Eskinder Nega (Addis Ababa) The opposition in election 2010 Ask me what the distinctive trait of the opposition is in this year’s election apart from the provocative imprisonment of Birtukan Mideksa, and my response would not be amidst the proverbial list: weak organization, lack of preparedness, appallingly low finance (pundits…
Ethiopians in Toronto had the opportunity, over the past weekend, to watch the highly acclaimed documentary movie -Migration of Beauty. Unity for Human Rights and Democracy Toronto, had organized the screening at Bloor Cinema marking BIRTUKAN MEDEKSA’S one year in detention…
In churches, schools and meeting halls around Minnesota, the state’s sizeable population of Ethiopian refugees is rallying to free a heroine to them who is wasting away in a prison hellhole in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.Birtukan and supporters (from freebirtukan.org Web site) By Douglas McGill, TC Daily Planet January…
Andenet DC Metro Press Release December 28, 2009 A capacity crowd at Washington DC Marriott Hotel paid special tribute to Birtukan Mideksa, leader of UDJ and by far the most popular opposition party in Ethiopia. Birtukan was thrown into prison a year ago this Thursday by the government of Ethiopia…
