Ethiopia: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
DOCUMENT “Meaningful Reforms, Reconciliation and the Restoration of Justice” SMNE Urges New Prime Minister to Take Bold Steps That Will Lead the Country to a New Ethiopia September 26, 2012 His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister P.O. BOX – 1031 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dear Prime […]
Read More →Issayas Afeworki arms the elderly
President Issayas Afeworki has begun to distribute arms to older civilian citizens. He may be worried about a future threat from outside or he could want to make up for desertions from the military. (…) formore click here to read
Read More →Cambodian Broadcaster Sentenced to 20 Years
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia October 1, 2012 (AP) A Cambodian court has sentenced a dissident radio station owner to 20 years in prison on insurrection charges that critics claim are part of a political vendetta by the government. Judge Chaing Sinat of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said 71-year-old Mam Sonando was convicted and sentenced Monday […]
Read More →California Woman Valeria Alvarado Fatally Shot by Border Patrol Agent
Border Patrol Death AUTO START: ON | OFF By REENA NINAN (@reenaninan) Sept. 30, 2012 Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old woman suburban San Diego after she allegedly hit a Border Patrol agent with her car. Investigators said Valeria Alvarado ran down the agent with her car as border patrol agents were in a Chula […]
Read More →Hailemariam Desalegn gets first taste of Ethiopian protest in New York City By Tedla Asfaw
Protesters in New York chant: “Stop state-sponsored terrorism in Ethiopia. Activists call on the US government to pressure the post-Meles regime to release all political prisoners NEW YORK CITY — A rain on September 28 was not a welcome weather for protesters. It was raining hard from early morning and we followed the weather hour […]
Read More →CPJ announces 2012 IPFA winners
Four journalists who risked their lives to report the truth will be honored at CPJ’s 2012 International Press Freedom Awards ceremony. The award winners are Mauri König, a Brazilian investigative reporter;  Mae Azango, a Liberian journalist; jailed Tibetan journalist Dhondup Wangchen; and Azimjon Askarov, a reporter serving a life term in Kyrgyzstan. After CPJ announced the award winners, Muzaffar […]
Read More →Hailemariam Desalegn parroting dead tyrant By Abebe Gellaw
Hailemariam Desalegn’s recent interview with Peter Heinlein of VOA confirms that his rise to the helm of power can be largelyattributed to his opportunistic imitation of how the late dictator talked and walked as well as his commitment to serving TPLF bigwigs that control him as their Trojan horse. Hailemariam called political prisoners such as famed journalist […]
Read More →Plane Going to Mount Everest Region Crashes, Killing 19
Associated Press People gathered at the site of a plane crash near Katmandu, Nepal, early Friday. By PRATEEK PRADHAN and HEATHER TIMMONS KATMANDU, Nepal — A small plane carrying 19 people to theMount Everest region crashed soon after takeoff here on Friday after striking a bird, killing everyone onboard, officials said. Enlarge This Image Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press Nepalese police […]
Read More →Ethiopia’s New PM Says Policies Will Remain Constant. By Peter Heinlein
NEW YORK — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has pledged to maintain the controversial policies of his predecessor, Meles Zenawi, who died last month. The Ethiopian leader outlined his views on foreign and domestic issues in an interview with VOA’s Peter Heinlein in New York. In a 30-minute conversation, Prime Minister Hailemariam discussed topics from Ethiopia’s strained ties […]
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