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Kinijit Delegation travelling to Europe and North America

Written by CyberEthiopia

Friday, 10 August 2007

Kinijit Leadership has announced the names of the delegates to depart for Europe and North America.

The delegation coming to Europe is lead by Ato Muluneh Eyuel and includes Dr Yacob Haile Mariam, Ato Abayneh Berhanu, Ato Kifle Tigeneh, Ato Aschalew Ketema, according the letter by Ato Hailu Shawel to the Kinijit Support Council in Europe.

Ato Hailu Shawul will also lead the delegation traveling to the US and will be accompanied by Wzrt. Bertukan Mideksa, Dr Hailu Araya, Dr Berhanu Nega, Ato Gizachew Shiferraw, and Ato Brook Kebede, the letter to the North America Support Group announced.

Kinijit executive committee has also nominated three individuals to coordinate the tour, namely Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam, Ato. Tamagne Beyene, Dr. Solomon Alemu.

We must struggle peacefully till the end

Written by A.Danel Tamir - akaludesta@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday, 09 August 2007
By - A.Danel Tamir This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I appreciate the patience of the leaders of Kinijit to withstand the false propaganda of the ruling party which is spread out in all forums of their media. Despite this propaganda, most of the Ethiopian people are still standing behind this party, which is advocating for "genuine struggle for Democracy". Kinijit party members who have won the 2005 election have not secured their seats in Parliament. In other words, they have to start from scratch and make themselves ready for the election to be carried out after 2 years. This is a clear manifestation of how the ruling Party is playing wide open intrigues to suppress the will of the people. It is also quite certain that this Party will once again find means and ways to disqualify KIinijit from the next election.
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Four more Ethiopian journalists sentenced; pardon anticipated

Written by Committee to Protect Journalists

Saturday, 04 August 2007

Ethiopia’s High Court handed down heavy prison sentences to four journalists jailed in connection with their coverage of deadly post-election unrest in 2005, after the journalists waived their defense and pleaded guilty in anticipation of a pardon, according to local sources. All of them worked for now-defunct Amharic-language weeklies.

At least six journalists remain in Ethiopian prisons, making the country the second leading jailer of journalists in Africa after neighboring Eritrea, according to CPJ research.

The Committee to Protect Journalists named Ethiopia the world’s worst backslider on press freedom this year.

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