Monthly Archives: February 2013

የፍርሃትና ስም ማጥፋት ፖለቲካ በኢትዮጵያ

ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

2011፡ የሙስና አገዛዝ፤ ፍርሃትና ሰም ማጥፋት

በዲሴምበር 2011 ‹‹ኢትዮጵያ የደም ሃገር ወይም የንቅዘት (ሙስና) ሃገር›› በሚል ርእስ የኢትዮጵያን ሁለት ገጽታ በማመዛዘን አንድ ጦማር አስነብቤ ነበር፡፡ በዚያን ወቅት ትራንስፓረንሲ ኢንተርናሽናል በተባለው ተቋም ተቀምጦ የነበረው ገጽታ

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Indian National TV presents debate on Ethiopia land grab

Click here to watch the debate

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The London Debretsion Church and the Ethiopians

By Yilma Bekele

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W32z928rkdk#at=197
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London Debretsion

This is Debretsion Ethiopian Orthodox Church in London England. The picture seems to have been taken on a cold winter day. It …

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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

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Ethiopia: The Prototype African Police State

ps2The sights and sounds of an African police state

When Erin Burnett of CNN visited Ethiopia in July 2012, she came face-to-face with the ugly face of an African police state:

We saw what an African police state looked like

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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 …

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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

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ENTC conference in DC – Local media coverage

 

Ato Abebayehu Alula, ENTC leadership and Ato Ashebir Tadesse, ENTC-Washington DC metro local council chair urge the Ethiopian community to come and exchange ideas on how we move forward in the struggle for freedom and democracy in Ethiopia.

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ENTC will hold a public meeting on February 24th

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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Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear

fs2011: Dictatorship, corruption and the politics of fear and smear

In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time, the portrait painted by

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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. 

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ኢህአዴግ አንገቱን ታንቋል

ዓለም ባንክ ርምጃ ለመውሰድ ጫፍ ደርሷል

Source:  Goolgule.com

February 16, 2013

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/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 …

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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

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DURING his two decades running Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi almost single-handedly engineered its rise from lost cause to model pupil. Even his enemies admit …

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ኢትዮጵያ፡ ከዚህ በኋላ ቀጣዩ ጉዟችን (ወይም መቆሚያችን) ወዴት ነው?

ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

በዴሞክራሲ የአንድነት ጎዳና ላይ?

በጁን 2012 ‹‹ኢትዮጵያ፡ በሕገ መንግስታዊ ዴሞክራሲ ጎዳና ላይ›› የሚል ጦማር አቅርቤ ነበር፡፡ ‹‹በርካታማ ሕበረሰቦች ከጭቆና ወደ ዴሞክራሲ ሽግግርን ሲያስቡና ሲንቀሳቀሱ፤ እንቅስቃሴያቸውን የሚገቱ በርካታ ፈተናዎች›› እንደገጠሟቸው በማስረጃ የተደገፉ ታሪካዊ እውነታዎችን ጠቅሼ …

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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 …

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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

Press Club

 

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 …

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Ethiopia: Where Do We Go (or not go) From Here?

On the road to democracy and unity?

For some time now, I have been heralding Ethiopia’s irreversible march from dictatorship to democracy. In April 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “The Bridge on the Road(map) to Democracy”. I …

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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

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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 …

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Violence and the Ethiopians.

Violence and the Ethiopians. By Yilma Bekele
We always think of our people to be so loving that welcome a stranger into their homes and share what little they have. Our language is full of sayings about being a good …

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የኢትዮጵያ አምባገነኖች ጉም ይጨብጣሉ አውሎ ነፋስን ይዎርሳሉ!

ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

የአፍሪካ አምባገነኖች የዉሃ ላይ ቤተመንግስተና የዉሃ ገደብ: ለዘላለም  ለስማቸው መጠሪያ ይሆናል ብለው ሲገነቡና ሲያስገነቡ ኖረዋል:: ትተው ያለፉት በሕያውነት ጀግነውና ሲወደሱ መኖርን ነበር፡፡ ውጤቱ ግን ጉምን መጨበጥ ነፋስን መውረስ ሆኗል፡፡

የጋናው  ክዋሚ ንክሩማ በ1957 ዓም …

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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 …

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Obang addresses land grab conference in India

Statement by Mr. Obang Metho, Executive Director of the SMNE

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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
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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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Ethiopia: They Shall Inherit the Wind

windThe Sandcastles and Dams of African Dictators

All dictators on the African continent have sought immortality by leaving a legacy that will outlive them and endure for the ages. But all have inherited the wind.

Kwame Nkrumah led the first

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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 …

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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 …

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