Monthly Archives: May 2013

American Bar Association (ABA) to defend Ethiopian political prisoners

 

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May 31, 2013

The American Bar Association (ABA)  will assist in the defense of Ethiopian political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, starting May 31, 2013.

The ABA will take up the cases of well-known political prisoners, Muslim leaders unjustly …

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Meles Zenawi and our money

By Yilma Bekele

The last seven years or so I have been writing opinion pieces on the political situation in our homeland. Naturally I have discussed the late Prime Minter Meles Zenawi and his central role in charting the direction …

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ENTC spreads its messages in Bahr Dar

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) spreads its message in Bahr Dar calling on Ethiopians to stand up for their freedom.

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የኢትዮጵያ ትንሣኤ!

ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

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የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት (ኦ ኤ ዩ) የአፍሪካ ሕብረት (ኤ ዩ በየአፍሪካ አንድነትን የተካው) ባለፈው ሳምንት በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ  የወርቅ ኢዩቤልዩውን በማክበር ላይ ነው፡፡ በሜይ 1963 አፍሪካ አንድነት ሲመሰረት፤የጋናው ፕሬዜዳንት ክዋሚ ንኩርማ የመዝጊያ ንግግሩን የደመደመበት

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ሠላይ ወይስ ስደትኛ?

ኦባንግ የኢህአዴግ ደጋፊ ስደተኞችን አስጠነቀቁ: “በአስመሳይ ስደተኞች ላይ በቂ መረጃ አለ”

By Goolgule.com

May 29, 201

 

“ክፉን በክፉ መመከት ባያስደስትም ወቅቱ ያስገድደናል” ሲሉ የአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ ዋና ዳይሬክተር ኦባንግ ሜቶ በተለይ ለጎልጉል ተናገሩ። አገዛዙን ሸሽተው በተለያዩ አገራት ከለላ …

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Ethiopia’s Regime Refuses to Cooperate With World-Bank-Funding Probe

By William Davison | Bloomberg

Ethiopia’s government said it won’t cooperate with a probe into whether the World Bank violated its own policies by funding a program in which thousands of people were allegedly relocated to make way for agriculture …

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Ethiopia Shall Rise!

Ethiopia rise 1H.I.M. Haile Selassie and bronze statue of Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah

Ethiopia Rising! 

The Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU replaced OAU in 2002) began celebrating its Golden Jubilee in Addis Ababa this past week. In May 1963 when …

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British aid to Ethiopia inflicts much pain on the poor: Daily Mail

UK foreign aid, the final insult: Ethiopian sues Britain after claiming our £1.3billion programme supports ‘Stalinist’ regime that sent him to world’s biggest refugee camp

  • Four million people forced off their land by security forces while their homes and farms
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Ketema Yifru: The architect behind the OAU

By Ethiopian Reporter

May 25, 2013

HIM and Ketema Yifru

 

A country is best represented by its people or leadership and leaders are the ones who are of the people by the people and for the people.

As a result, leadership shapes the …

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History of Ethiopian Religious Unity – by Mensur Nuru (ENTC)

Read this article in PDF here

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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

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May 21, 2013

 

Secretary of State John F. …

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መለስ የቆፈሩት ጉድጓድ…

By Goolgule.com
May 20, 2013
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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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ENTC Sweden chapter public meeting preparation finalized

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) will host town hall meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on May 26 2013, to discuss the process of forming an all-inclusive transitional government in Ethiopia. The meeting is part of the series of meetings throughout …

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Bahr Dar and the wonderful art of silence.

Bahr Dar and the wonderful art of silence. By Yilma Bekele
Last Sunday May 12 a Federal police officer opened fire and murdered twelve or eighteen people depending on who is doing the counting in the City of Bahr Dar …

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የህወሃት ማበስበሱ ቁማርና የደኅንነቱ ሚና

የቀዩ መስመር ሰላባዎች?

By Goolgule.com

May 20, 2013

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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” …

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Ethiopia: The Corruption Game

 corruptionHouse cleaning or window dressing?

Are they playing us like a cheap fiddle again? For a while, it was all about the Meles Dam and how to collect nickels and dimes to build it. That kind of played itself out. …

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ENTC supports peaceful demonstration called by Semayawi Party

ENTC issued a statement supporting the peaceful demonstration called by Semayawi Party in Ethiopia. In its statement, it urged all Ethiopians to support the move and voice their questions and concerns using the platform.

Read the statement here (pdf)

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Keep your eyes on the prize.

Keep your eyes on the prize. By Yilma Bekele

We are witnessing a flurry of news from the TPLF party that calls itself the Ethiopian government. Why is the Woyane party so busy and why is the party pushing its …

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በኢንቨስትመንት ስም የሚፈጸም የመሬት ነጠቃ በኢትዮጵያ

የኦክላንድ ተቋምና ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ

 

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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 …

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Edu-corruption and Mis-education in Ethiopia

educEducorruption and the miseducation of Ethiopian youth

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true:

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Abune Petros in our heart.

Abune Petros in our heart. By Yilma Bekele

On July 29th. 1936 Abune Petros was executed by the Italian fascist that were trying to colonize our country for his refusal to submit. On May 2nd. 2013 the monument that was …

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ENTC responds to Teodros Adhanom’s allegations

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) leadership issued an open letter in response to Teodros Adhanom’s allegations that the organization’s demand to investigate the legality of the regime’s bond sales abroad constitutes an anti-Ethiopia sentiment.

Read the response – Amharic (pdf)…

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Ethiopia: Shadowboxing Smoke and Mirrors

 shadowMeles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They make us screech, shriek, scream and shout by simply showing their mugs in our cities. How do they

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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

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ENTC Dallas Chapter Press Release

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) Dallas chapter has issued the following press release following its successful public meeting on  April 27 2013.

Read the full Press Release here (pdf)…

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ENTC Germany Public meeting report

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council’s (ENTC) Germany Chapter hosted a successful town hall meeting in Frankfurt on April 27 2013 to discuss the process of forming an all-inclusive transitional government in Ethiopia.

ሪፖርቱን ለማንበብ እዚህ ይጫኑ

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Mengistu Hailemariam and our moral compass

Mengistu Hailemariam and our moral compass. By Yilma Bekele.
Today I felt like crawling under the blanket and just hide. I know that is what children do. They think hiding under the blanket makes them invisible. It give them a …

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