Meles Zenawi and Mengistu Haile-Mariam share one common feature: ruthlessness. They killed thousands.
April 28, 2008 (EM) — To be or not to be prime minister in 2010? That was the question put to Meles Zenawi by Newsweek a couple of weeks ago: “Will you stay as prime minister after your term expires in 2010?. Full Report
Open Letter to HRH, Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani, Emir of Qatar, on Abyssinia (Fake ´Ethiopia´) April 27, 2008 (AC) — Orientalist, Historian, Political Scientist, Dr. Megalommatis, 51, is the author of 12 books, dozens of scholarly articles, hundreds of encyclopedia entries, and thousands of articles. Full Report
Amnesty tells Ethiopia: "Deliberate killing of civilians is a war crime" April 25, 2008 (SN) - Amnesty International refutes statements made by the Ethiopian government on its report about a raid on the Al Hidya Mosque in Mogadishu on 19 April 2008. Full Report
Ethiopia on the verge of a political turmoil
April 24, 2008 (EM) - A political disaster is looming in Ethiopia. The Government cracked down on opposition supporters in a desperate attempt to prevent Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s rivals from entrenching themselves at the grassroots. Full Report
Ethiopia: World Democracy Profile
The table below shows the most recent World Democracy Audit scores and rankings achieved by this country. Lower rankings are preferable.
April 24, 2008 (BW) - In today's Ethiopia, we hear and witness many stories of corrupt andunfair distribution of wealth, which is reserved to those who have political power; those who are connected and enter into a subtle and mutual game of corrupt practice with those in power in splitting public funds....Full Report
Ethiopia must release mosque attack children
April 24, 2008 (AI) - Ethiopian forces and forces of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) have been accused of targeting civilians in an attack on a Mogadishu mosque on Saturday. Twenty-one people were killed in the attack, which Amnesty International has said may constitute a war crime. Full Report
Statement On Puntland's Abduction & Extraordinary Rendition of ONLF Officials
April 24, 2008 (ONLF) - The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) strongly condemns the forced abduction,detention and extraordinary rendition of two ONLF Central Committee members by the Puntland regional administration in Somalia on 22nd of April 2008..Full Report
A short Life History of obbo Taye Teferra Guuma
April 23, 2008 (OromiaTimes) — Taye Tefera was born on October 15, 1948, to his father Teferra Guumaa and his mother Chaltu Birru, at Waajeti Suphee district, Ghimbi Zone, Western Oromiyaa. Full Report
Ethiopia army slit throats in Somali mosque -Amnesty
April 23, 2008 (Reuters) - Amnesty International accused Ethiopian soldiers on Wednesday of killing 21 people, including an imam and several Islamic scholars, at a Mogadishu mosque and said seven of the victims had their throats slit. Full Report
Ethiopia Soldiers Blamed for Mosque Massacre
April 22, 2008 (QOL) — Ethiopian soldiers deployed in southern Somalia are responsible for a brutal killing at a mosque in the capital Mogadishu yesterday, witnesses and confidential sources said. Full Report
UNPO Declaration Earth Day 2008
April 22, 2008 (UNPO) - Recognising that climate change forces peoples to emigrate from areas which they inhabit and into the homelands of different peoples and that this forced migration can and often does result in conflict...Full Report
ONLF criticise Ethiopia for breaking ties with Qatar
April 22, 2008 (AFP) — An Ethiopian rebel group on Tuesday criticised the government for breaking diplomatic ties with Qatar, saying the reasons it did so were "far from reality " Full Report
The Movement for New Ethiopia Begins with a Worldwide Peaceful March for Freedom and Justice on May 15, 2008!
April 22, 2008 (AJC) — Just one month from today, will mark the third anniversary of the Ethiopian National Election of 2005 when 26 million Ethiopians came out to vote for change in Ethiopia—and won. Even though Meles Zenawi fraudulently declared himself and the EPRDF the winners, nothing in his 17 years of rule challenged this repressive government more than our united votes on that day! Full Report
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports on ONLF's battle for independence.
April 15 2008 (Al jazeera) - The fight for the Ogaden region, populated mainly by ethnic Somalis, known as the Ogadeen, has been going on for more than 19 years.
Oromo Martyrs' Day Celebrated With Glamour in Washington DC
April 17, 2008 (0romiaTimes) — April 15 has been designated as the Oromo martyrs day; and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) members and Oromo communities throughout the world have been celebrating it every year for over 25 years now. Full Report
Successful Horn of Africa Americans for Peace (HAAP) 1st annuel conference in Minnesota April 16, 2008 (EastAfro) —Saint Paul, MN -HAAP launched its first Human Rights Conference which was held on April 13, 2008 at RiverCenter, situated in the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA in which thousands of attendees had participate comprised of Gambellans, Eritreans, Ogadenis, Somalis, Ethiopians, Oromos, Americans, Africans and many more. Some of the key note speakers include elected officials such as Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Chris Coleman Mayor of the City of Saint Paul, and Mrs. Robin Philips the Executive Director of the Minnesota Human Right Advocates delivered speeches welcoming and endorsing HAAPs first annual Peace conference. Full Report
Undisputed Fraternity of the Tyrannized Oromos and Sidamas
April 11, 2008 (Buzzel.com) — In the collapsing tyranny of Abyssinia, the Neo-Nazi administration of the Tigray dictator Meles Zenawi attempts to survive by triggering ethnic conflicts among the tyrannized nations that have been subjugated by the Amhara and Tigray Abyssinians. Full Report
Ethiopia: Repression Sets Stage for Non-Competitive Elections
April 11, 2008 (HRW - NY) — The Ethiopian government’s repression of registered opposition parties and ordinary voters has largely prevented political competition ahead of local elections that begin on April 13, Human Rights Watch said today. These widespread acts of violence, arbitrary detention and intimidation mirror long-term patterns of abuse designed to suppress political dissent in Ethiopia. Full Report
The Appalling 'Ethiopian' Tyranny as lived in Occupied Sidama Land
April 11, 2008 (Buzzle.com) — Intending to shed more light on the totalitarian practices of the Abyssinian invaders of the Sidama Land and the other southern territories. Full Report
Joint Statement by Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Sidama Liberation Front (SLF)
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The Wayane/TPLF Instigated Clashes between the Oromo and the Sidama People
April 11, 2008 (OLF) —Once again the EPRDF/TPLF regime has succeeded in instigating armed clashes between Oromo and Sidama peoples, in and around Wando Genet town. This malicious deed of the TPLF/EPRDF regime resulted in days of violence that claimed the lives of more than 40 people as a result of fighting that went on from April 2, 2008 to April 7, 2008. Full Report
“Second March on Washington” was a success
April 7, 2008 (IOYA) — On March 31, 2008, members of International Oromo Youth Association once again marched to the capital to remind the US government, the international community and the American media to give the necessary and long over due attention to the turmoil occurring in the horn of Africa.Full Report
The Grim Face of Drought
April 7, 2008 (allAfrica) — Three days after Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had a showdown, on March 18, with his Parliamentary political rivals over their allegations of neglect of the drought in the eastern and southern parts of the country, when delivering his half-year report, Tesfalem Waldyes, Special to Fortune, was dispatched to Borena, one of the 17 zones in the Oromia Regional State. Full Report
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Understand the undemocratic nature of the Ethiopian regime 
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Caamsaa 7, 2008 (Ijoo Dubbii - ABO) - Saaminsa fi kadhaan ala hujii-dhaa fi tattaaffii ofii-tiin guddachuu fi dagaaguun imaammata sirna bulchiisa Ethiopia keessa jiraatee hin beeku. 
Ebla 29, 2008 (Nirobi Kenya) - Sochiin Barattoota Oromoo Baha Afrikaa ergii hundeefamee hardha ganna torba lakkoofsisee jira.SBOBAn Muddee 2001 Ergii Naayroobbii,Keenyatti ofi gad dhaabee kaasee akkuma kaayyoo isaatti QBO tindhisuu kan jedhu mata dure tolfachuudhan qabsoo saba isaa cinaa dandeettii,qabeenya,beekumsaa fi human qabu hundaan qabsoo saba isaa irraa qooda fudhachuun turuun isaa ni yaadatama.
Ebla 13, 2008 - (Kanada) Korrii miseensota ABO kutaa Canada caamsa 11-13 deemsifamaa ture milkii fi injifatnoon xumuramee. 
05/2008 magaala Stavanger ti kabajatee ooleeraa.. 
