By Hiyawkal Gizachew

In Ethiopia, counselors are seen as helpers for “crazy” people. When most people in Ethiopia are faced with a problem, they tend to talk to their family members, neighbors, friends, or they go to church to talk …

Ethiopian forces led by Emperor Menelik annihilated invading Italian colonial troops on March 2, 1896 at the Battle of Adwa.  Ethiopians killed over 6,000,  wounded and captured thousands more in a mere eight hours.

The Ethiopian camp was ably …

As Ethiopian-Americans join all Americans in celebrating Thanksgiving this week, here is an interesting perspective by radio host Rush Limbaugh on one of America’s biggest holidays:

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RUSH: Time now, ladies and gentlemen, for The Real Story of Thanksgiving, …

Ethiopian Review’s selection of the 2013 Top 10 Ethiopian Political Cartoons (See more cartoons here.)

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Teddy Mitiku continues to receive medical treatment at the Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. His family, including brother Teshome Mitiku, an Ethiopian music legend in his own right, have expressed gratitude for the outpouring of affection and …

CHRISTIAN TODAY – The latest tragic incident of hundreds of African migrants drowning in European waters tells a wider story.

Scratch beneath the surface and for many of the migrants, their stories are not only of wanting a better life. …

African leaders thugs, mass murderers and looters will meet in Ethiopia on Friday to discuss calls to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, even as former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan of Ghana urged them to stand by the court.

Amid …

Some fact about Ethiopia’s new figure head president Mulatu Teshome Wirtu:

• Born in 1955 in Arjo town, Welega, western Ethiopia
• Received higher education in China in the 1970s, receiving a bachelor’s degree in political economy and a doctorate in international

ENTC announced today that it has launched a one-hour weekly program that will air on its internet based radio station. To listen to this program, you can go to http://www.etntc.org and click on ‘audio archives’ or use the below link:…

For some one to become the “president” of Ethiopia under the Woyanne junta, he has to be a scumbag, a sell out, some one who has the soul a pig, and a loyal puppet whose self-worth is no better than …

The following is a selection by Ethiopian Review of The 2013 of Top 10 Ethiopian Videos. The videos are ranked based on number of views in 2013. Some of the videos were produced previous to 2013.

Top 10 Ethiopian …

The state-run TV in Ethiopia has announced today that the current Ethiopian Ambassador to Turkey, Dr. Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, has been appointed as the new President of Ethiopia.

President Girma Woldegiorgis, who served two terms, has hand over his ceremonial …

By Patrick Bowden  | The Collegian

Click here for the Amharic translation of the article about Breast Cancer Awareness for Ethiopians…

After seeing the resistance efforts of others fail or after living under harsh repression, many people develop feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. Thus, people collectively obey because they believe things cannot change and they feel there is no hope for …

The dean of Arbaminch University in southwestern Ethiopia has expelled hundreds of students who complained about lack of preparation to take an exam before starting their 4th year. Instead of sitting down and hearing the students’ grievances, the dean, Dr. …

By William Davison, Bloomberg News

Ethiopia’s plan to build Africa’s biggest hydropower dam on the main tributary of the Nile River must address concerns that there may be flaws in the design of its foundations, a group of international experts …

ENTC has issued a press release supporting the protests that the various political parties are carrying out in Ethiopia despite the regime’s continued harassment.

Read the statement (PDF)…

ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

 የአፍሪካ “የዘር አደን”፤ የዘር ካርድ፤ እና የአፍሪካን እጀ ሰቦች/አመጸኞች ማደን?

ሃይለማርያም ደሰለኝ፤ የኢትዮጵያ የስም ብቻ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት (አይ ሲ ሲ) በአፍሪካ አደን ላይ ነው ይላል፡፡ …

A photo gallery of the beautiful eastern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa. Click here to see.

(WIKIPEDIA) – Dire Dawa was founded in 1902 after the Addis Ababa – Djibouti Railway reached the area. The railroad could not reach …

This shocking news is reported by Arab News today. Most of these poor Ethiopian women (some of whom are as young as 14-year-old) were trafficked to Saudi Arabia by the Ethiopian government and its collaborators such as Mohammed Al Amoudi …

A photo gallery of the September 29, 2013, Millions of Voices for Freedom March in Ethiopia. Click here. …

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12:20 PM ADDIS ABABA TIME: UDJ has ended the protest march to avoid violent confrontation with the security forces.

11:30 AM ADDIS ABABA TIME: The UDJ leadership is considering to prematurely …

Dr Negasso Gidada, former Ethiopian President and currently chairman of the opposition Union for Democracy and Justice party, has been detained again today while canvassing Addis Ababa neighborhoods in preparation for Sunday’s “Millions of Voices” march.

The UDJ chairman was …

Click here to see some rare photos of the great Ethiopian emperor, Menelik II, and Empress Tayitu. …

A court in Houston, Texas, yesterday dismissed a criminal case that was filed against Wossenu Gizaw on behalf of a Woyanne cadre named Tesfai Tsadik. Read more about the case here. …

Theodros (Teddy) Mitiku, the legendary Ethiopian saxophonist who has been entertaining generations of Ethiopians, is currently receiving treatment at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. We are praying for him.

Some of Teddy Mitiku’s works (click the links …

The Ethiopian opposition party UDJ is organizing a protest march for Sunday, September 29, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The march, named “Millions of Voices,” will start in front of the party’s headquarters in Kebena neighborhood. The party has released the …

OAKLAND CA- In a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on September 15, 2013, the Oakland Institute and the Housing and Land Rights Network outlined the human rights and international law violations perpetrated by …

Security forces in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa detained former Ethiopian president Dr Negasso Gidada for 4 hours and released him, Ethiopian Review sources reported.

Dr Negasso is currently chairman of the opposition Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party.

UDJ …

Azeb Mesfin, the widow of Ethiopia’s deceased dictator, is facing multiple charges of corruption and her arrest is imminent unless she leaves the country, according to Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa.

Political and business associates of Azeb Mesfin are …

11:05 AM: Semayawi Party’s peaceful demonstration is blocked with brute force by the US/EU/World Bank-financed lawless regime in Ethiopia. When the regime’s thugs started to beat up and detain Semayawi Party’s young activist, the leaders have decided to call off …

BY LEVI PULKKINEN, SEATTLEPI.COM

(Seattle PI) – A man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend before shooting himself in the chest has been charged with attempted murder.

King County prosecutors contend Samson H. Berhe opened fire on …

ADDIS ABABA (VOA) — Ethiopia’s regime, which currently chairs the African Union, says it supports the push by Kenya for African countries to jointly withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC has put Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto …

Ethiopian Women’s Human Rights Alliance (EWHRA) Submits Human Rights Report on Ethiopia to the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review

September 19, 2013

Grassroots organization details human rights violations committed by the Ethiopian government and outlines recommendations to bring Ethiopia into

Semayawi Party is holding a massive peaceful protest demonstration this coming Sunday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the demonstration, which will be held at Meskel Square.

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The Ethiopian Sports Federation of North America is gearing up for it’s annual meeting this Fall in Dallas, Texas. The conference will kick off on October 12 till the 14th and will be discussing the soccer tournament that took place …

NAIROBI (CPJ) – The decision by authorities at Kality Prison to impose visitor restrictions on imprisoned journalist Reeyot Alemu constitutes harassment and runs counter to the Ethiopian constitution, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.”We call upon the Ethiopian authorities …

Ethiopia journalist Reeyot Alemu, a recipient of international awards for courage, is on her 4th day of hunger strike today. Reyot went on hunger strike after the regime prevented her visits by friends and family, and to also protest …

WASHINGTON (CSPNet) — The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil Oil Corp. and its gasoline distributors for Washington, D.C.–including Virginia businessman Eyob “Joe” Mamo–to stop enforcement of exclusive-supply agreements that make one group of affiliated distributors the …

By Goolgule.com

April 15, 20013

አማርኛ ተናጋሪዎችን የማመናመን፣ የማደህየት፣ የማራቆትና ክልላቸውን እያሳነሱ የማጥፋት እቅድ በህወሃት መርሃግብር ውስጥ የተካተተ ዋና ተግባር እንደሆነ ተገለጸ። አማርኛ ቋንቋንም ማሽመድመድ የዚሁ እቅድ አካል መሆኑ ተዘግቧል።

አቶ ገ/መድህን አርአያ ከኢሳት ሬዲዮ ጋር ባካሄዱት ቃለ …

Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu wins 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

By UnescoPress
April 16, 2013

Imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu is the winner of the 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Ms Alemu was recommended by an …

Carrying posters and placards that read “Fiteh” (justice), tens of thousands of Ethiopian Muslims staged peaceful protests in several cities across Ethiopia today. Some of the cities where protests took place include Addis Ababa at Anwar Mosque, Dessie, Awasa, Dire …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding an investigation on the legality of the Nile dam bond sales that are being conducted in the US. The letter challenges the …

TPLF appears to be buckling under international pressure:  it is backpedaling the racist and criminal deportation of Amharas from the Benishangul-Gumuz regional state.  Media outlets such as the Voice of America and Diaspora Ethiopians have been exposing this diabolical act.  …

By Aniqa Haider

BAHRAIN – An Ethiopian woman whose family had given her up for dead after they had no contact with her for nearly eight years is due to return home thanks to the help of community leaders.

Misrak …

LAND-GRAB IN AFRICA
A Discussion with Advocates & Policymakers

Monday, April 15 at 2:00PM
U.S. CONGRESS: Rayburn House Office Building
(45 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC)

A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ON LAND GRABBING WILL BE SCREENED
Land grabbing is becoming the …

April 9, 2013

A multi-billion dollar aid program administered by the World Bank is underwriting systematic human rights abuses in Ethiopia. Last September, Ethiopian victims submitted a complaint about the program to the World Bank Inspection Panel, which is tasked …

ENTC NEWS RELEASE

Members of the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) are currently carrying out an awareness-creation campaign in Ethiopian cities about the need to establish an all inclusive transitional government.

ENTC believes that as long as the government in …

Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) Declares Commitment to Work with Others towards a Democratic, Multi-national Ethiopia:

Is this the Same New Ethiopia  We in the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) Envision?

April 6, 2013

On March 30, 2013 I …

In line with the motto ‘justice does not have borders’, ENTC has remained engaged in the causes of the Las Vegas taxicab strikes which now has its 5^th week and counting. ‘After our initial press release, we are still …

Margaret J. O’Connor on lessons she learned growing up in Ethiopia — and from Martin Luther King Jr.’s death

April 3, 2013

You wouldn’t know it by looking at me, but I have two native countries — Ethiopia and Australia …

Open Hearings to Family, Independent Monitors, Media

By Human Rights Watch

April 2, 2013

(Nairobi) – The prosecution of 29 Muslim protest leaders and others charged under Ethiopia’s deeply flawed anti-terrorism law raises serious fair trial concerns. The trial is …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has issued a press release denouncing the TPLF/EPRDF’s systemic ethnic cleansing of the Amhara people. The press release also highlighted that the elimination of the Amhara people has been written in the TPLF programs …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has officially announced the details of the all inclusive conference on removal and replacement of the TPLF/EPRDF regime. According to the statement released, the conference will be held in July 2013 in Washington DC. …

by GRAHAM PEEBLES | Counterpunch

March 23, 2013

“Every night, they took all of us girls to [interrogations]. They would separate us and beat us. The second time they took me, they raped me… All three of the men raped …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) expressed its support for the Las Vegas Yellow Checker Star taxi drivers in their demand to get fair working agreements. In its press release titled ‘Justice has no borders’, ENTC has pledged solidarity with …

The Atlanta Chapter of Ethiopian National Transitional Council on Sunday, March 17, 2013, hosted a discussion on the planned all inclusive conference in July 2013 being organized in Washington DC to explore the removal and replacement of the repressive TPLF/EPRDF …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) sent a letter to the Saudi ambassador in the US on the reprehensible abuse of Ethiopian refugees by the Saudi border police and security forces. In its letter, ENTC expressed its disappointment in the …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has issued a press release denouncing the TPLF/EPRDF’s recent actions of provocations on both the Christian and Muslim religions. The press release also highlighted the atrocities being committed on the various ethnic groups specifically …

“Across the world, study after study affirms that where there is religious freedom, there is stability, harmony and prosperity, and where religious liberty is lacking, so are these blessings.”

Juhdi Jasser | Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

March 13, …

Omot Ojulu Odol, a 33-year old Ethiopian-American visiting his hometown in Gambella and five other local Anuaks were murdered in cold blood by Ethiopian security forces on March 2, 2013, according to the Vancouver, Canada-based Anuak Justice Council.

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“በፌዴራል ተደብድባችሁ ትባረራላችሁ!”

By Goolgule.com

March 9, 2013

“አማራ መሆን ወንጀል ነው? የሌሎች ብሔረሰብ አባላት በፈለጉበት ክልልና ስፍራ ይኖራሉ። አማራ ክልል ውስጥ ሰፊ መሬት ወስደው የሚኖሩ አሉ፤ የሚነካቸው የለም። አማራው እየተመረጠ ለስደት፣ ለመከራ፣ ለእንግልት ይዳረጋል? እስከመቼ በዚህ ይቀጥላል? ክልሉን …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) conducted its 2nd general assembly meeting from Feb 22-24 in Alexandria, Virginia. Delegates from chapters around the world reviewed and discussed the accomplishments, challenges and road map of the organization. Click the links below …

The Ethiopian government has launched a comprehensive campaign to stamp out the year-long Muslim protests against government interference in religious affairs.

According to the website Tigraionline, the government has deployed an array of potent weapons against the Muslim community.  …