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.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Saturday, November 26th, 2011 The meeting excluded Ethiopians and Ethio-Americans who were defined by Woyane undesirable based on their political stand and ethnic origin.
Posted by ecadforum Ethiopia-news, News Monday, September 19th, 2011 The Ethiopian journalist, Argaw Ashine, mentioned by the CPJ in its press release today, is not detailed by WikiLeaks cables as a US embassy informant.
