Student protests continued through out Ethiopia today. In Addis Ababa, Menelik II school was forced to postpone exam because of protests. There were protests in Ayer Tena and other schools. Most schools in Dessie, Ambo and Nekempt are closed. Ethiopian Review spoke with students in Gonder, Gojjam, Dessie, and Jimma today. They said that the brutal actions of the Meles dictatorship is making them more resolute. Many are considering joining the sporadic armed resistance movements that are spreading in many parts of the country.

Meanwhile, the Meles regime is intensifying its campaign of mass arrest and torture. Thousands of students and suspected supporters of the opposition are being rounded up every day. The regime is pouring millions of U.S. and British aid money into hiring more spies who report to the security forces any suspicious opposition activity. The country has turned into a Stalinist state with the aid of the Bush and Blair administrations. The Meles regime’s massive security and intelligence apparatus that is responsible for the mass arrest, torture and murder of Ethiopians who demand democracy is funded by the US and the UK administrations. This should be unacceptable to the UK and the US peoples and their elected representatives in the Parliament and Congress.