በ አዲስ አበባ የወላይታ ተወላጆች እየታፈሱ ነው

በተለያዩ ጥቃቅን የንግድ ሥራዎች ተሰማርተው የሚገኙ የወላይታ ተወላጆች”ወደ አካባቢያችሁ ትመለሳላችሁ”ተብለው ታፍሰው መታሰራቸውን ፖሊስ ምንጮች ገልጸዋል

ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ  ኑሯቸውን ለማሸነፍ ሲሉ ወደ አዲስ አበባ በመምጣት በሊስትሮነትና በሌሎች ጥቃቅን ንግዶች ተሰማርተው የነበሩ በርካታ የወላይታ ተወላጆች “የጸጥታ ስጋት ናቸው”ተብለው  በፌዴራል ፖሊስ ታፍሰው ታስረዋል።

እንደ ወኪላችን መረጃ በትናንትናው ዕለት ብቻ 130 የወላይታ ተወላጆች አራት ኪሎ አካባቢ በፖሊስ ታፍሰው ሜክሲኮ በሚገኘው ፖሊስ ጣቢያ  ታስረዋል።

መጀመሪያ በተደረገው አፈሳ እጅግ በርካታ በአነስተኛ ንግድ የተሰማሩ ዜጎች  በጅምላ መታፈሳቸውን የገለጹት የፖሊስ ምንጮች፤ ሁሉም ከታሰሩ በሁዋላ መታወቂያቸውን እንዲያሳዩ እየተደረገ የሌሎች ብሔረሰብ ተወላጆች ሲለቀቁ የወላይታ ተወላጆች ብቻ  እየተመረጡ ታስረው እንዲቆዩ  ተደርጓል።

የወላይታ ተወላጆች በአካባቢያቸው ባለው አስከፊ ኑሮ የተነሳ በብዛት ወደ አዲስ አበባ እንደሚሰደዱ ይታወቃል።

ተወላጆቹ በአዲስ አበባ ነዋሪዎች ላይ የጸጥታ ስጋት ደቅነዋል በሚል ሰበብ ታፍሰው ወደ መጡበት እንደሚለሱ ለማድረግ እንቅስቃሴ ቢጀመርም ዋነው ምክንያት ግን ለከተማዋ ገጽታ መበላሸት አስተዋጽኦ አድርገዋል በሚል ነው። አንዳንዶቹ  በድህነት ምክንያት  በቤተክርስቲአኖችና በጎዳናዎች ላይ እንደሚያድሩ ይታወቃል።

ኢህአዴግ የሚከተለው ዘርና ቋንቋን ማዕከል ያደረገ ፌዴራሊዝም፤ ኢትዮጵያውያን ዜጎች በአገራቸው በነፃነት ተንቀሳቅሰው እንዳይሠሩ እንቅፋት መፍጠሩን፤ ፖለቲከኞች በተደጋጋሚ አብነቶችን በማሳየት ሲተቹ ይደመጣሉ።

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር  ሀይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የወላይታ ተወላጅ መሆናቸው ይታወቃል።

“የመለስን ሌጋሲ ማስቀጠል የማንችል ከሆነ ህዝቡ እሳት ሆኖ እንዳያቃጥለን እንሰጋለን” ሲሉ የኢህአዴግ አባላት ተናገሩ

በሚስጥር የደረሰን በአዲስ አበባ  የኢህአዴግ ድርጅት ጽህፈት ቤት ያዘጋጀው ሚስጢራዊ ሪፖርት እንደሚያመለክተው  የኢህአዴግ አባላት ከመለስ ሌጋሲ እና ከልማት ጋር የተያያዙ በርካታ ጥያቄዎችን ማንሳታቸው ተመልክቷል።

የኢህአዴግ አባላት  ካነሱዋቸው ሀሳቦች መካከል “  መስመሩን ያላወቁ አባላት ባለበት እንዴት ሌጋሲውን ማስቀጠል ይቻላል? አባሎች ራሳቸው ጀርባቸው መጠናት አለበት፣ ንፋስ ወደ ነፈሰበት የሚነፍሱ ቁጥራቸው እየበዛ ነው፣ የመለስ ሌጋሲ ሊኖር የሚችለው ስርአቱ እስካለ ድረስ ነው፣ የሚስጥር ጠባቂነት ችግር በአመራሩ ከላይ እስከታች አለ፣ አመራሩ ኪራይ ሰብሳቢነትን አምርሮ አይታገልም፣ህወሀት ሀይለማርያምን ማስቀጠል የለበትም ምክንያቱም ታግሎ የመጣ ሰው ነው መምራት ያለበት”   የሚሉት ይገኙበታል።

በጥሩ ጎን ተብለው ከተጠቀሱት ሀሳቦች መካከል ” የመለስን ሌጋሲ ለማስቀጠል የማይፈልግ የሰማዕታትን አደራ ለመቀበል ዝግጁ ያልሆነ ሰው ነው፤ የመለስን ሌጋሲ ለማስቀጠል አመራር መሆን አያስፈልግም ፣ መለስ ትክክለኛ ሃገር ወዳድ ነው፣ ደፋር መሪ ነው፡፡ በሌሎች መሪዎች ያልተደፈሩ ተግባራትን የደፈረ ነው፡፡”  የሚሉት ተዘርዝረዋል።

የኢህአዴግ የሰራተኛ አባል መድረክ የአቶ መለስን ሌጋሲ ከማስቀጠል አንጻር ካነሱዋቸው ጥያቄዎች መካከል ደግሞ የሚከተሉት ተጠቅሰዋል ”  ስለ መለስ ብቻ ይወራል መለስን የፈጠረው ኢህአዴግ ስለሆነ የኢህአዴግን ሙሉነት ብናወራ አይሻልም ወይ፣ ከመለስ ብዙ እንማራለን በርካታ ጠንካራ ጎኖች አሉት፣ እኛ የሱን ሌጋሲ ለማስቀጠል የህብረተሰቡን ችግር ለመቅረፍ ምን ያህል ዝግጁ ነን፣ስለሌጋሲ እያወያያችሁን ነው፣ እናንተ እራሳችሁ ቁርጠኝነታችሁ እስከምን ድረስ ነው፣ ራስን ከማብቃት አንጻር ከመለስ ሌጋሲ የምንማረው አለ ሆኖም አመራሩም ሆነ አባሉ ችግር አለበት ማስተካከል አለብን” የሚሉት ተጠቅሰዋል።

የኑሮ ውድነቱን በተመለከተ አባሎች ካነሱዋቸው ነጥቦች መካከል ደግሞ ” በኑሮ ውድነቱ የመንግስት ሰራተኛው እየተጎዳ በመሆኑ የህዳሴ ጉዞአችንን ከማሳካት አንጻር አንዱን ሀይል እንዳናጣው እንሰጋለን፣ ያለፈው አመት ችግር በታየበት የአሁኑ እቅድ ከስፋት አንጻር ለማሳካት ይከብዳል” የሚሉት ይገኙበታል።

የኢህአዴግ ሰራተኛ አባላት በመለስ ሌጋሲ ላይ ካነሱዋቸው ጥያቄዎች መካከል ደግሞ ” ስለመለስ ሌጋሲ እናውራ ስንል በሙት መንፈስ መመራት አያስምስልም ወይ? የመለስ ሌጋሲ እያልን የምናወራው ሁሌ ጠንካራ ጎኑን ነው፣ ደካማ ጎን የለውም ወይ? ጠናካራ የሆኑ የተቃዋሚ ፓርቲ ፓርላማ እንዲገቡ ልምን አላዳረገም።” የሚሉት ተነስተዋል።

የአባላት መድረክ ካነሱዋቸው ነጥቦች ውስጥ ደግሞ  ”

- የመለስ ሌጋሲ ማስቀጠል ማንችል ከሆነ ህዝቡ  እሳት ሆኖ እንዳያቃጥለን እንሰጋለን ስለዚህ ሌጋሲውን ከማስቀጠል ውጭ ሌላ አማራጭ ሊኖር አይችልም

- ሌጋሲውን ለማስቀጠል አቅም ክፍተት አለብን

- የመለስ ሌጋሲን መውረስ ሲባል እሱን መሆን ሳይሆን ባለንበትና በተሰማራንበት የህዝብ አገልጋይነት ስሜት መፍጠር መላበስ ነው፣ ከመለስ ሌጋሲ አባሉ ሲመዘን እና የሰአት መስዋት መክፈል አንፈልግም እሱ ግን የህይወት መስዋትነት ከፍሎ አሳይቶናል” የሚሉት ይገኙበታል።

ግንባሩን በተመለከተም ” የአባላት የተሳትፎ ችግር አለ፣ የውስጥ ድርጅት ስራችን በጣም ተዳክሞአል፣ ድጋፍና ክትትል አካባቢ ያለው ስራም አናሳ ነው፣ አመራሩ የሚፈልገን ለዘመቻ ስራ እንጅ በቋሚነት የመደገፍ ችግር አለበት ፡” የሚሉት ተጠቅሰዋል።

በህዝብ መድረክ ከተነሱት ጥያቄዎች መካከል ደግሞ “ተማሪዎች በአጥር እየዘለሉ ጫትና ሺሻ ቤት እየገቡ ተቸግረናል፣ ሺሻ ቤት ከቀን ወደ ቀን ሲበራከት ለምን እርምጃ አትወስዱም ፣ ሺሻ ቤቶች ላይ እርምጃ ለመውሰድ ሲታሰብ ሚስጢሮች ከፖሊስና ከአስፈጻሚ በኩል ይወጣሉ፣ ከፖሊስ ሲጠሩ በወቅቱ አይመጡም፣ የጸጥታ ኮሚቴ ተብለው የተመደቡት እራሳቸው ችግር አለባቸው፣   የሚሉት ይገኙበታል።

በሪፖርቱ በርካታ ተያያዝነት ያላቸው ጉዳዮች የተዘረዘሩ ሲሆን ሙሉ መረጃውን እዚህ ላይ በመጫን ሊያነቡት ይችላሉ ::

Ethiopia, the same regime another Genocide?

G7 Press Release – January 10, 2013

On December 13, 2003, members of the special unit of the Ethiopian military entered the town of Gambella in south western Ethiopia, and over the course of the next three days, the special force unit tortured and killed 424 ethnic Anuaks and burned their houses to ashes. The Ethiopian Human Rights Council and Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, founder and President of Genocide Watch, alerted the international community about the Gambella genocide. The world gave a deaf ear to the horror in Gambella, and as a result, the Ethiopian military continued its crime against humanity killing more than 2000 ethnic Anuaks and causing over 50,000 to flee their ancestral home land.

On December 10, 2013, exactly 10 years after the Gambella genocide, the Ethiopian military strikes again, this time in Southern Ethiopia killing more than 150 men, women, and children. According to an eye witness account, the Ethiopian army surrounded the village of ethnic Suris in South Ethiopia, tied the villagers into a group of two, and massacred them execution style. Ginbot 7, Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy strongly condemns the barbaric action of the TPLF security forces against the Suri community and calls on all civilized nations of the world to hold the Ethiopian regime accountable for its actions and bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice.

The continued silence of the international community, especially donor nations such as the U.S, U.K., and members of the European Union has emboldened the Ethiopian regime to continue committing crimes against defenseless people in different parts of the country.

Ginbot 7 is deeply disturbed by the acquiescence of the international community and the quiet support provided to a rogue regime that repeatedly commits crimes against humanity.

Ginbot 7 urges the international community to reconsider its hypocritical policy and use its leverage to rein the TPLF regime to stop the mass killing in Ethiopia.

Ginbot 7 and the Ethiopian people understand the importance of the global war on terror. However, membership in the international military campaign against terror must not allow the criminal regime in Ethiopia to terrorize its own people. The US, the UK and the EU cannot fight terrorism in Somalia while enabling a terrorist regime to commit genocide in Ethiopia. This misguided foreign policy is morally reprehensible and a danger to the long term stability of Ethiopia.

New York Ethiopian Orthodox followers Cry for One Church, One leader

by Tedla Asfaw

The New York overcast sky did not deter brave New Yorkers to gather in front of Woyane’s Mission to United Nations at

 mid day today in Manhattan, New York. “I care for my religion”, “Woyane is the enemy of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo”, “Sibaht Nega, Abaye Tsehaye and Shiferaw Teklemariam stay away from our church business”, “One Church One Leader”, “Holy Fathers continue reconciliation before any Woyane imposed selection” were the major slogans of the day.

In fact we display our slogans at close range for Woyane cadre who was going up and down on the street to spy on the protesters. We have his picture taken at close range. We challenged him to take out his pistol to scare us. The picture of Bishop Merkorios had attracted many passers by and we gladly distribute the leaflets. The message was clear and simple. Ethiopian Orthodox is at critical juncture and the voice of the believers must be heard.

The timing of this rally before the General Assembly of the Synod next Monday is very important. The voice of the followers of our church will be Energy for those fathers who want to do their part to bring our church under one leader. The struggle of fellow Ethiopian Muslims for the last one year rejecting division by ethnicity is a lesson worth taken.

We have not seen Ethiopian Muslims divided as Woyane wanted. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo split on ethnicity can not be denied. Those who sold their soul for a high bidder care less for the division in church. In the name of “united” church they are playing a Woyane game. They ignore the injustices done to their people back home and use the church as a place for “praying” for the victims as well for the criminals.

Many are buying Sibaht Nega propaganda against the Ethiopian Muslim struggle for justice and spread “Muslim

Extremism” coming to destroy Christianity in Ethiopia. This same people shut their mouth when our holy fathers ancient land is bulldozed by Abaye Tsehaye . The Martyred Bishop Petros statue for them is going to be “removed” and “put back” on its place. They tell us the government is on construction project to “improve” the life of our people. Can we call them “YeLemate Christanoch”?

Praying in the same house with such people is sin. The majority of believers in Ethiopia expect solution to come up from the Synod soon. The Synod division engineered by Woyane for more than twenty years is over now. Thanks God! Those of us who came out to protest in New York today would like the church fathers to end that division once and for all. For that to happen the believers have to use their voice and purse and put pressure on the holy fathers all over Diaspora and back home.

I was one of the people who were interviewed by VOA Amharic on the current crisis of our church. People voice has been ignored for many years and that has to end. The holy fathers who are assembling this coming Monday should hear VOA on what Ethiopians are saying about their church. This is the last chance to stop division planted by Woyane’s ethnic policy with courage. We should not forget that this is the church of Martyred Bishop Petros.

If the Woyane planted ethnic division at Waldeba Monastery is to be replicated at the General Assembly of the Synod our church will be weakened maybe forever.That is unfortunately the goal of Woyane destroying one of the great symbols of Ethiopian identity, Orthodox Tewahedo Church. If the peaceful way of resolving this crisis is sabotaged we will be going on a dangerous path.

Fellow New Yorkers who care deeply for their church and country spoke their mind today. It is uplifting to see mothers interviewed carrying the picture of Bishop Merkorios on ESAT Radio, uplifting to hear the recorded song of Aba Samuel ZeWaldiba. There were no deacons and priests with us today to sing. The blessing we received from Bishop Baslios of our region is very encouraging. We have no doubt that many back home is supporting our cause and should do the same wherever they are, “Enem YeHaymantoe Gudaye Yagebagnale”, “I do care for my religion” a rallying cry of Dejeselam Website which we echoed on Manhattan Street proudly.

TPLF and the Culture of Violence

by Yilma Bekele
According to ESAT the FBI has foiled an attempt by the Ethiopian government to assassinate Ato Abebe Gelaw. Goosh

 Abera and his accomplices are under custody. Please note here I said the Ethiopian government since there seems to be no thin line between the TPLF party and the government. Why am I not surprised? I am not surprised because for the TPLF violence is sanctioned by the party leaders as a legitimate tool to achieve political, economic and military dominance.

The following weeks as we look closely at Goosh Abera and his criminal friends and the FBI presents a psychological profile of the alleged conspirators we are sure to find out certain telltale signs about TPLF and their bizarre psychopathic behavior. Individuals like Goosh are most probably equipped with basic rudimentary education if any and survive by their wit and ethnic fueled bravado. In Ethiopia they are known for carrying weapons conspicuously, brandishing them at will and revealing in their thuggish behavior. They are the kind that administers summary judgment on street corners, bars and clubs.

How was TPLF Chairman, the recently departed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi able to achieve this goal in Ethiopia? The simple truth is by using violence to silence, intimidate, and eliminate his and the party’s actual or perceived enemies using any means necessary.  You do not need to be a Sherlock Holmes to detect this pungent smell of gun powder around most Woyanes.

Mengistu Hailemariam prepared the perfect ground for TPLF to flourish. He has already disarmed the population, delegitimized the family system and used the lowest denominators to be in charge of the Kebeles. TPLF inherited a demoralized, confused and tired population to mold in its own image.

The first target of this terrorist organization was the educated citizen. The University was stripped of its most experienced and independent thinkers. By ’94 the University was a former ghost of itself. The political system was dealt in a harsh way. Professor Asrat was murdered in the most inhumane way possible. Teachers President Assefa Maru was shot against a wall execution style. Masses of independent publication owners, editors and reporters were brutally beaten, murdered, bankrupted, intimidated, exiled or killed even in exile. Bank employees were fired in masse, telecommunication workers were discarded teachers and their unions were digested even Chamber of Commerce was not immune from TPLF take over. One thread common to all is that none of them were acquired peacefully. Violence was the main calling card of the TPLF.

Every opportunity he got the sick dictator used to trash our country and our history and every opportunity they got his security department used to bully, intimidate and made to cower with fear. My dear fellow citizens, you know there is nothing new in what I am telling you. Some have witnessed it, plenty have experienced it and a vast majority would try not to think about it. The shame is unbearable.

One thing about TPLF is it is not a behind the curtain type of organization. It practically advertises every hit and all illegal acts. They use their criminal action to send a clear message to the citizen. That is why they insist that all are aware and versed on their mode of operation. They use their Television news, their newspapers and radio to send warning messages before they take action. When the unthinkable happens some are heard to say ‘he/she was warned but refused to listen-they deserve it!”  You see the victim assumes the blame.

They have been systematically killing any and all emerging Ethiopians. They have goon squads that go around intimidating anybody they perceive to be a challenge. They use beating and flogging opponents to shame them in front of family, friends and a whole village. They use blackmail as a tool. They use the law to break the law. Meles used to amend the Constitution in a weekend. Even the Constitution is not worth any respect. Once you trash the Constitution what is on your way?

የአበበ ገላው ጉዳይ (ክንፉ አሰፋ)

የአቶ መለስ ዜናዊ ዜና እረፍት በተሰማ ማግስት አንድ ሃገር ወዳድ ኢትዮጵአዊ ከአውሮፓ ለአበበ ገላው ስልክ ይደውልለታል።  ግለሰቡ ደጋግሞ ሲደውል የአበበ የእጅ ስልክ ጠፍቶ ስለነበር ሶስት ተከታታይ የድምጽ መልእክቶችን ትቶ ነበር።

“አበበ እባክህን ባስቸኳይ መልሰህ ደውልልኝ።  አንተን በተመለከት ከአገርቤት የመጣ መረጃ አለ።እባክህን መልሰህ በዚህ ቁጥር አስቸኳይ ደውልልኝ።” ይላል መልእክቱ።  ደዋዩ ከልብ እንደተጨነቀ ከድምጹ መረዳት ይቻላል።

አበበም በተባለው ስልክ መልሶ ደወለ።

“ሄሎ! አበበ ገላው ነኝ::”

“ሃሎ! አበበ ገላው ነህ?”

“አዎ አበበ ነኝ፣ ማን ልበል?”

“እኔን እንኳን አታውቀኝም፣ ***** እባላለሁ። የምደውልልህ በጣም ጠቃሚ መረጃ ልነግርህ ነው። ግዜ ካለህ አሁን ማውራት እንችላለን?”

“ችግር የለም ቀጥል።”

“በረከት ስምዖን አዜብ መስፍን፣ እና ብረሃነ ገ/ክርስቶስ አንተን ለማስገደል ማቀዳቸውን ከውስጥ ሰው ተነግሮኛል። እጅግ በጣም የማምነው ከፍተኛ ስልጣን ያለው የደህንነት ሰው ነው የነገረኝ። አደራ ባስቸኳይ ንገረው ስላለኝ ነው ደጋግሜ የደወልኩት።  አንተን ለማስገደል ነብሰ-ገዳዮችን ወደ አሜሪካ ልከዋልና ከፍተኛ ጥንቃቄ አድርግ….”

ደዋዩ ጉዳዩን ለአበበ ብዝርዝር አስረዳው።

አበበ ስልኩን እንደዝጋ የደዋዩን ማንነት ማጣራትና መረጃውን ማረጋገጥ ነበረበት።

በወቅቱ እኔም ቨረጂንያ ነበርኩና ከአበበ ጋር በጉዳዩ ተነጋገርን።  ስልክ ከአውሮፓ በመደወል መረጃ የሰጠው ሰው በቅርብ የማውቀው ወዳጄ ስለነበር፤ ሾልኮ የወጣውን ምስጢር ተአማኒነት በቀላሉ ለማረጋገጥ ቻልን።

መረጃው ትክክለኛ ይሁን እንጂ ነገሩን እንደዋዛ ነበረ ያለፍነው።  እነ አቶ በረከት ስምዖን በወቅቱ እጅግ ተበሳጭተው ስለነበር፤ ስሜታዊ ሆነው በዛቻ መልክ የተናገሩት ነበረ የመሰለን እነጂ እነዲህ አምርረው ነብሰ-ገዳዮችን አሜሪካ ድረስ ይልካሉ ብሎ ያሰበ አልነበረም።  በዚህ – አለም በመረጃ በተጠላለፈችበት ዘመን -  የኮ/ል ጋዳፊ የሎከረቢው አውሮፕላን ፍንዳታ አይነት ወንጀል ለመስራት ማሰብ ከእብደት ውጭ ምን ይባላል?

ያንን የወቅቱ  እብደታቸውን የተመለከተ አበበ ገላው ሃገር ውስጥ ቢሆን ስጋውን ዘልዝለው ሊበሉት እንደሚችሉ ጥርጥር አይኖርም። ለወያኔዎች ጋዜጠኛን መግደል አዲስ ነገር አይደለም።  የሉባር ጋዜጣ አዘጋጅ የነበረው ተስፋዬ ታደሰን በሩ ላየ ነበር በሴንጢ ቆራርጥው በአሰቃቂ ሁኔታ የገደሉት። የወላፈን ጋዜጣ አዘጋጅም እስር ቤት ውስጥ በአሰቃቂ ሁኔታ እንዲሞት መደረጉ የሚረሳ ጉዳይ አየደለም።

አበበ ገላው በመለስ ላይ ያሰማው የተቃውሞ ድምጽ ህወሃቶችን ለምን በእጅጉ እንዳንገበገባቸው መገመት ግን ይቻላል።

“ፍሪደም! ፍሪደም! ፍሪደም!….” የሚለው የነጻነት ጩኸት በዚያች በካምፕ ዴቪድ/ሜሪላንድ የስብሰባ አዳራሽ ብቻ ተወስኖ አልቀረም። አገር-ምድሩ ምስሉንና ድመጹን እየተቀባበለ ከማዳመጥ አልፎ በወቅቱ የሞባይል ፎን ሪነግ-ቶን ሆኖም ነበር።  የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ በአንባገንኑ ስርዓት ላይ የነበረውን ፍርሃት የሚያስወግድና ለለውጥ እነዲነሳ የሚገፋፋ መልእክት ስለነበር እነ በረከትን ስጋት ውስጥ ሳይከታቸው አልቀረም።

አነባገነኖች ወትሮውንም ሌላዉን በበላይነት የመናገር እና በሃይል የማሳመን እነጂ የመስማት አቅም የላቸውም። ሌላውን እነዳሻቸው ይናገራሉ እነጂ ምላሽ አይፈልጉም። አንባገነኖች አፍ እነጂ ጆሮ የላቸውም። ስለዚህ ሰው ሲደፍራቸው አይችሉም። ያማቸዋል።   የአቶ መለስም ችግር ይኸው ነበር። በአንድ የተቃውሞ ድምጽ ተሰበሩ። በዚያ በሚያሞካሻቸው መሪ ፊት እንደ መብረቅ የወረደባቸው የማይወዱት መፈክር የስነ-ልቦና የበላይነታቸውን በማኮላሸት ውስጣዊ ማንነታቸውን ገደለው።

አንባገነኖች መሞት የሚጀምሩት በሃይል ያከማቹት በህዘብ ላይ የስነ-ልቦና የበላይነት ሲኮማሸሽ ነው። ይህ ደግሞ የማይድን በሽታ ነው። የደፈራቸውን ሰው ካልገደሉ በሽታው አይለቃቸውም።

ይህንን አባባል የቬጋሱ ገጣሚ ጌታቸው አበራ ‘ የፓርላማ ድንፋታ-በዲሲ ተረታ!’  በሚለው ግጥሙ በደንብ ገልጾታል።

ሁለት አሥርት ሙሉ “ያለኔ ማን” ያለ፣

ከራሱ “ራሶች” ጋር ፓርላማ የፎለለ፣

ቢባል…ቢባል…ቢጻፍ…አልሰማ ቢል ከቶ፣

አበበ ነገረው፤ በ”ማዕረጉ” ጠርቶ።

(ራሱን ላዋረደ ክብሩን ለናቀ ሰው፣ “ዲክታተር” የሚለው “ማዕረጉ” ሲያንሰው ነው።)

በብረት ተከቦ — ራሱን አጉል ክቦ፣

በውዳሴ ዜማ — ባጎንባሽ ታጅቦ፣

አገር ያዋረደ፣ ሕዝብን ያሳደደ…

ሰው መሳይ በሸንጎ፣

እማያቁት አገር “ቁርበት አስነጥፎ” ሊበላ ፈልጎ፣

“ፐርሰንቱን” ሲጠቅስ ሃሳዊው መሲህ ሊቅ፣

ፓርላማ ያለ መስሎት ጭብጨባ ሲጠብቅ፣

ሲሸሽ የኖረውን፣ ሰምቶ እማያውቀውን፣

እስኪሰበር ቅስሙ አገኘው ዋጋውን።

ኢትዮቴልኮም በአንድ ዘር ቁጥጥር ስር እየገባ መሆኑ ታወቀ

የግንቦት ሰባት የፍትህ የነፃነትና የዲሞክራሲ ንቅናቄ  ባወጣው ጥናት እንዳመለከተው በስልጣን ላይ ያለው መንግስት ኢትዮ ቴልኮምን ከነጻ ኩባንያነት አውጥቶ የአንድ ብሄር መሰባሰቢያና የስለላ ተቋም አድርጎታል።

በድርጅቱ ውስጥ ኤን አንድና ኤን ሁለት የሚባሉ ከፍተኛ የአስተዳደር እርከኖች መኖራቸውን ያስታወሰው ጥናቱ ፣ በኤን አንድና ሁለት የተመደቡትን በማኔጅመንት ደረጃ ያሉ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ፈረንሳዮችን የሚያጠቃልል ነው።

በኤን አንድና በኤን ሁለት የማኔጅመንት ደረጃ የስራ ድርሻ የተሰጣቸዉ ኢትዮጵያዉያን ቁጥር 54 ሲሆኑ ከነዚህ መካከል 46.3 በመቶ ወይም 25ቱ የትግራይ ተወላጆች ናቸዉ።

በዚህ ከፍተኛ የማኔጅመንት እርከን ዉስጥ የኦሮሞ 18.5 በመቶ ወይም 10 ሰዎች ፤ የአማራና 29. 6 በመቶ ወይም 15  የተቀሩት ደግሞ 5.6 በመቶ 3 ብቻ  ናቸዉ።

ከሁለቱ የማኔጅመንት እርከኖች ዉስጥ ኤን አንድ የሚባለዉ ከፍተኛዉ ሲሆን በዚህ እርክን ዉስጥ ስምንት የትግራይ ተወላጆች ሲኖሩ የአማራና የኦሮሞ ተወላጆች እያንዳንዳቸዉ ሁለት ቦታ ይዘዋል።  በዚህ ከፍተኛ የአመራር እርከን ዉስጥ ከተቀሩት ስድስት ክልሎች የተመደበ አንድም ሰዉ የለም እንደ ጥናቱ ውጤት።

ጠቅለል ባለ መልኩ ሲታይ ከእያንዳንዱ 3.3 ሚሊዮን የኦሮሞ ተወላጅ ዉስጥ በኢትዮ ቴሌኮም ከፍተኛ አመራር ቦታ የተሰጠዉ አንድ የኦሮሞ ተወላጅ ብቻ ሲሆን፣  ትግራይን ስንመለከት ግን ከእያንዳንዱ 194 ሺ የትግራይ ተወላጅ ዉስጥ ቢያንስ አንድ ሰዉ በኢትዮ ቴሌኮም ከፍተኛ አመራር ቦታ ላይ ተቀምጧል።

ይህ የስራ አመዳደብ የትምህርት ችሎታንና ልምድን ተከትሎ የተሰራ ነዉ ቢባል እንኳን የላቀ የትምህርት ደረጃና የስራ ልምድ ያላቸዉ የኦሮሞ ተወላጆች ቁጥር ተመሳሳይ የትምህርት ደረጃና የስራ ልምድ ካላቸዉ የትግራይ ተወላጆች ቁጥር በአስር እጥፍ መብለጡ ምንም ጥርጥር የለዉም የሚለው ጥናት ፣ 66 ነጥብ 2 በመቶ የሚሆነዉን የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ከሚያቅፉት ከኦሮሚያና ከአማራ ክልል N1 በሚባለዉ ከፍተኛ የአመራር አርከን ዉስጥ በአመራር ቦታ የተቀመጡ ዜጎች ብዛት አራት ማለትም ሁለት ከኦሮሚያ ሁለት ከአማራ ብቻ ነው። ከጠቅላላዉ የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ዉስጥ 5.4 በመቶዉ ብቻ ከሚኖርበት ከትግራይ ክልል በአንጻሩ ስምንት ሰዎች ኤን አንድ በሚባለዉ ከፍተኛ የአመራር ቦታ ላይ ተቀምጠዋል።

በ2012 ከኦሮሚያ፤ ከአማራና ከትግራይ ክልል ዉጭ በተቀሩት ስድስት ክልሎች ዉስጥ የሚኖረዉ ህዝብ 25 ሚሊዮን 627 ሺ 349 የሚገመት ሲሆን፣  ከዚህ ህዝብ ዉስጥ በኢትዮ ቴሌኮም ከፍተኛ አመራር ቦታ ላይ የመቀመጥ እድል ያገኙት 0.000012 በመቶ ብቻ ወይም ከእያንዳንዱ 8.5 ሚሊዮን ህዝብ አንዱ ብቻ ነዉ።

የግንቦት ሰባት የፍትህ የነፃነትና የዲሞክራሲ ንቅናቄ ከዚህ ቀደም መንግስት “የኢትዮጵያ መከላከያ” ጦር እያለ የሚጠራዉን ሠራዊት ምን ያክል የኔ በሚላቸዉ የህወሀት ሰዎች ብቻ እንደሚቀጣጠር የሚያሳይ መግለጫ በመረጃ አስደግፎ ለህዝብ ማቅረቡ የሚታወስ ነዉ።

የኢንፎርሜሺን ደህንነት ኤጀንሲ ሹም ብ/ጄኔራል ተክለብርሃን ወልደአረጋይ “የኢትዮጽያ ቴሌኮምኒኬሽን” የኀብረተሰቡን ሰላም የሚያጠፉ ዌብሳይቶችን የመቆጣጠርና የኢንተርኔት ድረገጾችና ብሎጎችን የማገድ አቅም ሊኖረው ይገባል፡፡መርሁም ይህ ነዉ በማለት በአዳባባይ መናገራቸው ይታወሳል።

ግንቦት7 ጥናቱን ለአንድ አመት ያክል ማካሄዱን ገልጿል። ኢህአዴግ በቅርቡ ከ200 ሚሊዮን ብር በላይ በማውጣት የብሄር ብሄረሰቦችን እኩልነት የተረጋጋጠበትን ቀነው በሚል በባህርዳር ማክበሩ ይታወሳል።

Fighting the virus of the Zenawi era

by Robele Ababya

Repugnant plot of assassination

This hideous foiled plot to conduct the savage act of assassination in the 21^st century on the icon human rights activist

 and renowned journalist Abebe Gellaw, must be roundly condemned by all freedom loving humanity on our globe. The foiled plot is an act of terrorism designed to take place in the United States – in the land of the brave and free and bastion of democracy where the supremacy of law reigns supreme. There is no doubt that the TPLF thugs will pay for their lawlessness.

Abebe Gellaw uttered on 18 May 2012 the immortal words with his thunderous voice repeatedly saying “Meles Zenawi is a dictator” and demanding “freedom before food”. He was right, for it is written in the Holy Bible, in Matthew 4:4 that, “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

The unexpected heroic act of courage by the renowned human rights activist and journalist Abebe no doubt sent a cringing shiver of fear down the spine of tyrant Zenawi in full view of world leaders and prominent personalities at the Food Security Forum chaired by President Obama at the Regan Building in Washington.  There is no doubt therefore that the top goons in the TPLF hierarchy are fully behind the assassination plot for revenge.

The bad example set by the TPLF boss to the rest of Africa

The late TPLF boss unconstitutionally announced his party the winner in the election of 2005 swiftly declaring a state of emergency to cover up his humiliating convincing defeat by the opposition. He sent the illustrious victors to jail. In the immediate aftermath of the election 193 innocent protestors of the daylight robbery of votes were gunned down in cold blood; tens of thousands were incarcerated. In the election of 2010 the votes were so heavily rigged; the TPLF party using entirely government resources in the contest and declared itself ‘victory’ by 99.6% out of 547 parliamentary seats.

ዜጠኛ አበበ ገላው ሞረሽ ያወጣው መግለጫ አልተስማማኝም አለ

ጋዜጠኛ አበበ ገላው ሞረሽ በመባል የሚታወቀው የአማራ ብሄርን መሰረት አድርጎ በቅርቡ የተቋቋመ ድርጅት ያወጣው መግለጫ አልተስማማኝም አለ።

አበበ ገላው በፌስቡክ ገጹ ላይ ጉዳዩን እንደሚከተለው ገልጾታል፣

“ሞረሽ ጋዜጠኛ አበበ ገላውን ለመግደል የተደረገው ሙከራ፣ የወያኔ ዐማራን አድኖ የማጥፋት ዘመቻ አካል ነው አለ::” ዘሃበሻ

ሞረሽ ስለሚባለው ድርጅት ብዙ የማውቀው ነገር ስለሌ ስለ መግለጫው አላማ ብዙም የምለው ነገር የለም። መልእክቱ ግን በፍጹም አልተስማማኝም። መላው የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ በህወሃቶች እየታደነና እየተሰቃየ ባለበት በዚህ የመከራ ግዜ ሁላችንንም በአንድነት የሚያንቀሳቅስ አላማ ያስፈልገናል። ከሁሉ በላይ ግን ለኛ ለኢትዮጵያዊያን ከዘር በላይ ኢትዮጵያዊነታችን መገለጫችን ነው። እኔ በበኩሌ የምሰዋለትና የምታገልለት ዘር ፈጽሞ የለኝም። እኔ በኩራት የምሞትላት ኢትዮጵያ የምትባል ታላቅ አገር አንዲሁም ኢትዮጵያዊ የሚባል ታላቅ ህዝብ መሆኑን ገልጽ ሊሆን ይገባዋል። ዘሬ ኢትዮጵያዊነት ስለሆነ የዘር ፓለቲካ አዙሪት ውስጥ ፈጽሞ መግባት አልሻም።

በጋዜጠኛ አበበ ገላው ላይ ታቅዶ የነበረውን የግድያ ሴራ በኖርዌይ የሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን አወገዙ

 በጋዜጠኛና አክቲቪስት አበበ ገላው ላይ ሊቃጣ የነበረውን የግድያ ወንጀል ተከትሎ  በኖርዌይ የሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን በኖርዌይ ጥገኝነት ጠይቀው  የሚኖሩ የመንግስት ሰላዮችን ለማጋለጥ ከመቼውም ጊዜ በላይ  ቆርጠው መነሳታቸውን ለኢሳት በላኩት መግለጫ አስታውቃል።

“በአበበ ገላው ላይ ሊሰነዘር የነበረው የግድያ ወንጀል በኤፍቢአይ መርማሪዎች መክሸፉ ቢያስደስተንም፣ በስደት፣ ዲሞክራሲና ነፃነት በሰፈነበት አገር ወያኔዎች እንዲህ አይነት አስከፊ ወንጀል ለመፈፀም ማሰባቸው እጅግ አስቆጥቶናል፤በጣምም አበሳጭቶናል” በማለት ኢትዮጵያኑ ስሜታቸውን ገልጸዋል።

በኖርዌይ በተለያዩ አጋጣሚዎች የመንግስት ሰዎች  ለነፃነት፣ለዲሞክራሲና ለፍትህ በሚታገሉና በኖርዌይ በሚገኙ ወገኖች ላይ በአካል፣ በስልክ፣በኢ-ሜይልና በሌሎች መንገዶች ዛቻና ማስፈራሪያ ማድረጋቸውን ያስታወሱት ኢትዮጵያኑ፣  ለወደፊቱ እንዲህ አይነት ሁኔታ እንዳይከሰት  ፀረ ዲሞክራሲና ኢሰብአዊ ድርጊት ፈፃሚዎችን አጋልጠው በማውጣት ህጋዊ ምርመራ እንዲደረግባቸው እንደሚያደርጉ ገልጸዋል።

ከዚህ በፊት በተለያዩ የዜና አውታሮች እንደተዘገበው ወደ ኢትዮጵያ መመለስ የማይችሉና የጥገኝነት ጥያቄያቸው ውድቅ ተደርጎባቸው  በከፍተኛ ችግር ውስጥ የሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያን በኖርዌይ መኖራቸው ይታወቃል፡

ከ33 ተቃዋሚ ፓርቲዎች የተሰጠ መግለጫ

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ የምርጫውን ሂደት እየገፋ ያለው ለገዢው ፓርቲ ብቻ በተመቻቸ ሜዳ ነው!

ከ33ቱ የአዳማ ፔቴሽን ፈራሚ ፓርቲዎች የተሰጠ መግለጫ

በምርጫ አስፈፃሚው፣ ከምርጫ አስተዳደርና በምርጫው ሂደት ላይ የሚታዩ መሠረታዊ ችግሮችን በማንሣት ችግሮቹ ስለሚፈቱበት መንገድ የውይይት /ምክክር/ መድረክ እንዲመቻች ለኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድና ለመንግሥት አካላት ጥያቄአችንን ማቅረባችን ይታወቃል፡፡ ይሁን እንጂ የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ የማያሣምኑ ምክንያቶች በመስጠት ጥያቄዎቻችንን ሙሉ በሙሉ ውድቅ ማድረጉን በቃል የገለፀልን ሲሆን ለመንግሥት ላቀረብነው ጥያቄ ምላሹን እየተጠባበቅን ነው፡፡

የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የምርጫ ቦርድ የተጣለበትን የአገርና የሕዝብ ኃላፊነት ወደጐን በመግፋት ምርጫውን ሠላማዊ፣ ዲሞክራሲያዊ፣ ነፃና ፍትሐዊ ምርጫ ለማድረግ የመወዳደሪያ ሜዳውን ከማስተካከል ይልቅ የገዢው ፓርቲ ወገንተኝነቱንና ጉዳይ ፈፃሚነቱን ባረጋገጠበት አቋሙ በመግፋት ወደ ምርጫ እንቅስቃሴ መግባቱን በይፋ አውጇል፡፡

እኛ በያዝነው ሠላማዊ የትግል መሥመር በምርጫ የመሣተፍ /አለመሳተፍ ጉዳይ ጥያቄ ውስጥ የሚገባ ያለመሆኑንና የሕዝብ ዘርፈ ብዙ ውስብስብ ጥያቄዎች ምላሽ የምንሰጥበት ብቸኛው የመንግሥት ሥልጣን መያዣ መሣሪያችን መሆኑን በተደጋጋሚ በግልጽ አስቀምጠናል፡፡ የአካባቢ ምርጫ ወደ ሕዝቡ ዘልቆ ለመድረስ የሚያስችል እንደመሆኑ ከአገር አቀፍ ምርጫ ያነሰ ትኩረትና ቦታ የምንሰጠው አይደለም፡፡ ይልቁንም ለምንፈልገው የሥርዓት ለውጥና የዲሞክራሲ ሥርዓት ግንባታ መሠረቱ የሚጣለው በሕዝቡ ውስጥ ስለሆነ ለዚህ ምርጫ ተገቢውን ትኩረት ሰጥተን ጠንክረን ለመንቀሳቀስ ዝግጅታችንን በተባበረና በተቀናጀ መንገድ ለማድረግ እየተንቀሳቀስን ባለንበት ነው የጋራ ጥያቄዎቻችንን ያቀረብነው፡፡ ይሁን እንጂ ምርጫ ቦርድ በኢህአዴግ እየተመራና እየታገዘ ከጊዜ ሰሌዳ በፊት በመሠረታዊ ጉዳዮች ላይ መወያየት ይቅደም በማለት 41 የፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች በአዳማው ስብሰባ ላይ ላቀረብነው የቦርዱ ሰብሣቢ “የውይይት መድረክ ይዘጋጃል” በማለት የመለሱትን፣ እንዲሁም 33 በሕጋዊና ሠላማዊ መንገድ የምንታገል የፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች ፔቲሽን ፈርመን ላቀረብነው የቦርዱ ጽ/ቤት ኃላፊ “ባትጠይቁንም ማድረግ ያለብን ነው” “. . . ጉዳዩን ሣታጮሁት በትዕግሥት ጠብቁ” ማለታቸውን ክደው ከአዳማ በተመለሱ በ4ኛው ቀን አፀደቅን ባሉት የጊዜ ሰሌዳ ገፍተውበታል፡፡ በዚህ መሠረት ቦርዱ መዝግቤ የምሥክር ወረቀት ሰጠሁ ብሎ ከሚዘረዝራቸው 75 የፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች ውስጥ 28ቱ ብቻ የምርጫ ምልክት በወሰዱት፣ የምልክት መምረጫ ጊዜ አልፏል /ተጠናቃል/፣ ከማለት አልፎ የሕዝብ ታዛቢዎ አስመርጬ የመራጮች ምዝገባ ጀምሬአለሁ፣ በቀጣይም በጊዜ ሰሌዳዬ መሠረት እቀጥላለሁ የሚል ዘመቻውን ተያይዞታል፡፡ በምርጫ ህጉ መሠረት በምርጫ ዘመን በፓርቲዎች የሚደረገው ቅስቀሳና በፓርቲዎች መካከል በመገናኛ ብዙኃን የሚካሄደውን የፖሊሲዎች አማራጭ አቀራረብ ቦርዱ በፍትሃዊነት የአየር ጊዜ ደልድሎ መምራት ሲገባው ራሱ አፀደቅሁ ካለው የጊዜ ሰሌዳ ውጪ በኢህአዴግና መንግሥት መገናኛ ብዙኃን የምርጫ ውድድር እንቅስቃሴ /ክርክር/ ሲያደርጉ ማስቆም አልፈለገም፣ አልቻለም፡፡

በዚህ ተጨባጭ እውነታ ውስጥ ነው ጥያቄዎቻችሁ የተመለሱ ናቸው . . .በማለት ወደ ምርጫ ማስፈጸም የገባው፡፡ ይህ ማለት ደግሞ የምርጫ መወዳደሪያው ሜዳ ተስተካክሏልና ያለአንዳች ጥያቄ በምርጫው ተሣትፋ ካልፈለጋችሁ ተውት የሚል የማንአለብኝነት ግልጽ መልዕክት ነው፡፡ ስለሆነም ለጉዳዩ ዋነኛና ቀዳሚ ባለቤት ለሆነው የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ እና ምርጫውን ለምትደግፉና ለምትከታተሉ የዓለም ማኅበረሰብ አባላት በድጋሚ የምናስተላልፈው ጥሪ ምርጫ ቦርድ በኢህአዴግ አይዞህ ባይነት በያዘው “ካፈርኩ አይመልሰኝ” አቋም መግፋቱ በጥያቄአችን መሠረት የምርጫ መወዳደሪያ ሜዳውን የሚያስተካክል ስላልሆነ በቀጣይ ተወያይተን የምናሳውቃችሁን የጋራ አቋም በንቃት እንድትጠብቁና ሂደቱን በትኩረት እንድትከታተሉ ነው፡፡

ቦርዱ 28 ፓርቲዎች ብቻ በተመዘገቡበትና ለጥያቄዎቻችን (ጥያቄዎቹ የ41 ፓርቲዎች መሆናቸውን በማጤን) መልስ ባልተሰጠበት ይልቁንም ችግሮቹ እየተባባሱ በመጡበት በምርጫው እቀጥልበታለሁ የሚለው አቋም ምርጫውን ተአማኒ አሣታፊ እና ተቀባይነት ያለው አያደርገውምና ውሣኔውን እንደገና በመመርመር ለአገራችን የዲሞክራሲ ሥርዓት ግንባታ አስተዋጽኦ ለማድረግ አሁንም ጊዜው ያልመሸበት መሆኑን እንገልፃለን፡፡ ሌሎች አሁን በተያዘው የምርጫ ሂደት ውስጥ የገባችሁ የፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች ያቀረብናቸው ጥያቄዎችና ችግሮቹ የሃገርና የጋራ መሆናቸውን ተረድታችሁ ለዲሞክራሲ ሥርዓት ግንባታ የበኩላችሁን አስተዋጽኦ እንድታደርጉ ዳግም አገራዊ ጥሪያችንን እናቀርብላችኋለን፡፡

በተባበረ ትግላችን ዲሞክራሲያዊት ኢትዮጵያን እንገነባለን!

ታህሳስ 25/2005፣ አዲስ አበባ

በአንድነት ፓርቲ የህዝብ ግንኙነት የተሰራጨ

The Lawless regime’s operatives and the danger it pause on Ethiopians

by Teshome DebalkeThe news Woyane plotted to assassinate the legendary Journalist Abeba Gellaw shouldn’t surprise anyone. It isn’t an isolated incident; many cadres in North America have been threatening Ethiopians through cyber space, by phone and in person to stop them from supporting the opposition camp for years. And many did comply than endangering their loved one at home. This case is different because Abebe Gellaw is refused to be silenced by the lowlife criminals in the US that are accustomed to get away with murder in Ethiopia.

The high profile assassination plot on Abebe Gellaw shows the increasingly desperate Woyane is beginning to realize its lawless rule is going to end; resorting in assassination plot as far as in the North America. The fact the young cadres that came to seek refugee in US reviles Woyane is using the lax US immigration policy to dispatch its assassins in North America.

It was reported the regime stanch supporters sought asylum to remain in the US to do the dirty bidding of Woyane out of

Ethiopian Ambassador in the U.S. Girma Birru

the Embassies in cover of diplomacy. Under the leadership of Ethiopian Ambassador Girma Birru the Embassy in Washington DC is said to be infested with spies of the regime doing the dirty job of TPLF. The Ambassador will be responsible for allowing assassins to operate under his nose.

Like any terrorist organization there is no boundary Woyane wouldn’t cross using diplomatic cover. In Africa; from North Sudan all the way to South Africa Ethiopian Embassies are used as a cover to harbor Woyane spies and assassins to do unspeakable crimes against Ethiopians.

For example, last year in South Sudan Woyane kidnapped Ethiopian refugees and attempted to transport them back to Ethiopia. The plot instigated in the Ethiopian Embassy in Juba failed when the South Sudanese security was alerted of the plot. The Minster of Interior dispatched security personal to Juba International Airport and found the assassins and the chartered plane with the refugees in it, according to The New Nation.  It is also alleged the chartered plane was disguised as transporting Peace Keepers and their supply under the UN flag. It is well known Woyane provides soldiers for Peacekeeping Mission under auspices African Union and United Nation to do its dirty bidding under cover.

Ambassador Abadi Zimo, a core TPLF member

Countless Ethiopians have been victims of assassination and kidnapping in Sudan alone under the Bashir government sanction. The Ethiopian Embassy in Sudan, under the leadership of Ambassador Abadi Zimo, a core TPLF member is where the plan is excusted and a safe harbor for the assassins provided under diplomatic cover. General Samora Yusuf, the Woyane defense Minster frequent trips to Sudan is related to the plot of eliminating oppositions from Sudanese territory. The clandestine operation out of the Embassy is not known for Ethiopians. The Embassy doesn’t revile its clandestine activities to the public with the only e-mail contact provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affair.

The fall out from the assassination plot on Abebe will knock on every Woyane cadres’ door in North America and elsewhere. According to FBI source, ‘several complaints were filed through out the US to the presence of Woyane’s operatives and agents are assigned to look into it. Since the crimes involve foreign government’s agents it is a Federal matter and, Ethiopians are advised to report to the FBI instead of their local police, advised the anonymous source.

The State Department is aware of Woyane’s activities for long time and closely watching the development.  The Congressional Committee on Terrorism notified and requested to call for special investigation. The Immigration and Naturalization Service is also aware of Woyane operatives seeking asylum for the purpose of spying on Ethiopians, according the source.

The assassination plot will open the opportunity to examine the recent asylum seekers fraudulent application to obtain permits to stay in the US. The fraud extends in the resettlement program of Eritrean refugee out the five refugee camps in the Tigray. It is alleged TPLF operatives are being  is resettling its spies in North America and Europe paused as Eritrean refugees.

Ethiopians should be cautious associating with Woyane operatives that would put them in incriminating positions. For example, Identity theft is one of the ways the agents use to attack Ethiopians they paused danger for the regime and everyone is venerable. It is important to safeguard your identity and personal information.

FBI foils assassination plot against Ethiopian journalist

Addis Voice—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has foiled a plot to shoot and kill Ethiopian journalist Abebe 

Gellaw in Boston, Massachusetts.The plot was allegedly orchestrated by a man named Guesh Abera, a Boston resident and parking lot attendant in his mid-thirties. Guesh and his three accomplices, who are suspected of being spies and fanatic members of the tyrannical regime in Ethiopia, were determined to “eliminate” the journalist and press freedom activist, sources say.

Abebe traveled to Boston last month to attend a fundraiser for the Ethiopian Satellite TV and Radio. The suspects had planned to shoot him during his sojourn.

PHOTO ECADF File: Journalist Abebe Gellaw confronting Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi

According to the sources, four Boston residents suspected of being agents of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, an ethnic-based rebel group that has brutally ruled Ethiopia for the last 21 years, had taken steps to execute the  journalist. Guesh, the ringleader of gang, was reportedly communicating with his accomplices using a fake Facebook account (Hailemarim Desalegn) and emails. FBI agents reportedly intercepted some of the exchanges detailing the plot. in Boston.

Special Agent Greg Comcowich, a spokesperson for FBI Boston branch, declined to give details of the investigation but emphasized that the agency will take seriously any criminal activities that violate not only the civil rights of individuals but also the constitution of the United States.

“Anybody who threatens people’s lives because of their political views or attempt to usurp one’s constitutionally protected First Amendment rights will be dealt with appropriately. That is not the way America works,” he said.

He further noted that the FBI takes allegations of being agents of a foreign government to attack or spy on anyone very seriously. He encouraged Ethiopians with such information to contact their local FBI branches.

The plot was foiled in the bud as FBI special agents had uncovered the plot in time and took measures to prevent the would-be assassins from executing their  plot, according a source, who wants to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter.

A fortnight ago, FBI agents raided a Roxberry house where the ringleader of the plot shares with four other people. Agents also went to the workplaces of two of the residents. An Ethiopian who knows Guesh Abera said that he worshiped the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. He was also very upset with Abebe Gellaw’s dramatic protest against the former PM at such a high profile meeting.

President of Genocide Watch, Prof. Gregory Stanton, praised the FBI agents who foiled the plot and commended the agency for being strong and very reliable defender of civil rights. Prof. Gregory, who famously brought perpetrators of mass atrocities in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge and also investigated mass atrocities in Ethiopia, said that the TPLF is a terrorist organization that should be labeled as such by the United States.

“The Justice Department has never declared the TPLF a terrorist organization the way it should. But it is clearly the arm of a criminal government. The FBI needs to be aware of this reality and any threats by the TPLF needs to be reported to the FBI,” he said.

Journalist Abebe Gellaw says that since he confronted the late dictator Meles Zenawi at the G8 Food Security Symposium last May in Washington DC, he has received hundreds of death threats through various ways including Facebook, which is also being misused as a means of organizing crimes.

“It is unbelievable that I have faced persecution by the very people that forced me into exile. I very well know the risks of reporting and speaking truth to power. I am happy to sacrifice my life for the right cause. I will continue to do whatever it takes to make a difference and bring the truth out as much as possible.”

Last July Abebe, along with 10 other prominent Ethiopian journalists and two Swedish journalists, was convicted of being a “terrorist”. He was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail journalistic work and his roles in ESAT, a rising media powerhouse that seems to terrify the Ethiopian government. The government constantly jams transmissions of ESAT and the Voice of America Amharic broadcasts.

“We surely know that the Ethiopian government is allergic to the truth. Those of us that are in the business of reporting and writing on so many sensitive issues such as gross human rights violations will continue to spread the truth as widely as possible. That is our mission. If this costs my life, I will happily pay the ultimate price,” Abebe said.

Abebe was voted Ethiopian Man of the Year 2012 by listeners and viewers of the Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) and radio across the world on Monday.

Torture, Inhuman Treatment and Arbitrary Detention in Ethiopia

by Betre Yacob

Independent human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty international, and the Anti-Torture

Committee of the United Nations have several times reported of systematic persecution as well as use of violence and torture against Ethiopian journalists, opposition political leaders and members as well as anyone who are critical of the tyrannical regime. Amnesty International, for instance, says in its press release issued on 28 August 2012 that it regularly received several information about the use of torture in pre-trial and arbitrary detention.

However, despite the fact that there are so many reports about the use of torture in pre-trial and arbitrary detention in Ethiopia, none of them give clear and detail information on the subject matter. So that the issue has remained to be doughfull, for many people living abroad. Now, thanks to WikiLeaks, a marvellous report that is said to be extraordinary has been released. “INSIDE ETHIOPIA’S JAILS”, the report of Mr.Donald Yamamoto, the late ambassador of USA in Ethiopia, clearly shows what the atrocious crime the tyrannical regime in Ethiopia commit against journalists and political prisoners in its dark prisons and detention centers. The report, which referenced different in-depth interviews with victims, gives most explosive information on the subject matter.

Mr. Donald Yamamoto wrote “INSIDE ETHIOPIA’S JAILS” to the Washingtone government, while he was in charge of US mission in Ethiopia. The report was intended to make the Washingtone aware of what is happening in Ethiopia, and in turn to take an approperate measure against the regime.

“INSIDE ETHIOPIA’S JAILS”

According to the report, political and other prisoners in Ethiopia are subjected to dis-speakable torture in detention centers in attempts by police and security officials to elicit confessions before cases go to trial. According to the report, the torture includes being blindfolded and hung by the wrists for several hours, bound by chains and beaten, held in solitary confinement for several days to weeks or months, subjected to mental torture such as harassment and humiliation, forced to stand for over 16 hours, and having heavy objects hung from one’s genitalia.

The report also indicates that prohibiting detains from food, to taking shower, and to change clothes are also another form of torture. Regarding this the report says: “two political prisoners who were arrested for “inciting violence” following the 2005 elections told him that they had been given just one meal every two days, and had been prohibited to take shower as well as change clothes.” The report further indicates that prisoners are also subjected to mental torture.

The report, which says such kinds of tortures are most common practice at the dark prisons and detention centers, says that the government detains prisoners for many years without any charge and trial. It further indicates that prisoners are also held in such prisons despite having been officially released by the courts.

According to the report, some prisoners die having failed to resist the endless tortures while others left the prisons with permanent physical injuries related to their ears, heads, hands, legs, and genitals. In this regard, the report says: “sources told the Embassy that three prisoners with whom they were detained (Tsegaye Ayele Yigzaw, Gedlu Ayele Hulu-Ante, and Argata Gobena Maru) died in jail as a result of the beatings and absence of medical treatment, and one pregnant woman (Webit Lengamo) miscarried after being severely beaten.”

According to the report, one opposition official told the Embassy that he had spent one month and 18 days in a detention center named “Ma-ekelawi” in a small, dark, 4×4 meter room with 12 other prisoners. He told to the Embassy that medical treatment had not been available, and prisoners had not been allowed any visitors. He also told to the Embassy that the younger prisoners had been beaten most severely, and then denied medical treatment.

According to the report, the opposition official mentioned here above reported to the Embassy that some prisoners had told him that they had been detained for several years without being charged and without trial.

The report says: “for example, he spoke with four people who were arrested in Hargeisa, Somaliland two years ago and accused of being members of the Oromo Liberation Front, a banned insurgent movement. They have been held for two years without trial, and their families do not know of their whereabouts. Also, he spoke with one of four people who were arrested 14 years ago following the assassination attempt against Egyptian President Mubarak and held incommunicado without trial. Of the four, two have already died in prison and the two others are in very bad condition.”

In addition, the report indicates the presence of corruption around detention centers. It states that the higher officials of the detention centers force prisoners’ family members to pay bribes to speed up the investigation process as well as to get prisoners released. For instance, the report says: “one person told our source that her brother was in jail and had to stay there until they could figure out to whom they should pay the bribe. In another case a foreigner told our source that he was asked for a USD 50 bribe from the investigator.”

Ma-ekelawi: The Dark Detention Centre

There are so many darken detention centers in Ethiopia. Some of them are known by the public whereas the others are hidden. Ma-ekelawi is one of those detention centers known by the public.

Regarding this detention center, the report states the following. “According to a British national recently released from Ma-ekelawi, the jail is divided into two sections, the “open” side and the “underground” side. In the “open” side, there are 12 cells, six on each side of an open courtyard about two meters wide. There are eight toilets and two showers, for an average of 100 prisoners at a time. In the “underground” side, there are two types of solitary confinement cells. One type of cell is reportedly not physically uncomfortable, while the other type of cell is extremely small and prisoners are forced to stand.”

The Paper Tigers

“No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It is what the universal declaration of human rights (UDHR), to which Ethiopia is a signatory, states under Article 5. Article 9 of the declaration also stats: “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.” Likewise, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) adapted in 1966 and the African Charter on Human and People’s Right (ACHPR) incorporate similar articles.

When we come to the constitution of Ethiopia, Article 17 and 18 of the constitution says: “no person may be subjected to arbitrary arrest, and no person may be detained without a charge or conviction against him; everyone has the right to protection against cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

However, sadly, none of the legal documents are practically protecting Ethiopians. Many Ethiopian are suffering from being subjected to torture or inhuman treatment as well as arbitrary detention, particularly journalists, opposition political leaders and anyone who are critical of the regime. This is also clearly revealed by “INSIDE ETHIOPIA’S JAILS”