Statement from Tegbar
Tegbar has noticed the recent talk of armed struggle and whether or not Kinijt should seek such alternative. It is a question posed on Ethiopian Review, with various interesting responses including one that appears on ethiomedia. So, should armed struggle be an option, or should it leave the table? … Continue reading >>
Gulf Daily News – A BAHRAINI teenager, who was allegedly attacked with a hammer by an Ethiopian housemaid, is recovering at the Salmaniya Medical Complex, it was revealed yesterday.
The 14-year-old from Riffa sustained a fracture on his skull, hospital sources told the GDN.
The maid, who allegedly attacked him on Saturday, was suffering from depression and had expressed a desire to leave Bahrain, according to other sources.
“The family was reportedly trying to make arrangements for her to leave in a few weeks time,” they said.
The teenager was allegedly attacked when he went inside the house to fetch something from the kitchen as the family organised a barbeque in the compound outside.
He reportedly asked the maid for assistance, but she allegedly refused.
“The boy then said something to the maid, after which she reportedly attacked him,” said the sources.
The maid is being held in custody pending a psychiatric appraisal, they added.
The recent arrest of money exchangers in Ethiopia and the seizure of their money by Woyanne thugs is a day-light robbery of innocent store owners who are trying to make a living.
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APA (Addis Ababa) – The Woyanne regime on Saturday launched an operation to shut down all black market money changers, accusing them of being illegal traders. The Ethiopian Woyanne federal police said that they have arrested a number of “illegal” money changers in Addis Ababa along with hundreds of thousands dollars and euros in their possession.
The crack down on these “illegal” black marketeers is being taken after the country faces inflation, which is said to be over 20%.
This is the first time that the government has started to take measures against these money changers, despite them operating quite openly in the past 16 years.
Over 400 licensed changer shops are estimated to operate in Addis Ababa legally during the past several years.
These people were operating quite in the open without any government interference during the past 16 years.
These people, like in many other countries, are giving a higher exchange rate than the official banking system, which compels many people to use their services.
Some of these money changers told APA that they were not given any notice to stop their businesses, if the government claims them to be “illegal”.
This week, for instance, one US Dollar was changing at 9 birr 70 cents at the bank while it was 10 Birr and 45 cents in the black market.
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Over $6 mln seized in black market raid
(Capital) — Police in Ethiopia have seized a staggering two million dollars in hard currency with an illegal money changer and 13 million birr in cash with another trader in an unexpected police raid, where several alleged illegal traders were arrested.
The individual with 13 million birr in cash was caught on Thursday March 13, around American Gibi in a place called Beteseb Supermarket. The hard currency was also taken as evidence. Some said that the amount seized during the raid could be over six million dollars including the amount apprehended in Ethiopian birr.
Furthermore, Addis Ababa Police has taken into custody over 35 illegal traders in connection with foreign currency exchanges that police claims has contributed to the current destabilization of prices in the country.
One dollar was changed for 10.60 birr in the past two days before the police cracked down on the black market network on Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Souvenir shops around Filwoha, behind the Ethiopian Postal Service headquarters, in front of Gandhi Memorial Hospital, behind Ethiopia Hotel, around American Gibi, and behind Hilton Hotel were raided by the police.
“The illegal money changers have been in the business for several years without facing much hassle from police,” said observers surprised by the sudden raid.
National Bank on its part had alerted on Friday, March 14 that the public should be aware of counterfeit birr that are being disbursed through the black market.
According to Ethiopian law, foreign currency is only exchangeable at authorized banks, hotels and other outlets and proper receipts should be obtained for transactions. Exchange receipts are required to convert unused Ethiopian currency back to the original foreign currency.
Non compliance with the law results in penalties levied for exchanging money on the black market, ranging from fines to imprisonment.
Source: Capital
Halifax Today – Police are investigating the deaths of a young mother and father whose bodies were discovered in their Leeds home in northern England. The couple, both aged 28, were discovered at a property in Beeston, on Sunday morning.
West Yorkshire Police were unable to confirm reports the couple were discovered by their 10-year-old daughter.
It is understood the deceased male was found hanged in the hallway of the property. Details of how the woman met her death have not emerged.
A police spokesman said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
A spokesman said: “We attended an address on Waverley Garth, Beeston, just after 8am on Sunday to find the bodies of a 28-year-old man and woman.
“We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”
It is understood the deaths are being treated as a “domestic” incident.
A neighbour said the couple came to live in Beeston four years ago.
The couple were originally from Ethiopia but have lived in Holland for the past couple of years and hold Dutch passports, it was reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Following the recent article by Andargachew Tsige, which has revisited Kinijit’s method of peaceful struggle, there is a growing debate within the Kinijit family about whether it is possible to wage a peaceful struggle in Ethiopia in the face of the extremely repressive measures and brutal tactics that are being used by the ruling Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne) to silence the opposition. The Woyanne went as far as forcing Kinijit leaders to change the party’s name. As a result, several Kinijit parliamentarians and council members are currently in exile. Recently, five prominent Kinijit MPs went to Asmara and they are currently exploring the possibility of establishing provisional Kinijit headquarters in Asmara. The Kinijit leaders in Ethiopia should stay out of this debate if they want to stay out of jail. No body expects them to advocate any thing other than peaceful struggle. In this regard, the recent statement by Wzt. Birtukan Mideksa preaching about peaceful struggle has no useful purpose. Such a debate can and needs to take place among Ethiopians in the Diaspora, since we are free to express our honest views in this matter without fear of getting arrested or killed. In order to facilitate the debate, Ethiopian Review is conducting a poll. Please vote and express your views.
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