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Ethiopia: Seattle Free Birtukan Rally
published 52 days, 12 hours, 11 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 52 days, 12 hours, 14 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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Melkam Gena Weizero Birtukan
published 63 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 63 days, 2 hours, 47 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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The Month of Prisoners of Conscience
published 99 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 99 days, 5 hours, 34 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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Amnesty International launchs campaign for Birtukan
published 144 days, 8 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 144 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes ago
Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:53:42 AM GMT Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:48:36 AM GMT
The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International has launched a campaign for the release of Birtukan Mideksa. Members of Amnesty Netherlands are campaigning to get as many petitions as possible before the dead line (1 December 2009). Birtukan Mideksa, the charismatic leader of UDJ, is being held in solitary confinement serving a life sentence. Please sign a [...] (more)
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The prisoner worthy of a liberty award
published 155 days, 16 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 162 days, 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:44:02 AM GMT
The Cato Institute, a respected libertarian public policy foundation in the United States, has been searching for the fifth recipient of its liberty award. Named after the late Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman [1912-2006], the award is “presented every other year to an individual who has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom.” [...] (more)
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