Uncommon valor, the life of Kedir Mohammed
Dr. Feleke Eshete
May 24, 2008
On May 8, 2008 the man who devoted his life to the service of his country as a soldier for the aggrieved and the downtrodden finally gave up his valiant battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a scrooge that kept him bedridden for a couple of years. Kedir Mohammed's death ended his unyielding pursuit and the selfless commitment that he made as freshman at Haile Sellassie I University in the early nineteen sixties.
Worldwide March Committee Follow up
Press Release: May 25, 2008
The Worldwide March Committee for Freedom and Justice, held from May 15-18 was a great effort by hundreds of organizers and participants in Ethiopian cities and communities throughout the world. We want to thank all of those organizers who worked so hard and devoted countless hours to bring it all together in a relatively short period of time!
The liberation of Ethiopia from anti-Ethiopia psychopathic entities.
Fretsidiq Fekade
'Three dead' in Addis Ababa blast (BBC News)
Three people have been killed and nine wounded in a bomb explosion on a minibus in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, police say.
The blast occurred at 1930 (1630GMT) near the Ethiopian foreign ministry. All the dead and wounded were travelling on the bus, police say.
Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger'
By Martin Plaut
Africa analyst, BBC News
Six million children in Ethiopia are at risk of acute malnutrition following the failure of rains, the UN children's agency, Unicef, has warned.
More than 60,000 children in two Ethiopian regions require immediate specialist feeding just to survive, Unicef says.
MAY 17/2008
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OMAR AL BASHIR OF THE SUDAN
Mr. President,
The EPRP joins the people of Ethiopia in raising its voice against the illegal occupation of Ethiopian land by the Sudan. We are saddened to learn that Sudanese soldiers have not only entered Ethiopian territory but have taken brutal action against Ethiopian farmers. Some 30 Ethiopian farmers have been kidnapped and taken to prison in the Sudan where reliable reports affirm that they are being starved and denied medical care. This is unacceptable and illegal.
May 15/2008
RELEASE ALL THE MAY--JUNE 2005 PRISONERS IN LABOR CAMPS
May-June 2005, the EPRDF regime massacred more than 200 peaceful protesters who had said no to its vote rigging and blunt fraud. More than 50,000 Ethiopians were rounded up and taken to Zwai, Dedesa, Bir Sheleko, Shoa Robit and other horrible detention centres. More than 35,000 are still languishing there and dozens have been disappeared.
CALL ME BY MY NAME: Solutions with Debteraw, XXVII
Obo Arada Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde - May 13, 2008
Politics is about Addition
Revolution is about Division
Cession is about Subtraction
Nationalism is about Multiplication
EPRP is about Addition and Division
MAY 13/2008
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN OF BRITAIN STOP GIVING AID TO THE REPRESSIVE REGIME IN ETHIOPIA
Prime Minister,
The EPRP and Ethiopians at large have been saddened by the declaration made by the British High Commissioner in Addis Ababa to the effect that Britain has decided to give a 2,5 billion Birr aid to the repressive regime of Meles Zenawi. This is not, of course, the first time that Britain give support to this condemned regime in Ethiopia but Ethiopians have not relented in their call to the British government to stop giving aid and support to a regime that massacres them and has stolen their freely expressed election vote of may 2005.
IEWO radio reacts to Sudan's occupation of Territory within Ethiopia's recognized borders
Worldwide March Events, May 15-18: Telling the Truth about Ethiopia
Press Release: May 12, 2008
The third anniversary of the failed Ethiopian National Election is almost here. As the time approaches, the Worldwide March Committee members are working hard to plan events in cities across North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Israel.
EPRDF ALLOWS SUDAN TO VIOLATE RIGHTS OF ETHIOPIANS
MAY 10/2008 - It is now confirmed that the EPRDF has ceded Ethiopian territory to the Sudan and Sudan has subsequently occupied Ethiopian land and violated the rights of Ethiopian farmers especially in the border regions of Gondar.
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: REPRESSION OF FREE PRESS IN ETHIOPIA CONTINUES
May 3/2008
"World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1991 as a day "to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession." Press freedom is considered to be a cornerstone of human rights and a guarantee of other freedoms".
We cannot sit idle while our villages are burning
ENC | May 2, 2008
We in the Ethiopian National Congress are deeply alarmed by the recent unofficial news that the EPRDF government in Ethiopia has concluded a secret treaty with the Sudanese authorities that reportedly ceded 1600 sq km land along the common border of the two countries.
Ethiopians March in May Day Procession
Ethiopians in Oslo took to the streets yesterday (the 1st of May International Labor Day) and participated in the Labor Day procession, in answer to the call by EPRP Norway Section and The Ethiopian Common Forum in Norway for Ethiopians to unite against tyranny and oppression, and to reaffirm and express our solidarity with Ethiopian Workers. Read More>>>
Ethiopian troops accused of killing Somali civilians
Mohamed Olad Hassan - Mogadishu, Somalia
Ethiopian troops allied to Somalia's shaky government shot dead 13 civilians after an explosion killed two soldiers on Wednesday, witnesses in south-western Somalia said.
Witness Mohamud Ahmed Nur said what appeared to be a remote-controlled land mine hit the Ethiopian troops patrolling Baidoa town and killed two soldiers
IEWO Radio April 27, 2008 - Conclusion of the 3 day consecutive Hemamat vigil experience
Would UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Ban Dictatorship from Africa?
By Kidane Alemayehu UN Expert (retired)
It is highly gratifying to note that the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, unlike his predecessors, including Mr. Kofi Anan, is showing a keen interest in African issues right at the outset of his tenure.
Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 28:18 (KJV)
Days of Celebration and March for a New Ethiopia
A suggested schedule with a daily emphasis for the Ethiopian Days of Focus on the future of all of us Ethiopians coming up on May 15 –18, 2008:|
Ethiopia Loosing Borders to Enemies For Lack of leaders
Ethiopian Workers Unite against Oppression
29.04.2008
This Year Too Things have not changed in our country, Ethiopia. Since the situation is as it was last year, and has been for many years, we must do as we did last year in Oslo, and as many have done elsewhere for many years. We must renew our call to Ethiopian workers to unite against oppression, and we must maintain and be sure to express our support for them.
Laughing at Africa
By Hama Tuma
Laughing at Africa has been a favorite pastime of many people in the West since time immemorial. The “dark continent” as some chose to call it was the target of derision by self declared experts who had little credentials other than their mountain high prejudice against black people. Aristotle defined wit as an educated insult but Africa often got coarse buffoonery, cruel, cutting, demeaning, exclusive and more than often racist.
EPRP CONDEMNS MELES ARMY ATROCITIES IN SOMALIA
April 25/2008
The disastrous invasion of Somlia by the troops of Meles Zenawi has led to indescriable suffering on the part of the fraternal people of Somalia and to countless deaths of Ethiopians. Recent fighting in Mogadishu left dozens of Ethiopians dead and more than a hundred Somalis killed by the indiscriminate shelling and fire of the soldiers of Meles and colonel Abdullahi Yusuf. Worse still, there are credible reports that the Meles soldiers slit the throats of innocent worshippers in a Mogadishu mosque.
ETHIOPIA STILL AWAITS APOLOGY FROM THE VATICAN
April 25/2008
On April 25, Italy celebrates its liberation from the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini. As usual, few are those who give due credit to the role played by Ethiopia in the struggle against Italian fascism. More than a million Ethiopians died in the fight against the invading forces of Mussolini and the defeat of Mussolini in Ethiopia was crucial in the demise of the fascist system in Italy.
Tensaea le Ethiopia
A vigil for reaching out to our Higher Self so as to gain wisdom that will surely lead us forward by remembering that wherever people meet to achieve higher aims is Holy Ground.
The IEWO, International Ethiopian Women's Organization Forum Paltalk Room will be open for three days, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday to bring the plight of our people and our nation to the fore front during this end of lent
Ethiopia denies Amnesty mosque-killing accusations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopia criticized Amnesty International on Thursday and said the group's accusations that Ethiopian soldiers killed 21 people at a Mogadishu mosque were "lies" and "propaganda"
DEPROTEES FROM THE SUDAN HELD IN INHUMANE CONDITION
April 24/2008
14 of those deported from the Sudan ( the fifteenth,elder Atanaw Wassie, is being held in a secret location) are suffering cruel and inhuman treatment in cell 07 of kaliti prison, Addis Ababa.
Reliabel reports reaching SOCEPP reveal that these deportees are being held incommunicado and have been denied medical care. All of them are still dressed in the jellabiya dress given to them by their Sudanese jailers in Khartoum.
CONDEMN ILLEGAL DETENTION OF POPULAR SINGER
APRIL 23/2008
The EPRDF regime has illegally detained popular singer 
Tedros Kassahun (a.k.a Teddy Afro) and has started railroading him. Officially Tedros is accused of an alleged fatal hit and run (he was detained for this in November 2006 and released on bail) but it is an ascertained fact that the regime is engaged in a political vendetta to punish the singer for one of his famous songs/Yasteseryal/ that criticizes the ruling group.
Afar: The impact of local conflict on regional stability
Tadesse Berhe and Yonas Adaye
Violent conflict is more the norm than the exception in the Horn of Africa. Conflicts are waged at various levels: state, regional, and local. Conflict involves various actors: governments, nationalist groups, religious groups, and community or identity groups with significant backing from external forces. It is a common for conflicts in the sub-region to promptly acquire a sub-regional dimension, thus transcending national borders by attracting kinsmen from across the border.
Response to May Rally Excellent: Some Next Steps to Organizing Yours in Your Area
April 22, 2008
The response to the call for an Ethiopian rally for Freedom and Justice on May 15-18, 2008 has been overwhelming! I have heard from Ethiopians in thirteen countries and in over thirty cities within these countries, all voicing their desire to participate. Just to name a few we heard from Tel Aviv to Toronto, from London to Los Angeles, Addis Ababa to Amsterdam, from Stockholm to Johannesburg and from Zurich to Sydney.
Land that Rightly Belongs to Ethiopia Must Remain Ethiopian(Click here to sign petition)
My Message to the Die Hard TPLF Artists
By Getachew Reda
Ethiopia severs ties with Qatar
(BBC NEWS)
Ethiopia's government has announced it is breaking off relations with Qatar.
The Foreign Ministry said it was because of "Qatar's attempts to destabilise the sub-region and its hostility towards Ethiopia itself".
Ethiopia is thought to be angry at recent coverage from Al-Jazeera, based in Doha, and financial support given to Eritrea, accused of backing rebels.
Although the two countries have diplomatic relations, neither has an embassy in the other's capital.
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Day of violence in Mogadishu leaves 81 dead, says activist
Mogadishu, Somalia (Mail & Gardian)
Clashes between insurgents and allied Somali-Ethiopian troops killed 81 people in Mogadishu in one day, a prominent local human rights group said on Sunday
Somali fighting claims more live
(BBC News)
At least 13 people have been killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in fresh clashes between Islamists and Ethiopian troops backing the interim government.
The deaths bring to at least 33 the number of people killed in two days of heavy fighting in the city.
Four civilians were said to be among the latest victims.
The Movement for New Ethiopia Begins with a Worldwide Peaceful March for Freedom and Justice on May 15, 2008!
April 15, 2008
May 15, 2008, just one month from today, will mark the third anniversary of the Ethiopian National Election of 2005 when 26 million Ethiopians came out to vote for change in Ethiopia—and won. Even though Meles Zenawi fraudulently declared himself and the EPRDF the winners, nothing in his 17 years of rule challenged this repressive government more than our united votes on that day!
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From the Edge to Over the Edge: The root cause of the food crises is the endemic governance crises in Ethiopia!
Mammo Muchie, Dphil
Professor, Chair Person NE
STOP REFUGEE EXPLOITATION NOW!
Seblework Tadesse
I have been observing the increasing sexual exploitation of refugees in Kampala. The concerns are increasingly worrying. These are no longer rumors as it has becommon a common problem formang and it is openly discussed among young female asylum seekers who are regularly being pressurized to do sexual favors and/or to pay bribe by refugee workers employed by intergovernmental agencies in Kampala.
Ethiopia votes in first round of elections
Anita Powell Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopians voted on Sunday in a first round of general elections that the opposition coalition boycotted to protest alleged intimidation of its candidates, and that an international rights group said would be unfair.
Ethiopia votes in local elections (BBC NEWS)
People in Ethiopia have voted in the first elections since 2005, when polls were followed by violent protests and the arrest of most opposition leaders.
The elections covered nearly 4 million positions, from local councils to many of the seats in parliament won by the opposition in 2005 but never taken up.
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The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in Addis Ababa says these elections are almost certain to consolidate the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front's hold on power.
World Bank echoes food cost alarm
(BBC NEWS))
The rapid rise in food prices could push 100 million people in poor countries deeper into poverty, World Bank head, Robert Zoellick, has said.
His warning follows that from the leader of the International Monetary Fund, who said hundreds of thousands of people were at risk of starvation
UN fears new Ethiopia-Eritrea war (BBC NEWS)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that a new war could break out between Ethiopia and Eritrea if UN peacekeepers are withdrawn.
Mr Ban urged the UN Security Council to make a swift decision on the future of the forces, which have been monitoring a buffer zone in the region since 2000.
“Arena” Should Stop Hatching TPLF’s Decadent Egg
Ethiopia: Repression Sets Stage for Non-Competitive Elections
Opposition Candidates, Voters Silenced Ahead of Local Polls
(New York, April 11, 2008) – The Ethiopian government’s repression of registered opposition parties and ordinary voters has largely prevented political competition ahead of local elections that begin on April 13, Human Rights Watch said today. These widespread acts of violence, arbitrary detention and intimidation mirror long-term patterns of abuse designed to suppress political dissent in Ethiopia.
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MELES ZENAWI REGIME HEIGHTENS ENVIROMENTAL DISASTER - APRIL 5/2008
Some 45,000 hectares of trees near and around two historical monasteries, Ziquala and Asebot, have been burnt down by arsonists who are said to be linked to the ruling front TPLF/EPRDF. On the other hand, the feverish drive for cash has led to the eviction of thousands of farmers from their lands and the handing over of such land to foreign flower- growing firms that are using fertilizers that have proved toxic to the soil and to the populace at large.
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