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Eyewitness account of savage beatings in Addis Ababa

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

An eyewitness tells Ethiopian Review about the savage beatings of Ethiopian Muslims in Addis Ababa today.

July 21, 10 AM PM EST
The Woyanne junta security forces are savagely beating and rounding up young Muslims in the streets of Addis Ababa. Muslim leaders are also being rounded up. Anwar Mosque is under siege.  Shops are being closed… [read more]
July 20, 8:00 PM EST
The Woyanne junta has charged Ethiopian Muslim leaders with terrorism today in court… [read more]

July 20, 6:00 PM EST
At the Anwar Mosque in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa today over 1.5 million Ethiopian Muslims protested silently and peacefully against the Woyanne junta’s intervention in their religion. The regime has arrested several Mulsim leaders, but its action caused even more anger from Muslim Ethiopians… follow updates here

10 thoughts on “Eyewitness account of savage beatings in Addis Ababa”

  1. why silent? why don’t they go to where their leaders are (reason) ask them to be free.

    Mohammed replies:
    July 20th, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    Silent: because for this week, the ulema’a (religious scholars) decided that we use the silent code. They decide based on shura (discussions). I guess the silence has a very important message, denying the government security forces any pretext to attack the people. Remember that they are using state media to say that “A few terrorists are causing trouble”. And the contrast is that more than a million people are silently and peacefully saying that we are neither a few nor terrorists.

    Anonymous replies:
    July 20th, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    Ameen to that!!! Tell Woyane aka deaf ear that they are messing with 45,000,000 “terrorist” people and if they continue to be dumb and defy, then suicide bombs will send them to dedebit. Mark my word. Ramadan Kereem to all uma!

    gragn Ahmed replies:
    July 21st, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    DAYS WHERE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE FOREST “CHAKA” TO RECLAIM POWER IS OBSOLUTE. WAYANE NEVER transformed itself from thinking using “mentality of “chaka”. They are in Bole but always think as if they were in Dedebit. Look, they are ruling us but still think they are fighting in the streets of Addis and only assume armed struggle can force them put not people voice or election. How can after 21 years they believe armed struggle can force them out. Muslims must prepare a contigent plan that if things fall they need to think about armed struggle. But my hope is international community now will be on the side of Muslim “terrorists”. Terrorists of Ethiopia, are silent, and never throw a stone even when they got beaten up by the dumb Agazi police. The american now train the police of Ethiopia. To their surprise they have found Muslim Ethiopians free from chaos. In fact, Ethiopia does not need this police. Please find them another job, Muslims don’t need a police they police themselves. Moreover, this huge gathering took place in the absence of the leaders of the movement! This is a defeat to wayane. No leader is needed. You can jail leaders but the movement will continue. However, this peace movement will soo change violent and people may be force to march for the Palace. The next phase should be open protest may be in ” Crescent Adebabaye” fo Eid in a month time. That will change the maths. March for the next phase? Should we go out to the streets?? Please suggest ideas.

  2. We need a democratic government elected by the people to the people,the hated government of some few people must give the power to the people then the new government can talk democratically with the moslim leaders,also I am a christian after hearing a speech by a moslim leader about half a year ago,it was clear and understandable,all this is because of the corrupt leadership of gun.

  3. Where are those christian followers who accuse aba Paulos of Adwa for leading Orthodox illegally? It’s time to confront the government by any means possible instead of unproductive talk. Accusing and abusing our Muslim brothers is one thing and standing with others fellow Ethiopian for for freedom is another thing. I hope we shall sort out the who stand for their strong believe and the propagandists will be known soon.

  4. My instinct is telling me Zenawi is dead and his body is in Ethiopia. The next issue for tplf is going to be to choose someone in his place. Zenawi is going to be replaced soon if he is alive and come to abuse Ethiopians. Now is the time atleast to replace Zenawi with 100% Ethiopian. I don’t care even a 100% tigrian. We don’t need any bastard in that postion. Why is all 100% exprienced ethiopians away from Ethiopia. Someone in the military has to come forward before the Eritreans start killing potential candidates. Some killing is on the way please someone be a hero.
    By the way, it is better to accept the muslim question without any precondition.
    Ethiopians should watch them first settle the power struggle. We should not interfer right now. Let us wait how they jump and bring another person than the deputy.

  6. The silent protest will tell them how we ethiopian muslims are peaceful,but I don’t think this stone head colonialists have mined which can analise this !!

  7. The TPLF Junta is up for rude surprise.The Ethiopian Muslims will not accept to be disrespected like that.The Ahbash cult and Meles regime have no right to force themselves into the religious affairs of the Ethiopian Muslims.Name calling and browbeating by the Woyanes are not going to cut it.The Ethiopian Muslims are telling Meles and his regime,”Our religious Freedom Is Our Red Line”.

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