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Ethiopia votes, oppn cries foul

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Ethiopian opposition leaders on Sunday accused Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling regime of rigging the legislative elections, hours after polling opened. “It doesn’t look like an election, even by African standards,” said Merara Gudina, one of the top leaders of the opposition coalition Medrek, adding that there were reports of ballot boxes being stuffed in some areas. (more)

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Al Jazeera interviews Meles Zenawi

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Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, presides over the country with the second-largest population in Africa. Zenawi has been the prime minister of Ethiopia since 1991 but he has most recently been in the headlines for his role in the country's upcoming elections. (more)

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Ethiopia: Live Aid-Arms Aid?

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THE BBC brought the 1984 Ethiopian famine to the world's attention. The outcry in richer countries at the starvation of hundreds of thousands of people led directly to Band Aid, Live Aid, and a punchier approach to humanitarian aid. An investigation published last week by the BBC claims to have discovered that nearly all of the aid money handled by the Marxist rebel Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which then controlled northern Ethiopia, was spent buying arms to fight the Soviet-backed dictato... (more)

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Ruling Party Expected to Triumph In Ethiopian Elections

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Ethiopia holds a parliamentary election Sunday, the first since the 2005 vote that ended in a disputed outcome and violence. Most observers predict an easy win for the ruling EPRDF coalition, which has tight control over state media, government jobs, and the election process. (more)

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Ethiopian Diaspora In US Is Split Over Role in Election

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The Ethiopian diaspora in the United States is split over the role it should play when it comes to the parliamentary election Sunday in Ethiopia. "Women march for the release of Birtukan," said Hana Haile. "Support the release of Birtukan. We cherish freedom of speech." (more)

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Obama urged to speak out on Ethiopia

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers says the Obama administration must speak out against human rights violations in Ethiopia ahead of elections in the Horn of Africa nation on Sunday. In a letter to Johnnie Carson, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, the lawmakers expressed concern that "in the weeks and months prior to the May 23 elections in Ethiopia, the government of Meles Zenawi has acted to suppress democratic opposition voices." (more)

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Ethiopia Is Accused of Political Repression

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Diplomats, human rights groups and witnesses say the Ethiopian government is methodically stifling dissent in the prelude to this weekend’s national elections, denying food aid to opposition supporters, jailing political opponents and possibly killing a few activists, part of a broader pattern of repression in several of America’s closest allies in Africa, especially during election time. (more)

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“Interview” With Birtukan Midekssa

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Q. Let’s start by talking about your situation in Akaki federal prison Birtukan: Correction! You mean life at the Akaki Hilton Spa and Resort? Well, the food here is excellent and so are the accommodations. I have my own special room. I like to call it my boudoir. They call it “Solitary Confinement”. It is true that I have “gained a few kilos”, but that is because I spend all of my time in my room. “C’est la vie” at the Akaki Hilton, as they say in French. (more)

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Experts Say There Will be No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote

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VOA Ethiopian protesters in Washington have sought U.S. pressure to release jailed opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa.Horn of Africa experts in the United States say there will be no contest in Ethiopia's parliamentary election Sunday. They say it will be unlike the volatile vote in 2005, due to a diminished opposition and a ruling party totally in control. (more)

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መድረክ በመስቀል አደባባይ የጠራው ስብሰባ ተከለከለ

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መድረክ ዛሬ ቅዳሜ ግንቦት 7 ቀን 2002 ዓ.ም. (ግንቦት 7 ቀን 1997 ዓ.ም.ትን በማሰብ) በመስቀል አደባባይ ሊጠራው ያሰበው ህዝባዊ ስብሰባ ሳይሳካ ቀረ። (more)

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Ethiopian and Californian elections – similarites and differences | ECADF Ethiopian News

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Impressions about the current elections in California and Ethiopia. (more)

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Q&A: Professor Berhanu Nega

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In December, an Ethiopian court sentenced Professor of Economics Berhanu Nega to death in absentia for terrorism. Q: Your colleagues and friends understand that this charge is bogus, but do you hear from others who don’t? A: I haven’t heard from any one who takes this as a serious judicial decision. Only the [...] (more)

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Ethiopian Opposition Activist Shot Dead; Third Killing in Week

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An activist campaigning for Ethiopia’s opposition Medrek alliance was shot dead in a rural part of Oromiya, the third killing in a week in the southwestern region ahead of elections on May 23. Girma Kabe was killed on May 4 in the North Shewa district, Negasso Gidada, a Medrek official, said in a mobile-phone interview [...] (more)

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Journalists petition Zenawi over media rights

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ADDIS ABABA, ThursdayReporters Without Borders lobby group has voiced concern about the harsh climate for journalists in recent weeks in Ethiopia.In a letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the journalists have asked him to consult with them in order to find ways to amend the code of conduct governing election reporting, that was (more)

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