Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 Ethiopian Christians and Muslims went out this morning from 10:00 AM to noon in front of Saudi Embassy in Washington DC to demand the release of 35 Ethiopians, 29 women and 6 men who have been detained since last Christmas. Their crime is praying in their home for Christmas. Wait a minute Iraq Christians even under Saddam Hussein were free to practice their religion what happen in Saudi Arabia the strong ally of USA?
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Monday, February 20th, 2012 Like all of the above, your regime is characterized by brutal dictatorship, silencing of dissent through the use of force, marginalization of the public, inciting ethnic and sectarian violence, and promoting corruption. Particularly, after having learned that the public has rejected you in the 2005 election, you allowed by miscalculation, you have intensified cracking down on dissent in any form, and have been retaliating sections of the society that embraced the opposition.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Thursday, February 16th, 2012 Our recent assessment indicates that the Afar Region in Ethiopia is closed for any visit by journalists and/or humanitarian organizations. The already existing systematic isolation, movement restrictions and crackdown is becoming more severe and critical after the Erta Ale incident 24th, January, where five European tourists were killed and two others captured.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Monday, February 13th, 2012 Other allegations of abuse to have leaked out include the rape of male tribesmen, as well as of women and children by Ethiopian soldiers. Dozens of villagers from the region also remain in detention after voicing opposition to the development plans.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 On Monday (16.01.2012) our forces killed 16 Ethiopian soldiers and wounded a dozen of them in a battle when the Ethiopian forces opened fire on our patrolling unit near the Arta-Ale Volcano in a place called Xoxom. It was in this battle that the 5 European nationals were killed.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Friday, January 13th, 2012 I read your open letter to Ethiomedia with a great deal of interest. I appreciate some of the points you have made referring to the nature and conduct of the regime in Ethiopia that has severely curtailed freedom of expression in contravention of the letters of its own constitution and international conventions.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Sunday, January 8th, 2012 It means that it is a matter of time until the minority regime will crumble. The role minority regime can play in Ethiopia is on life support.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Monday, January 2nd, 2012 For me it is a big step ahead in the OLF Political program to get such a press release and the general outcome of the party meeting in January 1, 2012.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 The same system that has no place for freedom of expression and individual rights has a lose end, an open window, a loop hole and an only type of right that it is willing to entertain –the Gay right. Now this is ironic.
Posted by ecadforum Articles, Ethiopia-news Sunday, November 27th, 2011 This paper is that in light of the magnitude and gruesome nature of human rights violation and torture in Ethiopia.
