Declaration of Unity of the OLF

     June 29, 2014 | Oromo Liberation Front (OLF)

     It is with great pleasure that we announce to our people and the supporters of our struggle for freedom the good news that, based on the accord they made in Kampala, Uganda, in November 2012, the two organizations of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), known as OLFShanee Gumii (”OLF National Council”) and OLF Qaama Ce’umsaa(”OLF Transitional Authority”), have resolved our differences and agreed to combine our two leaderships, unify our members, merge our organizational structures and inaugurate a reunified OLF.

Ethiopioan gov in sattelite jamming disputeIn recent years The Ethiopian Gov has been engaging itsel'f in jamming

         Ethiopian goverment in satellite jamming dispute in recent years the Ethiopian government has been known for jamming different media's that are functioning outsaid the country. Oromia Media Neteork recently wrote in it's site "we have learned that our regular transmission on arabsat has been interrupted as of 04:38:00 GMT this morning. this is following the blocking of our website WWW-OromiaMedia.org since May 2, 2014 in ethioia. It is worth noting that the Ethiopian goverment is notorious in blocking and jamming alternative media outlets, and violently silencing critical jurnalists" in other report the human right's watch "they know every thing we do" details the technologies the ethiopian government has acquired from several countries and uses to facilitate surveillance of perceived political opponents insaide the country and among the diaspora the government's surveillance practices violate the right to freedom of expression association and access to information,
               

ADDIS ABABA'S POORLY PLANNED DECENTRALIZATION AND #OROMOPROTESTS

by Abel D. Ayele OPride.com

The Oromo student protests in Ethiopia, which began last month in opposition to Addis Ababa’s controversial expansion, continued this week.

Tens of people have been killed while hundreds were wounded or jailed since the protests started in April. On May 14, locals said at least three people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Nekemte town, western Oromia where federal Special Forces have besieged the regional Wallaga University. Protests have spread to neighboring Najjo and other parts of Oromia on Thursday.

Ethiopia: Brutal Crackdown on Protests: Security Forces Fire On, Beat Students Protesting Plan to Expand Capital Boundaries

May 06, 2014 | Human Right Watch

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Ethiopia’s heavy handed reaction to the Oromo protests is the latest example of the government’s ruthless response to any criticism of its policies. UN member countries should tell Ethiopia that responding with excessive force against protesters is unacceptable and needs to stop.”

Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces should cease using excessive force against students peacefully protesting plans to extend the boundaries of the capital, Addis Ababa. The authorities should immediately release students and others arbitrarily arrested during the protests and investigate and hold accountable security officials who are responsible for abuses.

ADDIS ABABA'S MASTER PLAN, A PROJECT TO FURTHER MARGINALIZE OROMOS

By Bona Geshe

(OPride) — The Addis Ababa City Administration's plan to unconstitutionally expand the city’s territorial boundaries under the guise of development have sparked a growing protest around the country.

Over the last week and half, hundreds of Oromo students at all universities in Oromia expressed their opposition. While the protests have largely been nonviolent, local reports show that at least three students were injured in confrontations with police at Wollega University's Nekemte campus.

ETHIOPIA ROCKED BY OROMO STUDENT PROTESTS

(OPride) — At least a dozen protesters have been killed and many others wounded as students in Ethiopia's populous Oromia region clashed with military forces on Wednesday.

Student protests began earlier this month in response to plans by Addis Ababa City Administration which is expected to significantly expand the city's territorial jurisdiction.

BREAKING NEWS – #OromoFDG2014 – PHOTOS – April 26, 2014: Oromo Students Nonviolent Movement at Wallaggaa University Against Eviction of Oromo Farmers from Finfinnee Surrounding and Expansion of Addis Ababa

April 26, 2014 | Gadaa.com

Oromo students’ nonviolent protests are underway at Wallaggaa University against the plan (called the Addis Ababa Master Plan) to evict millions of Oromo farmers and dispossess them of their land in Oromian districts surrounding Finfinnee under the pretext of the “urban development of Addis Ababa.”

According to published data, under the current TPLF regime, Addis Ababa has expanded by ~400% since 1991 (from ~13,763.3-ha in 1991 to ~52,706.2-ha in 2014 – see data here); even though the Oromiyaa Region is a federally constituted state, it continues to be annexed by the Habesha government of Addis Ababa.

Amnesty International | Ethiopia: Multiple arrests in major crackdown on government critics

             The Ethiopian government is tightening its suffocating grip on freedom of expression in a major crackdown which has seen the arrest of numerous independent, critical and opposition voices over the last two days, said Amnesty International.

Six members of an independent blogger and activist group and a freelance journalist were arrested yesterday 25 April. Another journalist was arrested this morning. Meanwhile 20 members of the political opposition Semayawi (Blue) party have been arrested since Thursday.

Amnesty International | Ethiopia: Multiple arrests in major crackdown on government critics

The Oromo Martyrs’ Day or Guyyaa Gootota Oromoo 2014 Oslo

By Hara Olani
         April 15th is the Oromo Martyrs’ Day, also known as Guyyaa Gootota Oromoo. This commemorative day was first started by the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) after the executions of its prominent leaders on a diplomatic mission en routed to Somalia on April 15, 1980. Since then, this day has been observed as the Oromo Martyrs’ Day by Oromo nationals around the world to honor those who have sacrificed their lives to free Oromia, and to renew a commitment to the cause for which they had died.

why Europeans should care about Ethiopia's repression of journalists

April 03, 2014 | Euractive.com

With European elections looming and a host of crises here at home dominating the political debate, there is the risk that challenges abroad - including Ethiopia’s disturbing treatment of journalists - will be swept under the carpet. It is vitally important that the current Parliament and Commission not let that happen as their mandates wind down, writes Alison Bethel McKenzie.

Alison Bethel McKenzie is executive director of the International Press Institute in Vienna.

Alison Bethel McKenzie

When nominations for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought were announced last autumn, it was heartening to see that two imprisoned journalists in one of Africa’s most oppressed countries had made the list with the support of more than 40 lawmakers.

Beloved Oromo Singer Almaz Tafara Dies

March 22, 2014 | OPride

Almaz Tafara, famed Oromo singer and songwriter, died on Mar. 22 at Police Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa after long illness with blood cancer. Her daughter confirmed the news, adding the body is now being transported to Harar. She was 57.

“This is a tremendous loss,” said Kadir Said, who produced an album with Tafara in 1986, in a phone interview from Minneapolis, Minn. “Almaz was a multitalented singer with an exceptional voice that lit up the room.”  

Ethiopia uses foreign kit to spy on opponents – HRW

March 25, 2014 (BBC News) — Ethiopia’s government is using imported technology to spy on the phones and computers of its perceived opponents, a Human Rights Watch report says.

The New York-based rights group accuses the government of trying to silence dissent, using software and kit sold by European and Chinese firms.

The report says the firms may be guilty of colluding in oppression.

An Ethiopian government spokesman, quoted by AFP, dismissed the report as a part of a smear campaign.

“There is nothing new to respond to,” Ethiopian Information Minister Redwan Hussein told the agency.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says its report is based on more than 100 interviews with victims of abuses and former intelligence officials, conducted between September 2012 and February this year.

Rights groups frequently accuse the Ethiopian government of cracking down on opposition activists and journalists.

“Security officials have virtually unlimited access to the call records of all telephone users in Ethiopia”

Human Rights Watch

Kibba Afriikaa Keessatti Hiriirro Mormii Guddaan Hawaasa Oromoo fi Ogaadeniin Gaggeefame.

Gaafa Bitootessa 18,2014 ummanni Oromoo fi Ogaadeen kibba Afriikaa jiraatan walgahii mootummoonni Afriikaa 54 guyyaa hundeeffama Pan-African Prliament kabajachuuf torbaan lamaaf Afirikaa kibbaa magaalaa Johannesburg bakka Midrand jedhamutti yeroo gaggeefatan hawaasi Oromoo fi Ogaadeen tokkummaan ta’uun miidhaa mootummaan Wayyaanee fi abbaa irree EPRDF uumattoota Ithiopia irraan gahaa jiru balaaleffachuun sagalee mormii jabaa dhageessisuun gabaafame.

In Accepting Ethiopia, Transparency Group “Sacrifices Credibility

March 21, 2014 | Inter Press Service (IPS) | By Carey L. Biron

A major international initiative aimed at promoting transparency in the extractives industry is coming under harsh criticism for accepting an application from Ethiopia, despite significant ongoing legal restrictions on the country’s civil society.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a standards programme based in Oslo, had declined a previous application for candidature from Ethiopia, in 2010. The previous year, the Ethiopian government had passed a law widely seen as repressive, and the EITI board stipulated that the country’s application would be deferred until that law was struck down.

ETHIOPIA REGULARLY RECORDS PHONE CALL

March 21, 2014 | Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A rights group says that Ethiopia's government regularly listens to and records the phone calls of opposition activists and journalists using equipment provided by foreign technology companies.

Ethiopia: Transparency Group Should Reject Membership: Repression of Civil Society Contravenes Organization’s Rules

March 14, 2014 | Human Right Watch

The Ethiopian government has crushed activist groups and muzzled the media. Ethiopia’s harsh repression of independent voices is utterly incompatible with this global effort to increase public oversight over government.

(New York) – A major global initiative to encourage governments to better manage natural resource revenues should reject Ethiopia’s bid for membership due to its harsh restrictions on civil society, Human Rights Watch said today.

The governing board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is expected to make a decision about Ethiopia’s candidacy at its next meeting, on March 18 and 19, 2014, in Oslo. EITI was founded in 2003 to strengthen governance by increasing transparency over revenues from the oil, gas, and mining industries. Itsmembers include countries, companies, and civil society representatives.

Ethiopia—An Abusive Home for its People? Mr. Obang Metho Address Norwegian Civil Society

Madda Walaabuu Press on 3/10/2014

March 10, 2014

A review of the difficult conditions of life in Ethiopia leading to the large exodus of its people to other parts of the world and their hope for Ethiopia’s transformation.

I want to thank Frontline Club Oslo, New Frontiers, Norwegian activists, Solveig Syversen, who invited me, Marius von der Fehr, our moderator, and all of those people involved in organizing today’s event. It is an honor to be part of this public discussion on Ethiopia, entitled: In the Name of Democracy: Land Grabbing and Genocide in Ethiopia.

Norwegians are known to be some of the most socially conscious and peace-loving people in the world. I give my sincere thanks to the Norwegian people who are attending today and to all Norwegians who have opened up their arms to welcome foreigners, including thousands of Ethiopians who have decided to make Norway their second home or those who are still in the process of seeking asylum.

North Norway Oromos for Human Right

   

By Hara Olani
North norway oromos met in Trondheim last saturday 01.03.2014 for Human right


The Trondheim Oromo Community, Trondheim OLF together with the Trondheim Oromo Asylum seekers including other asylum seekers from all over Norway has showed up their togetherness by standing for Human Right.

It was around 11:00 when the gathering started in Trondheim, Norway. There was around 100 people who gathered at Trondheim torg, to say ''No'' to torturing and human right violations by the Ethiopian Regime against peaceful Political opposition groups, journalists, Oromo political activists and other politically concerned people.

US slams Ethiopia's human rights abuse

" US slams Ethiopia's human rights abuse" ....Informative piece. Thank you Opride for covering the death of Obboo Ahmed Nejash. I was wodering why oromo medias and activists didn't say much about it.

"Last month, a former parliamentary candidate from Chalenqo in Western Hararghe, Ahmed Nejash died in prison. According to an OPC source, Nejash successfully run and challenegd Sufian Ahmed, Ethiopia's Minister of Finance and Development, during the 2010 elections. He was subsequently arrested in 2011 alleged of being an OLF activist. Although his death recieved scant media coverage even within the Oromo community, a close relative of the late Jarra Abba Gadaa, Nejash is one of the veterans of Oromo people's struggle. "He was sentenced to seven years, which was also upheld by the higher court," the OPC told OPride source said. "He was in Zuway with Bekele and Olbana and he was healthy the last time I saw him in 2013." Opride.com

Ethiopia Accused of Using Spyware Against Citizens Living Abroad

Peter Heinlein

February 20, 2014

WASHINGTON — Several Ethiopians living abroad are accusing their home government of using sophisticated computer spyware to hack into their computers and monitor their private communications. One Washington area man has filed a federal suit against the Ethiopian government, and another has filed a complaint with British police.

The Ethiopian native, who is a U.S. citizen, charges that agents used a program called FinSpy to monitor his emails, Skype calls and his web browsing history. A suit filed in Federal District Court in Washington Tuesday asks that Ethiopia be named as being behind the cyber-attacks and pay damages of $10,000.

Zenawi Ethiopia - a missed chance to liberalize

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death in August 2012 and his replacement by Hailemariam Desalegn raised hopes of political and social reforms that would benefit freedom of information. Sadly, these hopes have been dashed. The repressive anti-terrorism law adopted in 2009 is a threat that continues to hang over journalists, forcing them to censor themselves. Media that dare to violate the code of silence, especially as regards government corruption, are systematically intimidated.

Ethiopian prisoner of conscience Mr Bekele Gerba life in danger due to lack of medical care

February 3, 2014 (CNN iReport) — Mr Bekele Gerba Ethiopian prisoner of conscience and lecturer in Addis Ababa University life is in danger due to lack of medical care. He has served the 3 year and 6 months imprisonment almost one month ago. However, he is still suffering in notorious Ethiopian prison with serious ailment because Ethiopian government doesn’t want to release him even after he has served his time behind the bar. Mr Bekele is a father of four young children who needs him most this time.

SAREEN LEENCA GUDDISAAN HAADURREE SODAATEE

Bara 1991 yerroo Waayyaaneen aangoo qabaatee Ijoolleen Oromo wajjiin aangoo dhaaban waggaa tokko kani hojaatan wani yaadanuu. sana bodee Waayyaaneen hidaa jabaatee boodee ABO bara 1992 angoo iraa harritee ofi dhuunfaatee . hidaa ABO aangoo iraa deemee bodee , namaa keenya haadaamissu caliqaaban, kunoo amma har'atti haadaamisuu .Namni keenya kani biyyaa baay'ee , kani mana hiidhaa kani ajjeessan . kani namaa dinquu amma ammatti lafa hidoo tokko qabaachuuni hin dandeenyee . diina hinjifaachuu kani dandeenyuu yoo

AYYAANI WBO BARA 2014 BIYYA UK MILKIIN XUMURAME

Amajjii 28, 2014
Ayyanni kun gaafa Amajjii 25, 2014 biyya UK, magaalaa London keessatti kabajame ayyana kana irratti kan hirmaata miseensota ABO, deggartootaa fi hawaasa Oromoo biyya UK magala adda adda irraa heddumminaan dhufan ture.

Oromo leenca keessa baatee amma yoomitti adurree taatee haftti

Du'aan duufaa jeenan bookokku dhisaa jeedhe
Kunoo tuufaanen raadda dhaaltee. Opdon Waayyaanee hinjifaachuu irraa jira . iji badu edoon ija hin badu Oromo leenca keessa baatee Opdon amma yoomitti diina hordofitti ?

Obbo Lenco Lata’s party is registered for 2015 election

Rundassa Asheetee | January 23, 2014

There is no doubt that CIA is crowing victory by obbo Lenco Lata’s party returning to Finfinnee. Mean time, the TPLF bosses too will be satisfied by the pleasure they harvest from Lenco Lata’s return to Finfinnee. For the CIA, it is a matter of botching an unprecedented opportunity to control the horn of Africa, and for the TPLF, the return of Lenco Lata’s party is a matter of gaining more legitimacy that it is a democratic government with an Oromo president and a Walayita prime minister. Obviously no other governments of empire Ethiopia had ever installed two fake men in power, one from the marginalized majority Oromo, and the other from the most demeaned and looked down upon small tribe known as Walayita.

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Til: The dictatorial Ethiopian Regime

Oromo political leaders, Obbo Bekele Gerba and Obbo Olbana Lelisa, were thrown into prison by the TPLF regime, which has militarily occupied Oromiyaa since 1991.

የኣቶ ተክሌ እና የነፍጠኞች የታሪክ ድሪቶና ከንቱ ኣንጀባ: ክፍል ኣራት

Posted byMadda Walaabuu Presson1/19/2014

ጃንዋሪ 19, 2014 | ከቃሉ ኩሽ

ክፍል አንድ, ክፍል ሁለት እና ክፍል ሶስትን ለማንበብ እዚህ ይጫኑ Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

የአቶ ተክሌና የነፍጠኞች የታሪክ ድሪቶና ከንቱ አንጀባነት

ግልገል ነፍጠኛና የኢሠፓ አዛዉንት ሌላ ሲላቅ ወይም ቅኔያዊ ጥቆማ ለዘመዶቹና ለኦሮሞ ህዝብም ለማስተላለፍ ሞክሮ ነበር። ይህም ከህበር ሬድዮ ጋር ባደረጋቸዉ ቃለምልልሶች ዉስጥ የሚከተለዉን ጥራዝ ነጠቅ እዉቀቱን እንዲህ በማለት ነገረን።

ለአቶ ተክሌ የሻዉ ድንፋታ የተሰጠ መልስ: ክፍል ሶስት

Posted byMadda Walaabuu Presson1/16/2014

ጃንዋሪ 17, 2014 | ከቃሉ ኩሽ

ክፍል አንድና ክፍል ሁለትን ለማንበብ እዚህ ይጫኑ Part One and Part Two

ክፍል ሶስት

አቶ ተክሌ የሻዉ ደጋግመዉ እንደነገሩን ከሆነ ኣማራዉ የሃገር ባለቤትና፥ ኦሮሞው ከህንድ ዉቅያኖስ ጠረፍ ተነስተዉ እንደወረሩዋቸዉና፥ ኣሁን ከኢትዮጲያቸዉ ኦሮሞችን ሊያባርሩ (ሊያስወጡ) ሃሳብ እንዳላቸዉ ነግሮናል። እንዲሁም ኦሮሞ የማንነት ችግር እንዳለዉና፥ ኣማራዉ ግን በማንነቱ እንደሚኮራ ገለጾልናል። የዉጭ ሃገር ዜጎች የሚጽፉት ኣማራዉ ኣማራዉ ወይም ሃበሾች የማንነት ችግር እንዳለባቸዉና ለኣፍሪካ መጤ ማህበረሰብ መሆናቸዉ ነዉ። የዚህ ምሳሌ የሚሆን ለሚኒልክ ወረራ እርዳታ ከመጡት የሩሲያ ዜጋ የሆነዉ ኮሎኔል አሌክሳንደር ቡላቶቭች እንድህ በማለት ማንነታቸዉን ገልጾታል።

ለአቶ ተክሌ የሻዉ ሞረሽ ወገኔ እና የነፍጠኛ ርዝራዥ ኣቀንቃኞች መልዕክት : ክፍል ሁለት

Posted byMadda Walaabuu Presson1/16/2014

ጃንዋሪ 16, 2014 | ከቃሉ ኩሽ

To Read Part One Click HERE

ክፍል ሁለት

አቶ ተክሌ በጽሁፉም ሆነ በቃለምልልሱ ዉስጥ በግብታዊነትና በደም ፍላት ለኣማራዉ ያስተላለፉት መልዕክት የጦር ጥሪ ሲገመገም ከ19ኛዉ ክፍለዘመን የደብተራዎች አስተሳሰብ በጣም የዘቀጠ ሆኖ የደብተራዎቹ የቆሎ ተማሪ በሚመስል መልኩ ነበር። ለምሳሌ ደጋግሞ ሲናገር የነበረዉ የአማራ አሸናፍነት እና ሞራል ያለዉ መሆኑንና ለዚህም የኦሮሞ ህዝብ እንደሚቀናበትና የአማራ ህዝብ ወደፍት እንደሚያስብና የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ደግሞ ወደኋላ እንደሚያስብ አድርጎ ሲዘባርቅ ነበር። ነገር ግን እንኳን የዛሬ 21ኛዉ ክፍለዘመን ይቅርና በ19ኛዉ ክፍለዘመን ከአዉሮጳዎቹ የእንግሊዝ ተወላጅ ጆን ከምደን ሆቴን (John Camden Hotten) "“Life in the land of Prester John” በሚለዉ መጽሃፉ ዉስጥ እንደሚከተለዉ ነዉ።

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Full Speech of the OLF Representative, Dr. Shigux Geleta, on the Frankfurt Horn of African Solidarity Conference

(January 4, 2014)
Amajjii/January 20, 2014 · Finfinne Tribune | Gadaa.com
 Dear Mr. Chairman,

Dear Honorable Representatives of the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), and beloved members of the Oromo, Ogadenian and Eritrean communities as a whole! It is a great privilege and honor for me to be among you today representing the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Organizing Committee for having organized such a timely and important conference supposed to assess the social, political and economic situations of the Horn of Africa with special emphasis on the Ethiopian empire.

Terror Plot to Turn Ethiopian Epiphany Celebration into an Inferno Uncovered

The Horn Times Breaking news | January 18, 2014

Report compiled by Getahune Bekele-South Africa

Christians and Muslim communities urged to be vigilant against the government’s plot…

According to our well-placed sources in the inner circle of the ruling minority junta’s powerful and complex security apparatus, the regime has already assigned several well-trained and craven secret service agents dressed as Muslims to carry out massive bombing campaign during the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church’s Epiphany commemoration feast (_Timket) on the 19^th  and 20 January 2014.

Unpacking Amhara's self-denial and the Ethiopian identity

January 17, 2014 | OPride

Identity has always been at the core of human socio-political evolution. The institution of slavery was based on identity. Imperialism took place at the expense of different identities. Today, democratic governments around the world struggle to address questions of identity.

Manni adabaa bakka yakkamaan itti amala isaarraa sirratu dhamoo, kan biraa?

Amajjii 17, 2014 | Ittaanaa Guuttataa

Seenaa misooma impaayera itiyoophiyaa keessatti, erga mootummaan wayyaanee gara aangootti dhufe bara 1983 asitti jijjiiramni addaa ta’eera yoo jedhame ragaan kanaa firootaafi miseensota waayyaanee qofa. Qotee bulaan ooyiruusaarraa beebyaa tokko malee ijaarsi gamoowwanii, daandiiwwaniifi kkf dhugaatti saffiseera. Hireen qotee bultoota kanaas ilmaan isaanii waliin daandii bukkee ta’aanii harka isa ol darbuufi gad bu’uu ilaaluu, jecha dhaga’ee inbeenneen buusii kadhachuu, gaddee kofalchiisuu, rakkatee duuromsuu dha. Manneetiin barnootaa fi yaalaa, bu’araaleen misoomaafi wirtuuwwan hayyootniifi dargaggootni Oromoo masaanuuwwan wayyaanee akka korbeessa re’ee itti hidhaman manneetiin adabaa sadarkaa isaanii hineegganne haalaan baballataniiru. Abishaalichi mootummaa wayyaanee MB 1fi manneetii adabaa 2, kellaawwan fayyaa 2fi wirtuulee ilmi oromoo itti mirga namummaa isaa sarbamu baballisuun karooraa guddinaafi tiraanisfoormeeshinii keessatti xiyyeeffannaa addaa argateera. Odeeffaannoowwan garaagaraa akka eeranitti Impaayera Itiyoophiyaa kessatti kan hidhamee jiruu 86% Ilmaan oromoo ta’uun isaa kan isaaf falmuu tokko ille akka hin jirree ta’uusa ni ragaasiisa.

so-long-as-i-maintain-my-oromumma i will always thought have this thought by them

Oromos went out in protest of Saudi Arabia. Habesha people wasted no time to respond by posting derogatory comments on social media. Events like this bring out the true sentiments held by most Habeshas about Oromo people. They also serve to remind me that even if I can speak the language flawlessly and know the conventional history and culture inside out, so long as I maintain my Oromumma I'll always be looked at this way by them.

New report calls on Ethiopia to reform repressive anti-terror law

VIENNA, Jan 14, 2014 (IPI) – Ethiopia’s use of sweeping anti-terrorism law to imprison journalists and other legislative restrictions are hindering the development of free and independent media in Africa’s second largest country, according to a report published today by the International Press Institute (IPI).

Dozens of journalists and political activists have been arrested or sentenced under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation of 2009, including five journalists who are serving prison sentences and who at times have been denied access to visitors and legal counsel. The report, “Press Freedom in Ethiopia”, is based on a mission to the country carried out in November by IPI and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

“Despite a strong constitutional basis for press freedom and freedom of information, the Ethiopian government has systematically used the anti-terrorism law to prosecute and frighten journalists, which has put a straight-jacket on the media,” IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie said. “Our joint mission also found a disturbing pattern of using other measures to control the press and restrict independent journalism, including restrictions on foreign media ownership and the absence of an independent public broadcaster.”

Ny alarmerende landinformasjon om Etiopia

Regjeringens gjennomgående tone om at «det er trygt å returnere til Etiopia» er fullstendig på kollisjonskurs med ny Landinfo og Noas’ nye landrapport.

Det har lenge vært merkelig stille om returavtalen, i alle fall i media. Innad i storting og regjering ser det derimot ut for å være voksende uenighet om en returavtale som er gjennomsyret av
usikkerhet og som muliggjør tvangsretur til et ettpartidiktatur som har enorme brudd på menneskerettighetene. Ny Landinfo og Noas’ landrapport fra august 2012 bekrefter galskapen klarere
enn noen gang.

Torbjørn Røe Isaksen om Ytringsfrihetens helter

ይድረስ አሁን የ’ሞረሽ ወገኔ’ ለተሰኘው ቡድን ሊቀመንበር፥ ትላንት ደግሞ የደርግ ልሣን ለነበረው “ሠርቶ አደር ጋዜጣ” አዘጋጅ: ተክሌ የሻውና ተመሳሳይ የዛገ አስተሳሰብ አላዛኆች: ክፍል አንድ

ጃንዋሪ 15, 2014 | ከቃሉ ኩሽ

"የኣኖል ሃዉልት ጉዳይ... ኣሳ ጎርጓሪ ዘንዶ ያወጣል እንዳይሆን"- (ሞረሽ ወገኔ)" በሚል ርእስ ስር ሞረሽ ወገኔ በሚባል ስም ዘ-ሃበሻ ድረ-ገጽ ላይ የሰፈረዉን ድርሰት ላይ ጥቂት ለማለት ኣሰብኩ። በነገራችን ላይ ይህ ሰዉ ኣቶ ይሁን ወይም ወይዘሮ ምንነቱ አይታወቅም።

የሃበሻ መዝሙርና የዉሸት ኢትዮጵያ የ3000 ዘመን ቅኝት

በኣሁኑ ጊዜ የጥቁሩን ሂትለር መቶኛ ኣመት ለማክበር በኣማራ ቹቭንስቶች ሽር ጉዱ ኣሻሻ ገዳሜ ንሮዋል። 

"ከታሪክ እንደምንገነዘበዉ ዳግማዊ ኣፄ ሚኒልክ ኢትዮጵያ ካፈራቻቸዉ ነግስታት ዉስጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ታሪካዊ ተግባሮችኝ ያከናወኑ ከሚባሉት ጥቂቶች መካከል ኣንዱ ናቸዉ። የኢትዮጵያን ኣንድነት በማጠናከር ረገድ ከኣፄ አምደጽዮን ወድህ የተነሱት ትልቁ ሀገር ገንቢ ናቸዉ።" በማለት ይጀምራል ጽሁፉ፡

ስለ ኢትዮጵያ ድንበር ኣፄ ሚኒልክ የምያዉቁት ነገር አልነበረም። እንኳን የኢትዮጵያን ይቅርና የሃበሻን የትነት እንኳን ኣያውቅም። ምናልባት ከመንዜ ወደ ጎንደር የሄዱበት የእግር መንገድና ወደ መንዝ የተመለሱበትን ያዉቁ ይሆናል። ሚኒልክ ዘመናዊ ትምህርት ይቅርና የቤተ ክህነቱንም በቅጡ ኣያዉቅም። በወቅቱ ኣገልጋዩና ኣማካሪዉ የነበረዉ የስዉስ ተወላጅ ኢንጂነር ኣልፍሬድ እልግ ነዉ ሁሉን ነገር የምያቀነባብረዉ። ሌላዉ ደግሞ የወቅቱ የካርታ ስራ ባለሙያ የነበረ ሜጀር (ሻለቃ)ሃሪስ የተባለ የእንጊልዝ ተወላጅ ነዉ። ስለዚህ ጥንታዊትዋ ኢትዮጵያ ለሚኒልክ የጭለማ ራዕይ ነዉ። ምክንያትም እነሱ የፈጠርዋት "የሃበሻ ኢትዮጵያን" ነዉ። በነገራችን ራሳቸዉ እንደነገሩን ከሆነ "ሃበሻ" ማለት "ዲቃላ" ማለት ነዉ።

ቀዳማዊ ሚኒልክ ዲቃላ ነዉ። ይኩኑ ኣምላክ ዲቃላ ነዉ። ዳግማዊ ሚኒልክ ዲቃላ ነዉ። ኃይለ ስላሴ ዲቃላ ነዉ። የኣርማን፨ ህንድ ክልስ ነዉ፥ ኣባቱ የተባሉት ራስ መኮንን በሃበሾች ስለተኮላሹ ኣይወልዱም።

must read this heart breaking stories of ethiopian immigrants returning from saudi arabis

ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia- when ethiopia started repatriating its citzens living illegally i sSaudi Arabia last month, 30,000 people were expected to return. today four times that amount have been repatriated-with numbers still swelling daily -straining agencies to support one of the largest human airlift operations recent history.

Ethiopia’s Court Sentences Oromo Political Prisoners

Ethiopian Federal Court gave a prison sentence to an Oromo nationalist and political prisoner from three to twelve years in prison.

Letter of Complaint to DW from Oromo Students; RE: Defamatory and Discriminatory DW Amharic Program Against the Oromo People

The following is a letter of complaint to the Broadcasting Board of the (DW – popularly known as the ‘German Radio’) from the Union of Oromo Students in Europe-Germany (UOSG) regarding the DW Amharic Service’s defamatory and discriminatory program against the Oromo people.