January 31,2006
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGENT
ACTION
Amnesty International
concerned about detainees
held ...
Inaction in Ethiopia
manifests int'l. double
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Thousands of school and college
students have been detained
over the past three months in continued unrest in Ethiopia,
an international human
rights group said.
Separately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday that an
Ethiopian
reporter had become the latest journalist in that country to
be arrested.
Security forces arrested many of the students in the southern Oromiya
region --
which includes the Ethiopian capital city, Addis Ababa --
during demonstrations
they began November 9, Amnesty International's East Africa
office said in a
statement late Monday from London.
Amnesty said that the arrests are believed to have occurred after the
rebel Oromo
Liberation Front called for demonstrations against the
government. The rights
group said that it had received reports that some of the
students had been shot
dead, but it did not give details.
Officials in Ethiopia were not immediately available for comment.
On January 18, Britain's International Development Secretary, Hilary
Benn,
announced in Addis Ababa that Britain would withhold some of
its direct aid to
Ethiopia because of human rights concerns, especially
sporadic clashes between
police and demonstrators in recent months.
The amount withheld is 50 million pounds ($88.4 million in U.S. currency)
and is
expected to be redirected to areas such as health, water and
education in the
impoverished nation.
Unrest has shaken Ethiopia since May general elections, and police have
arrested
hundreds of opposition supporters and journalists on charges
of treason, sparking
international concern over Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles
Zenawi's commitment to
human rights.
Clashes erupted in Addis Ababa earlier this month and in November and
June last
year. More than 80 people have been killed by security
forces in the disturbances.
"The whereabouts of many of the detainees, some taken to remote rural
prisons, are
not known," Amnesty said. "Some detainees have been
released, but others are being
held in locations where torture has frequently been
reported.
"Most of those taking part were secondary school students, some of them
children
under 18 years old, but teachers, farmers, businesspeople
and others have also
been detained in connection with the demonstrations," said
the statement.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists quoted Elias Kifle,
the
publisher of the U.S.-based web site, Ethiopian Review,
saying that security
forces had detained one of the Ethiopian Review's
correspondents.
The group said that the correspondent, Frezer Negash, had been held by
police
since Friday, without charge.
"We are disturbed that Frezer Negash has joined at least 16 other
journalists in
jail in Ethiopia," said Ann Cooper, executive director of
the Committee to Protect
Journalists. "We call on Ethiopian authorities to release
her immediately."
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January 30,2006
Meles accused the only
Ethiopian rebel OLF
Geeska Afrika - Somalia
... Ethiopia had no problem with this in principle but
strongly objects to the ... Meles accused the only Ethiopian
guerilla rebels- the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF ...
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New faction break away from Ethiopia's
Oromo Congress
Sudan Tribune - Sudan ... existence both from the Merera-led ONC and its rival Tolessa-led group arose within the Oromo National Congress (ONC), a member of Ethiopia's second biggest ... ==========
Ethiopia sees 15.1% increase in
agricultural production in 2005-06 |
Economic growth amidst all challenges
Geeska Afrika - Somalia
... Most of all, Ethiopia should at least reduce its
dependency on development ... has agreed, for instance, to
hold talks with the Oromo Federalist Democratic ...
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Development not dependent on aid - Meles
IRINnews.org - New York,NY,USA ... Ethiopia was rocked by violence in June and November 2005 after the ... accusations that the opposition, neighbouring Eritrea and the rebel Oromo Liberation Front ... =========== |
January 28, 2006
PM Meles said agricultural production expected to show
...
African News Dimension -
Johannesburg,South Africa
... no objections in the way these parties chose to
channel aid to Ethiopia. ... have been held on ways
of continuing negotiations with the Oromo Federalist
Democratic ...
January 25, 2006
Ethiopian police remove two grenades after tip-off
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Ethiopia has blamed series of grenade attacks and
bombings dating back to 2003 on the rebel Oromo Liberation
Front (OLF), which denies the charges. ...
January 16, 2006
Opposition CUD says ready to administrate Ethiopia's
capital
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
Jan 14, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) -- Elected members of the Addis
Ababa City Council have started to register with the
Ethiopian electoral body, affirming their ...
January 12, 2006
Ethiopia: Hidden Crackdown in Rural Areas Independent Inquiry Should Investigate Rural Violence (New York, January 13, 2006) - The Ethiopian government is using intimidation, arbitrary detentions and excessive force in rural areas of Ethiopia to suppress post-election protests and all potential dissent, Human Rights Watch said today after a research trip to Addis Ababa and the Oromia and Amhara regions. "The Ethiopian government is violently suppressing any form of protest and punishing suspected opposition supporters," said Peter Takirambudde, director of Human Rights Watch's Africa Division. "Donor governments should insist on an independent, credible investigation into abuses by federal police and local officials in rural as well as urban areas." In the wake of the May 15 parliamentary elections, in which opposition parties won an unprecedented number of seats amidst massive controversy over the election results, federal police in the Oromia and Amhara regions have threatened, beaten and detained opposition supporters, students and people with no political affiliation, often in nighttime raids. Alongside local government officials and members of local government-backed militias, the federal police have taken the lead in intimidating and coercing opposition supporters. In one town in Oromia, a 17-year-old girl was stopped at a police checkpoint, beaten and detained for seven days by federal police for no apparent reason except that she was traveling with students to the funeral of a fellow student killed by police. Also in Oromia, a 38-year-old farm worker and a 40-year-old widow described nighttime raids in which police beat them with rifle butts and batons, resulting in serious injuries. In Oromia, individuals detained by the federal police are often accused of being supporters of the Oromo Liberation Front, an illegal insurgency group that called for Oromia-wide protests against the government on November 8. Detained individuals were also accused by police of being members of the Oromo National Congress, although it is a registered political party that won seats in the May 15 elections as part of an opposition coalition group. "The government is deepening its crackdown in Ethiopia's rural areas, far from the eyes and ears of international observers in Addis Ababa," Takirambudde said. "People are being terrorized by federal police working hand-in-glove with local officials and militias." Several recently released detainees from different locations in rural Ethiopia said that police and other officials forced them to sign statements disavowing support to political opposition groups and pledging support to the local ruling party affiliate before being released. A 37-year-old opposition politician from the Oromo National Congress told Human Rights Watch that federal police in western Oromia beat and arrested him in a nighttime raid on his house in early December. "They beat every part of my body; the blood was coming out of my mouth," he said. "They beat with guns and sticks and plastic rope." In the Amhara region, witnesses told Human Rights Watch that kebele (local-level) officials, who are generally members of the Amhara National Democratic Movement—a party affiliated with the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)—played a key role identifying individuals and guiding the federal police to their homes at night, where federal police beat and sometimes arrested them. "The kebele officials know everyone. They come late, at midnight, knock at the door and take the one they want and beat him," a man from Bahar Dar, Amhara region, told Human Rights Watch. Individuals in rural Oromia said they have been denied access to fertilizers and seeds by administrative officials who view them as opposition supporters. Farmers who have voiced support for recognized opposition political parties in rural Oromia have reportedly been detained without charge for 30 days or more by kebele "social courts," which are run by government party appointees without legal training. "Federal police and regional officials responsible for these abuses must be investigated and punished," Takirambudde said. "Prime Minister Meles Zenawi should publicly order all security forces to abide by international standards on the use of force." Federal police—usually identified by their blue camouflage uniforms—have been responsible for many of the abuses in Addis Ababa and the rural areas since the parliamentary elections in May. According to victims and witnesses in Addis Ababa, Oromia and the Amhara region, federal police beat and shot students and other protestors in those locations in November. In one case from Bahar Dar, where two students were killed and two were wounded in early November, an eyewitness told Human Rights Watch that the school was surrounded by the police who shot into the compound where the unarmed students were collected. Federal police also played a key role in the violence in Addis Ababa in early November. Eyewitnesses told Human Rights Watch that the federal police savagely beat unarmed students with batons and shot at their backs as they fled. Thousands of people were arrested and detained in Addis Ababa and the rural areas following the demonstrations in June and November. Many of the people detained in the wake of the November violence have since been released. Yet more than 3,000 detainees held at the Dedessa military camp since November are apparently being transferred to Ziway prison, 130 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, for further questioning and possible charges. As many as 2,500 other detainees, including many opposition supporters and some opposition party election observers, are reportedly being held in another detention facility, Bir Shelako, about 385 kilometers northwest of Addis Ababa near Bure town in the Amhara region. "The Ethiopian government has detained people indefinitely without trial in recent years, so there's a real concern that the authorities will do the same again," Takirambudde said. "Donor governments should call on the Ethiopian government to ensure that all detainees are either promptly charged and given fair trials, or released." Background Since the May 15 parliamentary elections in which opposition parties made massive gains in their share of seats, the EPRDF government led by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has used repression, intimidation and violence to punish real or perceived opposition supporters and eliminate dissent in both urban centers and rural areas. In June and again in November, demonstrations by opposition supporters in Addis Ababa were met with lethal force from the government. In June alone, more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured in Addis Ababa when security forces fired upon demonstrators, who, in some cases, were throwing stones and blocking roads. On November 1-3, at least 46 protestors and seven policemen died in Addis Ababa. Following each episode of violence, the government arrested thousands of people in Addis Ababa and many other cities as part of a national crackdown. While most of the June detainees have reportedly been released, thousands of people arrested in November and afterwards remain in detention. Many supporters of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) and other opposition parties were arbitrarily detained without charges, and editors of five newspapers were arrested (and later released on bail), apparently for their coverage of the post-election violence. On December 21, the government charged 131 persons—including prominent CUD politicians Hailu Shawel, Mesfin Woldemariam and the newly elected CUD mayor of Addis Ababa, Berhanu Nega—with charges including treason, inciting violence and planning to commit genocide. Several civil society activists and 13 journalists were included in the group. To view this document on the Human Rights Watch web site, please visit: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/01/12/ethiop12417.htm
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US mediation intends to maintain minority regime in Ethiopia Sudan Tribune - Sudan ... resulted from the incapacity of the minority regime in Ethiopia, in its bid ...
resorted to alienating all political forces starting with the Oromo Liberation Front ...
January 11, 2006
Oromo must lay down arms if they want a stake in Ethiopia
Daily Nation (subscription), Kenya -
... Allegations that the Government of Ethiopia is
subjecting the Oromo people to arbitrary arrest, detentions,
"heightened atrocities" and "colonization" because ...
January 09, 2006
US seeks to end UN impasse in Eritrea, Ethiopia
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The United States launched
a new diplomatic push on Monday to demarcate the disputed
frontier between Ethiopia and Eritrea ...
January 07, 2006
Ethiopian oppositions annoyed with government's laxity
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
... in Oromiya, opposition MPs who have joined the
547-member parliament from the United Ethiopia Democratic
Forces (UEDF), the Oromo Federalist Democratic ...
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Ethiopia pulls back from Eritrea border
Aljazeera.net - Qatar
Ethiopia has complied with a UN demand to withdraw troops
from its tense border with Eritrea , but Eritrea has not
lifted restrictions on peacekeepers as ...
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US gravely concerned about Ethiopia's treatment of
hundreds
EiTB - Euskadi,Spain
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack urged Ethiopia to
"ensure a fair, transparent and speedy trial for those
charged." He added that "a vibrant opposition ...
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Ethiopia - Djibouti International Trade Fair
African News Dimension -
Johannesburg,South Africa
... Atto Shamsadin said providing quality produces
for the market would have a paramount contribution to the
efforts Ethiopia has embarked upon to come out of the ...
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World news in brief
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
People in Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia need food
aid, water, livestock and seeds, the Rome-based Food and
Agriculture Organization said in a statement ...
January 03, 2006
Abductions Cause Panic Among Oromo Refugees in Nairobi
AllAfrica.com
Tue, 03 Jan 2006 3:01 PM PST
The recent protests in Nairobi by Oromo refugees may have
uncovered a spill into Kenya of the often downplayed
conflict in Ethiopia.
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Court dismisses Merara's charge against Ethiopia's
electoral ...
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
... The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia said
court has turned down the charge filed against it by Dr.
Merara Gudina on behalf of the Oromo National Congress
...
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Ethiopia: Concerns about political trials of opposition
activists ...
Human Rights Education Associates
(press release) - Cambridge,MA,USA
... defenders and journalists. Since May 15, 2005 and
the Ethiopian parliamentary elections, repression has come
down in Ethiopia. In June ...
January 01, 2006
Daily Nation (subscription) -
Nairobi,Kenya
Ebba, an otherwise cheerful and soft-spoken man, talks with
great determination on the struggles of his Oromo people in
Ethiopia, and their tainted image in ...
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Slam Ethiopia's Zenawi with sanctions
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
... preferential treatment of Tigreans at the expense
of the larger Oromo and Amhara ... and structured
according to ties of region, bloodline and kinship in
Ethiopia. ...
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TPLF: Erroneous Blunder That Undermined Its Very Existence
AllAfrica.com
Sat, 31 Dec 2005 9:06 AM PST
One of the strategic mistakes accelerating the downfall of
the TPLF regime is its perilous psychological corrosion that
emanates from low self-esteem, deep survival anxiety and the
craving to be a diminutive master.
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The West pushes war threat with Eritrea to hide Ethiopian
crisis
Online Journal - Silver Springs,FL,USA
... the Ethiopian army is made up of conscripts from
the Oromo nationality, and ... in units, along ethnic
and political lines have been received from inside
Ethiopia. ...
December 26, 2004
ETHIOPIA - Murder to gush a thirst
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
Oromo students have been killed and detained because they
participated in peaceful protests against government
policies all over Oromia, torture and rape of ...
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Ethiopia's ONC rivals still bickering over a alleged letter
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
Dec 24, 2005 (ADDIS ABABA) -- Following the denial by
Tolessa Tesfaye, the head of the faction claiming leadership
of the Oromo National Congress (ONC), of ...
December 25, 2004
Ethiopian forces kill three protesting students in Oromo
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
Three Oromo students have been killed and five others have
been seriously wounded ... Kiltukara town in the
district of Sibu, West Welega zone in western Ethiopia.
...
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Ethiopia and Eritrea fail to ease border tension
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Ethiopia and Eritrea have failed to comply with a UN
security council resolution to ease tensions over their
disputed border, Azouz Ennifar, deputy head of the ...
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A Dream Defiled: the betrayal of Ethiopia's democracy
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... There was no reason to suspect that Ethiopia was poised
to plunge headlong into darkness - that within a week,
dozens of street protesters would be dead, and ...
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Ethiopia - Importance of dialogue and reconciliation
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
This roundtable discussion is one of a series planned
throughout the year to address the current political impasse
in Ethiopia. ...
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Another School Barrier for African Girls: No Toilet
noticias.info - Spain
... boys. African girls in poor, rural areas like Balizenda,
Ethiopia are even more likely to lose out. ... contends.
Ethiopia has also made strides. ...
December 21, 2004
Call for UN observer mission in run-up to mass trial of
government ...
Reporters without
borders - France
... Borders, a total of 17 journalists are currently
detained in Ethiopia, which makes ... its call for the
release of two journalists with the Oromo-language service
...
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Ethiopia charges opposition members with genocide
Reuters AlertNet -
London,England,UK
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Wednesday
charged 131 opposition members with treason, inciting
violence and planning to commit genocide during ...
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Ethiopia demands million $ compensation from "war starter"
Eritrea
EiTB -
Euskadi,Spain
Ethiopia was seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in
compensation after an international commission ruled Eritrea
started their 1998-2000 war. ...
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South Africa payphone firm to operate in Ethiopia, Sudan
Sudan Tribune -
Sudan
Dec 20, 2005 (NAIROBI) -- After its success in the East
African market, leading South African payphone maker Psitek
Ltd is headed for Ethiopia and Sudan, the ...
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Ethiopia opposition genocide charges
Brisbane Courier
Mail - Queensland, Australia
ETHIOPIA has charged 131 opposition members with treason,
inciting violence and planning to commit genocide during
deadly clashes that followed a disputed ...
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Reporters without Borders urges fair trial for Ethiopia's
...
Monsters and
Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... The organization called on the United Nations to send a
team to Ethiopia to assess the validity of the charges and
'monitor respect for due process at the ...
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Charges laid against opposition activists in Ethiopia
Legalbrief
(subscription) - Durban,South Africa
More than 130 politicians, journalists and civil society
members, who were detained in a crackdown on opposition
groups in early November, have appeared in ...
December 18, 2005
A losing bet in Ethiopia
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... Most experts on Ethiopia believe that if the Oromo
Liberation Front, which was forced to leave the country in
1992, had participated, it would have won a ...
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ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: EU envoy urges rethink on UNMEE
restrictions
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... 19 December (IRIN) - A European Union envoy has urged
the international community to continue to press for the
easing of tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea ...
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Sudan, Ethiopia pledge to promote bilateral ties
AngolaPress - Angola
KHARTOUM,12/19 - Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir and
visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi pledged
Thursday to promote bilateral relations, Sudan`s ...
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High Commissioner urges strong international support for
African ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
19 (UNHCR) -- Concluding a two-day visit to Ethiopia, UN
High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today
strongly urged the international community to ...
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Ethiopian Ambassador Welcomes Comments by Top US Africa
Official
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... the Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States, has
welcomed recent comments by the US Assistant Secretary of
State for Africa regarding developments in Ethiopia ...
Oromo-American Citizens Council
(OACC) letter to Secretary of the United State
November 19, 2005
The Honorable Secretary of State
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Rice:
We are a non-profit organization in Minnesota, set up, among
others: (1) to expose human rights violations against the
Oromo people, and (2) to influence the Unites State’s policy
towards Ethiopia. In this endeavor, we believe, we represent
the aspiration of more than 15 thousand Oromos in the Twin
Cities area in Minnesota, and more than 50 thousand living
in different cities of the U.S.
We are writing you regarding the crisis that is unfolding in
Ethiopia, a crisis that has already claimed more than 100
innocent lives. As we write this, thousands of Oromo
students are languishing in prisons throughout Oromia.
Because Oromia is basically rural this is not adequately
reported in the international media.
The recent massacre in the Ethiopian capital is only
symptomatic of a much bigger political problem. Even though
the past May election in Ethiopia was hailed as a step
forward in many corners, when it comes to the Oromos, who
constitute not less than 40 per cent of population, it was a
sham election. Because the Oromo people did not have real
choices in this election, it did not mean much to them.
Election without a real choice is not an election. As long
as they are disenfranchised and marginalized, the Oromos
will naturally try to change this state of affair through
different mechanisms. And this will inevitably lead to
instability if the government tries to stop them from
exercising their God given right. The current government is
ruling over the Oromos against their consent. Our major
worry at this time is, unless this is resolved, and resolved
to the satisfaction of all the major contending forces, the
crisis could spin out of control and lead to a full-blown
civil war, which could destabilize the whole of Horn of
Africa. This should be stopped from occurring.
The continuation of human rights violation in Ethiopia had
been partly possible because the international community had
chosen to turn a blind eye to what is happening in Ethiopia.
This problem was exacerbated since Ethiopia jumped on the
bandwagon of anti-terrorism. It is our firm belief that
Ethiopia supported the anti-terrorism coalition, precisely
to get a soft treatment from other coalition forces
regarding her human rights violation issues. We believe
human rights issues should not be traded off for the fake
support one gives to anti-terrorism forces.
The international community should in an unequivocal manner
tell the Ethiopian government that it should stop the
killings and hold free and fair elections. Because the May
election had not been free and fair, rather than leading to
stability and creating legitimacy for the government, it had
created chaos and had even further alienated the government
from the population. The acute problems that the May
election brought to open could only be cured by invalidating
the result of that election and by calling another one in
the near future where all major organizations could
participate under neutral arbiter and the watchful eyes of
the international observers. Given the circumstances, we
believe, at this moment, it is only the concerted effort and
pressure from the international community under the
leadership of the United States that could lead to that
eventuality. The utmost pressure should be exerted on the
Ethiopian government to enter into a dialogue with all the
major political and civic organizations to avert the
impending crisis by holding another election.
We understand the price for every hour of delay. We are
reminded of how the international community’s inaction in
Rwandan crisis led to all the mayhem and genocide. We are
humbly suggesting for your prompt engagement to avert
further crisis in Ethiopia. We believe the involvement of
the Unites States would hasten the advent of peace. To that
effect we offer our partnership. When the current Ethiopian
government came to power in 1991 under the auspices of the
United States’ government, the US government promised that
any support would be contingent upon democratization. We
hope that promise will be honored.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter. We look
forward to receiving your response.
Sincerely,
Oromo-American Citizens Council (OACC)
oacc@oromoamerican.org
CC: Senator Richard Lugar
Senator Norm Coleman
Congressman Chris Smith
Congresswoman Betty McCollum
November 25, 2005
Africa Insight: Making sense of the violence in
Ethiopia's first ...
Daily Nation (subscription) -
Nairobi,Kenya
... the county's two largest regions -- Oromia and
the South regions -- the Oromo National Congress (ONC) and
the Southern Ethiopia People's Democratic ...
November 24, 2005
Ethiopia 'breached UN peace zone'
BBC News - UK
Ethiopian soldiers have breached a demilitarized buffer zone
on the border with Eritrea, the United Nations mission in
Ethiopia and Eritrea says. ...
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12 Ethiopian Soldiers Who Arrived Here Expose TPLF
Regime's ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Tieso, Bifetu Waqo, Alemu Bulti Jigieta- all
three from the Oromo ethnic group ... The soldiers
disclosed that the massive protest in Ethiopia is a clear
indication ...
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Ethiopia's ONLF denounces forced deportation of Ogaden's
...
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
The people were told that Ethiopia is being attacked from
Eritrea and that they must defend the country by bringing
their allocation of recruits and material ...
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WHO: Domestic violence is common worldwide
INQ7.net - Philippines
... conference in Bangkok. justified, but only a
quarter thought so in rural areas in Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
Peru and Samoa. In all sites ...
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Eritrea denies fanning violence in Ethiopia
Mail and Guardian
Nov 2005 3:12
AM PST
Eritrea on Wednesday denied a charge that it fuelled street
violence that rocked Ethiopia early this month, claiming at
least 48 lives, by supporting rebels who want to overthrow
the Addis Ababa government.
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ETHIOPIA Open Letter to Mr. Paul Henze
Nazret.com - College Park,MD,USA
... opposition groups and civic organizations inside
and outside Ethiopia embarked on ... The Oromo
Liberation Front, which accepted to work within the
framework made ...
November 20, 2005
The Oromo protest in Oromia on its Eighth day
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
On the 16th of November, Oromo students in Arsii Zone, Qoree
town, staged a peaceful demonstration. However, the Wayane
regime of Ethiopia and its agents ...
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FEATURE-Ethiopia unrest shakes business confidence
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... gas and live rounds at stone-throwing protesters
angry about a disputed May parliamentary poll, shooting dead
more than 40 people in Ethiopia's worst violence
...
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Ethiopia : May elections failure due to lack of
restructured major ...
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
... may remember, the first part of this article has
already been published on various Ethiopian websites,
including other websites engaged with issues of Ethiopia ...
November 17, 2005
Ethiopia electoral body confirms new leadership of
Oromo's ONC
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
Nov 18, 2005 (ADDIS ABABA) -- The National Electoral Board
of Ethiopia (NEBE) said any legal relations concerning the
Oromo National Congress (ONC) would be ...
Ethiopia investigates reports of deaths in jailbreak
CNN International - USA
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Authorities are investigating
reports that at least 17 people were killed when inmates
broke out of a military prison in eastern ...
November 16, 2005
US 109th Congress - Congress Ethiopia Consolidation Act 2005
... SUPPORT FOR OLF REINTEGRATION.—In light of recent
reports that the Oromo Liberation Front in
Ethiopia may be prepared to abandon its armed struggle and
participate in the democratic process, it is the sense
of Congress that the Government of the United States should
encourage the Government of Ethiopia to take advantage of
this opportunity to enter into discussions with the Oromo
Liberation Front to bring them into full participation in
the political and economic affairs of Ethiopia, including
their legalization as a political party, and the Government
of the United States should provide such assistance as is
warranted and necessary to help achieve this goal.. .
November 13, 2005
Ethiopia boosts border defences
BBC News - UK
Ethiopia has been strengthening its military defences along
the border with Eritrea, amid fears of a new conflict with
its neighbour. ...
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Ethiopia answers Western critics
BBC News - UK
Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi has defended his handling of
opposition protests last week, in which demonstrators were
shot by police and leaders arrested. ...
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Ethiopia and other African nations call for unity government
EiTB - Euskadi,Spain
... which was attended by the presidents of African
heavyweight nations Nigeria, South Africa and Algeria, as
well as the leaders of Senegal, Ethiopia and Ghana. ...
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Ethiopia police release more than 1700 detainees
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
Nov 12, 2005 (ADDIS ABABA) -- Ethiopian police released
1,721 people arrested in connection with the recent bloody
protests in Addis Ababa. ...
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289 Ethiopians repatriated from neighboring Eritrea: Red
Cross
Xinhua - China
... Similarly, the release said, ICRC has repatriated 15
Eritreans to their country from Ethiopia. Ethiopia and
Eritrea fought a two ...
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ANALYSIS-Once favoured E. African leaders' lustre fades
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... But they have been all too familiar scenes of late as
dozens of protesters died in Ethiopia, a poll in Tanzania's
Zanzibar islands was overshadowed by violence ...
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November 11, 2005
Killing streets
Al-Ahram Weekly -
Cairo,Egypt
... The Oromo people, by far Ethiopia's largest
ethnic group are, however, divided politically and also
along religious lines -- split equally, Christians and
...
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Regimes Which Stay Too Long in Power Face Bitter
Opposition AllAfrica.com Thu, 10 Nov 2005 2:18 PM PST Since the May general elections in Ethiopia the country has been gripped by political and security conflicts. The country is only slowly returning to normal this week after a week-long stndoff called by the opposition who believed that the government robbed it of victory through unfair means. |
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Afar State Chief Urges Public to Fight Anti-Peace
Forces AllAfrica.com Thu, 10 Nov 2005 8:11 AM PST Afar State Chief Ismael Alisero called on the Afari people to remain committed to fight anti-peace forces who are against the rights and privileges of the public enshrined in the Constitution. |
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Ethiopia releases poll protesters
BBC News - UK
Police said they were being released because they were not
directly connected with the violence, in which more than 40
people died. ...
November 09, 2005
Uneasy calm in capital as residents return to work
Reuters AlertNet -
London,England,UK
... "We condemn both actions because they are pushing
the country to the edge of chaos," the Oromo Federalist
Democratic Movement, which won 11 seats during the 15
...
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Ethiopia PM says opposition to be charged with treason
- Reuters South Africa
By David Mageria
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday the country's violence was a misguided attempt at a Ukrainian-style Orange Revolution and its leaders would be charged with treason.
At least 42 people were shot dead when police confronted demonstrators in the capital last week after the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) called for new protests against May polls it says the government manipulated.
The government denies ballot fraud...
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Violence in Ethiopia leaves Britain facing aid dilemma
Times Online - UK
TONY BLAIR'S campaign to foster democracy and development in
Africa, his great theme of the summer, is threatened by
violence in Ethiopia, one of the biggest ...
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March draws attention to Ethiopia's woes
Sioux Falls Argus
Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
More than 60 Sioux Falls residents from Ethiopia marched
along city streets Tuesday to draw attention to their
troubled home country and urge South Dakota's ...
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Large protest near US State Department
Eritrea Daily - Perth
Amboy,NJ,USA
... the detainees' names. Ereli said the United
States is pressing Ethiopia to take steps to guard against
future violence. It is also ...
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Warning from Ethiopia
The Monitor, Uganda -
Kampala,Uganda
A political crisis has erupted in the Horn of Africa nation
of Ethiopia that should be of utmost interest and concern to
Uganda's opposition parties, as well ...
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Save the Children condemns violence against children in
Ethiopia
ReliefWeb (press
release) - Geneva,Switzerland
... expressed deep concern about the damaging impact
the ongoing political instability and violence is having on
the overall well-being of Ethiopia's children and ...
November 08, 2005
PRESS STATEMENT BY THE OROMO FEDERALIST DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT (OFDM) ON THE PREVAILING POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE COUNTRY 1. The politically charged atmosphere has been steadily worsening in Ethiopia since the Elections of May 2005. The disputes over the Election results have been so intense, that life and property have been destroyed through violent demonstrations in Finfinnee (Addis-Abeba). Sadly, this destructive behavior is worsening instead of improving. 2. OFDM expresses its condolences to those who have lost their children and other relatives in the latest violence. 3. The principal cause of these political turbulences has been and is the fact that the results of the May Elections have not been credibly accepted by opposition parties. While agreements between the Government and certain political parties have failed to materialize due to the rigidity of the ruling party, we condemn the decision of certain opposition elements to forcefully change the results of the Elections as it is pushing the country to the edge of chaos. Therefore, OFDM condemns the Government’s actions to quell opposition through the use of live bullets and terror campaign. 4. OFDM demands of the Government the release forthwith of the leaders of CUD (Coalition for Unity and Democracy) and the commencement at the same time of negotiations on issues that have caused the ongoing turmoil. 5. OFDM demands also from both Government and the involved Party to depart from their rigid positions and act responsibly to search for a political solution. In this connection, we call especially on the Government to adopt a positive attitude and accept to negotiate the “Eight-point” demand that the involved political Party has presented to the Government and the Troika Ambassadors. 6. OFDM hereby calls on all those involved in the negotiations to resolve the present political impasse, not to exclude other political parties, if a lasting solution is to be found. 7. OFDM calls on both the populations of Finfinnee and rural Ethiopia to demand from their political leaders a guarantee for a peaceful life and protection of their properties from wanton destruction. 8. OFDM finally admonishes all political forces in Ethiopia to re-examine and refrain from their ambitions to rule over the different peoples, nations and nationalities against their free will by continuously opposing the federal system as provided for by the Constitution.
OFDM
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Ethiopian Refugees Worry Over Expulsion
AllAfrica.com
Tue, 08 Nov
2005 12:04 PM PST
A GROUP OF ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES is protesting their arrest in
a government crackdown against suspected members of the
Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The rebel group, which has
been fighting the government of Ethiopia since the fall of
the Marxist regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991, has
been blamed for the massacre in Turbi in Kenya's Marsabit
district.
ETHIOPIA: Opposition leaders appear in court
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... The US and EU, in a statement, said the violence
had "damaged Ethiopia's international reputation." They
called for the release of political prisoners and an
...
Ethiopia assures UN official on border dispute
Reuters South Africa -
Johannesburg,South Africa
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia told a senior
official from the United Nations on Monday it would not
strike first if a long-running dispute escalates with ...
Believers grieve Ethiopia's troubles.
Gospelcom.net - Muskegon,MI,USA
Ethiopia (MNN)--A call to strike over Ethiopia's disputed
poll results has a lid on a simmering pot of tension in
Addis Ababa. The ...
Ethiopia: Stop Military Action Against People, Church
Body Asks ...
AllAfrica.com - Africa
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has called on the
Ethiopian government "to exercise utmost restraint and bring
to an immediate halt the military action ...
WCC Calls on Ethiopia to Halt Military Action
ChristianToday - London,UK
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev.
Dr. Samuel Kobia, has called on the Ethiopian government to
bring to ...
Ethiopia Travel Alert Announcement
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas
City,MO,USA
... DC - infoZine - The overall security situation in
the city has recently deteriorated and the US Embassy urges
American citizens in Ethiopia to remain alert to
...
US deplores political violence in Ethiopia
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Washington - The United States on Monday condemned the
recent political violence in Ethiopia and urged all parties
to prevent actions that could incite violence ...
US urges all parties in Ethiopia to refrain from violence
ReliefWeb (press release) -
Geneva,Switzerland
The United States "deplores the political violence" in
Ethiopia and urges all parties to prevent actions that
directly or indirectly could incite violence ...
WWO Begins Treating Children in Ethiopia with
HIV/AIDS
PNN - Richmond,VA,USA
... AIDS. The Ministry of Health designated Barlow
House/WWO as a Center for Pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...
November 05, 2005
Political violence continues in northern Ethiopia
..Sporadic violence was reported in northern Ethiopia after four days of political unrest left at least 46 people dead and more than 200 injured, witnesses and diplomats said...
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The Negative Implications of Becoming a Cabinet
Member At This Time
AllAfrica.com
Fri, 04 Nov 2005 11:37 AM PST
While announcing his new nominees for the cabinet at
the Second Regular Session of the House of Peoples'
Representatives (HPR), elect of TPLF/EPRDF, the
rural Adwa, in Central Tigray Zone, and third-time
Prime Minister Ato Meles Zenawi noted that the major
criterion for picking these individuals was their
loyalty to his party and "ability to fully
comprehend and implement EPRDF's policies and
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Ethiopia capital calm following clashes
San Jose Mercury News
- United States
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Sporadic gunfire erupted outside
Ethiopia's capital Saturday as security forces kept a
fragile calm, following a week of political ...
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Ethiopia Political Protests Deadly
CBS News - USA
(AP) Political protests spread from the capital to other
parts of Ethiopia, leaving four people dead and 11 wounded,
state-run television reported, as the ...
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US official, Ethiopian PM discuss Ethiopia-Eritrea row
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
... A top US official on Friday called Ethiopian
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to discuss deadly protests in
Addis Ababa and rising tension over Ethiopia's border
...
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Ethiopia's unfolding genocide and Western hypocrisy
Nazret.com - College
Park,MD,USA
In full view of the international community, a massive scale
massacre is taking place in Ethiopia which may be a prelude
for the birth of another Rwanda. ...
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Ethiopia, Eritrea military build-up worries Annan
AngolaPress - Angola
Dakar, Senegal, 11/04 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has
expressed concern over reports from the UN Mission in
Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) "concerning ...
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International Community warns Ethiopia-Eritrea Border
Tension
Geeska Afrika -
Somalia
Addis Ababa (HAN) November 4, 2005 -The AU, EU, UN and
International humanitarian Organizations urged former foes
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday to exercise ...
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Eritrea/Ethiopia: Hyping border issue diversionary tactic
Eritrea Daily - Perth
Amboy,NJ,USA
... secretary general Kofi Annan of hyping the border
issue as a tactic to divert attention from the ongoing
deadly political unrests throughout Ethiopia and the
...
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Word of God Spreads Rapidly in Ethiopia Despite Increased
Tensions
ChristianToday -
London,UK
... The Bible Society is carrying out a number of
projects in Ethiopia in addition to the Faith Comes By
Hearing project; Father Firremariam is a priest at St ...
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News Roundup
Monsters and
Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... The families of Thompson`s victims have been
advised to go into hiding. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 5
(UPI) -- Anti-government violence ...
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Ethiopian capital quiet but tense after protests
Reuters - USA
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's capital was quiet but
tense on Saturday after four days of political unrest that
has shaken confidence in the vast African ...
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November 03
CHRONOLOGY-Violence in Ethiopia
Reuters AlertNet -
London,England,UK
... crackdown on political unrest. July 24 - Five
people are killed and 20 injured in grenade attacks in
eastern Ethiopia. Oct 2 - Main ...
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UN Peacekeepers urge Security Council to avert
Eritrea-Ethiopia ...
Forbes - USA
ASMARA (AFX) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and
Eritrea (UNMEE) on Thursday called on the Security Council
to take urgent action to prevent the Horn ...
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US Deplores Political Violence, Urges Restraint in
Ethiopia
Voice of America - USA
The United States Wednesday appealed for restraint by all
parties in Ethiopia, where clashes between police and
demonstrators reportedly have killed more than ...
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Police In Ethiopia Kill 33 Election Protestors
News Letter -
Belfast,UK
... in gunfire and explosions yesterday in Addis
Ababa, with police killing 33 people during a second day of
demonstrations against Ethiopia's disputed elections.
...
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Uneasy Calm Returns to Ethiopia's Capital
Herald News Daily -
Williston,ND,USA
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Uneasy calm returned to Ethiopia's
capital on Thursday, a day after riot police fired guns to
quell protests against Ethiopia‘s ...
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Riots Continue in Ethiopia for The Second Day
Voice of America - USA
By Ashenafi Abedje. Ethiopian hospital sources say at least
27 people have been killed and at least 150 wounded in a
second straight ...
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United States Urges Restraint Following Violence in
Ethiopia
Washington File -
Washington,DC,USA
The United States is urging restraint by the government of
Ethiopia in dealing with recent public demonstrations
against Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the ...
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Seven shot dead trying to flee Ethiopia jail-agency
Reuters - USA
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Seven prisoners were shot
dead and 26 were wounded on Thursday while trying to escape
from a prison near the Ethiopian capital ...
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