Monthly Archives: May 2011

Aiming at the Tyrant’s Power

The state’s power is heavily dependent on the cooperation of certain key institutions and organizations. We call these supporting organizations pillars of support because they support the power structure in society… [read more]…

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Tinsae Ethiopia cut off power in northern Addis Ababa

Members of Tinsae Ethiopia Patriots Union have cut off electrical power lines in Sululta area yesterday and today, causing power outage in some parts of northern Addis Ababa. [read more at Tinsae.org]…

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Hope Springs Eternal in Africa

Alemayehu G. Mariam

Saving Africa From Thugtators

Two historic events are unfolding before our eyes in Africa today. The new president of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, is asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct an investigation into gross human

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Tension in Ethiopia’s capital

Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is swarmed with security forces today as the ruling Woyanne tribal junta prepares to celebrate its 20th year in power. Youth groups are also attempting to stage protests to demand an end to the 20-year-old dictatorship, …

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Grand Strategy for BEKA! Awakening

The broadest conception of how an objective is to be attained in a conflict by a chosen course of action. The grand strategy serves to coordinate and direct all appropriate and available resources (human, political, economic, moral, etc.) of the …

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Internet is down through out Ethiopia – update

UPDATE (7:00 PM Addis Ababa time)

Internet is now working in Ethiopia. Broadband connection to eastern Ethiopia is still down.

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This morning Internet seems to be down all over Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Review has tried to communicate with its contacts …

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Internet lines to eastern Ethiopia are down

Woyanne telecom minister and TPLF politburo member DebreTsion GebreMichael was shocked to learn today that an unknown group has cut off the fiber optics Internet lines that connect the ruling junta to its military and government agencies in eastern Ethiopia …

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Declaration against the TPLF tyranny

GLOBAL CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE IN ETHIOPIA

A Call for Unity of Action and Purpose

RECOGNIZING the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all Ethiopians, indeed all people, regardless of ethnicity, faith, political opinion, age, gender, race …

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Media reports on western Ethiopia power outage

The action taken by Tinsae Ethiopia members that cut off power in western Ethiopia has received a wide media coverage, including this report (click here) by Bloomberg and the following video by ESAT.

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Book Review: Pentecostalism and Orthodox Christianity

Review of Tibebe Eshete’s Book, The Evangelical Movement in Ethiopia

By Messay Kebede

Published by Baylor University Press (2009), the book is a well-researched and abundantly documented account of the inception and spread of evangelical Christianity in Ethiopia. With special …

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Woyanne Diaspora campaign debated on German Radio

Deutsche Welle (German Radio) on its Sunday, 22 May 2011, program interviewed Ato Neamin Zeleke, Dr Messay Kebede and Woyanne ambassador Dina Mufti on Woyanne regime’s failed attempt to get the support of Ethiopians in the Diaspora. Listen below or …

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Africa: Cause Looking for Rebels

[This commentary is based on talk I gave at the first annual University of California, Los Angeles Habesha Student Association[1] Networking Night event held at Ackerman Union on May 14, 2011.]

I have been asked to comment on youth political …

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Over 70 percent of western Ethiopia is without power (photos)

Ethiopian opposition group Tinsae Ethiopian Patriots Union has posted photos of the power lines that its members cut off on Friday. According to the group’s web site, over 70 percent of western Ethiopia continues to be without power today. The …

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Opposition group cut power in western Ethiopia

A large part of western Ethiopia is currently without power after Tinsae Ethiopia Patriots Union has cut electric power lines in Awi Zone last night. Mobile and landline phones have also stopped working due to the power outage. … (read …

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Organizing BEKA

A successful nonviolent struggle requires ongoing organizational efforts in the following areas:

THE PUBLIC:
▪ Publicizing facts and grievances.
▪ Promoting sympathy.
VOLUNTEERS:
▪ Recruiting.
▪ Training, incorporating into actions.
Promoting commitment.
LEADERSHIP:
▪ Developing leadership skills among the members.…

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Interview with Prof. Getachew Begashaw (video)

ESAT interviews prominent economist Prof. Getachew Begashaw on Ethiopian economy. Watch below:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

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Encounter with gilgel Woyannes

By Yilma Bekele

It is only four weeks ago when a few of us drove down from Oakland to San Jose to attend the public meeting called by the Ethiopian regime. We don’t really recognize the current Ethiopian regime as …

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Legendary Ethiopian singer Yirga Dubale passed away

We are sad to report that popular Ethiopian singer Yirga Dubale has passed away yesterday at the age of 81. The legendary musician has been entertaining Ethiopians for the past 6 decades. He is well known for his traditional and …

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$8 billion secretly taken out of Ethiopia – UN report

Is there any question about who is taking the money out of the country? The Meles crime family has has been looting Ethiopia’s treasure for the past 20 years.

By TAMRAT G. GIORGIS

(Addis Fortune) — Ethiopia may be touted …

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Statement of solidarity with striking taxi drivers in Ethiopia

PRESS RELEASE

The Global Civic Movement for Change in Ethiopia welcomes the strike that has just been started by taxi drivers in Addis Ababa. We support it because it reflects the grievances of the people of Ethiopia, and it is …

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Youth group express solidarity with the taxi drivers in Ethiopia

PRESS RELEASE

The Ethiopian Youth Movement expresses its solidarity with Ethiopian taxi drivers who went out on strike on Monday to protest the unbearable working conditions that have been imposed on them by the regime in Ethiopia.

We believe that …

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Ghaddafi arrest requested by ICC; Zenawi next?

Libya: ICC prosecutor seek warrant for Gaddafi

(BBC) — International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo (4 May 2011) Mr Moreno-Ocampo’s office reviewed more than 1,200 documents and 50 interviews.

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is seeking the arrest of Libyan …

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Ethiopian Review 20th Anniversary Celebrations – DC

Special event in Washington DC

Date/Time: Saturday, July 2nd at 3:00 PM
Place: Washington Ethical Society
Address: 7750 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20012

Ethiopia
This year, Ethiopian Review is celebrating its 20th year of service and commitment to the global …

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Taxi drivers in Ethiopia go on strike

Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is hit with a work stoppage by taxi drivers today. Most taxi drivers have stayed home this morning, causing a massive transportation disruption in the city. Many residents are observed walking to work. The taxi drivers …

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Africa: Is the World Growing Honest?

Alemayehu G. Mariam

Is the World Growing Honest or Doomsday Near?

I encountered the tantalizing headline unexpectedly: “Bold Words From British Government Representative”. Britain’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Norman Ling, said:

We should not be giving aid to African

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Ethiopians overwhelm Mozambique refuge camps

Thousands of Ethiopian and Somali asylum seekers trying to make their way to South Africa have been marooned in overcrowded camps in northern Mozambique since the government introduced measures limiting their movements.

The Maratane Refugee Camp in Nampula Province, which …

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The four factors that must concide for toppling a Dictator

Broad-based popular mobilization is difficult to achieve because it requires bridging the disparate interests of the urban and rural poor, the middle class, students, professionals, and different ethnic or religious groups… [read more]…

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In memory of Ethiopian patriot, Sultan Alimirah

By Amb. Kadafo Mohamed Hanfare

Sultan Ali Mirah Hanfare (1921 – 2011) was born in Awsa, Ethiopia in a village called Fursee. He was born to father, Hanfare Aydahis and mother Hawy Omar In the early 1920s. His grandfather Mohammed …

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Distorted ethnic federalism in Ethiopia

By Mohamed Hassen

In 1991, as the result of military ruling collapsed, Ethiopia established a federal system creating largely ethnic-based territorial units, its framers claiming they have found a formula to achieve ethnic and regional autonomy, while maintaining the state …

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Inflation rate in Ethiopia rose to 30 percent

ADIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate rose for a second straight month to 29.5 percent in April, from 25.0 percent a month earlier, driven by a sharp rise in food prices, the statistics agency said on Tuesday.

“The …

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Ethiopia: An Imaginary Conversation with Nelson Mandela

Alemayehu G. Mariam

The Triumphalism of African Dictators

There is nothing that is both amusing and annoying than the chest-beating triumphalism of Africa’s tin pot dictators. This past February, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda lectured a press conference: “There will be …

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Allow Red Cross access to Ogaden

PRESS RELEASE

Reports coming out of Ethiopia indicate that the mass arrest of the Oromos has continued unabated. Meles is engaged in a witch-hunt strategy to destroy any form of opposition to his dictatorship. Like most desperate dictators in North …

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Democracy, Freedom, Liberty, Unity Shall Prevail in Ethiopia

PRESS RELEASE
Ethiopian Youth Movement

The Ethiopian youth is once again determined to make history. We have unanimously decided to conduct tactical campaign strategy and remove the despotic regime that has been in power for more than 20 years through …

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Syria security forces gun down 30 protesters (video)

Bashar al-Assad’s security forces in Syria opened fire Friday on protesters demanding regime change. It is reported that 30 protesters were killed by gun fire.

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Seventy years ago today

By Tsehai Berhanse-Selassie

5 May 2011

Seventy years ago, Ethiopians won the war against colonial aggression by their archenemy Fascist Italy. For a people conscious of its history, seventy years is not far, and for Ethiopians the sorrows, destruction and …

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Tigray president started demolishing 5,000 houses in Mekele

Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi’s puppet in the Tigray Region, Abay Woldu, has sent bulldozers today to demolish 5,000 houses, displacing over 15,000 people, including women, children and the elderly.

Abay did not provide shelter for the people, and they are …

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DC police intercept 300 pounds of khat

The Washington Examiner reports that the DC police has found 300 lbs of khat after arresting an Ethiopian cafe owner. Khat is an illegal drug in the U.S., but it is widely consumed by members of the ruling party in

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The Nile Dam: Redemption or Deception of the TPLF regime?

By Getachew Begashaw

The government of Meles Zenawi has recently declared its plan to build a mega hydroelectric power dam along the Nile despite objections from concerned countries, especially Egypt. This dam will be built in the western part of …

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TPLF and the art of reverse engineering

By Yilma Bekele

When you take an object apart to see how it works, or take software and disassemble it to locate the source code it is referred to as reverse engineering. Basically what you are doing is inverting the …

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Tigray Region president attacks peaceful protesters

Abay Woldu, President of Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, yesterday has ordered the notorious Federal Police to attack peaceful residents of Mekele city who have been protesting an eviction order.

protest in Mekele, northern Ethiopia It’s reported that two weeks ago, on April 20, hundreds …

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The bin Laden manhunt: An inside look

(New York Times) — For years, the agonizing search for Osama bin Laden kept coming up empty. Then last July, Pakistanis working for the Central Intelligence Agency drove up behind a white Suzuki navigating the bustling streets near Peshawar, Pakistan, …

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Digital censorship is tyrant’s tool in Ethiopia – CPJ

The 10 Tools of Online Oppressors

Digital censorship threatens press freedom, new report shows

New York, May 2, 2011—As journalists increasingly use social media to report breaking news and the number of people with Internet access explodes worldwide, governments …

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Details of the operation to kill Osama bin Laden

(Reuters) –The operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was carried out by a team of about 15 special forces operatives — most, if not all, U.S. Navy Seals, according to U.S. officials familiar with the details. They …

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Ethiopia: The Silence of Lying Lips

Alemayehu G. Mariam

Lies, Junk and Cut-and-Paste

Meles Zenawi, the dictator-in-chief in Ethiopia, says he does not want to talk about the 2010 U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights [Report] in Ethiopia. But speaking through his parrot Hailemariam …

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Osama bin Laden is killed

President Barack Obama has announced Sunday night that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed, according to U.S. officials.

Information released by White House sources to news agencies, including the Associated Press, suggested that Osama bin Laden, nominal …

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