The Ethiopian army is crucial for change in Ethiopia November 6, 2014

The Ethiopian army is crucial for change in Ethiopia

November 6, 2014

by Tedla Asfaw

I just finished reading Dr. Aklog Birara’s recent piece posted here. It is also posted on many websites worth reading it.

I agree with his opinion of the “opposition” in being fragmented and thus hurt the cause of the struggle for freedom and justice.

I would like also to add considering the army as “Woyane Army” and categorizing it as the enemy hurt the struggle for freedom and justice too.

Britain axes aid to Ethiopian police amid human rights outcry October 31, 2014

Document warning that aid programme posed ‘high’ risk to human rights deleted from Government website as £27 million aid scheme axed

(The Telegraph) Britain has suspended most of a £27 million aid PROGRAMME to support Ethiopia’s police force, The Telegraph has learnt, amid mounting allegations of torture, rape and murder by the regime.

Britain has given £1 billion in aid, including around £70 million for “governance and security” projects, to the country over three years

Ministers pulled the plug on a scheme intended to improve criminal investigations, help Ethiopian police “interact with communities on local safety” and help women access the justice system.

The cancellation coincides with an Amnesty International report that documents how the Ethiopian security forces have conducted a campaign of torture, mutilation, rape and murder in order to suppress political opposition.

Ginbot 7 Memorandum sent to The United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee on SEMG’s report

October 28, 2014

Memorandum

TO: The United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee 

FROM: Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy.

DATE: October 27, 2014

SUBJECT: Response to References made about Ginbot 7 in the Report of the Monitoring Group of Somalia and Eritrea (here after SEMG), Pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2111 (2013).

Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy expresses its high regards to The United Nations Security Council, and would like to use this opportunity and bring to the attention its reservations regarding some references made about it in SEMG report of October 13, 2014.

Temesgen Desalegn – an Ethiopian embodiment of courage

October 29, 2014

by Hindessa Abdul

In one of his articles Temesgen discusses how the struggle of the Ethiopian opposition and other activists were reduced from raising political and civil liberty issues to merely demanding the release of opposition figures or imprisoned journalists. Ironic as it may seem, now the 37 years old is in the later’s shoes and rest assured others certainly will not stop demanding his release.

Temesgen Desalegn, publisher and editor of the now defunct Feteh and a couple of other newspapers, has been found guilty of articles that were published in his paper between July 2011 and March 2012.

The Ethiopians and their recent history

October 30, 2014

by Yilma Bekele

We all repeat by rot that our country is three thousand years old. It has always been like that ever since I remember. Not a single year more or one day less. I doubt anyone knows the details but we all seem to be happy repeating that mantra. I am not going to argue nor go on a fishing expedition to prove it right or wrong. To tell you the truth I am very comfortable with that aspect of our history. We are poor, when it comes to technology we are very backward, we still experience real famine and we are at the bottom of every index that measures human development but my dear friends that three thousand years