Abune Yesehaq was buried in Jamaica yesterday... TJB Jan 21
Meles is named one of the world world's worst dictators... Parade Jan 21
Police shot several protestors in Addis Ababa today as annual religious processions were turned into protests against the Meles brutal dictatorship
Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi held talks with visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs... Xinhua Jan 22
Federal Police attacked high school students at Menelik High School in Addis Ababa today ... ER Jan 17
The Meles regime is using intimidation, arbitrary detentions and excessive force in rural areas of Ethiopia to suppress post-election protests and all potential dissent
Federal Police savagely attacked students at Menen, Minilik and Medhanialem schools today. The students were peacefully protesting the arrest of students and opposition leaders when the police stormed the schools and savagely attacked them. Mothers who tried to protect their children were also attacked. Reuters, AFP, Associated Press, BBC, CNN, VOA and other international media in Addis Ababa are aware of these savage attacks on children, but chose not to report... ER Jan 13
Distinguished Ethiopian Scientist and chairman of ENUF Dr Kitaw Ejigou has passed away early this morning. He's been receiving treatment for a head injury since last week at North Austin Medical Center in Austin Texas. He was pronounced dead at 1:03 AM. He was injured after falling down while playing basketball last Sunday, according to family members. He was in Austin to visit family members during the Ethiopian Christmas over the weekend ... ER Jan 12
Students and police clashed at Ayer Tena High School in Addis Ababa today. The fighting started when students staged a peaceful protest demanding the release of detained students and political prisoners. The police entered the school compound and attacked the students. Several parents who tried to intervene to protect their children were also savagely beaten up by police. Police also fired shots at unarmed students. An eyewitness told Ethiopian Review that two large Federal Police trucks filled with students were seen leaving the area. Some of the students taken away are as young as 14 years old... Reuters, CNN, Associated Press, and AFP are aware of this incident but continue to ignore such news. They are preparing to report the next episode of "Ethiopian Idol" ... ER Jan 11
Ethiopians held a protest rally in front of the State Department in Washington DC today ... ER Jan 17
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urges the United Nations to: "immediately establish an independent inquiry commission to investigate the human rights violations committed by security forces in Ethiopia in connection with the May 15, 2005 elections, of which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment and a member of the Working Group on arbitrary detention should be a part" ... FIDH Jan 17
British Secretary of State for Development Hillary Benn arrived Tuesday in Addis Ababa Tuesday on a two-day working visit for talks with both the government and opposition figures at a time when top opposition leaders are on trial... DPA Jan 17
"Since the May elections, people have been shot down on the streets, people have been arrested and many are currently on trial," he told Reuters. "These problems have to be resolved by dialogue, not by locking people up and not by violence on the streets"... Mr Hillary Benn
Jimma University suffered heavy damage today after students and Federal Police clashed. Fire consumed two buildings, and several windows were broken. Fire fighters were able to extinguish the fire this evening local time... ER Jan 16
Jendayi Frazer, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, is on a crucial mission to Ethiopia. Her mission may be a turning point and a very bad news for those fighting for democracy in Ethiopia... T. Mesfin, Jan 16
"In light of all the documented concerns since the 2005 election in Ethiopia, the Canadian government has been silent. Our government has not spoken out on Ethiopia's situation as it did during the time of turmoil in Ukraine. In fact, foreign aid has continued to pour directly into the hands of the Ethiopian government even after the first reported signs of violence. The Canadian government has failed to recognize the developing unrest in Ethiopia..." Conservative Party of Canada
Evangelist seriously injured after attack, persecution spreads in Ethiopia
The attack on Christians by Muslims is being instigated by the Meles regime
The Ethiopian Monastery of Debre Sultan and the Black Christian Presence in the Holy Land ... Daniel Alemu, Jan 15
Funeral Service for Dr Kitaw Ejigou will be held on Wednesday, January 18, at Lake Avenue Church, 393 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, California, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. More on Dr Kitaw at African Tribune
Haile Gebrselassie shattered the world half marathon record by 21 seconds Sunday while running the last half of the Rock 'N' Roll Arizona marathon ... AP Jan 15
Rescued cheetah cubs find rare refuge amid the poverty of Ethiopia, By Emily Wax, Washington Post, Jan 14
This is the 4th time Emily Wax of Washington Post writing on Ethiopia in the past 4 weeks, but never once mentioned the gross human rights violations that's going on in the country.
Emperor Haileselassie press conference. Compare with the current disgraceful rulers.
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants gathered at a District church yesterday to mourn Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq ... Washington Post Jan 13
CUDP North America to clean up house... Or is it? ER Jan 12
Renowned Ethiopian scientist Kitaw Ejigou is in a hospital recovering from a head injury. According to sources close to the family, he had gone through a successful surgery ... ER Jan 11
CUD-North America held a two-day conference, Participants expressed satisfaction
A funeral service for His Eminence Abune Yesehaq was held yesterday at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York. Abune Yesehaq was the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere and Southern Africa. Those who participated in the service include: Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Abune Merkorios, Abune Gabriel, Abune Melketsediq, Abune Zena Markos, Kes Tesfa Eyesus Sheriff, Head Priest of Debre Genet St. Gabriel Church, New Jersey, Father Anoushavan Tanielian, Vicar General, Armenian Church of America, Reverend Kevin Bean, Vicar, St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, Rev. L. Scott, Pastor, St. John Baptist Church, New York, Ato Altaye Zewde, Board Member, Council of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Churches in the Western Hemisphere, and Wzr Almaz Zeleke, a representative of the Archbishop's family... ER Jan 11
Students in Gonder are now joined by their parents in confronting Meles Zenawi's Federal Police and private army. Schools are closed in several woredas of Gonder. In Debre Tabor, students have been boycotting classes since January 4. When police and troops savagely attacked the students, they were confronted by angry parents. The troops tried to attack the parents, too. But when they realized that they were outnumbered, they retreated and left the area. Several teachers reported that they have received ultimatum from Woyane cadres who have warned them to either spy on students or face torture, imprisonment and serious charges. It is to be remembered that Melese?s cadres have made a failed attempt of forcing parents to spy on their children... Meanwhile, Reuters, AFP, Associated Press and other international media are completely ignoring the intensifying nationwide uprisings against the Meles regime. Instead, they are reporting about rescuing cheetahs and a new TV show... ER Jan 10
Protest against the Meles dictatorship is intensifying in Gojjam... ER Jan 7
The State Department said Friday the United States remains gravely concerned about a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent in Ethiopia... VOA Jan 7
Ambassador Huddleston announced the US would no longer sell US "Humvee" military vehicles to Ethiopia, originally intended to boost Ethiopia's antiterrorism efforts along the country's border with Somalia. The vehicles have been used to patrol neighbourhoods in Addis Ababa... IRIN Jan 5
Latest round of protests spread to Debre Markos, Gojjam... ER Jan 4
Students staged protests in Menen, Tikur Anbessa, Ayer Tena, Addis Ketema and other schools in Addis Ababa yesterday. Windows were broken in some schools. Federal Police savagely beat students. EPRDF cadres threatened the teachers that if they do not stop the students from protesting, they will not receive salary. Protests have spread to Wollo and other regions of the country. Student groups are calling on workers to join them in a general strike... ER Jan 3
Ethiopia receives about $1.9 billion in aid a year, making it the largest recipient of foreign assistance in Africa. About $700 million is for emergency assistance while the rest is for development programs. Aid accounts for up to a third of the government's entire budget. Ethiopia is ranked the seventh poorest country in the world
Meles employs some very old-style solutions to political problems. Opponents have been shot. Others, including children, are thrown in jail. When such behaviour attracts the ire of Western countries which annually pour millions of pounds of aid into the impoverished country in the Horn of Africa, he uses another favourite tactic of African dictators – he unleashes torrents of abuse directed at “neocolonialists”
The dictatorial regime of Meles Zenawi has expressed outrage over plans by international donors to withhold $375 million in direct budgetary support to the country following a recent crackdown on the opposition and revelations about large-scale human rights abuses... The Observer Jan 1
Meles Zenawi's special forces and Federal Police occupied the northern city of Dessiein an attempt to quash student protests that started last Wednesday, December 27. The notorious Federal Police surrounded high schools and savagely beat students who shouted slogans demanding the release of political prisoners and end of the Meles regime. Eyewitnesses told Ethiopian Review that several students suffered severe injuries. On Friday, December 29, heavily armed troops occupied Weizero Se'hin high school before students arrived to preempt protest. Dessie is being patrolled by heavily armed troops... ER Jan 2
A Renewed Call for a World Wide Hunger Strike on January 6... NES
