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May 25, 2013
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Open Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) Urges Secretary Kerry to speak out on behalf of freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, an independent judiciary and open political space in Ethiopia
May 21, 2013
Secretary of State John F. …
Posted in Ethiopia News
መለስ የቆፈሩት ጉድጓድ…
By Goolgule.com
May 20, 2013
ይህንን ቃለምልልስ ያደረግነው ለበርካታ ዓመታት ለኢህአዴግ ሲሰራ ከነበረና በአሁኑ ወቅት ለከፍተኛ ትምህርት ውጪ አገር ከሚገኝ ኢትዮጵያዊ ጋር ነው፡፡ ለደኅንነት ሲባል ስሙን ከመጥቀስ ተቆጥበናል፡፡
ጎልጉል ፦ የጠ/ሚኒስትር መለስ መታመም ድንገተኛ ነው የሚሉ አሉ፤ አሟሟታቸውም …
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የህወሃት ማበስበሱ ቁማርና የደኅንነቱ ሚና
የቀዩ መስመር ሰላባዎች?
By Goolgule.com
May 20, 2013
መለስ ህይወታቸው እንዳለፈ ከተሰጡት አስተያየቶችና ትንቢቶች መካከል ቀዳሚው የመለስ ሞት ለህወሃት ጊዜውን ጠብቆ የሚፈነዳ ፈንጂ መሆኑ ነበር። በዚሁ በጎልጉል የድረገጽ ጋዜጣ በስልጣን ላይ ያሉ የኢህአዴግ ዲፕሎማት “መለስ የቆፈሩት ጉድጓድ” …
Posted in Ethiopia News
በኢንቨስትመንት ስም የሚፈጸም የመሬት ነጠቃ በኢትዮጵያ
የኦክላንድ ተቋምና ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ
ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ
May 14, 2013
በኢንቨስትመንት ስም የአገር ሃብትና ትውልድን እየበላ ስላለው የመሬት ነጠቃ አስመልክቶ የኦክላንድ ተቋምና ድርጅታችን ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ በጋራ ያዘጋጁት ጥናታዊ ዘገባ ይፋ ሆነ። የጋራ ንቅናቄያችን ዋና …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Arbitrary arrests, torture and killings common in Ethiopia – US State Department
U.S. State Department 2012 Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ethiopia is a federal republic. On August 20, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) elected then deputy prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn to take Meles’s place as
Posted in Ethiopia News
State Criminality in Ethiopia’s Ogaden — Graham Peebles
Under Darkness in the Somali Region of Ethiopia
By Graham Peebles | Counterpunch.org
April 19, 2013
No matter how tightly truth is tied down, confined and suffocated, she slowly escapes. Seeping out through cracks and openings large and small, illuminating
…
Posted in Ethiopia News
Land grab destroys lives: Obang Metho at congressional briefing
African Land and Natural Resource Grabs Destroy Lives and Futures of Africans
Mr. Obang Metho, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), warns of the impact on people at the U.S. Congressional Briefing on Land Grabs in Africa
April 15, …
አማራንና አማርኛን ማጥፋት የህወሃት ፕሮግራም ነው
By Goolgule.com
April 15, 20013
አማርኛ ተናጋሪዎችን የማመናመን፣ የማደህየት፣ የማራቆትና ክልላቸውን እያሳነሱ የማጥፋት እቅድ በህወሃት መርሃግብር ውስጥ የተካተተ ዋና ተግባር እንደሆነ ተገለጸ። አማርኛ ቋንቋንም ማሽመድመድ የዚሁ እቅድ አካል መሆኑ ተዘግቧል።
አቶ ገ/መድህን አርአያ ከኢሳት ሬዲዮ ጋር ባካሄዱት ቃለ …
UNESCO Awards Reeyot Alemu Press Freedom Prize
Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu wins 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
By UnescoPress
April 16, 2013
Imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu is the winner of the 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Ms Alemu was recommended by an …
TPLF feels the heat; scrambles to reverse deportation of Amharas
TPLF appears to be buckling under international pressure: it is backpedaling the racist and criminal deportation of Amharas from the Benishangul-Gumuz regional state. Media outlets such as the Voice of America and Diaspora Ethiopians have been exposing this diabolical act. …
Reeyot Alemu threatened with solitary confinement; CPJ protests
Ethiopia threatens journalist with solitary confinement
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
April 10, 2013
His Excellency Berhan Hailu
Minister of Justice
P.O. Box 1370
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Via facsimile: +251-11-517-755
Via email: [email protected]
Dear Minister Birhan Hailu,
We are writing
Capitol Hill Panel to Address Africa Land Grab
LAND-GRAB IN AFRICA
A Discussion with Advocates & Policymakers
Monday, April 15 at 2:00PM
U.S. CONGRESS: Rayburn House Office Building
(45 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC)
A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ON LAND GRABBING WILL BE SCREENED
Land grabbing is becoming the …
World Bank Must End its Support for Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia: David Pred
April 9, 2013
A multi-billion dollar aid program administered by the World Bank is underwriting systematic human rights abuses in Ethiopia. Last September, Ethiopian victims submitted a complaint about the program to the World Bank Inspection Panel, which is tasked …
Obang Metho: A New Chapter in Ethiopian Unity?
Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) Declares Commitment to Work with Others towards a Democratic, Multi-national Ethiopia:
Is this the Same New Ethiopia We in the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) Envision?
April 6, 2013
On March 30, 2013 I …
Growing up white in Ethiopia and America
Margaret J. O’Connor on lessons she learned growing up in Ethiopia — and from Martin Luther King Jr.’s death
April 3, 2013
You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but I have two native countries — Ethiopia and Australia …
Ethiopia: Muslim Protesters Face Unfair Trial | Human Rights Watch
Open Hearings to Family, Independent Monitors, Media
By Human Rights Watch
April 2, 2013
(Nairobi) – The prosecution of 29 Muslim protest leaders and others charged under Ethiopia’s deeply flawed anti-terrorism law raises serious fair trial concerns. The trial is …
The Pain of the Ogaden People
by GRAHAM PEEBLES | Counterpunch
March 23, 2013
“Every night, they took all of us girls to [interrogations]. They would separate us and beat us. The second time they took me, they raped me… All three of the men raped …
Counter Extremism with Freedom in Ethiopia
“Across the world, study after study affirms that where there is religious freedom, there is stability, harmony and prosperity, and where religious liberty is lacking, so are these blessings.”
Juhdi Jasser | Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
March 13, …
Ethiopian-American murdered in Gambella
Omot Ojulu Odol, a 33-year old Ethiopian-American visiting his hometown in Gambella and five other local Anuaks were murdered in cold blood by Ethiopian security forces on March 2, 2013, according to the Vancouver, Canada-based Anuak Justice Council.
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አማራ መሆን ወንጀል ነው?
“በፌዴራል ተደብድባችሁ ትባረራላችሁ!”
By Goolgule.com
March 9, 2013
“አማራ መሆን ወንጀል ነው? የሌሎች ብሔረሰብ አባላት በፈለጉበት ክልልና ስፍራ ይኖራሉ። አማራ ክልል ውስጥ ሰፊ መሬት ወስደው የሚኖሩ አሉ፤ የሚነካቸው የለም። አማራው እየተመረጠ ለስደት፣ ለመከራ፣ ለእንግልት ይዳረጋል? እስከመቼ በዚህ ይቀጥላል? ክልሉን …
Tigrai Online: Muslim merchants legitimate targets
The Ethiopian government has launched a comprehensive campaign to stamp out the year-long Muslim protests against government interference in religious affairs.
According to the website Tigraionline, the government has deployed an array of potent weapons against the Muslim community. …
Ethiopians and Somalis Enslaved in Yemen
(Yemen Post) – An investigation conducted by al-Wethaq a couple of months ago – a right group organization based in Yemen – revealed that two years in its post revolution era Yemen is still home to hundreds of slaves.
Despite …
The Green Green Gold of Ethiopia: Graham Peebles
By Graham Peebles | Counterpunch.com
March 8, 2013
Ancestral land that for generations has served as home and livelihood for hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in Ethiopia is being leased out, on 99-year renewable contracts at nominal sums …
Ethiopia’s ‘jihadi’ film and its boomerang effects
The film seeks to transform the “demands for freedom of religion” into a joint criminal enterprise with terror groups.
Awol K Allo | Aljazeera
March 4, 2013
On February 5, 2013, Ethiopia’s only and publicly funded Television Station, ETV, aired …
Displacement, Intimidation and Abuse: Land Loyalties in Ethiopia
By Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org
March 1, 2013
With the coming of industrial-size farms in Ethiopia, local people, villagers and pastoralists (deemed irrelevant to the Government’s, economically-driven development plans) are being threatened, and intimidated by the military; forcibly displaced and …
Indian land grabs in Ethiopia show dark side of south-south co-operation
By Anuradha Mittal | Guardian
February 25, 2013
The idea of south-south co-operation evokes a positive image of solidarity between developing countries through the exchange of resources, technology, and knowledge. It’s an attractive proposition, intended to shift the international balance
…TPLF agents wreak havoc in London’s Debretsion Ethiopian Orthodox Church (video)
Agents of The Tigray People’s People Liberation Front (TPLF) routinely generate conflict within Diaspora Ethiopian communities. They spy on, harass and intimidate those associations and organizations they are unable to infiltrate. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in particular, and …
Saudi Arabia: 53 Ethiopian Christians arrested for praying in a private home
Forty-six detainees are women, and most likely face deportation. The authorities have accused them of converting Muslims to Christianity. There is no religious freedom in the country: the monarchy allows private worship of other faiths, but the religious police carry …
TPLF operative launches vicious attack against Ethiopian church in exile
A semi-literate TPLF operative by the name of Entehabu Berhe lobs poisonous charges against the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) in the Diaspora. The EOTC’s opposition to government interference is disingenuously presented as an attack on the people of Tigrai. …
ኢህአዴግ አንገቱን ታንቋል
ዓለም ባንክ ርምጃ ለመውሰድ ጫፍ ደርሷል
Source: Goolgule.com
February 16, 2013
/ዜና ጎልጉል/ ኢህአዴግ ላይ ቀደም ሲል ሲቀርቡበት ከነበሩት ሪፖርቶች በተለየ ጥቅሞቹ ላይ ያነጣጠሩ አስደንጋጭ መረጃዎች እንደወጡበት ተሰማ። መረጃው የኢህአዴግን አንገት የማነቅ ያህል እንደሚቆጠርና ለተግባራዊነቱ የተንቀሳቀሱትን አካላት “የአስተዋይነት” ትግል …
Salavation in worshiping Meles? His successors hope so — Economist
Ruling Ethiopia
Long live the king
Ethiopia’s new leadership is practising hero-worship
The Economist
February 16, 2013
DURING his two decades running Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi almost single-handedly engineered its rise from lost cause to model pupil. Even his enemies admit …
Eruk Misraq – Hanna Girma
The incredible Hanna Girma
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የወያኔ ሀረካት
የ አቤ ቶኪቻው መልስ ለወያኔ ፕሮፓጋንዳ
Abe Tkoichaw’s response to Woyane theatrics in defaming Ethiopian Muslims …
Doing business with dictators is high risk — a warning to Indian investors
Obang Metho’s presentation to the National Press Club of India
February 5, 2013
I would like to give a special thank you to the Centre For Social Development (CSD) in association with Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), Popular Education …
30,000 made homeless as TPLF demolishes homes, confiscates land
By Betre Yacob | Assaman.info (Italy)
February 7, 2013
The Ethiopia’s tyrannical government demolished more than 7 thousand houses in Addis Ababa in the districts named Bole and Nifas Silk, and left more than 30 thousand poor people without
…Ethiopian Lutheran church breaks with foreign affiliates over homosexuality
Lutheran church in Ethiopia severs relationship with ELCA
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
February 7, 2013
CHICAGO (ELCA) — The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus is severing its relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Church of Sweden and …
Indian investors are forcing Ethiopians off their land – Guardian
Thousands of Ethiopians are being relocated or have already fled as their land is sold off to foreign investors without their consent
By John Vidal | The Guradian
February 6, 2013
Ethiopia‘s leasing of 600,000 hectares (1.5 acres) of …
Obang addresses land grab conference in India
Statement by Mr. Obang Metho, Executive Director of the SMNE
Understanding Land Investment in East Africa
Seminar Hall II, India International Centre, Max Muller Marg, New Delhi
A Day Light Robbery in Ethiopia: “Doing Business” With African dictators “…
Africans In India: From Slaves to Generals and Rulers
An exhibit at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York
Over the centuries, East Africans have greatly distinguished themselves in India as generals, commanders, admirals, architects, prime ministers, and rulers. They have written a story unparalleled in …
CPJ protests arrest of Ethiopian journalist for covering Muslim protest
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Nairobi, February 1, 2013
Ethiopian security forces have detained for two weeks without charge the editor of a newsmagazine and accused him of incitement to terrorism, according to local journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists …
Ethiopia’s resettlement scheme leaves lives shattered and UK facing questions
Clar Ni Chonghaile | The Guardian
January 22, 2013
A ‘villagisation’ programme has left many people from Ethiopia’s Gambella region bereft of land and loved ones, casting donor support in an unflattering light
Mr O twists his beaded keyring
…Coup Attempt by Rebel Soldiers Is Said to Fail in Eritrea: NYT
By Jeffrey Gettleman | New York Times
January 22, 2013
GARSEN, Kenya — Eritrea, a sliver of a nation in the Horn of Africa that is one of the most secretive and repressive countries in the world, was cast into …
Conflicting reports about coup attemp in Eritrea: CBS
Possible failed coup attempt in Eritrea
CBS News (January 21, 2013)
More than 100 dissident soldiers stormed the Ministry of Information in the small East African nation of Eritrea on Monday and read a statement on state TV saying the …
Coup in Eritrea? TV off air; soldiers surround Ministry of Information
Eritrea: ‘Troops deployed’ in Asmara
BBC (January 21, 2013)
Reports from Eritrea say a group of around 100 soldiers have surrounded the ministry of information in the capital, Asmara.
State TV has also reportedly been taken off air in what …
TPLF military tigthens grip on Ethiopian economy
Meet MetEC – the misleadingly named Ethiopian Metal and Engineering Corporation that has come to dominate the Ethiopian economy in less than one year.
Headed by Brigadier General Kinfu Dagnew, MetEC now controls 15 industries and 100 factories. It has
…Ethiopia marching toward a failed state – US Intelligence
Ethiopia will be among the top failed states, according to a report by the Director of National Intelligence, an umbrella organization of US intelligence agencies.
Entitled “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Trends”, Ethiopia is among the top 15 states expected to …
አዲስ አበባ ረክሳለች!
ለጋ ህጻናትን ለባለስልጣናትና ባለሃብቶች ማቅረብ “ትርፋማ” ሆኗል
Source: Goolgule.com
January 14, 20013
ትውልድ አምካኝ ቤቶችን፣ ትውልድ አምካኝ ደላሎችን፣ በህጻናት የወሲብ ንግድ ገንዘብ የሚሰበስቡትን፣ ማጥፋት ቀላል ነው። ግን ተጠቃሚዎቹ ህግ አስከባሪዎቹ፣ ህግ አወጪዎቹና ዋናዎቹ “የአገሪቱ ህዳሴ ባለቤቶች” የሚባሉት በመሆናቸው አይታሰብም። …
SMNE Message for Christmas
Ethiopia can be transformed but the change we seek should start from within our own souls and hearts
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
December 25, 2012
Dear Colleagues and Friends;
As many of our fellow Ethiopians of …
Genes reveal grain of truth to Queen of Sheba story
By Hannah Krakauer | New Scientist
The genomes of Ethiopian people hold echoes of the meeting between a legendary king and queen.
About 3000 years ago, the Queen of Sheba purportedly travelled from what is now Ethiopia to meet …
World-renowned journalists speak up about Eskinder Nega
“Who among us could write what I’m about to read,” asked Carl Bernstein, “spirit unbowed, faith in freedom and the power of the written word untrammeled?” That is how Bernstein, a legend of American journalism, paid tribute to one of …
Ethiopian migrants abused and unwelcome in Yemen
Desperately seeking a future
By Graham Peebles | mwcnews.net
December 18, 2012
Year on year the numbers of men women and children leaving Ethiopia in search of work and freedom from repression in one of the Gulf States and beyond …
Susan Rice built her career on catering to authority, even some of Africa’s most loathsome dictators
By Jacob Heilbrunn | The Daily Beast
With her decision to withdraw from consideration as secretary of state, Susan Rice—and her greatest champion, President Obama—is finally bowing to the inevitable. Her supporters concocted any number of reasons to promote her …
Remembering the victims of 2003 Gambella Massacre
By Obang Metho | Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
December 13, 2012
Click here to see video of testimony by survivors of 2003 Gambella massacre
December 13, 2012 marks the 9-year anniversary of the brutal massacre of 424 …
The growing child prostitution and human trafficking in Ethiopia should put all Ethiopians to shame
EDITOR’S NOTE: While Ethiopia’s regime cooks up fantastic numbers to show double digit growth, the realities on the ground are more sobering and depressing. The political elite is addicted to foreign handouts and human trafficking. In an economy where unemployment …
Israel reportedly engaged in racist sterilization of Ethiopian women
By Talila Nesher | Haaretz
Women say that while waiting in transit camps in Ethiopia they were coaxed into agreeing to injections of long-acting birth control drugs.
Women who immigrated from Ethiopia eight years ago say they were told they …
Susan Rice and Africa’s Despots
By Salem Solomon | New York Times
ON Sept. 2, Ambassador Susan E. Rice delivered a eulogy for a man she called “a true friend to me.” Before thousands of mourners and more than 20 African heads of state in …
Susan Rice’s dalliance with dictators coming back to haunt her: The Atlantic Wire
This New Susan Rice Charge May Stick
By Dashiel Bennett | The Atlantic Wire
December 10, 2012
Republican Senators have gotten little traction trying to pin the Benghazi disaster on U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, but new details about the role …
Spy chief Debretsion Gebrmicheal appointed as Deputy Prime Minister
ADDIS ABABA (Reporter) — The House of Peoples’ Representatives today approved the appointment of two new Deputy Prime Ministers. Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Debretsion Gebremichael, and Minister of Cabinet Affairs and head of the Office of the Prime …
How TPLF officials gave away Ethiopia’s genetic rights to Teff
How Ethiopia Lost Control of Its Teff Genetic Resources
By Regine Andrsen and Tone Wenge | Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI)
November 12, 2012
In 2005, Ethiopia concluded an agreement with the Dutch company HPFI, sharing its teff genetic resources in …
Journalism is Not Terrorism: EFF
Electronic Freedom Foundation Calling on Ethiopia to Free Eskinder Nega
By Rainey Reitman | Electronic Freedom Foundation
November 19, 2012
Eskinder Nega, an award-winning journalist who has been imprisoned for over a year, appeared briefly in court to appeal the …
Ethiopian-Americans protest persecution of Muslims in Ethiopia
Washington, DC, July 16, 2012.
Muslims and Christians of Ethiopian origin came out in large numbers to protest against the Ethiopian authorities’ harassment, arrest, torture and killing of Ethiopian Muslims. The event was organized by the Washington-based First Hijrah Foundation.…
ጥቁሩ ሰው
“ጥቁሩ ሰው” ይናገራል!
የ አቶ ኦባንግ ሜቶ ቃለ ምልልስ ከ ጎልጉል ድረ ገጽ ጋር
November 16, 2012
“ጥቁሩ ሰው” ይሉታል። ኢትዮጵያዊያን ለሚያሽከረከራት አስፈሪ ፈተና መፍትሄው ሰብአዊነትን ማስቀደም ብቻ ነው የሚል የጸና እምነት አለው። “ከጎሳ በፊት ሰብዓዊነት” በሚል መሪ ዓላማ ከሚመስሉት …
Ethiopian authorities manufacturing Muslim threat to stifle dissent: expert
Ethiopia: Govt Increasingly Intolerant of Islam Risks Radicalizing Muslims
By Alemayehu Feantauw| LBJ School of Public Affairs
November 16, 2012
The Ethiopian constitution provides for freedom of religion and requires the separation of state and religion. However, the Muslim community …
Unity the path to change in Ethiopia: Researcher
The King is dead long live the King
By Graham Peebles
November 14, 2012
It is a new-year in Ethiopia, (belated) happy 2005 one and all. With it comes a new prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, deputy PM under Meles Zenawi …
Cloud of uncertainty over Ethiopia after Meles: UK Institute
After Meles: Implications for Ethiopia’s Development
BY Handino, M., Lind, J. and Mesfin, B |UK Institute of Development Studies
October 2012
Meles Zenawi, the long-serving Ethiopian Prime Minister since 1995 and leader of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) …
TPLF army branching out into banking
Defense Ministry set to establish Army Bank
By Yohannes Anberbir | The Reporter
In an unprecedented move, the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is set to enter the country’s financial sector establishing what it calls “Army Bank”.
According to the …
Ethiopian authorities abusing Muslim population: Amnesty International
Ethiopia: Government continues to target peaceful Muslim protest movement
Amnesty International
2 November 2012
Ethiopia: Government continues to target peaceful Muslim protest movement
The Ethiopian authorities are committing human rights violations in response to the ongoing Muslim protest movement in
…EPRDF corrupt from top to bottom: pro-government paper
You are hearing it from the horse’s mouth: the group ruling Ethiopia under the moniker of EPRDF is corrupt head to toe, according to a pro-regime newspaper. The mastermind of the group is the Tigre Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). The …
The perils of America’s drone wars
Drone is a sanitized word for a remote-controlled assassination weapon. As the focus of the drone wars shifts from Afghanistan to the Horn of Africa ( Africom steps up drone war in Africa ), it behooves Ethiopians and other Africans …
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Israeli company focuses on Ogaden and Afar lands
By Yonas Abiye | Ethiopianreporter.com
October 27, 2012
Looking at a wide portion of Somali or Afar regions, one might be tempted to call it as …
The powerful story of Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay: A child of the state
Click below for a video of Lemn’s story
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Africom steps up secret operations in Horn of Africa
U.S. Expands Secretive Drone Base for African Shadow War
By David Axe | Wired.com
October 26, 2012
The Pentagon’s secretive drone and commando base in the Horn of Africa is getting a lot bigger and a lot busier as the …
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Massive protests by Ethiopian Muslims following Eid prayers on Friday
Muslims defied threats by Ethiopia’s TPLF regime as hundreds of thousands marched following Eid prayers on Friday. Protests engulfed not only Addis Ababa, but also other major Ethiopian cities as well. They asked the government to stop interference in religious …
An appeal to PM Netanyahu on behalf of Ethiopians suffering in Israel
Obang Metho’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the deplorable condition of Ethiopian asylum seekers in Israel.
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
October 22, 2012
Open letter to:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and Israeli Ministry of
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Land grabs leave Ethiopians hungry on World Food Day
By Survival International
October 15, 2012
A boy from the Lower Omo stands on the riverbank.
© Survival
Violent land grabs in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley are displacing tribes and preventing them from cultivating their land, leaving thousands of people …
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TPLF boss says Muslim protests have to be stopped
Debretsion Gebremichael, TPLF spy chief who also doubles as Minister of Communication and Information Technology, appears to suggest that the ruling party has mobilized to crush peaceful Muslim protests. Debretsion used Addis Ababa University as a platform to declare war …
In Ethiopia, World Bank finances repression: Huffington Post
World Bank Support for “Development” by Force
Jessica Evans | The Huffington Post
October 11, 2012
“Soldiers came and asked me why I refused to be relocated,” a 20-year-old Ethiopian told me in September at a refugee camp in Kenya. …
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DNA confirms Ethiopian lions are genetically distinct group
By Steve Connor | The Independent
October 11, 2012
A pride of captive lions descended from the private menagerie of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is genetically distinct from all other lions of Africa, a study has found.
The
አቶ ኦባንግ ለ ጠ/ሚ ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የላኩት ደብዳቤ
ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ (አኢጋን)
መስከረም 18፤ 2005 ዓም
“ወቅቱ ትርጉም ያለው ተሃድሶ፣ ዕርቅና ፍትሕ
የሚመሠረትበት ሊሆን ይገባዋል!”
የጋራ ንቅናቄው አዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ ልትመሠረት የምትችልበትን ፈጣንና ደፋር እርምጃዎች አቶ ኃይለማርያም እንዲወስዱ ይጠይቃል፡፡
ክቡር አቶ ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ
የኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር…
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Obang’s letter to PM Hailemariam
“Meaningful Reforms, Reconciliation and the Restoration of Justice”
SMNE Urges New Prime Minister to Take Bold Steps That Will Lead the Country to a New Ethiopia
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn,
September 26, 2012
His
Hailemariam pledges to maintain Meles Zenawi’s controversial policies – VOA
By Peter Heinlein | Voice of America
NEW YORK — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has pledged to maintain the controversial policies of his predecessor, Meles Zenawi, who died last month. The Ethiopian leader outlined his views on foreign and …
Why Europe should speak out about Ethiopia’s human rights
By Nicolas Beger | New Europe Online
On 25 July, the European Union adopted its strategic framework on human rights and democracy and appointed Stavros Lambrinidis its first special representative for human rights, seeking to “enhance the effectiveness and …
African land grab leads to famine: Obang’s address to conference in Germany
Obang Metho speaks about Land, Water and Resource-Grabbing and Its Impact on Food Security in Africa
At the 1st Africa Congress on Effective Cooperation for a Green Africa in Bremerhaven, Germany
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
Thank you …
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New year’s message to Ethiopians throughout the World: Obang Metho
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
Safeguarding the Vision to Our Future
Our Hope for Ethiopia in the New Year Should Be No Less than a Fully Transformed Society
September 11, 2012
Dear fellow Ethiopians,
We, the leaders, members …
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Ethiopia’s opportunity — a new day beckons: Graham Peebles
Analysis
By Graham Peebles | Ceasefiremagazine.com
In the wake of the death of Ethiopia’s long-serving PM, Meles Zenawi, two weeks ago, Graham Peebles argues this could be the best opportunity in a generation for Ethiopians to secure a more equal, …
Staged propaganda about Meles sign of desperation: Obang Metho
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
A Letter to Ethiopians
September 5, 2012
Mr. Obang Metho encourages Ethiopians to not be discouraged by the fictionalized legacy of Meles because any government that stages the mourning for its deceased leader
…
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Power struggle among TPLF elite a big threat to stability – Economist
The Economist
THE death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister dictator, on August 20th reveals much about the country he created. Details of his ill health remained a secret until the end. A short broadcast on state television, late by …
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Meles Zenawi’s 2 months of mysterious absence – New York Times
By Dayo Olopade
NAIROBI (NEW YORK TIMES) — After two months of mysterious absence, Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister dictator, is finally accounted for: He’s dead.
By seeking medical treatment abroad he won admission to the club of African leaders …
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TPLF will grow more repressive to maintain power: ICG
Ethiopia After Meles
By the International Crisis Group (ICG) | Africa Briefing N°89 22 Aug 2012
OVERVIEW
The death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who had not been seen in public for several months, was announced on 20 August 2012 …
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Mr. Obang Metho Calls for Calm, Caution and Dialogue
A Letter to Ethiopians
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
August 21, 2012
Dear fellow Ethiopians,
As the Executive Director of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), I want to call on the Ethiopian people …
Posted in Ethiopia News
In Meles’ death, as in life, a penchant for secrecy, control
By Mohammed Keitha | CPJ Africa Policy Coordinator
August 21, 2012
Ethiopians awakened this morning to state media reports that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, 57, the country’s leader for 21 years, had died late Monday in an over
The late
Liar, Liar, Liar: thousands confront ETV
ADDIS ABABA — In an unprecedented peaceful march, thousands of Ethiopian Muslims marched on the headquarters of the lie factory known as Ethiopian Television (ETV). ETV is the monopoly and official mouthpiece of Ethiopia’s minority-run regime of the Tigrai People’s …
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Massive Muslim protests rock Addis Ababa
ADDIS ABABA (August 19, 2012) — Ethiopian Muslims staged a huge protest rally following the end of Ramadan prayers.
The demonstrators refused to be intimidated by the massive presence of the security forces of the ruling Tigrian People’s Liberation Front …
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Leadership vacuum in Ethiopia: Will ethnicity win over competence?
Challenging Ethnicity as a Free Ride to the Top
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
August 19, 2012
The sudden death of Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch Abune Paulos, following the disappearance of Prime Minister Meles, and now the rumored illness
…
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Massive capital flight, plea for food aid point to gathering storm in Ethiopia
Ethiopia suspends forex reserves
The Daily Monitor
August 16, 2012
The Ethiopian government has suspended the provision of foreign currency in a decision that has been linked to the political uncertainties surrounding Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s deteriorating health.
A notice …
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HRW demands release of Muslim leaders
Ethiopia: Prominent Muslims Detained in Crackdown
Security Forces Arrest Hundreds of Peaceful Protesters; Detainees at Risk
Human Rights Watch — August 15, 2012
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government should immediately release 17 prominent Muslim leaders arrested as part of a …
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The Meles Mystery – Graham Peebles
By Graham Peebles | mwcnews.net
To many Ethiopians the sudden disappearance of Prime Minister Zenawi is a source of joy and excited expectation, for his die-hard supporters apprehension no doubt and concern for their leader. Is he dead they ask, …
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Ethiopian dictator’s absence draws attention, speculation
By Ioannis Gatsiounis | The Washington Times
Where in the world is Ethiopia’s prime minister?
The question is not a geographical brain teaser but a concerned query about the well-being of Prime Minister Dictator Meles Zenawi, who has not been …
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