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Mideksa: Not Forgotten
published 38 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 38 days, 10 hours, 8 minutes ago
Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:42:50 AM GMT Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:30:46 AM GMT
Birtukan Mideksa, perhaps Ethiopia's best hope to break out of its violent cycle, and the toll her incarceration has taken on her elderly mother and only child. There are many lines worthy of quoting in the article, but here is the one that stands out for me: (more)
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San Diego and Los Angeles Rally for Birtukan Mideksa
published 42 days, 9 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 42 days, 9 hours, 33 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)
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Ethiopia abusing leaders rights
published 53 days, 7 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 53 days, 7 hours, 14 minutes ago
Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:37:07 AM GMT Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:24:58 AM GMT
An Ethiopian opposition official accused the government on Friday of violating the rights of his party’s jailed leader who is serving life imprisonment. (more)
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Jailed icon Birtukan & brewing political storms amid hunger
published 56 days, 8 hours, 58 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 56 days, 9 hours, 8 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:40:11 AM GMT Wednesday, January 13, 2010 3:30:40 AM GMT
Part I: By Robele Ababya Mother of all threats The four-year old Halé Mideksa wants her mother to come home each time she visits her Mum in the filthy jail. But, in his usual state of paranoia each time the name Birtukan is mentioned, tyrant Meles publicly and angrily uttered last year that: “There will never be an [...] (more)
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የብርቱካንን ምስል በቲሸርት ማሠራት ያስቀጣል
published 60 days, 6 hours, 16 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 60 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago
Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:22:27 AM GMT Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:09:24 AM GMT
ወ/ት ብርቱካን ሚዳቅሳን ምስል በቲሸርትም ሆነ በሌላ መንገድ ይዞ መንቀሳቀስ እንደሚያስቀጣ ተገለጸ። (more)
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Melkam Gena Weizero Birtukan
published 62 days, 4 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 62 days, 4 hours, 29 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:09:14 AM GMT
I grew up during the reign of the Emperor. Everybody was afraid of HIM. Then came the Colonel and we had nothing but contempt for him. He was an impostor of no consequence. A rude chapter in our glorious past. Now we are stuck with yet another dictator of questionable deeds. He kills [...] (more)
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2009 Person Of the year
published 69 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 69 days, 5 hours, 6 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:32:11 AM GMT
The Hero, Birtukan Midekesa, is 2009 Person of the Year. (more)
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Birtukan, Invictus! (Unconquered) A Tribute
published 69 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 69 days, 5 hours, 8 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:30:35 AM GMT
By Alemayehu G. Mariam | 28 December 2009 I remember the 29th of December, 2008. Almost a year ago to the day, the only woman political party leader in Ethiopia’s 3,000-year history was manhandled and abducted to prison. (more)
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Vancouver Marked Birtukan’s One year in prison
published 69 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 69 days, 5 hours, 13 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:25:08 AM GMT
Ethiopians in Vancouver paused Saturday, December 26, 2009, to honour Birtukan Mideksa, the leader of the most popular opposition party, the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), on the first anniversary of her illegal arrest and imprisonment.  Ms Mideksa was snatched off the streets by government security forces and taken to the notorious Khaliti [...] (more)
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Candlelight Vigil Held for Jailed Ethiopia Opposition Leader
published 69 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 69 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:24:51 AM GMT
Hundreds of Birtukan Mideksa’s supporters jam her Unity for Democracy and Justice Party headquarters, wearing yellow T-shirts bearing her image, holding candles, demanding her freedom Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa One of Ethiopia’s main opposition parties has held a candlelight vigil to mark the first anniversary of the day their leader was imprisoned for life. [...] (more)
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Abbay Media’s “Person of the Year” for 2009
published 69 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 69 days, 5 hours, 14 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:24:22 AM GMT
“Person of the Year” for 2009 Judge Birtukan Mideksa is selected as the “Person of the Year” for her uncompromising commitment to the rule of law, human rights, genuine multiparty democracy and to the unity of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian people. Birtukan Mideksa, an opposition party leader, is serving [...] (more)
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Why have they locked Birtukan in jail?
published 89 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 89 days, 6 hours, 51 minutes ago
Friday, December 11, 2009 5:56:48 AM GMT Friday, December 11, 2009 5:47:57 AM GMT
One blazing hot Sunday afternoon in December, I drove my old BMW 316i to Ferensa... (more)
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The Month of Prisoners of Conscience
published 98 days, 7 hours, 12 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 98 days, 7 hours, 16 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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