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.

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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 …

THE GUARDIAN – Ethiopian workers face hostility amid ‘Saudization’ campaign to control foreign labor and get more Saudi citizens into work. Under the watchful eyes of Saudi policemen slouched in their squad cars along a rundown street, little knots of …

To break any habit, including obedience to authority, we must make a deliberate decision to quit, constantly remind ourselves of that decision, and reiterate why it is important to break the habit. Breaking the obedience habit is a difficult task, …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ባለፉት አስርት ዓመታት በመቶሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ዜጎች በአገራቸው ኢትዮጵያ ከአፍሪካ አህጉር በተለየ መልኩ ተንሰራፍቶ እየተፈጸመ ካለው ጭካኔና ርህራሄ የጎደለው አምባገነናዊ ስርዓት ለማምለጥ ሲሉ እግራቸው ወዳመራቸው አገር በመሰደድ ላይ ይገኛሉ፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ “ሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር” …

Land stealing is becoming the single most controversial issue in Africa. It involves large-scale land acquisitions by foreign countries and corporations for farming, biofuels, logging and minerals. Unlike land acquisitions in the United States and Europe where purchasers pay the …

Let’s start by boycotting Ethiopian Airlines, a cash cow to Woyanne, until it starts to evacuate our people from Saudi Arabia. If all patriotic Ethiopians boycott Ethiopian Airlines starting this week with the goal of forcing it to provide transportation …

The horror facing fellow Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia is growing by the day. Thousands of them are now being rounded up and dumped at a barren desert named No Man’s Land that borders Yemen.  If enough Ethiopians care, we can …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 8 – Nov 25

Program on the plight of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia, interviews, poems and more

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By William Davison

Gleaming Deere & Co. (DE) tractors and harvesters are sitting idle five years after Karuturi Global Ltd. (KARG) opened a farm in Ethiopia that was hailed as the poster child of the country’s plan to triple food …

Woyanne’s federal police has harassed and detained runners at the Great Ethiopian Run on Sunday, Nov. 24, for speaking out against the mistreatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia.

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After the Woyanne junta closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia over a week ago, the Saudi government has started dumping Ethiopians at a Saudi-Yemeni border instead of flying them to Ethiopia. The number of Ethiopians who are stranded at a …

Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have voted with their feet to escape one of the most ruthless and brutal dictatorships in Africa. According to Ethiopia’s “Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs”, approximately  200,000 women sought employment …

By Graham Peebles | nationofchange.org

November 23, 2013

Racism and hate running through the streets

In the last 10 days persecution of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has escalated. Men and women are forced from their homes by mobs …

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)

 November 23, 2013

SMNE urges Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom to take swift and comprehensive action in
addressing the shameful treatment and humiliation of Ethiopian migrant workers in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) …

At the fateful night of Saturday, November 23rd 1974, exactly 39 years ago, 60 top ministers, prominent officials and high ranking military officers from Emperor HaileSelassie government were executed by a firing squad without facing justice… [read more]…

By Goolgule.com

November 22, 2013

በሳዑዲ አረቢያ በኢትዮጵያውያን ላይ የደረሰውንና እየደረሰ ያለውን ፈር የለቀቀ አስነዋሪ ግፍ ዓለምአቀፍ ይዘት እንዲኖረው ለማድረግ ከሰብዓዊ መብት ተሟጋች እና ሌሎች ዓለምአቀፋዊ ድርጅቶች ጋር እየሠሩ መሆናቸውን አቶ ኦባንግ ሜቶ በተለይ ለጎልጉል፡ የድረገጽ ጋዜጣ ተናገሩ፡፡ የሳዑዲ …

MARYLAND (WUSA9) – The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office have identified the three people, including an infant, who died after a shooting Wednesday night. Officials say they are 40-year-old Benyam Asefa, 42-year-old Barbara Giomarelli, and 3-month-old Samuel Asefa. Authorities say that …

Currently Ethiopians are the most pitied, humiliated, abused and disgraced people in the world. The source of all these ills is Woyanne, and we are the enablers. Why are the tens of thousands of Ethiopians who live in Saudi Arabia …

By Mohamed Faarah | Somaliland Press

November 21, 2013

Illays Program, a London based Somali Ogaden web journalists have presented a video about human right abuses in Ogaden.

Commander Hassan Abdi Mohamud has revealed reports of arrest, rape and civilian …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገ/ማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የህዳር ወር በኢትዮጵያውያን በአሰቃቂነቱ ሁልጊዜ ሲታወስ ይኖራል፡፡
እ.ኤ.አ ኖቬምበር 2013 ሳውዲ አረቢያ ውስጥ በቃላት ለመግለጽ በሚዘገንን መልኩ በኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ላይ ሰቆቃ የተፈጸመበት ወር ነው፡፡ ላለፉት ጥቂት …

Eritrean opposition groups and Eritrea observers are reporting that it has been close to a month since the president of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, has been seen in public, fueling speculations once again that he is either terribly sick or incapacitated. …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 7 – Nov 18

Special Program on the plight of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

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By Neamin Zeleke

In the past week, Ethiopians all over the world have watched the barbaric acts committed against our sisters and brothers in Saudi Arabia with deep sorrow and outrage. These inhuman acts are not committed by illegal bandits …

Washington DC: 9 AM at Saudi Arabia Embassy, 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC
Atlanta: 11 AM at CNN Building, Downtown Atlanta

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Ethiopians in Atlanta, Rome, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington DC, and several other cities around the world will hold protest demonstration to denounce the mistreatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia.

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The Ethiopian National Youth Movement (EYNM), in its statement today, denounced the brutal crimes being committed on our people in Saudi Arabia and urged all Ethiopians to fight the source of all these problems, TPLF/EPRDF.

Read the full statement here …

Ethiopians who reside in Houston, Texas, have gathered today in front of the Saudi Arabia mission to condemn the brutal treatment of Ethiopians by the Saudi government. Similar protest demonstrations are taking place around the world. A demonstration that was …

Saudi Embassy in Sweden denies the killings, beatings and rape that is currently undergoing against Ethiopians. In its response to the letter ENTC sent, the embassy said that it is just following international laws in executing the immigration reform law …

(AP) – Ethiopian Woyanne police have used force to disperse hundreds of people protesting against targeted attacks on Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia.

Police units Friday blocked roads to prevent the protest at Saudi Arabia Embassy from growing. Some two dozen …

As concerned Ethiopians started to gather in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa this morning, the savage Woyanne junta has unleashed its armed thugs against them. The Woyanne federal police tried to disperse the demonstration. …

The Ethiopian opposition Semayawi Party has called for a nationwide protest against the abuse, torture and murder of Ethiopian immigrants in Saudi Arabia.

The demonstration will be held tomorrow, Friday, in Addis Ababa in front of Saudi Arabia embassy.

Today, …

Dear patriotic Ethiopians,

As per the action plan ENTC leadership has set forth in relations to the Saudi Arabia crisis, this letter has been sent out to all embassies around the world. Our members are sending the attached letter to …

Concerned Ethiopians in the Washington DC area and Houston, Texas, are organizing protest rallies at the Saudi Arabia embassy and mission.

Washington DC
Date/Time: Thursday, Nov. 14 starting at 9 AM
Address: 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington DC

Houston …

November 12, 2013
ESFNA Condemns the Brutal Treatment of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia

The Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) strongly condemns the killing and brutal treatment of Ethiopians by the Saudi Arabia authorities. In as much as the …

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has issued a press release denouncing the atrocities on Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia and calls for action.

Read the full Press Release (pdf)

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ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ባለፈው ሳምንት የኢትዮጵያው ገዥ አስተዳደር የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር ስራ ፍለጋ ወደ ውጭ አገር በሚሰደዱት ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ላይ እገዳ በመጣል የሚከተለውን አውጇል፤

“ስራ ፍለጋ በሚል አገር ጥለው በሚሰደዱ ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ኢትዮያውያት ላይ ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ እየተስፋፋ

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia

“According to reports to the SMNE from Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia, a total of 7 Ethiopians have been killed, 218 have been injured and over 368 are missing. This brutality is outrageous. …Graphic …

If Ethiopia has a real government, it would have severed diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and stopped exporting of food after watching the videos below. Unfortunately, Ethiopia currently is ruled by thugs and savages who are even more cruel than …

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While young Ethiopians are forced to abandon their country in search of jobs, TPLF and their puppet prime minister are busy enjoying their loot…

PM Hailemariam Desalegn enjoys raw meat

TPLF foreign minister Teodros Adhanom plays guitar (about one week …

(ARABNEWS.COM) – Hundreds of Ethiopians, including at least 70 women, armed themselves with knives, rocks and broken bottles and threatened police, pedestrians and motorists in Manfouha district’s narrow streets. Anti-riot police fired in the air and used truncheons to break …

Ethiopian woman at the town of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, has committed suicide by hanging. It is reported that she killed herself after she was prevented from going back to her country.

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The two TPLF factions are appearing to be close to resolving their differences and turning their attention to getting back the prime minister’s position from their puppet, Hailemariam Desalegn, according to Ethiopian Review sources. The Sibhat Nega faction reportedly has …

Another Ethiopian has been gunned down by police in the streets of Saudi Arabia. The killing of Ethiopian immigrants is on top of the savage beatings and abuse they are subjected to in the hands of the Saudi barbaric regime. …

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia

The Government of Ethiopia is broadly soliciting for development aid, foreign-based business partnerships and financial investors; yet, the unpopular ruling party has been accused of abuse of state power, misuse of donor funds, widespread

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 5

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Mass arrest of Ethiopians and other immigrants in Saudi Arabia continues today. Several thousands immigrants have been detained so far. They are being hunted down like stray dogs. The following are some of the photos of detained Ethiopians.

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ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

በዚህ ዓመት በኢትዮጵያ ሙስናን አስመልክቶ ይሀ ለሰባተኛ ጊዜ ያቀረብኩት ትችት በማዕድኑ ዘርፍ ላይ ያተኮረ ነው፡፡ በሙስና ላይ ያቀረብኳቸውን ሌሎችን ትችቶች “Al Mariam’s Commentaries” የሚለውን ድረ ገጽ በማየት ግንዛቤ መውሰድ ይቻላል፡፡

የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ መዋቅራዊ ባህሪ …

Saudi Arabia is currently rounding up Ethiopian immigrants who do not have permits to stay in the country or whose permits have expired. Those who try to escape from the police are brutally attacked. No body is asking any more …

Ethiopian woman has committed suicide by hanging herself in the northern Saudi Arabia province of Tabarjal yesterday. The report says that the police is investigating the circumstances of her death, and has not released her name yet.

Another Ethiopian woman, …

A group of men savagely beaten up and killed an Ethiopian man in Mpumalanga, South Africa, last Monday. The gruesome attack took place in broad day light while many people watched, according to the police. The identity of the victim …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 4

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ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረ ማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፑብሊክ ህገመንግስት በህግ ከለላ ጥላ በቁጥጥር ስር የሚውሉ ዜጎችን አስመልክቶ የሚከተሉትን መብቶች ያጎናጽፋል፡፡“በህግ ከለላ ጥላ በቁጥጥር ስር የዋለ ማንኛውም ሰው በህግ አግባብ መብቱ ተጠብቆ ይያዛል፡፡ ማንኛውም ሰው በሀሰት ለመረጃ ጠቀሜታ …

This Reuters photo shows hundreds of Ethiopians who are stranded on the Saudi Arabia – Yemen boarder. These young Ethiopian men and women find themselves in such condition because they were unable to support themselves and their family in their …

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain government.” Patrick Henry

The prevailing assumption, which originates from the ideologues of ethnic politics, is that identity politics …

(OgadenToday)- Information Bureau of Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF a group fighting for the Self-determination of Ogaden Region in eastern Ethiopia has warned on Sunday the Foreign oil companies interested in Ogaden Region.

According to ONA, Ogaden News Agency the …

Woyannes (members of the ruling party in Ethiopia) by nature are among the most stupid creatures in the world. Why else would they come to the Diaspora to try to collect money from the same people they have forced into …

By Hiyawkal Gizachew

The things that people value in their life really depend upon many cultural factors. For example, age, family, education, religion, nationality, and personal experiences will influence the things we hold dear. Our identities are formed in our …

Today, Saturday, representatives of the Woyanne junta will try to hold an illegal fund raising event for Nile dam project scam in Torrance, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Patriotic Ethiopians are also getting organized to stop them.

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ENTC’s commentary that aired on its weekly radio:

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ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

ታላላቅ የአፍሪካ መሪዎች ህልም አላቸው፡፡ ቀሪዎቹ በቅዠት የተሞሉ ናቸው፡፡

በቅርቡ የአፍሪካ መሪዎች ቢያንስ በአፍሪካ ህብረት ስልጣን ያላቸውና የእነርሱ ጋሻ ጃግሬዎች ስለህግ ልዕልና፣ ስለዘር ማደን (ማሳደድ) የማያቋርጡ አስደንጋጭ የቅዠት ሪፖርቶች በገፍ እያቀረቡ ነው:: ቅዠታቸዉም የፍትህ …

The Ethiopian girl shown in the photo below has died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Beirut, Lebanon. Witnesses say that she could have survived the injuries had she been given the necessary medical care, but the Ethiopian …

When Ethiopian Review released its list of the 2013 Top 10 Richest Ethiopians last week, some people have found the figures hard to believe — and understandably so. Even those who know about the level of corruption in Ethiopia doubt …

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Ethiopian Review has confirmed from multiple witnesses that the Oct. 13, 2013, alleged terrorist bomb explosion in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa was planted by the regime.

According to our sources, the night before the explosion, two dead bodies were taken …

(THE HINDU) – In 2011, Ms. Reeyot Alemu was arrested and charged with conspiring, with journalist Woubshet Taye and exiled opposition activist Elias Kifle, to attack critical telecommunication and electrical infrastructure like telephone and electricity cables. Mr. Sileshi said he …