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Comment:
The
TPLF Ethiopia: Where Next? - The Tigray People's Liberation
Front (TPLF) promised so many things very rare in contemporary
Ethiopian history: Democracy, peace and national self-determination
for national groups. [Seyoum
Hameso, Ph.D. May 29, 2001]
Letter
of appeal of the Oromo Community in Berlin, occasioned by
the 10th anniversary of the TPLF/EPRDF
- We members of the Oromo Community in Berlin once again raise
our voice in order to bring the plight and agony of our people,
who are languishing under the unjust and authoritarian rule
of the TPLF/EPRDF regime in Ethiopia.
[Oromo Community in Berlin, May 2001]
Ethiopia:
New chief of staff appointed - Maj-Gen Samora Yenus
has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Defence Ministry.
The former chief of staff, Lt-gen Tsadkan Woldetensae has
been droped from his post. The Air Force Commander, Maj-Gen
Abebe Teklehaimanot, has also been dropped from his post.
[BBC MS, May 26, 2001]
Two
Journalists Freed From Detention
- Garuma Bekele and Tesfaye Deresa were released from the
central jail in Addis Ababa on 10 May after the High Court
said there was not enough evidence to detain them further.
[UN-IRIN, May 24, 2001]
Domestic
discontent threatens Ethiopia’s ten-year-old government
- In April thousands of university students demonstrated
for academic freedom on their campuses. Unemployed youths
took the protest to the streets where the demonstrations degenerated
into the worst public disorder for years. Some 130 people
were killed—only 31, said the government.
[The Economist, May 25, 2001]
Oromos
rally in St Paul, Condemn Ethiopian Regime for crimes against
Oromos in Oromia - Over 600 Oromos defied the drenching
rain and breezing wind to stage a spectacular demonstration
in front of the state capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota. [OIN,
May 22, 2001]
Until
the Oromo people are freed, stability would continue to elude
the Horn of Africa - [Oromia
Youth Association, May 22, 2001]
Ethiopia:
Police reportedly arrest alleged Eritrean spy in east
- Captain Mulugheta not only spied but is also said that
he had been recruiting youths for the OLF. [BBC
Monitoring Service, May 21, 2001]
Murder
could prompt crackdown - Residents and analysts say
they expect the initial state response to Kinfe's death may
be an expanded version of the security sweep launched last
month following the disturbances. [Reuters,
May 13, 2001]
Ethiopia
tense after security chief killing - The assassination
of the security chief is likely create a serious sense of
insecurity within the government, which is already detaining
opposition members, revolting students and human rights activists.
[BBC, May 12, 2001]
Army
Officer Kills Ethiopia's Security Chief - Kinfe Gebreham,
Ethiopia's security chief, was killed on Saturday morning
by an army major while entering the Armed Forces Officers'
club to chair a meeting of TPLF officers. [Reuters,
May 12, 2001]
The
killing and arrests continue - The
Government of Ethiopia, dominated by the Tigray People's Liberation
Front (TPLF), has escalated its violent suppression of peaceful
student protests accross the country. [OIN,
May 12, 2001]
Ethiopia
intelligence chief killed - Reports from Ethiopia
say the country's intelligence chief has been shot and killed
by an unidentified military officer. [BBC,
May 12, 2001]
Ethiopia:
Court releases Oromo Liberation Front members charged with
bombing - Twenty eight people accused of carrying
out bomb attacks in various parts of the country and causing
damage to human lives and property while being members of
the OLF [Oromo Liberation Front] have been aquitted, the Federal
High Court has said. [BBC Monitoring
Service, May 10, 2001]
Dhugaa
Dubbatanii Bakka Namatti Dhiye Buluu Wayya - Walgahiin
OPDO kan dura taa’ummaa Mallasiin geggeeffamu erge jalqabee
kunoo bultii kudhan gahee jira. Mallas anatu isaan caalaa
beeka jechuun, dabalees sodaa OPDO irraa qabu irraa kan ka’ee
hojii isaa dhiisee wal gahii OPDO geggeessaa jira. Walgahichi
akka silaa yaadametti deemaa akka hin jirre odeessi naannoo
sanaa bahan ni ibsu. [Maxxansa
Oduu, Ebla 10, 2001]
Oduu
garagaraa - Barattooti
mana barumsaa sadarkaa lammaffaa Manasibuu (Mandi) barataa
Oromoo Simee Tarrafaa Tigiraay keessatti gara jabina guddaan
ajjeefameef gadda isaanii agarsiisuuf rifeensa mataa of irraa
haadan. [Maxxansa Oduu, Ebla
10, 2001]
ETHIOPIA:
Government Attacks Universities, Civil Society - Ethiopian
security forces have used excessive force in dealing with
student protests and are using the protests as an excuse for
cracking down on all government critics.
[Human Rights Watch, May 9, 2001]
St.
Paul ethnic festival offers exotic sights and sounds
- More shepherd than warrior, Challa Daka held his traditional
Oromo spear like a staff as students browsed through the exotic
sights, sounds and smells of the annual Festival of Nations
at St. Paul's RiverCentre on Thursday. [Star
Tribune, May 4, 2001]
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