U.S. Senate Introduces new bill
August 29th, 2010 United State Senate
United State Senators have introduced a new legislation titled, Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2010. The bill aimed at reaffirming United States objectives in Ethiopia and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices, and for other purposes. PDF
August 29, 2010
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Poor nations investing in Washington DC lobbyists
By Carol D. Leonnig August 27th, 2010 Washington Post
Over the past five years, the authoritarian regime of the Congo Republic has leaned on Washington lobbyists to help with an image problem. Gen. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the president of the country – one of the world’s poorest – had been accused in court and in lawsuits of diverting tens of millions of dollars Read the rest of this post »
August 27, 2010
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Establishment of Alliance for Liberty, Equality, and Justice in Ethiopia (ALEJE)
August 27, August 2010
Press Release
When the TPLF/EPRDF forces controlled Addis Ababa and ended 17 years of tribulation, the majority of Ethiopians gave the TPLF leaders the benefit of the doubt and received them with a warm welcome hoping that change towards freedom, justice and democracy was around the corner. Read the rest of this post »
August 27, 2010
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Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi`s political maneuver in the Nile waters
By Seifu Tsegaye Demmissie August 11th, 2010
The last week`s Pro- Meles Zenawi demonstration in Washington DC using the Nile as one of the rallying issues, is Zenawi`s political maneuver in the waters of the Nile. The main purpose and timing of this maneuver are all combined in a manner which is meant to send out signals of deterent or scare Ethiopians struggling for democracy, freedom and justice. The tone of the message that came out from his mole rats who were forced to come out of their hiding burrows is that of intimidation and threats. They are typical of Zenawi`s horrible and ethno-fascistic rule. He will not achieve his political goal of keeping Ethiopians off the streets of Washington DC or any other western Capital. The marching of few TPLF and greedy souls in the streets of Washington DC will not scare Ethiopians. Read the rest of this post »
August 11, 2010
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Identity politics and the struggle for liberty and democracy in Ethiopia
By Dr. Berhanu Nega Bucknell University Auguest 10, 2010
Introduction
With the fall of the Soviet Union and the collapse of “communism” as an ideological project in the late 80s and early 90s, there was optimism that political liberalism will spread uncontested around the world. In the early 1990s the spread of democratic politics in what was dubbed “the third wave” of democratization seem to have confirmed this prognosis. Authors such as Francis Fukuyama declared the end of history in the sense that the ideological divide within humanity has ended with the universal victory of Western liberal democracy. While this prognosis largely holds in a number of countries in almost all the continents of the world, a shrewd and deliberate circumvention of the democratic process by an even larger number of countries particularly in Africa and the Caucus regions of the former Soviet Union has dampened optimism about the democratic resurgence. PDF
August 10, 2010
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Steel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls, (Part III)
By Alemayehu G. Mariam August 2, 2010
Note: This is the third installment in a series of commentaries I intend to offer on U.S. foreign policy (or lack thereof as some would argue) in Ethiopia. In this piece, I argue that while some credit is due to the Obama Administration for rhetorically promoting human rights throughout the world giving hope to millions suffering under tyranny and dictatorships, lack of follow up action could transform that hope into despair and anti-Americanism. I further suggest that the U.S. needs to take actions to improve humans rights in Ethiopia or risk moral condemnation for prolonging and sustaining the rule of a criminal dictatorship. Read the rest of this post »
August 2, 2010
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Ethiopians to hold protest rally against China’s policy on Ethiopia
A coalition of several Ethiopian groups are coming together to organizing a protest rally against China’s political, financial and technical assistance to the genocidal regime in Ethiopia.
The first protest rally will be held in Washington DC on August 5, 2010 at the Embassy of China.
Address: 3505 International Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008
Time: 9:00 AM
With China’s technical assistance, the Meles criminal regime has been able to deny the people of Ethiopia access to media such as news web sites and radio programs. A few months ago, VOA and DW, which have over 20 million listeners in Ethiopia, have been jammed by Meles and gang with technology provided by China. Last week the independent Ethiopian Satellite TV (ESAT) has become the latest victim of China’s technical assistance to the Meles regime. Read the rest of this post »
August 1, 2010
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Ethiopian Opposition Alliance Takes Step Toward Becoming a Single Party
By William Davison, Bloomberg July 30, 2010
A coalition of Ethiopian opposition parties will take steps toward becoming a single party by forming a front, said Negasso Gidada, co-deputy chairman of the so-called Medrek alliance.
The change will result in the opposition group having “one general assembly, one center, one leadership and one long-term strategic policy paper that is binding for all parties,” Negasso said in an interview today from the capital, Addis Ababa. Negasso is also deputy chairman of the Unity for Democracy and Justice and a former president of Ethiopia. Read the rest of this post »
July 30, 2010
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Ethiopia: First independent satellite TV jammed
Sudan Tribune | July 30, 2010
ADDIS ABABA) –The First independent Ethiopian satellite service (ESAT) said its transmissions in Ethiopia are intercepted for the third time since last May when the service was launched for the first time.
The Amsterdam-based Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) in a press release published on its website, on 26 July has held the Ethiopian government responsible for the interception.“For the past 24 hours, Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) broadcasts and transmissions in Ethiopia, the Middle East and Europe have been disrupted for the third time since it began service in May 2010.” Read the rest of this post »
July 30, 2010
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US to seize money stolen from Africans
By Angelo Izama, Daily Monitor | July 28, 2010
Munyonyo — The United States will not provide a safe haven for money stolen from Africa by its corrupt leaders, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday.
Addressing at least 23 African leaders attending the African Union summit in Munyonyo, Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder said Washington would seize money stolen by corrupt leaders and hidden in America and the West. Read the rest of this post »
July 28, 2010
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