British security guard faces death penalty in Ethiopia after being found guilty of terrorism offences
By Robert Verkaik | Independent.co.uk
December 30, 2014
A British man who claims he was tortured in an Ethiopian prison is facing the
…By Robert Verkaik | Independent.co.uk
December 30, 2014
A British man who claims he was tortured in an Ethiopian prison is facing the
…By Metasebia Kasaye | addisadmassnews.com
December 29, 2014
ጫት በዜጐች ላይ እያስከተለ ያለውን የጤና ችግር ለመቅረፍ የሚያስችል የፖሊሲ አቅጣጫ ለመንደፍ ያለመ አገር አቀፍ የጫት ሲምፖዚየም በቅርቡ የሚካሄድ ሲሆን፣ የኢፌዲሪ ጠቅላይ …
addisadmassnews.com
December 20, 2014
በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ታሪክ የፓትርያርኮች መንበር (መንበረ ፕትርክና) በኾነችው ቅድስተ ቅዱሳን ማርያም ገዳም፣ በሚሊዮኖች የሚቆጠር ገንዘብና ንብረት በአስተዳደር ሓላፊዎችና ሠራተኞች መመዝበሩን ምንጮች ጠቆሙ፡፡
ጥቆማው የቀረበው፣ የገዳሟ ማኅበረ ካህናትና የልማት ኮሚቴ የቤተ ክርስቲያኒቱን …
Ethiopia: Booming business, underpaid workers |
Aljazeera.com
December 29, 2014
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”, decreed Maya Angelou, the great African American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer.
“I shall persevere!” wrote Eskinder Nega, the imprisoned and preeminent …
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23 December 2014
Since the 1970s, Ethiopia has been in the company of North Korea’s most loyal military customers. Amongst other things, Pyongyang has been a source of munitions, armored …
December 21, 2014
በአዳራሹ የታደመው የሕክምና ባለሙያ በተለያየ ዘመን በተለያየ የሥልጠና ማዕከል የተመላለሰ ነው፡፡ በሰባዎቹ መጨረሻና በሃያዎቹ መጀመሪያ ላይ የሚገኙት ጐን ለጐን ከአንድ ቦታ ተገኝተዋል፡፡
የሕክምና ትምህርት በአገሪቱ ምን ይመስላል? የታዩ ተግዳሮቶችና ቀጣዩ ዕርምጃ ምን …
ቅ/ ሲኖዶሱ በአድባራት ሓላፊዎች ላይ ያሳለፈው ውሳኔ
ሕገ መንግሥቱን የሚፃረር ነው ” — ፓትርያርኩ
December 20, 2014
የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ ምልአተ ጉባኤ፣ ‹‹የቤተ ክርስቲያን አባቶችና ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዕውቅና በሰጠችው ማኅበር ላይ ተገቢ ያልኾነ …
ENTC released a statement denouncing TPLF’s brutal beatings and killings in Bahir Dar city.
Listen to ENTC radio program – December 17
SMNE FORUM SERIES II: MINNESOTA
STARTING THE CONVERSATION AMONG DIVERSE ETHIOPIANS
CAN WE COLLECTIVELY OWN BOTH THE GOOD AND THE UGLY PARTS OF OUR PAST?
SO WE CAN BE FREE AT LAST FROM THE SHACKLES OF OPPRESSION?
December 15, 2014…
December 17, 2014
By Lodovico di Varthema, is selling for the …
11-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ANUAK MASSACRE OF 2003 WILL BE REMEMBERED BY MANY ETHIOPIAN ANUAK LIVING IN REFUGEE CAMPS AFTER BEING FORCIBLY UPROOTED FROM THEIR INDIGENOUS LAND
This year, members of the Ethiopian community in the Greater Houston, Texas, …
SMNE CALLS ON DONOR COUNTRIES TO CONDEMN THE RECENT CRACKDOWN ON PEACEFUL ETHIOPIAN PROTESTERS AND THE CLOSING OF ALL POLITICAL SPACE, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, AND FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN ETHIOPIA
December 10, 2014.
The Solidarity …
By Professor Mesfin Woldemariam
December 8, 2014
Thirty to fifty years ago the TWINS, the shabia (EPLF) and the weyyane (TPLF) discovered that one of their …
Listen to ENTC radio – Special Program
News and Interview with Semayawi Party Public Relations
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April 5, 2007
The CIA and FBI agents have been interrogating hundreds of detainees at secret prisons in Ethiopia. Many of the
…ENTC released a statement denouncing TPLF’s brutal crackdown of peaceful protestors and opposition leaders while praising the sacrifice that these heroes are paying for their freedom.
ከዲሞክራሲ ለኢትዮጵያ ድጋፍ ቡን በሜልበርን አውስትራልያ
December 2014
የሀገራችሁ መጻኢ ህልውና፤ የወገናችሁ የዘመናት ጭንቅ፤ እንግሌትና ፤ የስቃይ ህይወት ሌት ተቀን ለሚያሳስባችሁ ውድ ኢትዮጵያዊያን በሙሉ፦
ከሁልት ዓመት በፊት የወያኔ መንግስት በውጭው ዓሇም የሚገኘውን ኢትዮጵያዊ ሇመሰሇሌ የነዯፈውን
Shengo and ENTC has issued a joint press release on the current situation of Ethiopia.
Listen to ENTC radio program – December 3
News, Interviews, entertainment, etc
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November 29, 2014
በአፍሪካ፣ ወደ ግጭት ቀጣናዎች እየተሰማራ በስነ-ምግባርና በሙያ ብቃት ስምካተረፉት መካከል የኢትዮጵያ መካከል ሃይል አንዱ እንደሆነ የገለፀው ዘኢኮኖሚስት መጽሔት፤ ኢትዮጵያና ሩዋንዳ በሰላም አስከባሪነት ጥሩ ገቢ እያገኙ መሆናቸውን ዘገበ፡፡
ቀደም …
By Robert Mendick, Matthew Holehouse and Edward Malnick | The Telegraph
Noember 30, 2014
“Blair and AGI’s activities in Ethiopia are opaque. How is he supporting governance in an authoritarian state …
Last week, many Ethiopian families in the United States gathered in houses of worship with their relatives and friends to hold memorial services in remembrance of the victims of the massacre of the 24th of November 1974, a date …
November 28, 2014
A newly-released investigative reporting exposes the link between human rights abuses and H & M investments in Ethiopia.
November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014. Washington, DC–. At the recent Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) Forum in Washington D.C. on November 15, it was quite evident that Ethiopia does not lack for gifted people who …
Listen to ENTC radio program – November 27
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For over four decades, the self-styled Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which clings to power by force in Ethiopia today, has been planning and waging a sustained and relentless political, social and cultural war to “de-Ethiopianize” Ethiopia. The TPLF’s de-Ethiopianization …
Open Letter to Mr. Karl Johan Persson, Winner of 2014 Fairness Award Faces Significant Challenges in Partnering with Autocratic and Corrupt Ethiopian Government-Controlled Businesses
Head Office
Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) AB
Mäster Samuelsgatan 46A
SE-106 38 Stockholm…
Listen to ENTC radio program – November 19
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The rationale for the TPLF’s current stepping up of repression, obviously triggered by the coming elections, is hard to comprehend. Ranging from constant harassments and severe beatings to torture and long-term imprisonments, the repression particularly targets journalists and young leaders …
The poet-artist with an “unconquerable soul”?
Last week, Meron Getnet, the extraordinary young Ethiopian actress, put out on Youtube a powerful Amharic poem entitled, “Hagere, Hizbe, Kibre” (My Country, My People, My Honor).
The last time I “saw” …
The Atlantic
November 14, 2014
If George W. Bush’s foreign policy was a testament to the perils of overreaction, Barack Obama’s foreign policy is becoming, to many experts, …
Listen to ENTC radio program – November 13
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Oh, Cruel November 2005!
In 2005, Ethiopians faced unspeakable horrors. Following the parliamentary elections in May of that year, hundreds of Ethiopian citizens who protested the daylight theft of that election were massacred or seriously shot and wounded by police …
Listen to ENTC radio program – November 5
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Gebremedhin Araya (L), Max Perbedy (C), Tekleweyne Assefa (R)
Remembering the Great Ethiopia Famine of 1984 (Part II)
In my commentary last week, (Remembering the Great Ethiopia Famine of 1984, Part I), I reviewed various commentaries I had written …
The Ethiopians and their recent history. By Yilma Bekele
We all repeat by rot that our country is three thousand years old. It has always been like that ever since I remember. Not a single year more or one day …
Listen to ENTC radio program – October 28
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There is famine in Ethiopia in 2014, but it is known by other fancy names
Famine in Ethiopia is a topic that horrifies me. Over the years, I have written long commentaries on the subject often challenging with incontrovertible facts …
Get well Dr. Craig Spencer. By Yilma Bekele
What kind of place would the world be without people like Dr. Craig Spencer? Dr. Spencer is the medical doctor that is currently in New York Hospital with symptoms of the Ebola …
Listen to ENTC radio program – October 21
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Please click below to read the full annnouncement
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I have often contended that the ruling regime in Ethiopia controlled by the Tigrean Liberation Front (TPLF) is a thugtatorship, the highest stage of African dictatorship. If democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the …
By Yilma Bekele
The honorable Ato Gebru Asrat has written a very fat book that is five hundred pages long. I am assuming that the purpose of the book was to present himself as a person of vision and to …
Listen to ENTC radio program – October 14
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The rise of the “baksheesh state” in Ethiopia
My long time readers by now know that I mint my own words and phrases whenever I find it necessary to convey my ideas and arguments with greater clarity, precision and …
Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US. By Yilma Bekele
Our elders know how to tell a story. The way they do it could be compared to like pealing an onion, you have to go thru …
Listen to ENTC radio program – October 6
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What does President Obama “know” about the 2015 “election” in Ethiopia?
Last week, President Barack Obama met with a delegation of the regime in Ethiopia and said, “… the Prime Minister [Hailemariam Desalegn] and the government is going to …
Listen to ENTC radio program – October 1
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አቶ አባይና መላው የህወሃት ማዕከላዊ ኮሚቴ አባላት፤
ይህንን ደብዲቤ የምጽፍላችሁ ከተለያዩ ኢትዮጵያውያን በተውጣጣው የማኅበራዊ ፍትሕ እንቅስቃሴ ከሚመራው በአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ (አኢጋን) ስም …
Listen to ENTC radio program – September 24
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ENTC released a statement today denouncing the barbaric killings in Ogaden.
Read the statement here (pdf)…
The truth is stranger than fiction
In my September 7 commentary, DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia, I expressed my outrage over the aborted Ethiopian premiere of the film DIFRET. That film, based on a “true …
By Yilma Bekele
The Bay Area that currently is home away from home for thousands of Ethiopians is nothing like any other place that I have known. I was born in a small village on the southern part of Ethiopia …
Those in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia. Please don’t miss “STOP AFRICA LAND GRAB CONCERT” on September 21, 2014 at WARNER THEATER in Washington, D.C. from 6PM to 10PM. Major African Music Artists from 6 countries, including our sister Hanisha …
Listen to ENTC radio program – September 16
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I wish all of my weekly Ethiopian readers throughout the world a happy and prosperous Ethiopian New Year*. I join you joyfully in ringing in 2007 and ringing out 2006.
For many of my Ethiopian readers in the United States, …
2007-A year of decision by Yilma Bekele
Happy New Year Ethiopia (መልካም እንቁጣጣሸ) Meskerem is a special month. We love and honor Meskerem so much that we name our children by it signifying a new beginning for the long journey …
Listen to ENTC radio program – September 8
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What is the difference between the abduction of a young girl in a village and the “abduction” of a film by a young filmmaker in a capital city?
“DIFRET” is an Amharic language feature film based on a “true story” …
by Graham Peebles | Dissidentvocie.com
September 4th, 2014
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August 26, 2014
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In the “Game of Thrones”, (the book from which the internationally popular television series of the same name is adapted), rival lords among the ruling families clash violently to take over the kingdom of the Iron Throne. The internecine warfare …
Getting to know me better. By Yilma Bekele
I am in the process of weaning myself from my daily dose of reading about the madness of Woyane. It is not easy. After over two decades of being visually, mentally and …
Listen to ENTC radio program – August 28
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The consecutive rise of two dictatorial and sectarian regimes has convinced a great number of Ethiopians that peaceful rather than armed struggle gives the best opportunity for the democratization of Ethiopia. The experience of armed insurgents instituting sectarian and repressive …
On April 10, 1957, 28 year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) gave a speech at the St. Louis Freedom Rally in St. Louis, MO entitled, “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race …
ENTC has put out a press release expressing that the only way moving forward with the struggle against the TPLF regime is, by forming a unified force. An alternative suggested by ENTC to accomplish this is forming a ‘government in …
By Yilma Bekele
I could have titled this piece ‘Obama and his Africa peace keepers’ but that would not be fair. Anybody with half a brain can see that I am trying to make my issue to be his problem. …
By Craig Timberg – Washington Post
August 11, 2014
The secrets of one of the world’s most prominent surveillance companies, Gamma Group, spilled onto the Internet last week, courtesy of an anonymous leaker who appears to have gained …
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August 10, 2014
Institutions …
…By ANDREW SIDDONSAUG.
August 4, 2014
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the State Department on Monday, the start of a summit meeting here of more than 40 African heads of state, to denounce some of the leaders as
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2014,
Washington, DC–. Mr. Obang Metho, the Executive Director of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), a non-violent, non-political, grassroots social …
Ethiopia’s future is at a crossroads. Each day it is becoming clear that, we opposition groups have to unite our struggle and form a unified force in order to fight the apartheid regime in Ethiopia. Attached is the proposal that …
By Yilma Bekele
Ato Andualem Aragie Andenet Party (2011)
Ato Bekele Giriba – (OFDM) Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (August 2011)
Ato Olbana Lelissa – (OPC) Oromo People Congress Party (August 2011)
Ato Yeshiwas Assefa – National council Blue Party (2014)…
“We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks; we did some things that were contrary to our values. When we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe …
August 2, 2014
Dear Abay Woldu and Members of the TPLF Central Committee,
I am writing this to you
By Seid Hassan, Murray State University
Hitherto, I have been reluctant to post a commentary regarding the World Bank’s suggested birr devaluation measure which is still being debated as we speak. I was reluctant partly because my highly received 2010 …
July 26, 2014
“….. This is my main point today: when we make decisions based on God-given moral values …
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Bereket Simon, a senior member of the ruling party in Ethiopia and an adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, has been admitted to Bugshan Hospital in Saudi Arabia. According to Ethiopian Review sources, he is critically ill but in …
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(Author’s note: In this commentary, I take a literary approach to reflect on the counter-productive and self-defeating actions the regime in Ethiopia has taken recently to punish its perceived opponents and critics. I am both amused and perplexed …
My Commentary on My Commentaries
Confessions of an Ethiopian-American blogger or notes of a native son on tyranny?
This commentary, perhaps confession is a better descriptor, has been long in coming. Why have I written lengthy weekly Monday commentaries for hundreds of weeks without missing …
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