stop financing dictators(state terorism in Ethiopia)
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January 14th, 2009 at 4:13 PM
We should strongly keep opposing the Weyane government game.
Selam leEthiopia Hagerey!
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January 14th, 2009 at 7:47 PM
I am happy to see the statement “all political prisoners.” I don’t like to see only one person’s name. Thanks for the correction.
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January 14th, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Big Demo also in Frankfurt, Germany.
Look Fotos at http://www.ethiogermany.de
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January 15th, 2009 at 3:43 AM
go on ethiopians that is how it should be
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January 16th, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Dear all Ethiopian friends
I am writing to you to invite every one of you to join all of us doing something for our country and help our people to live better life by getting rid of this corrupted government.
As we all know our families suffered, still suffering and dying for us, and we live here comfortable life it’s the duty of everyone of us to take this responsibility to bring changes for our people, enough sufferings, no more silent it has gone to far we the young generations of the future have to take the future of us and our country more seriously
Please accept this invitation to give up some of your time and join us in many demonstrations planned in London in the days and weeks to come make your voice hared don’t be afraid, you will not improve your life and that of your family by being afraid God will help you if you help yourself by joining in for better future for all of us, it is no impossible but we have to stare at some point all of us.
mimi frm london . If u want to contact me do so lelena21@hotmail.co.uk
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May 18th, 2009 at 12:25 PM