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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
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Historic Opposition
alliance
"Medrek" to finalize
manifesto in Ethiopia
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
In African hot spots, journalists forced into exile
16 February, 2010 (Tom Rhodes) - "The threat of jail has led at least 41
Ethiopian journalists and 24 Eritreans into exile,....
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Opposition Activist Shot Dead; Third Killing in Week
10 May, 2010 (Jason McLure) -An activist campaigning for Ethiopia’s
opposition Medrek alliance was shot dead in a rural part of...
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No Contest in Ethiopia's Upcoming Vote, Experts
    18 May, 2010 (Nico Colombant) - "The
    Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic
    Front has made sure its message has been
    heared by would-be voters. "The current
government has been using the media, which they control in a...More
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Ethiopia: Government Repression Undermines Poll
24 May, 2010 (Human Rights Watch) - "The government's efforts to
ensure the election outcome continued right up to polling day in...
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Ethiopian Opposition Leader Says Supporters 'Hunted'..
26 May, 2010 (Jason McLure) - Hundreds of opponents of Ethiopia’s
government have been beaten and arrested in a government crackdown
following this week’s national elections, a leader of the opposition..
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Ethiopian Opposition Figure Appeals for Unity...
    22 June, 2010 (Peter Clottey) - "The Vice
    Chairman of Ethiopia’s opposition Unity for
    Democracy and Justice has called on other
    opposition parties to bury their differences and
    form a coalition to challenge Prime Minister
    Meles Zenawi’s ruling party....More
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Ethiopia court rejects final poll result challenge
20 July, 2010 (Barry Malone) - Ethiopia's highest court on Tuesday
rejected a case brought by the country's opposition against the.
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Ethiopian Opposition Alliance to Become a Single Party
    30 July, 2010 (William Davison) - A coalition
    of Ethiopian opposition parties will take steps
    toward becoming a single party by forming a
    front, said Negasso Gidada, co-deputy
    chairman of the so-called Medrek alliance.

    The change will result in the opposition..More
Ethiopia Faces Era of One-Party Rule
    19 August, 2010 (Peter Heinlein) - Ethiopia's
    2010 election all but wiped out the country's
    once vibrant political opposition.  This means
    that Ethiopia faces the prospect of one-party
    rule for the foreseeable future.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi categorically rejects:....More