Saturday, March 27, 2010

Ethiopian opposition barred from seeing jailed leader

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(Reuters) - Ethiopian opposition politicians were barred from visiting their jailed leader, Birtukan Mideksa, Saturday after a U.S. State ...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Ethiopia: Repression Rising Ahead of May Elections

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Government Intimidating Opposition Supporters, Media, Activists March 24, 2010 ( Nairobi) - The Ethiopian government is wa...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

2009 Human Rights Reports: Ethiopia

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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices March 11, 2010 Human rights abuses reported dur...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Canadians and Ethiopians cannot be duped to serve the cause of a repressive regime in Ethiopia

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The Canadian Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Political Prisoners (SOCEPP CANADA) is a non-governmental and non-partisan organization th...
Monday, February 8, 2010

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EMF (8 February 2010) As part of international campaign to demand the release of Birtukan Mideksa, charismatic leader of Ethiopia’s opposi...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Africa Policy Outlook 2010 By Africa Action and FPIF Staff, January 22, 2010

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Meles Zenawi has been in power as prime minister of Ethiopia since August 23, 1995. He has forged very strong military ties to the United S...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Human Rights Watch Report 2010

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Ethiopia is on a deteriorating human rights trajectory as parliamentary elections approach in 2010. These will be the first national electi...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Ethiopia abusing leaders rights.

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ADDIS ABABA, Jan 15 2010 -BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE An Ethiopian opposition official accused the government on Friday of violating the rights...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Jailed but not forgotten: Birtukan Mideksa,Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia's most famous prisoner

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Life sentence for Unity for Democracy and Justice leader casts shadow over May elections Birtukan Mikdesa's mother and child Almaz Ge...
Monday, December 28, 2009

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Monday, December 21, 2009

What now for Ethiopia's "Aung San Suu Kyi"?

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The first time I interviewed Birtukan Mideksa I was struck by how careful she was not to say the wrong thing. It was 2007 and we were standi...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Does the World need another Martyr? The Case of Birtukan Mideksa

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On December 28 2008, Birtukan Mideksa was arrested again and imprisoned to serve a life sentence after the pardon granted to her in 2007 was...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Ethiopian family struggles to escape a lethal legacy

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A Canadian siblings is in jail, and the rest say they are on the run from persecution for the sins of their forefather David Macdougall Gari...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Geoffrey york Addis Ababa — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 8:51PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, No...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Ethiopia: A Renewed Open Plea for Bertukan’s Release

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October 19, 2009 By Rev. Tegga Lendado, What bothers me most is the apathetic silence of the religious leaders more than the adamant insensi...
Friday, October 16, 2009

Amnesty International launchs campaign for Birtukan

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The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International has launched a campaign for the release of Birtukan Mideksa. Members of Amnesty Netherlands are...
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ethiopians protest for jailed leader

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By Mark Roth About noon today, a group of protestors against the current Ethiopian government gathered at the corner of Liberty and Fifth av...
Friday, September 4, 2009

Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Its Discontents

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Nairobi/Brussels, 4 September 2009: Ethiopia’s governing coalition must improve democratic practices or risk pre-election violence that coul...
Monday, August 31, 2009

Ethiopian Canadians living in Toronto held a successful dinner gala dedicated to Birtukan Midekssa and all prisoners of conscience

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Canadian Government is Concerned by Reports of worsening human rights abuse in Ethiopia.

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The promotion and protection of Human Rights, and Democracy and the rule of law is an integral part of Canadian foreign policy guiding the c...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Open Letter to Prime Minster Stephen Harper

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Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper: I am contacting you to urge your government to take swift and urgent action regarding the recent sentenc...