Encouraged by the worldwide attention it has drawn, organizers of Facebook’s Free Birtukan Week have extended the campaign until the end of September.
The organizers also want to involve other social networks and IMs, including Myspace, Linkedin, Digg, Yahoo Buzz, Yahoo IM, and Google Talk.
The objective is to draw an international attention to the plight of Birtukan Mideksa and all the political prisoners in Ethiopia.
The organizers call on every one who wants Birtukan to be released from jail to change his/her profile photo to that of Birtukan’s, despite differences in political stands.
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This makes some sense. Faith centers/churches/mosques etc need to share the impact of such crisis with their flocks.
“You did not cloth me when I was naked ,did not feed me when I was hungry, did not shelter me when I was homeless, did not visit me when I was imprisoned” . Do this for one another and you shall have done it for me. This is the general message of the teaching of Jesus Christ and other faith groups could agree.
Although the regime particularly Meles insists that it is a matter of the constitution, this is the same PM who reversed the case she ruled on, as a middle judge without further legal procedure, sent his authorities to reverse it instead of through appeal.
I believe her case is also legal technicality and different associations of attorneys especially Ethiopians need to find a way around it, start a legal fund, involve the general public as well and start a case. At the very least, it will start improving prison condition, visitation right, communication etc.
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