Why attack Libya and not Syria?
World News Saturday, April 30th, 2011
(CNN) – Two countries, two cases of extreme violence committed against citizens by their own government. In one case, the Obama administration responds with military force. In the other, it doesn’t. Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_IwCB28-Zk The question has been raised in response to the radically different U.S. reactions to the bloodshed in Libya and Syria. More than [...]
In the name of Abay [Blue Nile] – to unite us or to enslave us?
Articles, Ethiopian News, Popular Saturday, April 30th, 2011
By Ephrem Madebo As we walked across the intersection of Massachusetts Av and Church St . . . ababa….ababa “where is MIT” asked my anxious son who was visiting the Boston area for the first time. I replied – why don’t we first see Harvard and then go to MIT? He said: I want to [...]
Open Letter to the UNHCR Commissioner
Ethiopian News Friday, April 29th, 2011Open Letter to the UNHCR Commissioner António Guterres Regarding the Plight of Ethiopian Refugees in Japan, Norway, Sweden and Beyond April 23, 2011 The Honorable António Guterres United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt Suisse Dear Commissioner António Guterres: We in the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE),i [...]
Ethiopia on Sale: Alarming call on Land grab!
Ethiopian News, News, Popular Friday, April 29th, 2011
As all of you are well aware, the current Ethiopian regime is set to dismantle the country, evict the indigenous people from their ancestral land where they lived for 1000s of years and sell the land to foreigners at a dirt cheap price. These people are forced to sell their labour next to nothing, literally [...]
The Upcoming Revolution and the New Alliance Ginbot 7, ONLF and OLF: A non-critical appraisal
Ethiopian News, More Popular Posts, Popular Thursday, April 28th, 2011
By Elon Samson, Amsterdam If most foreign based Ethiopian writers have anything in common now a days it is their belief that sooner or later a revolution is imminent in Ethiopia. Surprisingly many people inside the country share this view also, which testifies to the strong bondage created between Ethiopians in and outside the country, [...]
Dropping Off Ethiopian Refugees in Deserted Areas at Night by Norwegian Police
Ethiopian News, Popular Thursday, April 28th, 2011
Dropping Off Ethiopian Refugees in Deserted Areas at Night by Norwegian Police is Not a Solution to the Refugee Problem: Meaningful Dialogue Must be Pursued Norway gives generously to refugee assistance throughout the world so what was going on in Norway on April 26th when at 10:30 PM, Norwegian police picked up sixty-three Ethiopian asylum [...]
Bitweded Sultan Ali Mirah, the Voice of Ethiopian Unity! – Tedla Asfaw
Ethiopian News, Popular Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
By Tedla Asfaw I would like to extend my condolence to the Afar community in the diaspora and to the people of Afar from Red Sea port of Asab to the highland of Desse and to the plains of Awash valley for the passing away of Bitweded Sultan Ali Mirah, the beloved leader of the [...]
Atlanta G7, OLF and ONLF meeting very successfull
Articles, Ethiopian News, Popular Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
A joint public meeting called by Ginbot 7, OLF and ONLF was held in Atlanta with hundreds in attendance. Dubbed as a first of its kind by the attendees and the organizers, the meeting was one of the most successful public meetings in Atlanta in recent memory. The meeting started with a minute silence for [...]
ESAT is the voice of freedom loving Ethiopians – ESAT Management
Ethiopian News, Popular Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Open letter to US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor ESAT is the voice of freedom loving Ethiopians In her remark at the release of the US State Department 35th Annual Report to Congress on the State of Human Rights around the World, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, said: “The struggle [...]
Public Meeting Held in Washington D.C. OLF and Timret.
