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		<title>Ethiopia condemned for &#8220;censorship&#8221; directive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 23:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Africa Report A leading international free press lobby group on Friday condemned a directive by Ethiopia&#8217;s state owned company that private newspapers must censor their content for them to continue using its printing press. The United States based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said the directive must be reversed immediately. Ethiopia&#8217;s state-owned printing company, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norway to deport seven year old Ethiopian boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lyndsey Smith Immigration authorities are to send a seven-year-old boy and his family back to Ethiopia, reports say. Nathan Eshete was born at Stord hospital, western Norway, on 1st May 2005. His parents are from Ethiopia and have had their asylum application rejected. The family are now set to be deported from Norway on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia: Let us struggle in unison for our dignity and freedom!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 08:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEJE believes that an attack on Muslims is an attack on Christians and an attack on the workers is an attack on farmers. Therefore, ALEJE urges all Ethiopians to stand together and defend each other’s rights and freedom by coming together to fight the common enemy of the country and the freedom of its people. It is time to critically see the inner core of the regime’s divide and rule policy and acknowledge that, Muslim or Christian, student, teacher, soldier or farmer; as citizens of Ethiopia, we all live in the context of each other.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia: TPLF/EPRDF Retaliates Against Civilians for Killings at Saudi Star</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 07:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, May 2, 2012, in Pokedi Village, in the Gambella region, TPLF/EPRDF Defense troops opened fire on a group of terrified Anuak civilians, killing two students, namely Zewudu Ochorjoo and Opiew Ojulu; a teacher, Mr. Obang Ochang and two local Anuak police officers names Owar Oman and Okung Oman.]]></description>
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		<title>New print law censors press in Ethiopia further</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ethiopian government has activated a highly restrictive directive that authorises printers to censor the content of newspapers and other publications that roll off their presses.]]></description>
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		<title>Eritrea: The specter of death on those who brought same on free expression</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems the sudden demise of Mr.Bingu WA Mutharika, president of Malawi who died recently, brought a specter of death on a number of our “venerable” African strongmen. Some of these specters are real and hanging over the head of some of our despots who perpetuated the continent’s, particularly, Horn of Africa’s, notoriety for brooking no space for free expression.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia: Public Discussion ESAT support group in LA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public discussion event sponsored by ESAT support group in LA. This event will be held on Sunday April 29, 2012 at 2:30 PM. The main topic of the discussion will be on the importance of "Free Media in Ethiopia".]]></description>
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		<title>The unexplained cruelty of Africa’s emaciated Fuhrer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madmen such as Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Adolf Hitler of Germany and comrade PolPot of Cambodia occur occasionally in all societies around the world and kill thousands before they are killed or captured.]]></description>
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		<title>Atse Tewodros 144th Anniversary Celebration in Seattle</title>
		<link>http://ecadforum.com/blog1/2012/04/22/atse-tewodros-144th-anniversary-seattle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be a program commemorating the 144th anniversary of Atse Tewodros&#8217;s death planned for Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Ethiopian Community Center in Seattle. At a time when it is getting harder and harder to find real men, it is time to remember this hero and real man who displayed unparalleled courage in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopian: The giant shows signs of life, I feel energized</title>
		<link>http://ecadforum.com/blog1/2012/04/19/ethiopian-giant-shows-signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel energized. Ethiopian freedom tree is bearing fruits. It is the result of the tireless effort of thousands if not millions of us working together in harmony. Due to the miracle of the Internet such as our independent Web sites and Social Media such as Facebook and Twitter and our potent weapon ESAT and the various local Radio stations such as Addis Dimts, Sheger FM among many we are able to be a voice for the silenced. We have been heard.]]></description>
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