Posted by Uncategorized Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 By Alem Mamo Successive U.S. and western governments repeatedly have pronounced their intention to partner with states and support the advancement of democracy and freedom in the African continent. Surely, these well-intentioned commitments often generate a positive reaction from the civil society and pro-democracy groups in Africa and around the world. Despite, the articulation of [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 By UTUBO I read with amazement Adal Isaw’s March 29, 2010 article on TPLF’s mouthpiece (Aiga Forum) where he compared the challenge America’s democracy is facing from opposition to the challenge the TPLF’s dictatorship is facing from the “extreme elements” of the Ethiopian “oppositionâ€. The writer bluffed how the United States should learn from TPLF’s [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Monday, March 29th, 2010 U.S. funded-broadcaster Voice of America said on Monday that Ethiopia may have blocked its website in a move which may lead to further U.S. criticism of its closest ally in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia holds national elections on May 23 and international press freedom advocacy groups say the government is intimidating and harassing journalists [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Former TPLF fighter and central committee member Aregash Adane currently a member of Arena Tigray party argued with TPLF founder Aregawi Berhe on the stolen aid money back in the day. Arena Tigray party is one of the 8 political parties which formed Medrek. UDJ (Andenet) party is also belongs to Medrek. Click here to [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Friday, March 26th, 2010 Click here for PDF Peter Julian, MP for Burnaby-New Westminster: Letter to Minster of Foreign Affairs regarding Birtukan Mideksa’s rapidly deteriorating health. For more info. contact Kebede H. Mariam 604-729-0448 Back to ecadforum home page
Posted by Uncategorized Thursday, March 25th, 2010 Invoking the Rwanda Genocide to Jam VOA-Amharic Service March 25, 2010 Five years ago, when the TPLF regime lost ground in the general elections, Meles Zenawi went out of his mind and compared the captivating Ethiopian opposition to the “Interhamweâ€, a group of young Hutu males who carried out the Rwandan Genocide. Five years later, [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Click here for full version PDF report Summary “They don’t come with a gun and say sign this document [party membership] but there are one hundred ways of putting pressure.†—Aid official, Addis Ababa, June 16, 2009 On May 23, 2010, Ethiopian citizens will vote in the first parliamentary elections in Ethiopia since 2005, when [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 By Raswork Mengesha Melse zenawi’s savagery seems to know no bounds. He locked up our leader Judge Birtukan for more than a year now. She is under excruciating conditions. Her health condition has deteriorated to such an extent that it has become our cause for grave concern. She cannot get a proper medical attention, nobody [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 According to Prof. Mesfin W/Mariam & Birtukan’s mother W/ro Almaz G. Egziabher Birtukan is sick and she didn’t get treatment so far. Click here to listen Prof. Mesfin’s ECADF interview Click here to listen W/ro Almaz G. Egziabher VOA Interview Related stories: “Birtukan Mideksa is sick†her mother said Amharic A message from Hale Mideksa [...]
Posted by Uncategorized Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 23 March 2010 SURVIVAL LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN The Kwegu are one of the tribes of the Omo Valley. © Survival A massive hydroelectric dam project on Ethiopia’s Omo River will devastate at least 200,000 tribal people, human rights organization Survival International said today. Survival is launching an urgent campaign calling on the [...]
