KINIJIT NOW ANDENET - The Way of Peace & Ethiopiawinet

ቴዲ አፍሮ ተፈታ - አንድ ብለናል። ብርቱካን ትቀጥል !

2009-08-17T14:05:00.004-05:00

ግርማ ካሳ (muziky68@yahoo.com)ነሐሴ 18 2001 ሰሞኑን የተፈጠረዉን ክስተት ከግምት ዉስጥ በማስገባት ኅዳር 24 ቀን 2001 ዓ.ም፣ «የቴዲ አፍሮ መታሰር በኢትዮጵያዊነት ላይ ያነጣጠረ ነዉን ?» በሚል አርዕስት ያቀረብኩትን ጽሁፍ አሻሽዬ እንደሚከተለዉ ለኢትዮጵያዊያን አንባቢያን አቅርቢያለሁ።ከአሥራ አራት ዓመታት ስደት በኋላ አገሬን ለማየት ግንቦት ሰባት 1997 ዓ.ም. አዲስ አበባ ገባሁኝ። የታሪካዊውን ምርጫ ሁኔታ ለመከታተል ዕድል አግኝቼ ነበር። ያኔ ስለተደረገዉ ምርጫ አሁን ብዙም ማወራት አልፈልግም። ነገር ግን ከፒያሳ ወደ መገናኛ ለመሄድ ሚኒባስ ውስጥ ገብቼ ያጋጠመኝን አንድ የማልረሳዉ ክስተትት

አቶ መለስ ብሄራዊ መግባባት አጀንዳችን ነዉ አሉ!

2009-07-10T00:03:00.005-05:00

ግርማ ካሳ (muziky68@yahoo.com)ሐምሌ 3 ቀን 2001የአሥራ ሰባት አመት ወጣት ነዉ። ጥይት የጎረሰ ሽጉጥ በእጁ ይዟል። እጅግ በጣም ብዙ ሕዝብ በተሰበሰበበት አደባባይ፣ ንግግር አድርገዉ ወደ ጨረሱ አንድ የእድሜ ባለጸጋ ሰዉ ቀስ በቀስ ይጠጋል። ሳያስቡት የያዘዉን ሽጉጥ ወደ እርሳቸዉ ደቅኖ ይተኩሳል። ሰዉዬዉ ይወድቃሉ። አካባቢዉ ተረበሸ። ተናወጠ። አምቡላንስ ተጠርቶ በአፋጣኝ በስፍራዉ ደረሰ። የወደቁትን አባት በአምቡላንሱ የነበሩ የህክምና ባለሞያዎች አነሷቸዉ። የፍጥነት ጉዞ ወደ ሆስፒታል ጀመሩ። ሆስፒታል ሳይደርሱ በመንገድ ላይ የኝህ ሰዉ ሕይወት አለፈች። ይህ ወጣት

ብርቱካንን ከማሰር አይነት ጎጂ ድርጊት መቼ ነዉ ኢሕአዴግ የሚገደበዉ ? ከድርጅቱ ደጋፊ

2009-07-06T14:44:00.006-05:00

ግርማ ካሳ (muziky68@yahoo.com)ሰኔ 29 ቀን 2001አባ መላ በሚል ስም የሚታወቁትና አፍቃሪ-ኢሕአዴግ የሲቪሊቲ ፓልቶክ ክፍልን የሚያንቀሳቅሱ የገዢዉ ፓርቲ ደጋፊ (ምናልባትም ባለሥልጣን) አንድ ከፍተኛ የኢሕአዴግ አመራር አባላትን ሲጠይቁ ከተናገሩት የሚከተልዉ ይገኝበታል።«አንዳንድ ጊዜ ከኢሕአዴግ በኩል፣ በዳያስፖራዉ የኢሕአዴግን ደጋፊዎች ሁሉ ሳይቀሩ፣ criticise የሚያደርጉት popular ያልሆኑ ነገሮችን ትወስዳላቹህ። አላስፈላጊ የሆነ። ለምሳሌ በቅርቡ በብርቱካን ሚደቅሳ ላይ የተወሰደዉ እርምጃ ምንም እንኳን ጥፋት አጥፍታለች ቢባልም ቴክኒካሊ፣ አስፈላጊ ያልሆነ confrontation ነዉ። ብዙ የምንሰራዉ፣

እኛም የዲሞክራሲ ጀግኖች አሉን !

2009-06-25T14:00:00.007-05:00

ግርማ ካሳ (muziky68@yahoo.com) ግርማ ካሳ (muziky68@yahoo.com)ሰኔ 29 ቀን 2001ኔዳ አጋ ሱልጣን ትባላለች። በቅርቡ የተደረገዉን የምርጫ መጭበርበር በተመለከተ በኢራን በተደረገዉ ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ከደህንነት አባላት በተተኮሰ ጥይት የተገደለች ናት። ከቤቷ ስትወጣ የወጣችዉ ድምጿ እንዲከበርላት፣ የሰብዓዊ መብቷ እንዲረጋገጥ በሰላም ነበር። በሕይወቷ ማከናወን የምትፈልጋቸዉ ብዙ እቅዶች ይኖሯታል። ነገር ግን እቅዶቿን ሁሉ ትታ ወደቀች። ተገደለች።ኔዳ የዲሞክራሲ ምልክት ሆና በአለም ሁሉ ስለእርሷ እየተነገረ ነዉ። በኢራን የዲሞክራሲ ታጋዮች ዘንድ፣ በሥጋዋ ከዚህ አለም ብትለይም፣ በኢራን የዲሞክራሲ ትግል

ኢትዮጵያ ጽጌሬዳችን ናት !

2009-06-24T10:01:00.003-05:00

በግርማ ካሣቺካጎ (muziky68@yahoo.com)ኢትዮጵያን በጽጌረዳ አበባ እመስላታለሁ። ጽጌሬዳ አበባ በጣም ተወዳጅ የሆነች አበባ ናት። ብዙ ጊዜ በማስቀመጫ ዉስጥ ተደርጋ የሚመጡ እንግዶች እንዲያይዋት በሚታይ ቦታ ትቀመጣለች። የክብር የፍቅርና የዉበት ምልክት ናት። ኢትዮጵያ አገራችንም በነጻነቷና በአንድነቷ ታፍራና ተክብራ የኖረች፣ ከተለያዩ ብሄረሰቦች የተወጣጡ ልጆቿ ዉበቷ የሆኑላት፣ ለኢትዮጵያዉያን ብቻ ሳይሆን ለጥቁር ህዝብ ሁሉ ኩራት የሆነች አገር ናት።የቀድሞዉ የደቡብ አፍሪካ ፕሬዘዳንት ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ሰለ ኢትዮጵይ ሲናገሩ “ኢትዮጵያ በሐሳቤ ልዩ ቦታ አላት፤ ኢትዮጵያን መጎብኘትም ፈረንሳይ እንግሊዝንና አሜሪካን

የታሰሩትስ አቶ መለስ ናቸዉ - በክፋትና በጭካኔ !

2009-06-23T16:11:00.003-05:00

ግርማ ካሳ (muziky68@yahoo.com)ሁለቱም በኢትዮጵያ እየተፋፈመ በመጣዉ የፖለቲካ ሂደት ዉስጥ ትልቅ ስፋራ አላቸዉ። ሁለቱም አባል የሆኑበት ደርጅት ሊቀመንበር ናቸዉ። ሁለቱም በደጋፊዎቻቸዉ ይደነቃሉ። ሁለቱም የሁለተኛ ደረጅ ተማሪ የነበሩ ጊዜ ጎበዝ ተምሪዎች ነበሩ። ሁለቱም የአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ተማሪ ሆነዋል። ሁለቱም የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርታቸዉን ያጠናቀቁት በአዲስ አበባ ነዉ። ሁለቱም ወላጆች እንደመሆናቸዉ የልጅን ፍቅር ያወቃሉ። ሁለቱም ኢትዮጵያዉያን ናቸዉ።የመጀመሪዉ አቶ መለስ ዜናዊ ይባላሉ። የአምሳ አራት አመት አዛዉንት ናቸዉ። እናታቸዉ የአዲቋላ (ኤርትራ ተወላጅ) ሲሆኑ አባታችዉ ደግሞ የአድዋ ትግራይ

አቶ ስብሐት ነጋ በብርቱካን መታሰር ላይ

2009-06-19T00:36:00.003-05:00

ሰኔ 12 ቀን 2001 የዘመኑ ቴክሎሎጂ ከፈጠራቸዉ የመገናኛና የመወያያ መድረኮች አንዱ ፓልቶክ ነዉ። በኢትዮጵያዉያን የሚንቀሳቀሱ በርጋታ ፓልቶክ ክፍሎች ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ እየበዙ ነዉ። ከነዚህ ፓልቶክ ክፍሎች መካከል የኢትዮ ሲቪሊቲ ፓልቶክ ክፍል አንዱ ነው። ይህ ክፍል ከሌሎች ክፍሎች የሚለየዉ ነገር ቢኖር 95 በመቶ አፍቃሪ ኢሕአዴጎችን ያሰባሰበ መሁኑ ነዉ። የክፍሉ አስተባባሪዎች ጠንካራ የገዢዉ ፓርቲ ደጋፊዎች ምናልባትም በሥርዓቱ ዉስጥ ትልቅ ቦታ ያላቸዉም ሊሆኑም ይችላሉ። በተለያዩ መጣጥፍት ለኢሕአዴግ አባላት፣ ፓርቲያቸዉ ከሕዝብ እንዲታረቅና ወደ ቀናዉ መንገድ እንዲመለስ ቀርቦላቸዋል። ከነርሱ ዉስጥ ጥሩ ልብ ያላቸዉ ሰዎች

በቃሊቲ እሥር ቤት ሰሞኑን የተከሰተዉን አሳዝኝ ሁኔታ በተመለከተ - ግርማ ካሳ

2009-06-17T09:20:00.004-05:00

ሰኔ 9 ቀን 2001ቶርቸር (ሰቆቃ) ከአለም እንዲጠፋ የሚታገል የአለም አቀፍ የጸረ-ቶርቸርና የተጎጂዎች ደጋፊ ድርጅት፣ የአይምሮን ቶርቸር ሲተነትን፣ ረዘም ላለ ጊዜ በጨለማ ቤት ዉስጥ ማስቀመጥን፣ እንቅልፍ ማሳጣትን፣ መድፈርንና የመሳሰሉትን ከቶርቸር ዉስጥ ያስገባቸዋል። በእንደዚህ አይነት የአይምሮ ቶርቸር የሚያልፉ ሰዎች እራሳቸዉን እንዲጠሉ የሚያደርግና የሚቆይ ከፍተኛ የአይምሮ በሽታን እንደሚያመጣ ይናገራሉ።[1]የለንደን ዪኒቨርሲቲ ተመራማሪዎች ከቤልግሬድ የሕክምና ኮለጅ ጋር በመተባበር 279 የቀድሞ እሥረኞችን በማነጋገር፣ ሳይንሳዊ በሆነ መንገድ መረጃዎችን ሰብስበዋል። በሰበሰቡትም መረጃ መሰረት የደረሱበት ድምዳሜ

THE TWO WOMEN THAT ARE SHAKING TYRANTS

2009-06-11T16:17:00.002-05:00

Girma Kassa(muziky68@yahoo.com)June 11, 2009Both are at same ages. Both had noble professions. Both are courageous. Both are not afraid to tell the truth. Both are standing against a regime that is tyrannical, deceptive and hateful. Both are women. Both represent, in their own way, the best of this new generation. Both have a baby child. Both lived at the same place at one time, kaliti prison.I

«ብርቱካንን እወዳታለሁ»

2009-06-11T15:36:00.000-05:00

በወርቀ አማኑዕል ዘሰላም(muziky68@yahoo.com)ሰኔ 4 ቀን 2001 ዓ.ምአሜሪካን አገር ተሰድጄ ከወጣሁኝ በርካታ አመት አለፈኝ። አዲስ አበባ የነበርኩኝ ጊዜ የግል ትምህርት ቤት ስለተማርኩኝ እንግሊዘኛ ብዙ አይችግረኝም። ከፈረንጆች ጋር በኢትዮጵያዊ አክሰንቴ ደህና እግባባለሁ። ነገር ግን እንደ አማርኛ የዉስጤን የሃሳቤን መናገር አልችልም።አንድ ቀን አብሮኝ የሚሰራ የሕንድ ተወላጅ ጓደኛዬ ቤቱ ጋብዞኝ እሄዳለሁ። በዚያ ከሁለት ልጆቹ አንዷ፣ ኮሌጅ ልትገባ አንድ አመት የቀራት፣ በጉጅራቲ(በሕንድ ከሚነገር ቋንቋዎች አንዱ) አባቷን ስታናግር ሰማሁኝ። ልጅቷ በቅርብ ከሕንድ የመታጭ መሰለኝ። ነገር ግን ልጆቹ አሜሪካ አገር

ኢሕአዴግ ከፈለገ ግንቦት ሰባትን ሊያጠፋዉ ይችላል !

2009-06-03T16:26:00.004-05:00

ኢሕአዴግ ከፈለገ ግንቦት ሰባትን ሊያጠፋዉ ይችላል !ግርማ ካሳ(muziky68@yahoo.com)እዉቁ አሜሪካዊዉ የሰብዓዊ መብት ተከራካሪና የሰላም ኖቤል ተሸላሚ የነበሩት ቄስ ዶር ማርቲን ሉተር ኪንግ በተናገሩት አባባል ነዉ ጽሁፌን የምጀመረዉ። «እርስ በርስ መከባበርና መዋደድ ካቃተን ሁላችንም እንጠፋለን» ነበር ያሉት፣ እኝህ በሰላማዊ ትግል ዉስጥ እራሳቸዉን በ39 አመታቸዉ ስዉተዉ፣ አራት ልጆችን አባት አልባ አድርገዉ ያለፉት፣ ታላቅ ሰዉ። ሰሞኑን የኢትዮጵያ የፖለቲካዉን ደመና ስመለከት ጥሩ ሁኔታ ላይ ያለን አይመስለኝም። ደም ደም እየሸተተኝ ነዉ። የኢሕአዴግ መንግስት በአገሪቷ ያለዉን የፖለቲካ ቀዉስ በሰላም ከመፍታት ይልቅ

TPLF - LOOSING MORE OPPORTUNITIES

2008-04-10T14:03:00.001-05:00

TPLF - LOOSING MORE OPPORTUNITIESGirma Kassa (Chicago)muziky68@yahoo.comApril 10, 2008(This is an amended article to the one I wrote on July 19, 2007)For the 9th time, TPLF officials are squandering another opportunity to reconcile themselves with the Ethiopian people.In May 1991, the former TPLF rebels entered Addis Ababa and other major cities in Ethiopia without any major fights. The Ethiopian

DO WE HAVE THE WILL

2008-04-08T14:59:00.001-05:00

DO WE HAVE THE WILL?Girma kassa(muziky68@yahoo.com)April 8, 2008“I am glad they’re interested in somethingother than their own self-interest and partying”[1]This was from Donna Wall, a mother and elementary school teacher in North Carolina, USA. She was a supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton. Her 21 years old Obama supporter son’s activism and dedication to bring change impressed her that she

SOLIDARITY OF ETHIOPIANS - HOLDING HANDS TOGETHER

2008-03-24T10:18:00.007-05:00

Girma Kassamuziky68@yahoo.com (Chicago) An excellent "art work" in the Abugidainfo.com, once caught my attention. [1]The art work displays multiple hands holding one another and showing solidarity to the flag of Ethiopia.I remember, I was a little kid around Arategna Kifle Tor (an area in Central Addis Ababa); exchange of intense fires took place. Few minutes later, bodies of young Ethiopians

THE CHOICE IS OURS - WE CAN CHANGE THE EPRDF

2008-03-19T12:23:00.000-05:00

THE CHOICE IS OURS – WE CAN CHANGE THE EPRDFGirma Kassa (muziky68@yahoo.com)"I believe that bringing down Mr. Zenawi is the only way to bring democracy in Ethiopia; so how can we take him down? " emailed me a young Ethiopian student. It seems she may have concluded that with Mr. Zenawi and his party in power there cannot be democracy in Ethiopia.I truly understand the frustration of this young

KANGAROO ELECTION

2008-03-04T14:07:00.001-06:00

Girma KassaChicago (muziky68@yahoo.com)As is widely reported in EPRDF (Ethiopian people Revolutionary Democratic Forces) sympathizing website, an "election" will be held in Ethiopia in few weeks. I visited the official website of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia.[1]I browsed the links to find out how many Kebeles (neighborhood associations) there are; how many people are registered for

HE WHO HAS AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR

2008-02-29T12:38:00.001-06:00

Girma Kassa Chicago (muziky68@yahoo.com) February 29, 2008 Couple of month ago I got a chance to meet a gentleman who recently came from Ethiopia to visit the United States. We had a long intense but civil chat on the current situation in Ethiopia. The gentleman seemed to be honest and very objective in his over whole assessment. Since our eyes usually see only the bad parts of the EPRDF, for

Let us declare the "Tensae" of Ethiopia

2008-02-20T14:11:00.004-06:00

As we know the US presidential primary election has intensified. Senator John McCain of Arizona and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois are leading the delegates counts to their respective party nominations.Many Ethiopians are particualry moved and supportive of the messages of Senator Obama. The Senator is mobilizing americans for a common cause to change the country to a new direction with the " I

SOLIDARITY FORUM

2008-02-20T13:29:00.000-06:00

SOLIDARITY FORUM By Dr Golto Aila My dear compatriots, For more than 30 years now Ethiopia has endured two tyrannical rules! Thousands, may be millions, have lost their lives directly or indirectly as a result of these tyrannical rules and thousands have been flung to the four winds, never to come back to the country of their birth! All forms of resistance have been attempted – passive

OPEN LETTER TO MELES AND ISSAYAS

2008-02-15T17:57:00.000-06:00

OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWIANDPRESIDENT ISSAYAS AFEWORKIFebruary 15, 2008Your Excellencies:First I would like to extend my greetings and good wishes. May the Peace and Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your families!As an alumnum of Asmara University, I lived for years in Eritrea and got to know how well and God fearing the Eritrean People is. I know that there are no

IT IS ALL ABOUT US AND OUR FUTURE

2008-02-04T13:33:00.002-06:00

February 4, 2008Girma Kassa (Chicago)Muziky68@yahoo.comDear Fellow Ethiopians:Many years ago, I remember listening a story on Deutche Weille (German Radio). The story was about a German who once visited Ethiopia. He traveled to two neighboring villages which happened not to be in good terms.When he arrived in the first village he received a warm welcome. Elders showed him an excellent Ethiopian

THE TOPIC IS ETHIOPIAWINET

2008-01-23T10:21:00.001-06:00

Girma KassaMuziky68@yahoo.com (Chicago)January 23 2008Allow me to share with you a story from Seattle. It is about two Ethiopians who do not know each other before but were connected by a coincidence, at a great event in Seattle, a march of born again Christian evangelicals, called "March for Jesus". The marchers were walking on sidewalks of one of a major street in Seattle.All of a sudden

TOOLS OF DICTATORS

2008-01-16T22:37:00.000-06:00

“Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished.”Mihaly Csiszentmihalyi FEAR AND HOPELESSNESS FROM THE PART OF THE PEOPLE ARE GIFTS TO DICTATORS. It has been 32 months since the people of Ethiopia has spoken for democratic changes, economic reforms and Ethiopiawinet. Unfortunately the voice of the people was not heard.

KINIJIT STANDS FOR THE RULE OF LAW

2008-01-07T14:14:00.000-06:00

One of Kinijit's principles is the rule of law. Kinijit believes that all Ethiopians must be equal under the law. There cannot be justice where the law is not supreme.How could a party claim to stand for the rule of law if it does not implement it within its structure? An organization that does not function according to the law (i.e. its by-laws and guidelines) cannot have the moral authority to

PEACE BE TO YOU!

2007-12-11T15:23:00.000-06:00

December 11 , 2007Girma Kassa (muziky68@yahoo.com)Our Lord Jesus (or Issa) is worshipped by Christians as the Son of the Living God. It was His birth two thousand years ago in Bethlehem that we commemorate and celebrate as Christmas .There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. According to the Gospel of Luke an angel of the Lord appeared to

HR2003 AS WUCHALE ? THIS IS CRAZY

2007-11-13T22:45:00.000-06:00

November 13, 2007 HR2003 has been the main topic of discussion and engagement of the Diaspora community mainly in the United States. Now the HR2003 talk is extended to the airwaves in Ethiopia. The regime of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has not ceased amazing us with its lies, deceptions and complete disregards towards the people of Ethiopia. This time the regime is comparing HR2003 as the “

Making Ethiopia First only in the domain name

2007-11-03T23:32:00.001-05:00

November 3, 2007 Attached below is a letter to ethiopiafirst.com editor written on August 22, 2007. In that letter I registered some of my discontents to some of his reporting. I hope and believed his deeds would line up to where his words are and corrections would be made from his part. Unfortunately, ethiopia.first has demonstrated to me and millions of Ethiopians that it is a

Be Earnest and Repent

2007-10-13T23:30:00.000-05:00

Be earnest and repent!!By Hidase Winner“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hide.” And he said, “Who told you that you

HR2003: Make Your VOICES Heard in the Media

2007-10-04T23:01:00.000-05:00

H.R.2003: Make your Voices Heard in the Media!The magnificient and unanimous passage of H.R. 2003 in the House of Representatives received a HUGE media splash! The BBC, New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, and others reported on the great success of Ethiopians, Ethiopian-Americans, and all American friends of Ethiopia (See an excerpt of the many articles here: http://

ethiopiafirst.com PLEASE PUT ETHIOPIA FIRST

2007-09-05T22:56:00.000-05:00

Dear Ethiopia First Editor:Before I jump to the main topic I would like to discuss in this writing, allow me to share with you that the domain name of your website (Ethiopia first) is the name I like most. What we are missing in Ethiopia these days are perspectives that put Ethiopia first in deeds. As a regular visitor of your website I have observed a unique and different standard of assessing

NEW SEASON , NEW MILLENIUM WITH A NEW HEART !

2007-09-02T11:30:00.001-05:00

In few days Ethiopians all over the world will celebrate the beginning of a new millenium. In Addis Ababa, Washingon DC, London, Seatle ...festivities will be held.As we transition to the new season, it will be a good opportunity for all Ethiopians to change the destiny of their country to the right direction. For this a new perspective, new mentality and a new heart is needed.Please read a

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN OGADEN- ETHIOPIAN CIVIC AND MEDIA GROUPS SPEAKING OUT

2007-08-17T19:23:00.000-05:00

To all Concerned Citizens and those in the International Community:For Immediate Release: August 17, 2007.We, the undersigned, as members of Ethiopian human rights organizations, Ethiopian civic organizations and in the Ethiopian religious community, call for immediate action to stop the outrageous human rights abuses going on in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia that is causing related wide scale

THE WAY FORWARD - 7 RECOMMENDATIONS

2007-08-03T10:53:00.000-05:00

Girma Kassa /ChicagoMuziky68@yahoo.comAugust 3, 2007Two weeks ago cudp leaders, popular human right activists, reporters... were released from the notorious Kaliti prison. Why did the regime release them? Why now? What were the terms and the conditions of their release? I will prefer to defer these questions for some other time while I focus mainly on the important question that many Ethiopians

EPRDF - TOMORROW MIGHT BE TOO LATE

2007-07-19T00:19:00.001-05:00

EPRDF –TOMORROW MIGHT BE TOO LATEJuly 18, 2007Girma Kassa (Chicago)muziky68@yahoo.comFor the seventh time, EPRDF officials are squandering an opportunity to reconcile themselves with the Ethiopian people.In May 1991, the former EPRDF rebels entered Addis Ababa and other major cities in Ethiopia without any major fights. The Ethiopian People allowed them in their cities hoping a better Ethiopia

2007-07-07T19:12:00.000-05:00

Dr Hailu Araya- A Man of Peace and CourageJuly 7, 2007Girma Kassa (Chicago)Dr Hailu Araya is one of the prominent leaders of Kinijit who is currently languishing in Kaliti prison.It is known to many, that Kaliti leaders were first accused of "genocide”. This charge was later taken back by the so called prosecutor and replaced by another ridiculous charge of "inciting genocide”.Dr Hailu Araya, who

THE SYMPHANY CALLED "KINIJIT"

2007-07-06T16:49:00.000-05:00

The Symphony Called “KINIJIT”By Mesfin FelekeApril 28, 2007This is Spring in the north American continent, every where you turn leaves are springing, trees that were dormant and seemingly dead during the long winter are all over again clamoring to show there is life inside them after all. In most areas flowers have started blooming again showing off their colors and telling the world they can

ETHIOPIA HAS A CHOICE TO MAKE

2007-07-03T23:43:00.000-05:00

July 4, 2007In this world we are living in, human beings are dying in hundreds and thousands in man made wars and atrocities. The lack of peace and good governance is destroying cities, villages and countries.Ethiopia is a country who has lost millions of its children with man made and natural disasters for the last one thousand years. Its history is a history of war and bloodshed. The politics

INTERVIEW WITH ATO DANIEL ASSEFA

2007-06-16T15:43:00.000-05:00

Ato Daniel Assefa is a member of council of Kinijit ( The 60). He managed to flee the country and escape from being jailed in Kaliti.Ato Daniel is currently actively working in the Kinijit International Committee. He held a detailed and inspiring interviews with ethiopians in the Ethiopian Current Affairs Room.Please click to listen.Interview of Daniel Assefa

THE COURT DECISION - THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF TPLF

2007-06-11T12:50:00.000-05:00

Dear all:This is a sad day for Ethiopia. The kangaroo and shameful court has found Kinijit leaders guilty of ridiculous charges.Kinijit elected and popular leaders of Ethiopia :have been asking for peace and dialog even from Kaliti prisonput in jail for sins they have not committedaccused of inciting violence for preaching non-violent and peaceful struggleheld accountable for the death of

THE SHALEKA FOLKS- ACCPTED KINIJIT INTERNATIONAL

2007-06-09T18:06:00.000-05:00

June 9 2006The following link contains official statement from the 12 original members of Kinijit International.http://peacewithkinijit.tripod.com/Mediation_Final.pdfKinijit is the hope of all Ethiopians. It is the symbol of resistance. With their civilized and peaceful struggles, Kinijit leaders have inspired tens of millions of Ethiopians from all background and ethnic groups.Unfortunately the

Shibere Desalegn - Icon of Peace Resistance to Tyranny

2007-05-31T23:12:00.000-05:00

By Tariku Abbadama May 31, 2007 Assassin’s bullet ended Shibres life 2 years ago this week—and the scenario unchanged. I wasn’t officially a part of that scenario yet. my mother would have been about three months pregnant living in Addis at the time of Shibres assassination.I never thought to ask her what she must have felt at the time. I can only imagine the fear and doubt in she must have had

IT IS TIME TO UNBETRAY DEMOCRACY- AL MARIAM

2007-05-30T18:28:00.000-05:00

Democracy in Ethiopia, Unplugged:Reflections on a Dream Deferred[1] Alemayehu G. Mariam Thank you Kinijit-Oakland Support Chapter for organizing this Town Hall Meeting and for inviting me to speak on the second anniversary of the May, 2005 elections in Ethiopia. And thanks to all of you

A MESSAGE OF EASTER FROM ENG. HAILU SHAWEL

2007-04-07T17:42:00.000-05:00

Please refer below for a message of Easter from the Chairman of Kinijit, the honorable Eng. Hailu Shawel. http://peacewithkinijit.tripod.com/hailu_shawel_from_kaliti.pdf

SUNDAY WILL COME- MESSAGE OF EASTER

2007-04-03T13:47:00.000-05:00

“Enkuwan Le Berhane Tensayewu Adderesachu!” (Happy Easter)How the word “Easter” came into being has its own history. Eastern is also known as “Passover” (Fassika in Amharic).Fassika is a holiday that commemorates the day the Israelites were freed from the bondage of Egypt. For more than 400 years they were oppressed and afflicted by Egyptians. It is with the leadership of Moses and the Power of

The Law is not ruling in Ethiopia

2007-03-26T09:23:00.000-05:00

On March 23 , we have seen again a dram at the court in Kaliti. One of the judge did not enough show up. Justice delayed is justice denied. This is another clear indication that the Law is not ruling in Ethiopia.Meles Zenawi is telling us the issues of the prisoners is in the hand of the court. However, the evidences on the ground are contradicting him.From the court proceeding of Kaliti

Dr Yacob From Kaliti

2007-01-25T23:25:00.000-06:00

Dear all:Please refer to link below for a message from Dr Yacob Hailemariam, from Kaliti Prison. Dr Yacob has been one of the leader of Kinijit For Unity and Democracy, the most popular party in Ethiopia.The letter of Dr Yacob is a clear indication that Ethiopia is blessed tp have such dynamic and visionary leaders. We must all pray and work hard for their release. Thank You.http://

February 19 - Coult it be a day of a new beginning

2007-01-08T22:24:00.001-06:00

Please refer below for an article on peace and reconciliation.http://peacewithkinijit.tripod.com/reconciliation.pdf

Women Raise The Mantle Of Freedom

2006-12-27T23:16:00.000-06:00

Radical Journeys By Rachel Lewis, KE's Women's Affairs correspondent December 27, 2006 In a country where politics is regarded as a man's domain, Ethiopian women are leading the struggle against tyranny, writes KE's Women's Affairs correspondent Rachel Lewis. A woman in her twenties walks on a muddy path sporadically speckled with red sand and reaches her destination. The way she respires betrays

Peace To All Men - Christmas Message

2006-12-20T15:23:00.000-06:00

Peace To All Men- A Christmas MessagePlease refer to:http://www.ethiolion.com/pdf/peace.pdfDecember 19, 2006እንኳን ለብርሃነ ልደቱ እግዚአብሔር በሰላም አደረሳቹህ !Merry Christmas!Our Lord Jesus (or Issa) is worshipped by Christians as the Son of the Living God and adored by Muslims as a Prophet. It was His birth two thousand years ago in Bethlehem that we commemorate and celebrate as Christmas or “ገና”.There were

Kinijit- Belongs to all

2006-12-15T10:47:00.000-06:00

Kinijit is a work that triggers emotion and passion among Ethiopians. The phenomenum of Kinijit is a phenomenum that is unique in the history of Ethiopia. Yes indeed Kinijit is Spirit.Please refer below for an article in amharic that try ti describe what Kinijit means .http://mahder.com/pdf/kinijitisours.pdf

Kinijit- The Way of Peace

2006-11-30T22:43:00.000-06:00

It has been 17 months since the people have spoken for Peace and “Ethiopiawinet” and 15 months since the people’s Leaders have been incarcerated. The ghosts of war and blood shed are circling around our land. Various groups are organizing themselves to confront the EPRDF militarily for they think it is the only language it understands. The ruling party has been gearing up to sacrifice the lives

Kinijit North America Inquiry Commission Report

2006-11-25T20:07:00.000-06:00

Please click here for the link of the North America Kinijit Inquiry Commission.Thanks.

The New Professor Asrats?

2006-11-04T20:17:00.000-06:00

THE NEW PROFESSOR ASRATS ?November 4, 2006Girma Kassa (Chicago)muziky68@yahoo.com“The Only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear”Aung San Sun Kyi.“Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished.”Mihaly CsiszentmihalyiIt has been 562 days since the People of Ethiopia has spoken loud and clear

Kinijit message of comfort to the victims of the flood

2006-09-07T16:49:00.000-05:00

Below is the current press release from Kinijit for Unity and Democracy.http://peacewithkinijit.tripod.com/kil_pr_addisu090706.pdf

A Tribute to Judge Birtukan Mideksa

2006-09-07T00:30:00.000-05:00

Judge Birtukan Mideksa is the vice chairperson of Kinijit. She has served as a judge in Ethiopia. During her judgeship she has shown courage and integrity by ruling the ex-defense Minister of Ethiopia and a strong foe of Prime Minister Meles zenawi to be free.Ato Siye Abraham is a well respected person among the rank and files of the TPLF fighters. Many give him credit for the sweet and heroic

Reaching out to the People of Tigray !

2006-09-07T00:11:00.000-05:00

The People of Tigray these days is being a scapegoat for the evils done by few in the ruling party. Many says that the People of Tigray has benefited from this regime. It is right there are few buildings built in mekelle. It is right some people from that region are in key positions in Ethiopia. However, we need to look at the other side. The people of Tigray is being ruled harshly and with an

An inspiring message from Kaliti

2006-09-05T23:20:00.000-05:00

An inspiring message to all Ethiopians from our leaders in Kaliti prisons. Please refer to link below.http://peacewithkinijit.tripod.com/message_from_kaliti.pdf

Dr Berhanu may be moved to Kerchele from Kaliti: A punishment for writing a book

2006-09-05T10:17:00.000-05:00

Reliable sources have confirmed that the government in Ethiopia has already completed preparation to transfer Dr Berhanu Nega from Kaliti to Kerchele prison with the intention of keeping him in solitary confinement. A special room has been built for this purpose.Those who are already in these confinements are experiencing severe health problem. Due to the coldness of the place associated with the

Stand Up For Democracy

2006-09-05T10:07:00.000-05:00

Please refer to link below for a must read newsletter from The Kinijit Support group in Phoenix Arizona.http://peacewithkinijit.tripod.com/images/newsletter.pdfYou may share this newsletter to as many people as possible. People need to know more about Kinijit. It is time to shape up and stand up for democracy. It is time to do something real and concrete about our leaders. Let us all be

Why We need to support Kinijit !

2006-09-05T09:22:00.001-05:00

Kinijit is more than a political party. Before the May 15 2005 election Kinijit was merely a political party like the UEDF and EPRDF. After the November 1 2006 incarceration of Kinijit leaders, Kinijit has transformed itself from being a political party to being a symbol of resistance.Why is Kinijit so different than others ? Why has it managed to get the love and respect of the majority ? The