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Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki missing

Isaias AfwerkiEritrean opposition groups and Eritrea observers are reporting that it has been close to a month since the president of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, has been seen in public, fueling speculations once again that he is either terribly sick or incapacitated. …

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The Tragic Saga of Ethiopians in Arab Lands

By Neamin Zeleke

In the past week, Ethiopians all over the world have watched the barbaric acts committed against our sisters and brothers in Saudi Arabia with deep sorrow and outrage. These inhuman acts are not committed by illegal bandits …

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Today’s Washington DC protest starts at 9 AM; Atlanta at 11 AM – see details

Washington DC: 9 AM at Saudi Arabia Embassy, 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC
Atlanta: 11 AM at CNN Building, Downtown Atlanta

Ethiopians protest at Saudi embassy in DC

Atlanta Demonstration in Support of Ethiopians in Saudi

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Ethiopians in Atlanta, Rome, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and other cities to stage protests this weeks

Ethiopians in Atlanta, Rome, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington DC, and several other cities around the world will hold protest demonstration to denounce the mistreatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia.

Atlanta Demonstration in Support of Ethiopians in Saudi

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Ethiopians in Houston, Texas, express outrage against the abuse of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians who reside in Houston, Texas, have gathered today in front of the Saudi Arabia mission to condemn the brutal treatment of Ethiopians by the Saudi government. Similar protest demonstrations are taking place around the world. A demonstration that was …

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Police attack Ethiopian protesters in front of Saudi Arabia embassy in Addis Ababa – AP

(AP) – Ethiopian Woyanne police have used force to disperse hundreds of people protesting against targeted attacks on Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia.

Police units Friday blocked roads to prevent the protest at Saudi Arabia Embassy from growing. Some two dozen …

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Woyanne police attacked peaceful Ethiopians who were protesting at the Saudi embassy in Addis Ababa

As concerned Ethiopians started to gather in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa this morning, the savage Woyanne junta has unleashed its armed thugs against them. The Woyanne federal police tried to disperse the demonstration. …

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Semayawi Party calls for nationwide protest against the mistreatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

The Ethiopian opposition Semayawi Party has called for a nationwide protest against the abuse, torture and murder of Ethiopian immigrants in Saudi Arabia.

The demonstration will be held tomorrow, Friday, in Addis Ababa in front of Saudi Arabia embassy.

Today, …

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Demonstrations at Saudi embassies in DC, London, Oslo, Houston, Los Angeles…

Concerned Ethiopians in the Washington DC area and Houston, Texas, are organizing protest rallies at the Saudi Arabia embassy and mission.

Washington DC
Date/Time: Thursday, Nov. 14 starting at 9 AM
Address: 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC

Houston

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Saudis on a rampage against immigrants (video)

If Ethiopia has a real government, it would have severed diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and stopped exporting of food after watching the videos below. Unfortunately, Ethiopia currently is ruled by thugs and savages who are even more cruel than …

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TPLF vs. Ethiopians

While young Ethiopians are forced to abandon their country in search of jobs, TPLF and their puppet prime minister are busy enjoying their loot…

PM Hailemariam Desalegn enjoys raw meat
Hailemariam Desalegn

TPLF foreign minister Teodros Adhanom plays guitar (about one week …

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Saudi Arabia intensifies raids against Ethiopian immigrants; 4 killed in car crash

Saudi intensfies raid against Ethiopian immigrants

(ARABNEWS.COM) – Hundreds of Ethiopians, including at least 70 women, armed themselves with knives, rocks and broken bottles and threatened police, pedestrians and motorists in Manfouha district’s narrow streets. Anti-riot police fired in the air and used truncheons to break …

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Ethiopian woman in Saudi hangs herself after she was prevented from returning to her country (photo)

Ethiopian woman at the town of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, has committed suicide by hanging. It is reported that she killed herself after she was prevented from going back to her country.

Ethiopian woman hangs herself in Saudi Arabia

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Ethiopia’s shrinking prime minister

Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn

The two TPLF factions are appearing to be close to resolving their differences and turning their attention to getting back the prime minister’s position from their puppet, Hailemariam Desalegn, according to Ethiopian Review sources. The Sibhat Nega faction reportedly has …

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Saudi police killed another Ethiopian immigrant (photo)

Another Ethiopian has been gunned down by police in the streets of Saudi Arabia. The killing of Ethiopian immigrants is on top of the savage beatings and abuse they are subjected to in the hands of the Saudi barbaric regime. …

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Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia hunted down like stray dogs (photos)

Mass arrest of Ethiopians and other immigrants in Saudi Arabia continues today. Several thousands immigrants have been detained so far. They are being hunted down like stray dogs. The following are some of the photos of detained Ethiopians.

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi police gunned down an Ethiopian immigrant (photo)

Saudi Arabia is currently rounding up Ethiopian immigrants who do not have permits to stay in the country or whose permits have expired. Those who try to escape from the police are brutally attacked. No body is asking any more …

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Ethiopian woman in Saudi Arabia hangs herself, another badly beaten up (Warning: Graphic photo)

Ethiopian woman has committed suicide by hanging herself in the northern Saudi Arabia province of Tabarjal yesterday. The report says that the police is investigating the circumstances of her death, and has not released her name yet.

Ethiopian woman hangs herself in Saudi Arabia

Another Ethiopian woman, …

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Ethiopian man lynched to death in South Africa

A group of men savagely beaten up and killed an Ethiopian man in Mpumalanga, South Africa, last Monday. The gruesome attack took place in broad day light while many people watched, according to the police. The identity of the victim …

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Causes of deaths at Ethiopian hospitals – study

Ethiopia is encountering a growing burden of non-communicable diseases along with infectious diseases, perinatal and nutritional problems that have long been considered major problems of public health importance. This retrospective analysis was carried out to examine the mortality patterns from …

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Hundreds of Ethiopians are stranded at the Saudi – Yemen border (photo)

This Reuters photo shows hundreds of Ethiopians who are stranded on the Saudi Arabia – Yemen boarder. These young Ethiopian men and women find themselves in such condition because they were unable to support themselves and their family in their …

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ONLF warns foreign oil companies operating in Ogaden

(OgadenToday)- Information Bureau of Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF a group fighting for the Self-determination of Ogaden Region in eastern Ethiopia has warned on Sunday the Foreign oil companies interested in Ogaden Region.

According to ONA, Ogaden News Agency the …

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Woyanne dam scam failed in Los Angeles – update

Woyannes (members of the ruling party in Ethiopia) by nature are among the most stupid creatures in the world. Why else would they come to the Diaspora to try to collect money from the same people they have forced into …

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Polio virus returns to Ethiopia

Six cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have been confirmed in Ethiopia, two in the past week beginning 14 October 2013. Prior to the current outbreak, Ethiopia had been wild poliovirus-free since 2008… [Read the rest]…

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Only 29 percent of Ethiopian women can read and write – World Economic Forum

Ethiopian under the Woyanne junta continues to rank at the bottom among other nations in every development scale. Most Ethiopians live under obscene poverty where children in the capital city scavenge for food in trash dumps. In this information age, …

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Ethiopian girl in Lebanon died after the Ethiopian embassy refused to help her (photo)

The Ethiopian girl shown in the photo below has died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Beirut, Lebanon. Witnesses say that she could have survived the injuries had she been given the necessary medical care, but the Ethiopian …

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The staggering riches of Ethiopia’s “rulers”

When Ethiopian Review released its list of the 2013 Top 10 Richest Ethiopians last week, some people have found the figures hard to believe — and understandably so. Even those who know about the level of corruption in Ethiopia doubt …

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The Oct. 13 terrorist bomb explosion in Ethiopia was planted by the regime – witnesses

Ethiopian Review has confirmed from multiple witnesses that the Oct. 13, 2013, alleged terrorist bomb explosion in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa was planted by the regime.

addis ababa terrorist explosionAccording to our sources, the night before the explosion, two dead bodies were taken …

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Ethiopia’s jailed journalists seek international support – The Hindu

(THE HINDU) – In 2011, Ms. Reeyot Alemu was arrested and charged with conspiring, with journalist Woubshet Taye and exiled opposition activist Elias Kifle, to attack critical telecommunication and electrical infrastructure like telephone and electricity cables. Mr. Sileshi said he …

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Top 10 Richest Ethiopians in 2013

Ethiopia is among the top ten poorest countries in the world. The primary reason for Ethiopia’s abject poverty is the vampire political leadership that is sucking the life blood of the country. One of the signs that Ethiopian politicians are …

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Ethiopian regime subjects political detainees to torture and other ill-treatment – HRW

A 70-page report released today by the Human Rights Watch documents serious human rights abuses, unlawful interrogation tactics, and poor detention conditions in Ethiopia Central Prison (Maekelawi). Those detained in Maekelawi include scores of opposition politicians, journalists, protest organizers, and …

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Up to 680,000 people are enslaved in Ethiopia – a new study

2013-10-17_134607A new study released by Walk Free Foundation has disclosed that up to 680,000 people are living in slave-like conditions in Ethiopia. Read the study here.

The Global Slavery Index provides a ranking of 162 countries, reflecting a combined …

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FIFA latest ranking: Ethiopia 95th

FIFA World Ranking -Oct 2013
Rank Team Pts +/- Pos
1 Spain 1513 0 Equal
2 Germany 1311 1 Up
3 Argentina 1266 -1 Down
4 Colombia 1178 1 Up
5 Belgium 1175 1 Up
6 Uruguay 1164 1 Up
7 Switzerland 1138 7 Up
8 Netherlands
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Woyanne cadres cause violence at a London Ethiopian church (video)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Woyanne junta’s acts of division and sabotage are not limited to Ethiopia. Their cadres in the Diaspora, who have been granted political asylum in the West by claiming that they were abused by Woyanne, are actively working

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Africa’s journalists honor jailed Ethiopian editor Woubshet Taye

(CPJ) – Journalists and media owners across Africa gave Ethiopian journalist Woubshet Taye a standing ovation in Cape Town on Saturday night at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2013, but he wasn’t there to see it. Instead his wife …

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American Embassy issues a message to U.S. citizens in Ethiopia

(US EMBASSY, ADDIS ABABA) – Subsequent to the Emergency Message posted below, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa became aware of a Twitter message from Al-Shabaab claiming credit for the October 13 bombing in Addis Ababa and also claiming that …

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Bomb blast reported in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is more likely the work of Ethiopia’s ruling party TPLF that is known for planting bombs and and blaming it on opposition groups, as a U.S. diplomatic dispatch in Wikileaks revealed.

(Reuters) – A bomb blast …

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Eritreans are taking to the seas because of worsening conditions at home – ECONOMIST

The Economist logoSome 30,000 people reached Italy illegally in boats in the first nine months of 2013, three times as many as in the whole of 2012, according to Frontex, the European Union’s border agency. Many hail from Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, …

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Ethiopian cancer awareness conference in Atlanta

The Ethiopian Community Center in Atlanta is hosting Ethiopian cancer awareness conference in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2013. See the poster below for more info:

Ethiopian cancer awareness conference Atlanta 3 Nov 2013

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12 leaders and members of Ethiopian opposition Semayawi Party arrested

The regime in Ethiopia has detained the following leaders and members of Semayawi Party, a leading opposition group, yesterday as they left the Party’s office and headed home:

1. Ato Yilkal Getinet (Chairman)
2. Ato Sileshi Feyisa (Vice Chairman)
3. …

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The conviction of war criminal Kefelegn Alemu and the U.S. Government’s glaring hypocrisy

EDITORS’S NOTE: Yesterday, a U.S. court in Colorado has convicted accused Ethiopian war criminal of lying to obtain citizenship. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department continues to give hundreds of millions of dollars to another group of war criminals in Ethiopia

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Top 10 Ethiopian Political Cartoons of 2013

Ethiopian Review’s selection of the 2013 Top 10 Ethiopian Political Cartoons (See more cartoons here.)

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Teddy Mitiku update

Teddy MitikuTeddy Mitiku continues to receive medical treatment at the Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. His family, including brother Teshome Mitiku, an Ethiopian music legend in his own right, have expressed gratitude for the outpouring of affection and …

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Urgent message from Bishop Desmond Tutu

Dear friends:

In just 2 days’ time, African leaders could kill off a great institution, leaving the world a more dangerous place.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the world’s first and only global court to adjudicate crimes against humanity. …

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Ethiopians and Eritreans risk lives to flee war and persecutions

CHRISTIAN TODAY – The latest tragic incident of hundreds of African migrants drowning in European waters tells a wider story.

Scratch beneath the surface and for many of the migrants, their stories are not only of wanting a better life. …

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Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urges African “leaders” to stand by ICC

African leaders thugs, mass murderers and looters will meet in Ethiopia on Friday to discuss calls to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, even as former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan of Ghana urged them to stand by the court.

Amid …

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The 2013 Top 10 Ethiopian Videos

The following is a selection by Ethiopian Review of The 2013 of Top 10 Ethiopian Videos. The videos are ranked based on number of views in 2013. Some of the videos were produced previous to 2013.

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Dr. Mulatu Teshome Wirtu becomes the new puppet President of Ethiopia

Mulatu Teshome Wirtu
The state-run TV in Ethiopia has announced today that the current Ethiopian Ambassador to Turkey, Dr. Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, has been appointed as the new President of Ethiopia.

President Girma Woldegiorgis, who served two terms, has hand over his ceremonial …

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Ethiopian Ph.D. student wins a NASA Fellowship award

By Patrick Bowden  | The Collegian

Woubet Alemu This year, two determined SDSU Ph.D. students Woubet Alemu and Christopher Moran won the international NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship award.

This award grants the students each a $30,000 sum to help further

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Breast Cancer Awareness for Ethiopians (Amharic translation)

Click here for the Amharic translation of the article about Breast Cancer Awareness for Ethiopians…

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OBEDIENCE to Tyrants due to Hopelessness (video)

After seeing the resistance efforts of others fail or after living under harsh repression, many people develop feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. Thus, people collectively obey because they believe things cannot change and they feel there is no hope for …

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International experts warn structural flaws in the design of Nile dam

By William Davison, Bloomberg News

Ethiopia’s plan to build Africa’s biggest hydropower dam on the main tributary of the Nile River must address concerns that there may be flaws in the design of its foundations, a group of international experts …

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Dire Dawa in pictures

A photo gallery of the beautiful eastern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa. Click here to see.

(WIKIPEDIA) – Dire Dawa was founded in 1902 after the Addis Ababa – Djibouti Railway reached the area. The railroad could not reach …

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Millions of Voices for Freedom march in pictures

A photo gallery of the September 29, 2013, Millions of Voices for Freedom March in Ethiopia. Click here. …

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Millions of Voices for Freedom March – update, photos, videos

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12:20 PM ADDIS ABABA TIME: UDJ has ended the protest march to avoid violent confrontation with the security forces.

11:30 AM ADDIS ABABA TIME: The UDJ leadership is considering to prematurely …

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Dr Negasso Gidada arrested again

Dr Negasso Gidada, former Ethiopian President and currently chairman of the opposition Union for Democracy and Justice party, has been detained again today while canvassing Addis Ababa neighborhoods in preparation for Sunday’s “Millions of Voices” march.

The UDJ chairman was …

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A collection of historic Emperor Menelik photos

Click here to see some rare photos of the great Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II, and Empress Tayitu. …

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Texas court dismissed Woyanne lawsuit against Ethiopian patriot Wossenu Gizaw

A court in Houston, Texas, yesterday dismissed a criminal case that was filed against Wossenu Gizaw on behalf of a Woyanne cadre named Tesfai Tsadik. Read more about the case here. …

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Legendary Ethiopian saxophonist Teddy Mitiku receiving treatment at a Maryland hospital

Teddy MitikuTheodros (Teddy) Mitiku, the legendary Ethiopian saxophonist who has been entertaining generations of Ethiopians, is currently receiving treatment at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. We are praying for him.

Some of Teddy Mitiku’s works (click the links

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UDJ’s “Millions of Voices” march will start Sunday morning at the Kebena neighborhood of Addis Ababa

The Ethiopian opposition party UDJ is organizing a protest march for Sunday, September 29, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The march, named “Millions of Voices,” will start in front of the party’s headquarters in Kebena neighborhood. The party has released the …

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Oakland Institute submits Human Rights Report on Ethiopia to the U.N.

OAKLAND CA- In a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on September 15, 2013, the Oakland Institute and the Housing and Land Rights Network outlined the human rights and international law violations perpetrated by …

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Police detained former Ethiopian President Negasso Gidada

Dr Negasso GidadaSecurity forces in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa detained former Ethiopian president Dr Negasso Gidada for 4 hours and released him, Ethiopian Review sources reported.

Dr Negasso is currently chairman of the opposition Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party.

UDJ …

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Azeb Mesfin arrest imminent

Azeb MesfinAzeb Mesfin, the widow of Ethiopia’s deceased dictator, is facing multiple charges of corruption and her arrest is imminent unless she leaves the country, according to Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa.

Political and business associates of Azeb Mesfin are …

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Semayawi Party’s peaceful demonstration blocked by heavily armed police (update, photos)

11:05 AM: Semayawi Party’s peaceful demonstration is blocked with brute force by the US/EU/World Bank-financed lawless regime in Ethiopia. When the regime’s thugs started to beat up and detain Semayawi Party’s young activist, the leaders have decided to call off …

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Ethiopian man in Seattle attempted to kill ex-girlfriend; gun jammed

BY LEVI PULKKINEN, SEATTLEPI.COM

(Seattle PI) – A man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend before shooting himself in the chest has been charged with attempted murder.

Samson H. Berhe

King County prosecutors contend Samson H. Berhe opened fire on …

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Ethiopia’s lawless regime joins Kenya’s campaign against ICC

ADDIS ABABA (VOA) — Ethiopia’s regime, which currently chairs the African Union, says it supports the push by Kenya for African countries to jointly withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC has put Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto …

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Preparations underway for Semayawi Party’s peaceful protest Sunday in Addis Ababa

Semayawi Party is holding a massive peaceful protest demonstration this coming Sunday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the demonstration, which will be held at Meskel Square.

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Ethiopian jail imposes more restrictions on journalist Reeyot Alemu

NAIROBI (CPJ) – The decision by authorities at Kality Prison to impose visitor restrictions on imprisoned journalist Reeyot Alemu constitutes harassment and runs counter to the Ethiopian constitution, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.”We call upon the Ethiopian authorities …

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4th day of Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu’s hunger strike

Ethiopia journalist Reeyot Alemu, a recipient of international awards for courage, is on her 4th day of hunger strike today. Reyot went on hunger strike after the regime prevented her visits by friends and family, and to also protest …

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Washington DC Attorney General files lawsuit against Ethiopian gas station mogul Eyob Mamo

Eyob MamoWASHINGTON (CSPNet) — The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil Oil Corp. and its gasoline distributors for Washington, D.C.–including Virginia businessman Eyob “Joe” Mamo–to stop enforcement of exclusive-supply agreements that make one group of affiliated distributors the …

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Could political demonstrations in Ethiopia herald greater freedom? – The Economist

(The Economist) – A RARE flicker of political protest graced the streets of Ethiopia’s otherwise regimented capital, Addis Ababa, on June 2nd. Demonstrators marched peacefully through the city, many carrying pictures of imprisoned loved ones. Later they gathered …

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42,000 Ethiopians fled to Yemen since January this year

SANA’A (YEMEN TIMES) — Recent statistics issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say that approximately 50,000 African refugees have arrived in Yemen since the beginning of 2013 through the end of July.

Ethiopian refugees in YemenThe breakdown of statistics …

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Zambia police arrested 7 Ethiopians

By Martin Mashekwa in Kalomo | Post Zambia

ZAMBIA – Police detained 7 Ethiopians in Kalomo for unlawful entry in the country. The Ethiopians were intercepted in the town en route to Livingstone aboard a Shalom bus services last Thursday.…

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Banning khat may cause increase in violence and organized crime

BY JON MANNING | News Statesman

khatThe recent move by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to ban the stimulant Khat is only the latest in a long line of drug policy decisions by governments of all persuasions that ignores evidence …

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Italy’s racist underbelly – Maaza Mengiste

Cécile Kyenge

By Maaza Mengiste

Last week in Rome three mannequins doused in fake blood were discovered in front of a municipal building ahead of a visit from Italy’s first black minister, Cécile Kyenge. Flyers scattered around the area declared: “Immigration is …

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Yemen deported 1,332 Ethiopians

ADEN (SABA)- The Immigration and Passport Office deported 1,332 Ethiopians who entered the country illegally in 2013.

Deputy director of the Immigration and Passport Office in Aden, Colonel Adel Yousif, explained to Saba News Agency that the deportation process took …

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Ethiopia’s “Smoking Mountain”

The Lava Lakes of Erta Ale in eastern Ethiopia
Erta Ale

Located in the Danakil Depression (or Afar Depression) in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, Erta Ale is one of the driest, lowest, and hottest places on Earth. Temperatures during the …

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Happy Ethiopian New Year

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Ethiopian Review wishes this year will bring an end to tyranny in Ethiopia

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A man who vandalized Ethiopian St. Mary Church in Washington DC arrested – (video)

WASHINGTON (WTOP) – Metropolitan police arrested an Ethiopian man after he allegedly smashed a picture of St. Mary at a church in Northwest on Sunday.

The man reportedly grabbed a painting from a shelf outside an Ethiopian Orthodox church on …

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Ethiopian opposition Semayawi Party under attack; its headquarters ransacked – Abebe Gellaw

By Abebe Gellaw

In the evening of Saturday August 31, Semayawi Party headquarters around Ginfle, Addis Ababa, was buzzing like a bee hive as nearly one hundred party activists and organizers were busy making posters, writing slogans, stacking flags and …

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Abune Teklehaimanot remembered

Abune Teklehaimanot became the Patriarch of Ethiopia on this date, August 31, 1976. Ethiopian Review posts this article in remembrance of this great Ethiopian religious father.

By Dershaye Menberu

Abune Teklehaimanot’s name until he became patriarch was Mekuria WoldeMichael. He …

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A polio outbreak spreads to Ethiopia

By Steve Baragona | VOA

A polio outbreak on the Horn of Africa has spread to Ethiopia.

An 18-month-old child in the Warder district of Ethiopia is the country’s first polio case since 2008.
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Warder district is just across the …

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Why develop your English speaking and writing skills

English becomes language of the world for problem solving as 2 billion people around the world are tying to learn it. If you don’t want to be left behind, develop your English language. Watch the video below about Englishmania in …

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Ethiopian Muslims to hold a worldwide protest rally on Friday, July 26

(PRESS RELEASE) — The Ethiopian government is treading in narrow and treacherous waters replete with religious identities. It is breaching international covenants with regard to freedom of religion by engaging in the religious persecution of the Muslims who are half …

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Today’s Ethiopia is colonized by foreign aid – Alex Martinez, Sanford University

EDITOR’S NOTE: Stanford University grad Alex Martinez concludes after visiting Ethiopia and working with USAID for over a month that Ethiopia, a country that has never been colonized, is now a colony of foreign aid. The architect of such colonization

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Exponential Population Growth and Carrying Capacity of the Ethiopian Economy

By Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD

On July 5, 2013 the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia announced that the Ethiopian population has reached 86 million people. Seizing the occasion I would like to warn about the consequences of exponential population growth in …

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BOOK REVIEW: Tower in the Sky by Hiwot Teffera

By Selam Beyene, PhD

Following the publication of Hiwot Teffera’s widely acclaimed book, Tower in the Sky (AAU Press, 2012), several reviews have been posted in the Internet and other media, both by government propagandists [1] and others in the …

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The July 2013 conference on Ethiopian transitional government concluded with agreements on key points

The two-day conference that was convened by the Ethiopian National Transitional Conference (ENTC) in Washington DC to discuss the formation of an all inclusive Ethiopian transitional government has been adjourned on July 3 after participants agreeing on major issues and …

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Conference on Ethiopian transitional government formation – Day 2 Update

ENTC conference on Ethiopian transitional government

ENTC conference on Ethiopian transitional government

ENTC conference on Ethiopian transitional government
The historic conference called by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) to discuss the removal of the Woyanne junta in Ethiopia and replacement with an all-inclusive transitional government is in its second day of session.

Today’s session will follow up …

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Conference on Ethiopian transitional government formation underway in Washington DC – update

UPDATE: July 2, 2013, 8:00 PM
Today’s session has ended with presentations by Dr Messay Kebede and Wzr. Lemlem Tsegaw in the afternoon.

Tomorrow morning, representatives from various organizations will present their proposals and share their ideas on removing and …

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Ethiopian Muslims staged protest rallies in several cities throughout Ethiopia

Carrying posters and placards that read “Fiteh” (justice), tens of thousands of Ethiopian Muslims staged peaceful protests in several cities across Ethiopia today. Some of the cities where protests took place include Addis Ababa at Anwar Mosque, Dessie, Awasa, Dire …

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An Ethiopian woman in Bahrain freed after 8 years of captivity by an employer

By Aniqa Haider

BAHRAIN – An Ethiopian woman whose family had given her up for dead after they had no contact with her for nearly eight years is due to return home thanks to the help of community leaders.

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Ethiopian National Transitional Council spreads its message inside Ethiopia (video)

ENTC NEWS RELEASE

Members of the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) are currently carrying out an awareness-creation campaign in Ethiopian cities about the need to establish an all inclusive transitional government.

ENTC believes that as long as the government in …

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ENTC-Atlanta held a discussion on removing the dictatorship in Ethiopia and replacing it with a Transitional Government

Ethiopian National Transitional Council logoThe Atlanta Chapter of Ethiopian National Transitional Council on Sunday, March 17, 2013, hosted a discussion on the planned all inclusive conference in July 2013 being organized in Washington DC to explore the removal and replacement of the repressive TPLF/EPRDF …

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Preparation for ENTC general assembly and public meeting is being finalized

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) is organizing a town hall in Washington DC on Sunday, February 24, 2013, following its 2-day general assembly.

Local representatives from several cities and countries around the world are heading to Washington DC starting …

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ESAT interview with Elias Kifle (video)

ESAT’s Dereje Desta interviews Ethiopian Review editor Elias Kifle

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A film in memory of Alem Dechasa

By Rebecca Whiting

(Al-Akhbar) — The situation of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, structured by a lack of protective labor laws and a culture of racial inequality, marks a huge failure in the country’s human rights record. Documentary filmmaker Vanessa …

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“I am a journalist” – Reeyot Alemu

(IWMF) — It was only a matter of time before Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu was sent to prison. Her country has become one of the most oppressive in the world for press freedom, with numbers of jailed journalists …

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Hailemariam Desalegn answers questions in Parliament

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at a Q&A session in Parliament – January 1, 2013

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Ethiopian woman in Kuwait died after falling from a building

KUWAIT CITY (Arabtimes) — An Ethiopian woman died when she fell from the window of a domestic employment agency in Hawally.

According to security sources, when the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information from the building guard about …

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