Ethiopian News and Politics Journal
News and Articles
Ethiopia jails Swedes on terrorism charges
Dec 27th
Aljazeera: The Swedish Union of Journalists (SJF) condemned the sentence as politically motivated and called on Sweden's government to intervene. "It is obvious that this is a political sentence," SJF president Jonas Nordling said in a statement. Read More…
America’s War in the Horn of Africa: “Drone Alley” – a Harbinger of Western Power across the African Continent US Military Confirms Washington’s Secret New War in Somalia Despite Official Denials
Dec 23rd
By Finian Cunningham: On 27 October, the Washington Post cited US military officials confirming the deployment of attack and surveillance drones in “a rapidly expanding US-led proxy war against an al Qaeda affiliate in East Africa”. The UAVs – also known as Reapers or Hunter Killers – are believed to be operated from a site in southern Ethiopia, Arba Minch, as well as from US bases in Djibouti and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Read More…
Ethiopia: Journalists Convicted Under Unfair Law
Dec 22nd
HRW: Currently, 29 Ethiopian journalists, opposition members, and others are on trial under the anti-terrorism law. Human Rights Watch said that the government’s exploitation of the broad and vaguely worded terms of the law to suppress the right to freedom of expression, the abuse of international fair trial standards, and the absence of credible evidence in the case of the Swedes raise serious concerns for the rights of others facing terrorism charges. Read More…
Of lies and despots
Dec 21st
Hama Tuma: As we Ethiopians say, you love your baby snot and all. Politics and lies seem to cohabit comfortably, alas. Impostors who can delude the crowds make effective despots. They fear not the lie in other words. Every year at the general meeting of the African Union or the UN a carnival of liars is held. Coup makers and murderers pay lip service to democracy and the will of the people. Read More…
December 14: 8 years since the massacre of Anuaks in Gambella
Dec 18th
SOCEPP: December 14/2003, the troops and security forces of the Meles regime went on a rampage in Gambella killing close to 500 Anuaks in one single day. The death toll in the Gambella massacre is high as 1,500. The culprits have been identified but never been accused or brought before a court of law. Read More…
Israel Should Withdraw the Anti-Infltration Bill
Dec 15th
SOCEPP: Member of the Israeli Knesset have endorsed a new anti infiltration bill that criminalizes the entry of refugees into Israel. The text of the bill contains the following provisions: Automatic Criminalization of any person’s entry into Israel without a permit – with no discernment or consideration of the circumstances of his or her entry. Anyone who helps asylum seekers would be imprisoned for five to seven years. Read More…
The 1976 TPLF Manifesto: TPLF’s “Republic of Greater Tigray”
Dec 16th
Dereje Tariku: The Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF had published their organization’s manifesto in February 1976, the booklet was printed in Sudan. The TPLF manifesto, clearly defined who a Tigryan is, the land that the TPLF considers as Tigray, and the final destination of the TPLF. The following comprises some important contents of the manifesto. Read More…
