This shocking news is reported by Arab News today. Most of these poor Ethiopian women (some of whom are as young as 14-year-old) were trafficked to Saudi Arabia by the Ethiopian government and its collaborators such as Mohammed Al Amoudi …
This shocking news is reported by Arab News today. Most of these poor Ethiopian women (some of whom are as young as 14-year-old) were trafficked to Saudi Arabia by the Ethiopian government and its collaborators such as Mohammed Al Amoudi …
African Race Hunting, the Race Card and Racing After African Thugs?
Hailemariam Desalegn, the titular prime minister of Ethiopia, says the International Criminal Court (ICC) is on African safari. In May 2013,according to the BBC, Desalegn said, “African …
A photo gallery of the September 29, 2013, Millions of Voices for Freedom March in Ethiopia. Click here. …
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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 …
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 …
Click here to see some rare photos of the great Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II, and Empress Tayitu. …
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. …
Theodros (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 …
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 …
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 …
Security 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 …
When I wrote a commentary on the plight of the imprisoned 32-year old Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu last April, I titled it “The Audacity of Evil in Ethiopia.” At the time, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had
…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 …
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.
King County prosecutors contend Samson H. Berhe opened fire on …
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 …
September 19, 2013
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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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 …
For the past one-half decade, Ethiopia has been awash with talk of renaissance. There has been a lot of windbagging about a “Renaissance Dam” over the Blue Nile. Our ears nearly fell off listening to the endless gab about an …
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 …
WASHINGTON (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 …
(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 …
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.
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.…
BY JON MANNING | News Statesman
The 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 …
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 …
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 …
The Lava Lakes of Erta Ale in eastern Ethiopia
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 …
መልካም አዲስ አመት
Ethiopian Review wishes this year will bring an end to tyranny in Ethiopia
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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 …
In my commentary last week, “Interpreting and Living MLK’s Dream”, I discussed, among other things, Dr. Martin Luther King’s (MLK) philosophy of nonviolent social change. MLK argued that the “crucial political and moral question of our time” is …
Arkebe Equbay, a one-time rising star of the Tigrai Peoples Liberation Front and former mayor of Addis Ababa, has fled to the United States seeking asylum, according to reliable sources. Also defecting is Getachew Equbay, Arkebe’s …
September 5, 2013
We in the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) are deeply disturbed by illegal and violent actions by the TPLF/EPRDF that prevented the Semayawi Party from carrying out …
መለስ ዜናዊ ሆን ብለው ለፖለቲካ ሚዛን መጠበቂያ ሲገለገሉበት በነበረው “የሙስና ባህር” ያልተነከረበት የለም። ባህሩ ውስጥ ያልዋኘ የለም። ከባህሩ ራሳቸውን ያገለሉ ጥቂቶች …
An Open Letter to John Kerry: Tell Ethiopia to Release Eskinder Nega and Stop Imprisoning Bloggers
September 4, 2013
“Individuals can be penalised, made to suffer (oh, how I miss my child) and even killed. But democracy is a destiny …
By Aklog Birara, PhD
“Hunger is actually the worst of all weapons of mass destruction, claiming millions of victims every year. Fighting hunger and poverty and promoting development are the truly sustainable way to achieve world peace. There will …
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech for the ages from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. A quarter of a million people stood in rapt attention and listened to that speech. …
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 …