Selecting Person of the Year on every December 31st has been a tradition of Ethiopian Review for the past several years. The criteria used for the selection is: Who has contributed the most to the freedom of Ethiopians and the …

ከፕሮፌሰር  አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

እ.ኤ.አ በጃንዋሪ 2013 “እ.ኤ.አ 2013 የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው ትውልድ ዓመት ይሆናል“ በማለት ትንበያ ሰጥቸ ነበር፡፡ እንዲህ ስልም ቃል ገብቸ ነበር፣ “የኢትዮጵያ ወጣቶች ለፍትህና ለዴሞክራሲያዊ ስርዓት ግንባታ የሚያደርጉትን ትግል ለመደገፍ እና ወደ ላቀ ደረጃ ከፍ እንዲል …

(CPJ) – An Ethiopian court convicted a journalist on December 25 on the charge of spreading false rumors and sentenced him to two years and nine months in prison, according to local journalists.

The First Instance Court in Hawassa, capital …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 13 – December 30

Weekly news, looking back at 2013 and other programs

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In January 2013, I proclaimed, “2013 shall be the Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation.” I promised “to make my full contribution to uplift and support Ethiopia’s youth and to challenge them to rise up to newer heights.” They rose to …

The TPLF-installed illegal patriarch in Ethiopia, Abune Mathias, has been temporarily placed under arrest and was released after being interrogated for 72 hours by Tsegaye Berhe, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, and other security officials, according to Ethiopian …

(Al-Akhbar) – An Ethiopian woman was found hanging from an electrical cord outside her employer’s South Lebanon home in an apparent suicide, state news reported Saturday.

The National News Agency identified the victim as Dimi Kash-Kalashou Kata. It …

Ethiopian saxophonist Theodros Mitiku was laid to rest on Saturday, December 28, 2013, in Silver Spring, Maryland. In the morning, a funereal service was held at St. Mary Ethiopian Church in Washington DC. Teddy’s life-long friends and his brother Teshome …

By Meseret Agonafer

My heart is heavy for the loss of my dear friend Tewodros Mitku. I have known Teddy for over 20 years, and through the years, we built a strong friendship. Yes, he was a brilliant saxophonist and …

Funeral services for Teddy Mitiku will be held this coming Saturday, December 28, 2013.

Memorial service
Place: St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 1350 Buchanan St. NW, Washington, DC 20011
Time/Date: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 9:30 AM

Burial ceremony
Place: The …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ሰማያዊ ፓርቲን እንደፖለቲካ ድርጅት/ፓርቲ ለምን እንደምደግፈው፣

እ.ኤ.አ ዴሴምበር 15/2013 ከዋሽንግተን ዲሲ ወጣ ብላ በምትገኘው አርሊንግተን ከተማ የስብሰባ አዳራሽ በተዘጋጀው የሰማያዊ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባ ላይ ተገኝቼ  ንግግር እስካደረግሁባት ዕለት ድረስ በበርካታ ጥያቄዎች እወጠር ነበር፡፡ አንደኛው …

The unending nightmare of Ethiopia’s unemployed youth

Ethiopia Swamped by Tidal Wave of Returned Migrants

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The return of 120,000 young undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia …

December 25, 2013

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 12 – December 23

ENTC’s transitional period charter draft,  X-mas related programs and entertaining music.

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UPDATE: Montgomery County Police has released a statement saying Hermela Yidnekachew Tamre was found unharmed.

Maryland police asks for public assistance in locating missing Ethiopian woman

SILVER SPRING, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 3rd District Investigative Section …

“የቆየ ቁጭትና ቁርሾ ነው”

ከጎልጉል ድረ ገጽ

December 24, 2013

በአማራ ክልል የተካሄደውን ሹም ሽር ተከትሎ የተሰጠው ሹመትና የሹም ሽሩ አካሄድ መነጋጋሪያ ሆነ። “በቃኝ አሉ የተባሉትን ባለስልጣን አውርዶ እንደገና መሾም የተነቃበት የህወሃት የማረጋጊያ ጨዋታ ነች” ሲሉ ለጉዳዩ ቅርብ የሆኑ …

By Alemayehu F. Weldemariam and Hassen Mohammed | transcend.org

December 23, 2013

Ethiopia stood as one of the biggest exporters of labor to the Gulf Cooperation Council states, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. No other events have revealed the …

By Amnesty International, UK

December 2013

Please click on link below to watch the video

In this video, Eskinder’ wife Serkalem, talks about the pain both her and their son are going through being separated from Eskinder

When the …

(ምዕመናን  ለወያኔ ቫት ሊከፍሉ ይሆን?)

የ ቄሳርን ለ ቄሳር የ እግዚያብሄርን ለ እግዚያብሄር…

By addisadmassnews.com

December 21, 2013

ምእመናን ለሚከፍሉትና ለሚሰጡት ገንዘብ ደረሰኝ የመጠየቅ ልማድ ሊኖራቸው ይገባል
ድብቅ ሙዳየ ምጽዋት ማስቀመጥ፣ በዣንጥላና በምንጣፍ ገንዘብ መለመን ይከለከላል

በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has started sending out a draft interim period charter to political organizations and scholars. Read more (pdf): Amharic      English…

Why I support Semayawi party as a political party

In the days leading up to my speech at the first Semayawi (Blue) Party town hall meeting in Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C., on December 15, I was peppered …

Ethiopian Government Provides 3.6 Million Hectares Of Land For Investments In Agriculture

By Oliver Gee | The Local

Martin Schibbye, 33, has been back in Sweden since September last year. He was freed, together with Swedish photographer Johan Persson, from the Kality prison in Addis Ababa after being sentenced to 11 years …

The TPLF tribal junta is destroying a large portion of the historic Holy Trinity Church cemetery in Addis Ababa after digging out and dumping in mass graves thousands notable Ethiopian patriots who fought in Adwa and other wars. Ethiopian Review …

A personal observation of the 1st Annual Cancer Awareness Conference awareness held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Read report (pdf)…

By Seid Hassan and Minga Negash

In both theory and practice, pull and push factors drive migrants out of their own countries of origin. The factors are complex but they are in general categorized as: (a) demand-pull factors, represented by …

Ethiopian opposition Semayawi Party will hold a town hall meeting in Atlanta next Sunday, December 22. Details below:

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ባለውለታችሁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ አዝኖባችኋል፣ አርቃችሁ እዩ

ከ ጎልጉል ድረገድ

December 18, 2013

“በትግሉ ወቅት ለነጻነት ስትዋደቁ ኢትዮጵያ በጋምቤላ አኙዋክ ምድር ላይ ሙሉ ከለላና ዋስትና በመስጠት ያበረከተችው አስተዋጽኦ የሚረሳ ነው? ከነጻነት ታጋዮችችሁ ጎን በመሰለፍ ብረት ያነሱ የአኙዋክ ኢትዮጵያውያን ልጆች መስዋዕትነት …

EDITOR’S NOTE: Barack Obama’s presidency has been a terrible disappointment in many respects, and his anti-human rights policy around the world (particularly in Africa) and his attack on America’s free press are setting the clock back on freedom. Instead of …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም      

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የአፍሪካው ብልህ አንበሳ እና እረፍትየለሾቹ የኢትዮጵያ አቦ ሸማኔዎች – በፍጹም እጅ እንዳትሰጡ፣ ፍቅር የነገሰበትን የኢትዮጵያ ማህበረሰብ ለመገንባት ጥረታችሁን ቀጥሉ!

እ.ኤ.አ ዴሴምበር 15/2013፣ ለእኔ የዓመቱ ታላቁ የኃዘን ዕለት ነው፡፡ ኔልሰን ሮሺስላሽላ ማንዴላ በደቡብ አፍሪካ በምስራቅ …

MOYALE, Kenya (Xinhua) – Kenyan authorities on Tuesday arrested 33 Ethiopian aliens in the border town of Moyale in the northern part of the East African nation.

Marsabit County Commissioner Isaiah Nakoru said the aliens were arrested by police officers …

Ethiopia’s nightmare seems to never end. We are being tormented, humiliated, and brutalized in our own country by a tribal junta, and mistreated abroad by other governments. Now even the dead are not allowed to rest in peace. We are …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 11 – December 16

Emperor Menelik’s 100th year memorial, Semayawi Party Washington DC meeting and other programs.

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Africa’s Wise Lion and Ethiopia’s Restless Cheetahs—Never give up and keep on trying to build your Beloved Ethiopian Community!

December 15, 2013. It is the saddest day of the year for me. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was finally interred with state …

Hundreds of Ethiopians have attended a town-hall meeting today in Washington DC that was organized by the opposition Semayawi Party. It is the largest Ethiopian political gathering this year in the Washington DC Metro Area. See photos here.

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December 13, 2013

December 13th, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the Anuak genocide that began with the brutal massacre of 424 Anuak leaders and young students in less than three days, but continued for another two years. On …

Listen to ENTC radio – Special Program on today’s court decisions on the Ethiopian Muslims arbitration committee. Interview with First Hijra President Haji Nejib Mohammed and ENTC Public Relations head Mr. Mensur Nuru.

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To listen by …

ZIMBABWE – Nine undocumented immigrants from Ethiopia are giving court officials in Gweru headaches as they struggle to prosecute them because they do not speak English.

The group appeared in court last week but the case was deferred to allow …

ONLF reports that security forces in the eastern Ethiopian region of Ogaden have massacred hundred of civilians. The following is a press release sent to Ethiopian Review by ONLF.

The Ethiopian Regime Using Liyu Police has Massacred Civilians in Mustahil …

Ethiopian saxophonist Teddy Mitiku is currently receiving medical treatment in Silver Spring, Maryland. His family asks all his friends and fans to continue praying for him. His brother Teshome Mitiku, an Ethiopian music legend in his own right, have …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ኔልሰን ሮሺስላሽላ ማንዴላ ለነጻነት የሚያደርጉትን ረዥሙን ጉዞ እ.ኤ.አ በ2013 መገባደጃ ወር ላይ ለአንዴና ለመጨረሻ ጊዜ ደመደሙ፡፡

ፀሐይ የደቡብ አፍሪካን ሕዝብ ከአፓርታይድ የጭቆና አገዛዝ ነጻ ባወጡት ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ላይ የመጨረሻ ማህለቋን ጣለች፡፡ ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ፈለግ …

MEMPHIS, TN (LOCAL MEMPHIS) — Zewdneh Assemu was beaten and stabbed to death last Friday. His body was discovered next to his cab in Fayette County just before midnight. Investigators are still searching for his killer.

Fellow cab …

Donors are embarrassed by blatant TPLF use of their money to disenfranchise the poor and sell their land to wealthy foreigners.  Groups such as the Oakland Institute and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly demonstrated that foreign aid is actually hurting …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 10 – December 9

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[General Tadesse Birru and Nelson Mandela]

By Penny Dale

BBC – In July 1962, Col Fekadu Wakene taught South African political activist Nelson Mandela the tricks of guerrilla warfare – including how to plant explosives before slipping quietly …

By Addis Admass

November 7, 2013

— አብዛኛዎቹ “የአገልግሎቱ ተጠቃሚዎች” አረቦች ናቸው
— የትላልቅ ድርጅቶች ፀሃፊዎች፣ ሞዴሎችና ተዋናዮች አሉበት 
— ድንግልናን በ10ሺ ብር የሚያሻሽጡ ደላሎች ሞልተዋል
— የከተማዋ ቱባ ባለሃብቶች “የአገልግሎቱ” ተጠቃሚዎች ናቸው 

ሲኤምሲ ሣሚት ማዞሪያ አካባቢ ካሉት ዘመናዊ …

By Addisadmass. com

December 7, 2013

ህገወጥ ናችሁ ተብለው ከሳውዲ አረቢያ ወደ አገራቸው የተመለሱ ኢትዮጵያዊያን፤ ለበርካታ አመታት ለፍተን ያፈራነውን ንብረት ይዛችሁ መግባት አትችሉም ተብሎ ተነጥቀናል፡፡ የፍተሻ ሰራተኞች ሻንጣዎቻቸውን በመፈተሽ፣ ሞባይል ከአንድ በላይ ከያዙ ትርፉን በማስቀረት፣ አዳዲስ አልባሳት እና ኤሌክትሮኒክስ …

Saudi savages continue to brutalize and kill Ethiopian migrants.  Yet, Ethiopia’s rulers are going out of their way to reassure Saudis that business continues as usual.  They are now offering Saudis  more land and other investment opportunities.  How much lower …

Zakes Mda, a prominent South African novelist, poet and playwright, says Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism statues are similar to laws passed by the apartheid system.  Mda spoke up against Ethiopia’s suppression of journalists in a recent interview with Radio France International

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) today has announced its plan to hold the second consultative conference on the formation of an all-inclusive transitional government. The conference will be held January 24-26, 2014 in Washington DC…

Read the Press Release here …

Vitamin D deficiency causes serious medical problems, including common cancers, brittle bones, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, severe asthma in children, weak immune system, chronic fatigue, hypertension, infectious diseases, and depression.

Vitamin D is found in cells throughout …

I knew we must be nearing Erta Ale, though, when we hung a right into a field of dark black rock. The approach to the volcano, which boasts one of the world’s only continuously active lava lakes, a magma pool …

Former Ethiopian Minister Ayalew Mandefro Remembers & Police Commander Dinka Gudeta’s Video Interview on How He Saved Mandela from South African Assassins

10 interesting facts about Ethiopia & Nelson Mandela; Ayalew Mandefro  bears testimony

By Ethiopiaobservatory.com

Dedember 7, …

““Ethiopia has always held a special place in my own imagination, and the prospect of visiting Ethiopia attracted me more strongly than a trip to France, England, and America combined,” Mandela later wrote in his 1994 autobiography “Long Walk to

In a statement released today, the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has urged South Africans and its leaders to follow Nelson Mandela’s teachings and the examples he set.

Read the full statement here (pdf)  …

Nelson Mandela has passed away today at the age of 95, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has announced.

…

By MPILETSO MOTUMI

SOUTH AFRICA (iol) – A bullet to the head while she lay in the arms of her mother ended the life of baby Happy.

The 16-month-old infant was resting on her mother’s chest when they …

 በፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የሳውዲ አረቢያው ቀውስ መከሰት ለኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ዲያስፖራ ፍቅርና አንድነት ትምህርት ሰጥቶ ይሆን?

በአረብ አገር በሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ስደተኛ ሠራተኞች ላይ የሚደረገው ህገወጥ የማሰቃየት እርምጃ በአስቸኳይ ይቁም! በአሁኑ ወቅት በሳውዲ አረቢያ በሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ስደተኛ …

DALLAS, TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Jury selection begins on Tuesday in Dallas for the man accused of killing a couple in front of their home more than one year ago. Abey Girma has now been arraigned and will soon be on …

By Fekade Shewakena

In Ethiopia we have a habit , I am not sure if I can call it a culture, of going through an agonizing massive problem and forgetting about it once we get the feeling that we are …

Ethiopia, a country with close to 90 million people, has only 2,700 millionaires, according to New World Wealth, a research group based in Oxford, England. Out of these 2,700 millionaires, it is safe to assume that over 90 percent of …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 9 – Dec 2

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RELIEFWEB.INT – One of the first sights greeting the men and women now returning to their homeland from Saudi Arabia is the emblem of the Red Cross. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society is at the forefront of operations in ensuring …

Semayawi Party North America Support Group will hold a public meeting in Washington DC with Party Chairman Yilkal Getnet and guest speakers Professor Alemayehu Gebremariam and Ato Henock Yeshitila.

Date/Time: Sun Dec 15, 2013 @2pm
Place: Sheraton Arlington (Next To …

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