Ethiopian News and Politics Journal
Archive for year 2012
Letter to his Excellency Mr. Jacob Zuma
Dec 31st
SOCEPP: Mr. President, SOCEPP is an Ethiopian human rights organization (established March 1995) that wants to bring to your honorable attention the fate of one of its member, TARIKU ABZA, who is detained illegally in the Sun City prison, South Africa, since March 2012. Numerous Ethiopian refugees are detained in this and other prisons … Read More…
Quote of the Week
Dec 27th
"History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man." (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
To whom it may concern: About Journalists in exile
Dec 30th
(Email letter received by SOCEPP as is): At this time we are living by hiding our selves, we are living with out legal and physical protection, b/c we are forgotten and discriminated by UNHCR and COR. We have problems of security, language, ethnicity, religion and socio – cultural ones. We are prosecuted, beaten, imprisoned several times. We are requesting for durable solution and we need immediate assistance b/c Sudan is not sufficient or doing enough to protect our life. Read More…
Eritrea: Another Venue for the Iranian-Israeli Rivalry
Dec 21st
STRATFOR: Iran wants to expand its presence in Eritrea and other East African nations in order to gain influence along the Red Sea, an important route for seaborne international trade. Israel, meanwhile, wants to monitor Iranian activities in the region. By allowing foreign security operations in its territory, Eritrea has become another venue for Israel and Iran’s ongoing rivalry. Read More…
The Art of Ruling by Distraction
Dec 19th
By Hama Tuma: An art is an art. You may be gifted or talented or just a hard working chap but there are some of us who insist that the art of ruling by distraction requires that you be an African in the first place. The art of ruling by destruction is universal and mastered by the West too but the fine art of distraction is beyond the capacity of the non-Africans. Blessed be Mother Africa! Read More…
