Tigrians in Seattle Found Solidarity ChapterBy Gebre-Hiwot Baikedagne November 10, 2001 |
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Ethiopians' situation in Eritrean prison houses said indescribable AKsum, November 8 (ENA) Many Ethiopians have been languishing in the detention centers of Maichohat and Betegergis in Asmara, recently returned Ethiopians from Eritrea revealed. |
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Ethiopia: Journalists said facing "new wave of harassment" BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Nov 9, 2001 Press release from Ethiopian Free Press Journalists' Association (EFJA) Repressive state measures against journalists working for the Ethiopian free press have subsided markedly over the past several months. At present, however, the government seems to have resumed the repression. On 1 November 2001, a new wave of harassment began against journalists who are responsible for reporting news in the free press. The EFJA is very concerned about this recent unwelcome development. |
Meles Zenawi the PREDATOR!
Reporters without bordersNovember 08, 2001 "Reporters without Borders (RSF - Reporters sans Frontières) today publishes its list of the thirty-eight predators of the press freedom." "Several of these predators have ordered murders of journalists. They have never been implicated by the justice. This is why Reporters without Borders created the Damocles network, set up to struggle against past and present predators to prevent them from living in peace in their country or outside. Dictators must be responsible for their crimes, and face international justice." |
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Somalia Draws Anti-Terrorist Focus By David B. Ottaway and Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, November 4, 2001; Page A01 
"Somalia has been a center of al Qaeda activity since 1993, when bin Laden sent several top lieutenants to provide assistance to Mohamed Farah Aideed, a local warlord. Aideed's forces killed 18 U.S. Army troops serving in a U.N. peacekeeping force in a firefight in October of that year...."
"Ethiopian officials believe al-Itihaad, backed by al Qaeda, is seeking to take over the semi-autonomous region in northeastern Somalia known as Puntland, whose main port and commercial center is Bosaso. The region's capital is in nearby Garowe, 480 miles northeast of Mogadishu."
Ethiopia ignores Somali terror denialAddis Ababa - Ethiopia on Tuesday again accused the transitional government in neighbouring Somalia of sheltering and supporting terrorist groups, a day after Somalia's interim president strenuously denied such claims.
Somalia: Interim government invites world media to verify reports on terrorismBBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Nov 7, 2001 The interim [Somali] government has announced that it is inviting the international media to ascertain claims about the existence of Usamah Bin-Ladin's Al-Qa'idah training camps in Somalia, a claim that has been made by Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Does Not Need A Push For Peace, It is Committed To PeaceJanuary 7, 2000 "...The regime in Asmara is training and arming terrorist groups in Somalia including AL-ITTAHAD, an extremist terrorist group also supported by BIN LADEN." H.E. Ato Seyoum Mesfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Defending the Nation Against Terrorist Organization
BY EJARA AMANTE The Eritrean regime has involved itself in Somalia with the objective of opening another front against Ethiopia by directly assisting the faction of Hussein Aideed, the OLF and also Al-Ittihad and the radical ONLF faction whose aims hinge at destabilizing the whole Horn of Africa. The Eritrean Government's ploy were openly alluded to by the US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Dr. Susan Rice, in her report to the house Africa sub-committee on the "US policy option in the Horn of Africa", dated 26 May 1999, in which affirmed that" we are concerned by credible reports that Eritrea has delivered large qualities of weapons and munitions to self-proclaimed Somalia President Hussein Aideed for the use of a violent faction of the Oromo Liberation Front. The terrorist Organization Al-Ittihad may also be an indirect recipient of these arms". |
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Jifar breaks race record in his first New York City Marathon; Okayo sets record for women Associated Press Sunday, November 4, 2001 NEW YORK - Tesfaye Jifar of Ethiopia ran the New York City Marathon in 2:07:43 on Sunday to set a record and become the first Ethiopian to win the race. Margaret Okayo of Kenya also set a race record as the women's winner. She trimmed 19 seconds off the mark set by Australia's Lisa Ondieki in 1992 with her time of 2:24:21. |
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Ethiopia: Publishing house of ruling coalition's organ officially closed down BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Nov 2, 2001 Text of report by Ethiopian independent weekly newspaper Ruh on 2 November Fana Democracy Publishing Enterprise, which used to publish Efoyta newspaper and magazine, has been officially closed down and its employees sent home. As the editor-in-chief of the official organ of the ruling coalition , Efoyta, Tesfaye Gebreab, left the country unceremoniously, the publication of Efoyta which had been disrupted for several weeks had officially been closed down the day before yesterday [31 October]. |
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ACTION ALERT: CPJ urges Ethiopia to remove remaining press restrictions International Freedom of Expression Exchange The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recently completed a fact-finding mission to Ethiopia to assess conditions for local journalists. During a one-week stay, CPJ Africa program coordinator Yves Sorokobi met with senior government officials, with opposition and human rights activists, and with journalists from both the state and private media. |
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Ethiopia: Tigray cadres express dissatisfaction against Prime Minister Meles BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Oct 31, 2001 Political pundits have said that even after the recent division within the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front, main partner of the ruling coalition], the country was still moving from one political crisis to another, there being no stability in the country since then. |
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Athletics: Gebrselassie opts for London The Guardian - United Kingdom; Nov 1, 2001 BY DUNCAN MACKAY Haile Gebrselassie has signed the biggest deal in athletics history to run his first serious marathon in London next year. He stands to make Dollars 500,000 (pounds 342,000) in appearance fees and bonuses when he lines up in the capital on April 14. |
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UNMEE cites problems of movement in Eritrea by a Staff Reporter (Addis Ababa) The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said yesterday challenges facing the mission included freedom of movement and the deployment of Eritrean militia and police inside the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). |
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Let's respect the rule of law The Reporter (Addis Ababa) "A person is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty according to law. We presume this constitutional right is well-understood by the PM. Personally, he may be convinced that the arrested persons are guilty of the crime he charged them with. But he should know better than calling them "thieves" before they are convicted by a court of law. He should have referred to them as "suspects". He should have declared that, as a case pending before the court, he could not discuss the merits of the case. Instead, he appointed himself prosecution, witness, judge and jury and pronounced the suspects guilty before a court ruled that they were." |
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Ethiopians 'abused' by Libya BBC - Tuesday, 30 October, 2001, 17:02 GMT The Ethiopian Human Rights Council has accused the Libyan authorities of beating an Ethiopian detainee to death and grossly violating the rights of nine other. |
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Film brings Ethiopia's Red Terror back into focus The Scotsman - United Kingdom; Oct 30, 2001 BY FRED BRIDGLAND Mengistu Haile Mariam is enjoying life protected by Robert Mugabe - but his crimes are not forgotten. AN ETHIOPIAN film, The Father, that has been winning awards across Africa, is serving as a reminder that President Robert Mugabe has been sheltering one of the world's most notorious dictators in Zimbabwe for the past decade. |
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Very funny drama at the court of Ethiopia – read below Court Orders Immediate Release of Detained Investors On Habeas Corpus The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) October 26, 2001 Addis Ababa Businessmen Ato Fitsum Zeab Asgedom and Mr. Hiraiyer Behensilian were detained for over three months, a restraining order has been made against their assets, their business and personal accounts have been frozen, the enterprises that they bought in response to the government's Privatization drive have been transferred into state custody. All these measures had been taken without any charges having been made against them. |
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Addis to Host EA Power Industry, Telecom Conventions The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) October 27, 2001 Addis Ababa Some 50 international experts from East Africa and other parts of the world are due to meet on Monday to discuss major issues of concern in the power industry and the telecom sectors in the region. |
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Jobs&Money:Jobs: Asylum seekers: Would you flee the land of your birth for this?: Although many of those seeking refuge in the UK are well-qualified, they are prevented from working and forced to live in poverty on state benefits. Colin Cottell speaks to The Guardian - United Kingdom; Oct 27, 2001 BY COLIN COTTELL With their eager, intelligent faces, their PhDs, doctorates, degrees, diplomas and certificates, the people around the table are just the type of people British employers are crying out for. |
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On the Disobedience of the Police Addis Tribune (October 26, 2001) Here we go again! For the second time in the trials of alleged corrupt businessmen, the police have refused to comply with the decision of the court, giving reasons for their refusal that were not accepted even by the courts. |
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Police Turn Down Court Decision to Release Businessmen Addis Tribune (October 26, 2001) Police on Wednesday (October 24,2001) refused to comply with the decision by the First Instance Court, and the Federal High Court releasing corruption suspects Fitsumzeab Asegdom, owner of Taitu Hotel and publisher of the Daily Monitor, and Benhansian Horaier, owner of Hagbes Plc. |
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Best Way of Defense - Attack Addis Tribune (October 26, 2001) For some days now, in the last couple of weeks, the public has been watching the EPRDF defend the government work plan presented to the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister. The defense seemed rather aggressive. For every criticism by any member of an opposition party or a non-EPRDF member, many EPRDF members took turns to repeat more or less the same response, each taking an unnecessarily long time, repeating the same thing over and over again, trying to show more anger and hatred. |
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Legwalia refutes Foreign Minster Seyoum’s complaint The reporter ADDIS ABABA--Mr. Legwaila Joseph Legwaila Special Representative of the Secretary General to United Nations Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) says he disagrees with Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin's statement Thursday that UNMEE has an equidistant approach towards both countries and fails to acknowledge Ethiopia's cooperative attitude and commitment to the Algiers agreement. |
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Rendezvous with Victory: Celebrating our Ethiopian Sports HeroesBy Dr.Teodros Kiros
At Sunday’s New York Marathon, Tesfaye Jifar, a 25-year-old Ethiopian who had never before won a marathon and who runs half-blind because he lost his right eye to a bull’s horn in his youth, set a new course record. Jifar’s victory, like those of other Ethiopian runners who have dominated marathons in recent years, helps to heal the wounded pride of a nation.For the past several years, the world has been reluctantly treated to the usual media-driven scenes of Ethiopian pain: savage war, terrorized civilians everywhere, big-eyed hungry Ethiopian children.
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Supremacy of the Prime Minister TISJD Editorial (November 6, 2001) "...Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been engaged in routine acts of harassing citizens and infringing upon the constitutionally guaranteed rights of citizens - all in the name of respecting and protecting the constitution and all other laws of the land. The technique used by the PM is built on one principle, i.e.,: "if there is any provision on the books, fine, use that; if not just cook-up or conjure an excuse and put all my enemies behind bars"...". |
The dissident speaks out the truth – Read detail report in Amharic The Reporter
Complex Adaptive Systems: Dysfunctional Citizenship, Individuals, Families, and NationsBy Professor Teccola Hagos
November 2, 2001
An Interesting Stories by Dr. Teodros Kiros
1. Hunting Agame"When I was about 12 years old in the beautiful city of Asmara where I spent the first nineteen years of my life, I used to take long trips on the dangerously twisted roads of Massawa......."
2. Janda"The police reported that Janda was found dead in his bedroom,...."
3. An Encounter "For many years, he had developed the habit of navigating through cities on foot. In his early twenties, he covered the city of Frankfurt in a bitter cold winter day from one corner to the other...."
(Historical fact: Must read)
Two groups of the TPLF and two issues of Ethiopia (Part III)Power struggle and the MLLT from 1979 to 1985
Tesfay Atsbeha and Kahsay Berhe; E-mail: Bkahsay@aol.com
October 28, 2001
Reference
Two groups of the TPLF and two issues of Ethiopia (Part II)The democratic and human rights crises from 1977 to 1979
Two groups of the TPLF and two issues of Ethiopia (Part I)
What is Tigrian International Solidarity for Justice and Democracy (TISJD)?
Tigrean international Solidarity for Justice and Democracy is born out of anger, frustration over the injustice and lack of democracy in EthiopiaTISJD is sponsering Tigrean world conference on August 25 to delibrate on its future course of action.
For more analysis and information
Listen the latest Radio Solidarity Broadcast
(Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)When a revolution gone wrong
Order a video - TISJD International conference on August 25, 2001 and visit TISJD official web site at tisjd.net
News Analysis by Tigrains International Solidarity for Justice and DemocracyEthiopian National Security Council (ENSC)
Lords of Poverty Keep Holding Ethiopia HostageDEKI-ALULA EDITORIAL
October 18, 2001
The Cities of Ethiopia MekelleBy John Graham
Addis Tribune:The Northern city of Mekelle is one of the most pleasant places to visit in Ethiopia. The people are nice, the streets are wide and good for walking. As a foreigner, one of the most pleasant things about visiting Mekelle is the lack of hassle from locals - there are no crowds following you, no calling out of ‘you, you’ or ‘money, money’. People very pleasantly leave you alone.
