Declaration.The Peoples' Alliance for freedom and Democracy (OLF, ONLF, SLF and some candidates of AFD)
July 25, 2012
The Peoples' Alliance for freedom and Democracy.
(OLF, ONLF, SLF and some candidates of AFD).
The aforementioned peoples' alliances of Ogaden Somalis, Oromo, Sidama and the new candidates of AFD:
After deliberating on the current situation in Ethiopia and carefully observing the level of struggle against the current regime and the apparent confusion created by the sudden disappearance of Meles Zenawi, the "strong man" ruling Ethiopia for the past twenty one years;
Being apprehensive of the current regi
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Nairobi, July 23, 2012--Ethiopian authorities blocked the publication of a prominent independent newspaper over the weekend in connection with its stories on the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, according to local journalists.
The state-run printing company Barhanena Selam told the weekly Feteh on early Sunday morning that the government had ordered that week's edition of the paper, about 30,000 copies, to be blocked on grounds of inciting national insecurity and endangering the government and the public, local journalists said. The paper had prepared pieces citing reports from the BBC and the exiled opposition group, Ethiopian National Transitional Council, local journalists said. A government spokesman did not return CPJ calls seeking comment.
Ethiopian police clash with Muslim protesters, several arrested
By Aaron Maasho
July 21, 2012, ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian police clashed on Saturday with scores of Muslims protesters complaining that the state is interfering in their rel
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Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, is in a "critical" condition in hospital in Brussels and may not survive, according to diplomatic sources.
By Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg and Bruno Waterfield in Brussels5:33PM BST 18 Jul 2012
The 57-year-old premier has not been seen publicly for several weeks and missed a crunch African Union summit his country was hosting at the weekend at which a new chair was elected.
The Ethiopian government has confirmed that he is unwell but repeated promises of updates on his condition have been delayed.
An Ethiopian court has jailed three opposition politicians for life and a journalist for 18 years. They were among 20 out of 24 defendants convicted of "terrorism" in June. The sentences of the other four are pending.
