Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) has received permission yesterday to hold its general meeting this week, probably Wednesday, according to ER sources. They are also told that they are restricted to their office. They cannot hold a meeting in a hotel or any other place outside of their office.
Woyanne has allowed UDJ to hold its meeting after Professor Ephraim Isaac, along with the U.S. and U.K. diplomats in Ethiopia, had called Addisu Legesse and Meles Zenawi on UDJ’s behalf.
… and they call this peaceful struggle.
Next time they need to sneeze, they may call Prof. Ephraim to get permission for them.
Meanwhile, yesterday security forces had briefly detained Dr Yacob Hailemariam, a senior leader of Kinijit/UDJ, after Ayele Chamiso complained to Woyanne that Dr Yacob insulted him.
About two weeks ago, in a newspaper interview, Dr Yacob referred to Ayele Chamiso as “yemanim mengedegna (የማንም መንገደኛ).”
19 thoughts on “UDJ receives permission to hold meeting”
Elias I am telling you this honestly. I support Ginbot7 and I believe in Democracy. I really don’t think your repeated reaction towards UDJ will not support our straggle for freedom and democracy. They have the right to choose any method they believe the people of Ethiopia support. Just forward the true news to your reader and comment your opinion. Why you are not calling other opposition parties like UEDF & OFDM to suspend their acivities and release their supporters. Anyway it is based on our commitement and achievement that all the freedom seeking people of ethiopia rally behind us. Please don’t be so hursh on UDJ. Let them do what they believe. I don’t deny the good thing you do and I know that you are so eager and devoted to see the quick end of Weyane. God Bless U.
THIS IS WHAT I CALL “EXHAUSTING THE PEACEFUL STRUGGLE.” IF THIS PROCESS FAILS, WHICH I BELIEVE WEYANES WILL DO TO LET IT FAIL, THEN, ANY FORM OF STRUGGLE SHOULD BE WAGED. THIS PEACEFUL VENUE HAS BEEN EXHAUTED AND OTHER FORMS OF STRUGGLE WOULD BE THE INEVITABLE OUTCOME FOR THE FACT THAT WEYANE WENT TOO FAR IN CONTEMPT FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY. INTERNATIONALLY, IT WOULD BE A FACE SAVING REASON FOR KINIJIT LEADERS TO WAGE ANY FORM OF STRUGGLE, FROM PUBLIC DISOBEDIENCE TO ARMED CONFRONTATION, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE INDISPENSABLE MATTER.
UDJ I believe is the future hope of Ethiopia! Mark my words! The fact that Meles didn’t like it is the very simple proof; I am sure UDJ is going to be his nightmare!
Eilas please live UDJ alone let them go their way . doing what you are now will make thing’s worst than better.
“ፕ/ር ኤፍሬም ይስኃቅ ለፈቃዱ መገኘት ሚና ተጫውተዋል”
ይህ ሽማግሌ ፕ/ር የኢትዮጵያ መሬት ለሱዳን ሲስጥ ታድያ ለምን ብሎ ነው የሚያየው?
በጣም የሚገርም ፕ/ር ነው::
Elias, these brave individuals under UDJ are those who had been sacrifices their life and still devoted to scarify their life in the type of struggle they believe. And the leaders and members in UDJ are not only talking about the struggle, but also they are doing all the best practically using alternative mechanisms. Regardless, of their accomplishments we should give them a very high support since they are facing the wayane’s fire everyday by confronting those weyane dedeb and idiot leaders and supporters. And we don’t know how much harassment they are facing every minute in Ethiopia. I support the decisions and the type of struggle that G7 and I also support UDJ ultimately on their struggle in Ethiopia. By the way I would’ve supported EPRP if they stop attacking opposition leaders and started to fight weyane by any means. I swear to god, I would support EPRP by any means including finacial output. In general I and most Ethiopian people support anyone who is fighting weaye to bring the right democracy to the Ethiopian people. But I wouldn’t support those who are only sitting and fighting oppositions and are a very good instrument for weyane. So lets not attack each other, lets unite in several ways either by working together or working separate but only attacking weyane. United We Win!!!
Elias “…Professor Ephraim Isaac, along with the U.S. and U.K. diplomats in Ethiopia, had called Addisu Legesse and Meles Zenawi on UDJ’s behalf….” YOU KNEW THOSE GUYS?
” leb setegn”
Thanks.
ER,
You said”Next week, if they need to sneeze, they may call Prof. Ephraim to get permission for them”,but you should know that they can sneeze tree times a day with out any permission.They need permission only if they want to sneeze mor than three times a day.
Come on Elias,
You don’t have to critisize everthing!
yes,he deserved to be arrested cause,he called a piece of something ”mengedegna”.
Peaceful struggle shall always be a nightmare for the tyrant Meles Zenawi.
The isssue now is above politics because the tyrant has secretly given Ethiopian land away and failed to protect Ethiopian citizens being harassed by the Sudanese army along the common boarder. All forms of struggle are therefore justified in this particular case.
This is an embarasment to Woyane,to finally agree to allow UDJ’s meeting as a result of mediaters, and it is one step towards achieving progress peacefully.
The action of the mediaters shows that Woyane was wrong,the agreement of Woyane also shows admitting his own unlawfull actions.Now the meeting will take place,UDJ and the people has learned a lesson on how to tame a beast.If UDJ’s leadership continues to be creative,patient ,and tough it will be difficult for Woyane to fabricate excuses.
I strongly disagree with ER’s interpretation of this peacefull progress by saying “Next week, if they need to sneeze, they may call Prof. Ephraim to get permission for them” This discredits the effort of the leadership to continue the meeting without causing any harm to its members.
IT IS REALLY HILLARIOUS, AS ONE COMMENTATOR HAD SUGGESTED THE REGIME HAS TO OPEN A NEW MINISTRY OF SHIMIGILINA (MEDIATORS)AND APPOINT THE PROF. AS MINISTER AND THE REST AS DEPUTIES AND DIRECTORS IMMEDIATELY. UNTIL AND UNLESS DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS ARE ESTABLISHED IN ETHIOPIA THE OPPOSITION AND INDIVIDUALS ARE BOUND TO FIGHT TOWARDS THAT GOAL AND WEYANE CANNOT HANDLE IT ALONE WITHOUT THE ADVISE OF THE LEARNED SHIMAGILES!
GOOD JOB WEYANE, CONTINUE YOUR OPPRESSION TO SHORTEN YOUR LIFE AND DETERMINE YOUR DOWNFALL!!!
I will not write in detail why peaceful struggle is the best path to build democracy in Ethiopia if what we really care about is building democracy and not just change of power.
In stead, I would like to sincerely ask the editor to please add a polling plug-in on this web site that would allow people to have a say on the very important issues you are raising.
For instance, you could ask readers to vote “should UDJ stop its operations in Ethiopia?-Y,N”.
You can find sample code here (http://www.polldaddy.com/)
You can also explore other alternatives by reading this page (http://www.nirmaltv.com/2007/06/30/how-to-create-a-poll-for-your-blog/)
This way, you would be able to know what the majority of your readers think and refrain from reporting a fact in a way that “would turn them off”.
For example, a majority of the comments in this and similar reports of yours are asking you to refrain from pressuring the UDJ to stop operation in Ethiopia. May be you should consider heeding to this advice if you want to attract readers that may not necessarily agree to your points of view.
Thank you very much.
LOL, Issac is the new woyane godfather. Anyway, the permission is useless. The very idea that you need a permission to gather is the glory of dictatorship. Therefore, UDJ’s achievement of receiving a permission to be in its office rather says everything that needs to be said about the peaceful struggle they are dreaming about. It is a dictator joking on democracy seekers. Any sane person should support the real struggle on the ground.
can we give UDJ-ERS a chance to try all possibilities? We need all sorts of struggles. IF we are going to focus o only armed struggle, weyanes will stay peacefully in side ethiopia and send his killers to the fronts, thay is why we need to apply all sorts of struggle to put more pressures on weyanes.
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“…The very idea that you need a permission to gather is the glory of dictatorship. Therefore, UDJ’s achievement of receiving a permission to be in its office rather says everything that needs to be said about the peaceful struggle they are dreaming about. It is a dictator joking on democracy seekers. Any sane person should support the real struggle on the ground.”…Bulldozer.
Hi Elias
Currently UDJ is helding its meetin. why are you so late to cover this news?
Andente Party Song
June 18 2008
UDJ UPDATE From Ethiopia
8:00 am Addis Ababa Time
Meeting participants are gathering at the head quarters of UDJ, registration has started meeting
will start in one hour. We will post interviews with participants as they come available.
8:30 am Addis Ababa Time
Registration is finished 300 plus are registered and the Meeting has started
8:45 am Addis Ababa Time
Meeting started we the New Andente song it was a very emotional moment
Eng. Gizachew Shiferaw has open the meeting with a short speechclick here
Birtukan Midekesa is now giving an introduction speech click here
9:00 am Addis Ababa Time
They are now listening comments form the meeting participants
10:00 am Addis Ababa Time
The UDJ Party Logo and the bylaw has been approved by the general assembly
Soon they will choose an election committee to conduct the election for the leadership of UDJP
11:00 am Addis Ababa Time
Election committee is appointed balate paper is been handed out after lunch election for the leadership of UDJP will next click here
Interview Shakespear Feyissa on the formation of UDJ and current issues
Dear Editor-in- Cheif of ER,
Do you think that the founding conference of UDJP was/is not NEWS??
Who else can/is happy if we the people who are longing for the realization of democracy and the eradication of abject poverty?
May God help us to stand together at this time of critical moment!!!
Thanks