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Meles Zenawi denies and accused Martin Plaut of BBC

ethioforum — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:34 +0000

In the past week, the BBC World Service has broadcasts that millions of aid money was diverted by TPLF to buy weapons. (Listen BBC’s report). Few days ago, Bob Geldof denies aid was spent on weapons and now the head of TPLF supported him, “it is false accusation” he said, “I met Bob Geldof in Nairobi, he is disappointed. We can criticize BBC and also raise questions over Martin Plaut… even though this journalist has a tendency to distance himself from Eritrea, we know him that Martin Plaut used to be supporter of Eritrea/Shabiya during the war time.” (Listen to Zenawi’s message to journalists abroad)

US report: Zenawi using military camps for detention

ethioforum — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:47:06 +0000

12 March 2010 - The US State Department’s annual report on Human Rights released in Washington on Thursday cites that there are several unofficial detention centres operating throughout the country, including in Dedessa, Bir Sheleko, Tolay, Hormat, Blate, Tatek, Jijiga, Holeta, and Senkele. Most are located at military camps and were allegedly used as overflow detention centres following mass arrests. (more…)

US Rights Report Lists Birtukan as Political Prisoner

ethioforum — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:19:06 +0000

Peter Heinlein |11 March 2010 –[Read Full Report] The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights reports says Ethiopia is holding several hundred political prisoners, including the leader of one of the country’s largest opposition parties. Ethiopia has reacted strongly to past U.S. criticisms of its rights record. (more…)

Today’s topics

ethioforum — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:47 +0000

» The Right of Access to Public Information in Africa (Carter Center)
» Ato Siye Abraha & Dr. Negasso Gidada on Article 39 (Ethio tube)
» Stop covering up the crime of Meles Zenawi (EPRP)
» Election and Meles Zenawi’s Action Plan for 2010(Fekade Shewakena)
» The killing of Aregawi Gebre Yohanes by Woyane thugs (Andinet KNA)
» Open letter to UK Secretary of State for Int. Development (S.M.N.E.)
» ቢያንስ ዶሮዋን አንሆንምን? (ኩችዬ)
» እኔና ጎረቤቴ - ክፍል ሁለት (በልጅግ አሊ)
» እስከመቼ ቁጥር 8
» ይድረስ ለኢትዮጵያ ላብአደር እና ሰርቶ አደር (ኢህአፓ)

Meles Zenawi & Co accused of genocide

ethioforum — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:16:47 +0000

መለስ ዜናዊና ሌሎች ባለስልጣናት በተገኙበት ስብሰባ፤ የአኙዋክ ህዝብ እንዲገደል የተፈረመበት ሰነድ ተገኘ። ዝርዝሩ ዶ/ር ግሪጎሪ፤ ከአሜሪካ ድምፅ ሬዲዮ ጋር ባደረጉት ቃለ ምልልስ ላይ ተገልጿል። Listen to Dr. Gregory Stanton’s interview with VOA and read the letter written to Letter to Justice Navanathem Pillay, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

“Let us kill them all! From today forward there will be no Anuak! There will be no more Anuak land! No one will arrest us! Erase the trouble makers!” Slogans shouted by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Defense Front Forces [EPRDF] and Highlander militias during the killing of Anuak in Gambella, Ethiopia, December 13-16, 2003 from eye-witness testimonies of survivors. (more…)

Futile attempt at outsourcing-the Ethiopian dilemma

ethioforum — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:08:24 +0000

By Yilma Bekele - I was proud. I was walking tall. I was happy to see my friend. That day the usual two minutes greetings took forever. I was in a hurry to share the source of my joy and pride. If only I knew how wrong I was. I announced that I was on my way back from a celebration. She asked what about. And I was proud to say the commemoration of the battle of Adwa. You know where the African beat a European power, that Adwa, I said. (more…)

Implications, Sudan’s Rejection of UN Sanction on Eritrea

ethioforum — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:02:44 +0000

By Amanuel Biedemariam - President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir of Sudan conducted a quick visit with his Eritrean counterpart President Isaias Afwerki in Eritrea. At face value, it could appear easy for those who want to demonize and try to dismiss the significance of the visit. They can try minimizing it as insignificant because of President mar Hassen Al-Beshir’s standing with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as well as the sanction measure in place against the people of Sudan. They could try portraying these regional powers in a bad light. However, the visit, their meeting and the outright rejection by Sudan of the UNjust sanction resolution 1907 is sending a shockwaves for Ethiopia, IGAD and the USA. Here is why: (more…)

Corruption and TPLF

ethioforum — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:48:19 +0000

By Azmera Tesfay - Recent reports of corruption and embezzlement by the Meles & Co. and the ensuing spin on the news seems to have come as a surprise for some innocents. However, Ethiopians who are living under a regime that controls land 100% under its own ownership and runs as a tax collector and as a tax payer simultaneously by running hundreds of companies owned by the political party TPLF, (more…)

Former Oxfam director on BBC’s report

ethioforum — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:02:38 +0000

Posted by Nicholas Winer - 10 March 2010 — Aid workers must be pragmatic - if food was getting to people, then the money was doing its job. (Picture: The food shortage in Ethiopia is still on-going. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images) (more…)

Court Orders Publishers to Pay Highest Ever Fine

ethioforum — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:38:06 +0000

The TPLF Supreme Court today ruled against four independent media houses, forcing them to pay fines that were originally rendered void under a 2007 pardon. The four publishing companies, Serkalem, Sisay, Zekarias and Fasil must now pay a total of 295,000 Birr (approx. €16,100) - more than the average Ethiopian would earn in a century, according to income figures from the International Fund for Agricultural Development. [Read EMF reporter’s Amharic news] [Listen to VOA Amharic ] (more…)