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A Career In Dissent
" Mideksa became the exception
to the rule in September, When she was elected to
head Ethiopia's newest political party..."
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Jailed opposition leader brings rival
parties together
(Ethio Media)
Two opposition groups
who have been eyeing
each other as sworn
adversaries spent the
evening of May 28 at a candle-light vigil together,
and they say the unifying force is jailed opposition
leader Birtukan Mideksa More
Historic Opposition
alliance
"Medrek" to finalize
manifesto in Ethiopia
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The Zenith of the Meles Zenawi's Oligarchy
24 December, 2009 (Zekarias Ezra) - "A case in point is the just
handed down death sentence on the members of the opposition
parties. That is the height of arrogance. It just sealed it that....More
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An Open Letter to President Barack Obama
13 January, 2010 (Obang Metho) - "Will your administration or
others in the West support a democratic movement in Ethiopia or
not? Truthfully, we are not hopeful, as history shows that....More
Anti-corruption bill triggers heated debate
17 January, 2010 (Desalegn Sisay) - "A new Ethiopian legislation in
its final phase will require senior goverment officials to have their
entire assets, as well as those of their close family members,...More
The future of the future country - Part II
    18 January, 2010 (Alemayehu G.Mariam) -
    "Reinventing politics means learning the lessons
    of the past and present and transforming the
    current political culture of oppression and
    corruption into a genuine future democratic
    civic culture. It means finding creative....More
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Over 150 opposition officials detained in Ethiopia
8 February, 2010 (Jimma Times) - Atleast 150 representatives and
members of the opposition party Oromo People's Congress (OPC)
have been arrested in Ethiopia in less than five months,.....More
In African hot spots, journalists forced into exile
    16 February, 2010 (Tom Rhodes) - "In
    Ethiopia and Eritrea, mass imprisonments of
    journalists early in the decade have been
    followed by years of steady repression. The
    threat of jail has led at least 41 Ethiopian
    journalists and 24 Eritreans into exile,....More
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Opposition Denies Gov't Claim of Eritrea Alliance
    17 February, 2010 (Jason McLure) -
    "Such allegations are "dangerous,"
    Negasso Gidada, a leader of the Unity
    for Democracy and Justice party, said in
    a phone interview today in the capital,
    Addis Ababa.....More
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Medrek Is The Future Of Ethiopia
    4 March,  2010 (Ethio Quest News) - "The
    time is now ripe for the Ethiopian people to be
    guided by a Moral Economy found on a
    democratic political form which encourages the
    practice of the inalienable rights of free
    expression, unhindered dissent, the right to vote
    and the right to recall by democratic....More
Candidate Slaying Stirs Calls for an Inquiry
    8 March, 2010 (Howard Lesser) - The
    stabbing death of an opposition
    candidate in Ethiopia's northern Tigray
    region is raising new calls for an inquiry
    and an easing of 2009 repressive
    legislation that critics say is restraining
    political activity in the weeks leading up
to this year's 23 May general elections....More