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Ethiopia: Munich, Germany Ginbot 7 public meeting
published 3 days, 22 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 3 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 1:06:09 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 1:03:00 AM GMT
Ethiopia: Munich, Germany Ginbot 7 public meeting (more)
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Important meeting on Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia
published 17 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 17 days, 16 hours, 23 minutes ago
Monday, February 22, 2010 6:53:43 AM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 6:43:57 AM GMT
A very important meeting on Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia on 15 May 2010 in London This will be the second in a series of critical discussions calling for a re-examination of how British foreign policy towards Ethiopia may be undermining the political freedom, justice and human rights of the Ethiopian people through its support of [...] (more)
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Amnesty’s “Free Birtukan!” campaign in Netherlands
published 29 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 29 days, 15 hours, 7 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:26:22 AM GMT Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:00:08 AM GMT
EMF (8 February 2010) As part of international campaign to demand the release of Birtukan Mideksa, charismatic leader of Ethiopia’s opposition UDJ, the Dutch chapter of Amnesty International held a colourful “Free Birtukan!” campaign programs on Sunday, 7 February 2010 in Abcoude, Netherlands. [Picture By meekspictures.nl, Nienke Meek] (more)
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San Diego and Los Angeles Rally for Birtukan Mideksa
published 43 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 43 days, 20 hours, 2 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 3:37:26 AM GMT Wednesday, January 27, 2010 3:05:02 AM GMT
Students from San Diego State, UCSD, UCLA and UCR rallied on Saturday January 23, 2010 against human right violations and the unjust imprisonment of Judge Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia’s prominent opposition party leader.The students, activists, members of the San Diego [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Activists, Birtukan Mideksa, Human Rights Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Seattle Free Birtukan Rally
published 53 days, 22 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 53 days, 25 minutes ago
Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:45:03 PM GMT Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:42:19 PM GMT
Seattle Free Birtukan Rally in Conjuction with the Annual Martin Luther King March Back to ecadforum home page (more)
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Update on EPPF’s London Events
published 58 days, 14 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 58 days, 14 hours, 31 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:42:59 AM GMT Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:36:19 AM GMT
EPPF London Chapter had conducted its first meeting in the freezing London evening on Sunday 10th January 2010. The organizers invited through the telephone, the EPPF political representative, Arbegna Nurjeba who is based at the EPPF’s office in Asmara.  Arbegna Nurjeba addressed the attendees and articulately elaborated on the background of EPPF,  [...] (more)
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Ethiopian activists protest in Copenhagen
published 78 days, 19 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 78 days, 19 hours, 14 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:57:50 AM GMT Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:52:47 AM GMT
Braving frigid weather unseen for over eight years, patriotic Ethiopians drove for several hours from all over Europe and descended on Copenhagen where they denounced genocide perpetrator Meles Zenawi, a pro-democracy website reported on Sunday. (more)
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Geneva events highlight human rights violations in Ethiopia
published 89 days, 2 hours ago posted by adminadmin 89 days, 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:06:47 PM GMT Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:22:49 PM GMT
Press Release, 11 December 2009 — The Ethiopian Association in Switzerland (AES) and Association for Justice and Accountability in Ethiopia (AJAE) have staged a demonstration and held a candle light vigil in Geneva. (more)
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MP Marita Ulvskog to join Copenhagen protest on Zenawi
published 89 days, 2 hours ago posted by adminadmin 89 days, 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:06:47 PM GMT Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:21:29 PM GMT
EMF - The honorable Marita Ulvskog, Swedish MP of the European parliament will join the ever strong rally to protest the presence of Ethiopia’s dictator, Meles Zenawi at Copenhagen UN Climate Summit on 17-18 December. Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia in Europe will be heading to Copenhagen to expose the Ethiopian despot in front of world leaders. (more)
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The Month of Prisoners of Conscience
published 99 days, 17 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 99 days, 17 hours, 45 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:22:23 AM GMT
By Lij Tekle December 15 2009 to January 15, 2010 Marking Birtukan Mideksa’s one year in Prison  On Sunday, December 28, 2008, a dozen of armed security men approached the president of the main opposition party in Ethiopia, Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), Ms. Birtukan Mideksa and sent to jail. Planning for a month-long series of [...] (more)
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Ethiopians Appeal to US Administration In front of the White House
published 99 days, 17 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 99 days, 17 hours, 46 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:21:25 AM GMT
Washington DC: November 29, 2009 an estimated more than 200 Ethiopians residing in Washington DC area have demonstrated a candle light vigil in front of the White House, requesting the assistance of US Administration to the release of jailed opposition party leader, Judge Birtukan Mideksa, chairwomen for the major opposition party known as Unity for [...] (more)
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HRW honors Ethiopian human rights activist Daniel Bekele
published 117 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 117 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes ago
Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:07:45 PM GMT Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:57:28 PM GMT
An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election. Daniel Bekele, 42, is crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada on a speaking tour after being honored for his human rights work by New York-based Human Rights Watch. The [...] (more)
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Activists held a hunger strike in London over brutal rule in Ethiopia Abbay Media: ‘The Ethiopian Information Bank’
published 125 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 125 days, 18 hours, 28 minutes ago
Friday, November 06, 2009 5:01:03 AM GMT Friday, November 06, 2009 4:38:58 AM GMT
The Zenawi regime may have publicly exhibited its latest and additional trophy on television by parading Hailu Shawel as a loyal opposition but Ethiopians in London have decided to risk the freezing November cold by going out on hunger strike to remember the 2005 martyrs for freedom and democracy. (more)
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Ethiopians protest for jailed leader
published 162 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 165 days, 23 hours, 17 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:14:42 AM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:50:21 PM GMT
PITTSBURGH - Ethiopian activists took to the streets of Pittsburgh on Thursday and urged G-20 to stop supporting Meles Zenawi, and rather join the struggle to bring the dictator to justice for genocide and crimes against humanity. Meles Zenawi, who was attending the G-20 Summit, has during his nearly 20-year rule, reduced Ethiopia into the most famished and impoverished nation on Earth. Mark ... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiomedia.com tags: Activists, Birtukan