Meles Deported 2 European Officials
BBC,October20,2006 (Friday)
Yalemzewd Bekele : Fear of torture
amnesty international
Yalemzewd Bekele,Human Right activist,Arrested
ethiomedia,October 20, 2006(Friday)
Ethiopia row over ' massacre ' leak
BBC,October 19,2006 (Thursday)

Nation without a journalists - 40 fired , 20 defected

October 17,2006 (Tuesday)

Non-stop campaign to eradicate Ethiopian journalists,independent and government,from their job and the country has been continue. Now it seems the TPLF government officials have decide to run the country without a journalist.

With in the last two months 40 journalists who worked for the state controlled media and the ruling dictator party news networks had fired from their job, and 20 others had defected the country in the last 6 months.

Based on Ethiopian Freepress Journalists Association(EFJA),update report which was released on June 10,2006, on the Ethio-Dutch Journalists conference,Amsterdam,The Netherlands,about 100 journalists from independent media are in exile,including EFJA president Mr.Kifle Mulat.

List of 37 Fired Government Journalists

1-Eshetu Geletu , Ethiopian radio

2-Eyader Addis,Ethiopian radio

3-Daniel Amare,Ethiopian radio

4-Tigst Asfaw,FM97.1 radio

5-Selome Desta,FM97.1 radio

6-Nigussei Kibru,Ethiopian news agency(ENA)

7-Worku Chala,ENA

8-Teshager Shiferaw,ENA

9-Sileshi Tessema,ENA

10-Eliyas Amare,Ethiopian tv(ETV)

11-Ashenafi Berihun,ETV

12-Abnet Bekele,ETV

13-Zelalem Gudeta,ETV

14-Fikadu Damte,ETV

15-Bereket Teklu,ETV

16-Habtamu Bogale,ETV

17-Samuel Fikre,ETV

18-Endale Zewde,ETV

19-Genet Abebe,ETV freelancer

20-Hailegebriel Endashaw,Ethiopian Press Agency(EPA)

21-Berhanu Assefa,EPA

22-Tsige Gebreamlak,EPA

23-Abebech Wolde,EPA

24-Letekidan,EPA

25-Daniel Mekonnen,EPA

26-Zenebe Wella,EPA

27-Gashaw Melese,EPA

28-Kersima Musien,EPA

29-Matha Hailu,EPA

30 -Melaku Adela,EPA

31-Hassen Ousman,EPA

32-Eskinder,EPA

33-Getachew Shiferaw,EPA

34-Solomon Getachew,EPA

35-Yalew Aklilu,EPA

36-Tewodros Atlaw,EPA

37-Eskinder Merhatsaedik,Abyotawi Democrasi Newspaper

International conference on democracy,human rights and the rule of law in Ethiopia. ( Amsterdam,Holland)
Let's join hands to stop repression
Kinijit international leadership press release
የአቶ ሃሰን ሁሴን ንግግር በቦስተን
ቅንጅት ወዴት ? (አንዳርጋቸው ጽጌ)
ብዘመነ ግርምቢጥ ማይ ነአቅብ
(ፕሮፈሰር መስፍን ወ/ማሪያም - ቃሊቲ)
Canada asks for international intervention in Ethiopia

ዳኞች በግምገማ ሰበብ እየተባረሩ ነው !!

በአትክልት አሰፋ (ቫንኮቨር-ካናዳ)

Journalist Tesfaye defected,Greece.

Tesfaye Gessesse,a journalist from Ethiopian Press Agency has defected to Greece. Journalist Tesfaye's escape makes the total number of defected government journalists to 15.

According to EMF web site report ," journalists working for Ethiopian government controlled media who refuse order from the authorities to misinform the public are threatened to death".

Read list of defected government journalists down.

Justice now ! CIVICUS urges a swift and fair trial in Ethiopia

CPJ concern over jailed Eritrean journalists

Khaled Abdu , once the top editor of Admas, a private weekly in Eritrea,fled his homeland in 2000 after getting a serious of threats from government agents.
He was one of the lucky ones,as it turned out.(To read more from Association of Eritrean Journalists in Exile,www.aeje.org, click here.)

Government journalist defect continues

EMF , October 02, 2006 (Monday )

Ethiopian Television2 journalist , Martha Beley ,host of FM 97.1 radio ,Abebe Feleke ,and deputy editor-in-chief of Addis Lessan newspaper , Tesfahun Demissie Dargie have defected to USA and Europe.

According to an unidentified EMF web site source journalists who working for the Ethiopian government media and refuse order from the authorities to misinform the public are threatened to death.

Read list of defected government journalist down.

Another government journalist defected

EMF , September 29 , 2006 (Friday)

Host of FM radio 97.1 , Mr Dagmawi Tariku , has defected
to Cananda , according to EMF web site report . EMF states that because of total absence of freedom of the press and intolerable situation unfolding in Ethiopia journalist Dagmawi Tariku has decided to escape his country .

The defection of this journalist has increased the total number of journalists who were working for the government and now living in exile from ten to eleven with in the last six months .

List of exiled government journalists

1-Fiseha Tegegn , FM 97.1 radio
2-Getaneh Tsige , Ethiopian press agency
3-Aregash Mekonnen , Ethiopian press agency
4-Yohannes Ayalew , Ethiopian television
5-Hailu Tsige , Ethiopian press agency
6-Andargachew Tamir , Radio fana
7-Fasika Girmay , Ethiopian television
8-Yared Belayneh , Ethiopian radio
9-Dereje Tedla Demissie , Ethiopian press agency
10-Dagmawi Tariku , FM 97.1 radio
11- Mohamed Ahmed , Ethiopian television
12-Tesfahun Demissie Dargie , Addis Lessan
13-Abebe Feleke , FM 97.1 radio
14-Martha Belay , EthiopianTV2
15-Tesfaye Gessesse , Ethiopian press agency

More News
Freedom of the press in Ethiopia debated in London

Journalist Dereje Tedla defected to Japan
Update list of Ethiopian free Press Journalists in exile
EMF , Thursday , September 28 ,2006

Prime minister of Ethiopia , Meles Zenawi , has turned proud Ethiopia into an ugliest Albania communist era mood . There is no right of assembly , no independent media , and no right to organized freely . The only right given or allowed to the people of Ethiopia by prime minister Meles Zenawi government is to go jail by series and endless false allegations .
Journalists, advocates of freedom of the press, members of union of journalists, human right activists and other an innocent citizens who support the principle of freedom of expression could face worst punishment from unelected government officials on their land. That's why several innocent Ethiopians have decided to escape and join refugee's life in all over the World by any means to save their lives .

According to EMF , ( well known and reliable independent web site ) , journalist Dreje Tedla , from government news agency has defected to Japan . Additionally , Dereje Tedla was a journalist for "Addis Zemen " newspaper which printed under full control of the government in Ethiopian's national language " Amharic " on daily basis for more than 50 years.

Choreber blogger kindly requests , human right organizations , government officials and individuals who active supporters of the principle of democracy to save an innocent people like-Journalist Dereje Tedla. ( To read more click here from EMF, www.ethioforum.org )

2 Ethiopian Teachers' Association members Arrested
Amnesty International
September , 26 , 2006

Ato Wasihun Melese and Ato Anteneh Getnet , both members of the teachers' trade union , the Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA ) , were arrested in the capital , Addis Ababa , on 23 September 2006. ( To read more click here )

Serving repressive regime is a historic crime
(You can see pictures of two officers)
Two senior Ethiopian Army officers who recently joined the OLF abandoning the TPLF regime said that serving the repressive regime is a historic crime. ( To read more click here )

Source : OLF

Hopeless government
From: Hellen Kassu Mitto

Dear Choreber.blogspot readers,

For your information please read this list of well known figures of Woyane government who already left behind the government of prime minister Meles Zenawi and have mixed into an exile World.
This time Meles Zenawi stands at the edge of his hopeless and paralyzed government to try his final breath for survive. Unfortunately, the end of dictatorship session and his gun rule expiration date coming soon....very soon , and where could be his final destination?...jail as his beloved friends for justice or exile as African hopeless dictator leaders?????

1-Bir/Gen Hailu Gonfa , Army General
2-Bir/Gen Kemal Gelchu , Army General
3-Colonel Gammachu Ayana , Commander of Mechanized Division
4-Hanfare Alimirah , Charge D'Affaires , Kuwait
5-Adisu Abadi Tesfaye , Counselor Attache , Ottawa
6-Daniel Ikubesilassie , 3rd Secretary , Riyad
7-Dr Biruk Hailu , Minister , Paris
8-Mesfine Mideksa , 1st Secretary , Brussels
9-Gizachew Bizuneh , Counselor , Paris
10-Yohanes Genda , Ambassador, Abuja
11-Fiseha Adugna Wordofa, Ambassador ,London
12-Seifesillassie Lemma Kidane, Minister, Newyork
13-Dr.Waktasu Negere Yadete, Minister, Counselor Moscow
14-Altaye Alaro Almbo ,Counselor, Vienna
15-Mesfine Endrias H/Gebriel ,Tokyo
16-Tesfaye Dessalegn Abebe ,1st Secretary, Dubai
17-Endalkachew Liben Made, 1st Secratary , Beijing
18-Mesfine Yimam Kinfu, 1st Secretary ,Cairo
19-Tsegaye Demeke Abebe, 1st Secretary , the Hague
20-Binyam Kedir Abdu, 1st Secretary , Kuwait
21-Tsegaye Bekele Kato, 1st Secratary , London
22-Birihanemeskel Abebe Sgni, 1st Secratary , Newyork
23-Wegene Assefa Tessema, 1st Secratary , Newyork
24-Berhanu Beyene Hagos, 1st Secratary, Sana'a
25-Tilahun W/Simon, 1st Secratary ,Washington
26-Rahel Kumela Geragn ,2nd secretary Washington
27-Genet Abebe Sesie, " the Hague
28-Kifle getachew Adela, " Vienna
29-Gultie Berhanu Nigatu, " Stockholm
30-Tsegaye Edao Gelgelo, 3rd Secretary Washington
31-Aster Solomon Gessese, " Abuja
32-Zelalem Dawit Erene ," Beirut
33-Fetene Tefera Mamo, " Djibouti
34-Wagaye Berhanu Engidashet, " London
35-Appolo Guale ,Attache', Abidjan
36-Tamrat Damte Mekuria, " Beirut
37-Mettaalem Sinishaw Bitew, " Dakar
38-Getachew Mekonnen Agonafir, " Jeddah
39-Biruk Ketema Yadetie, " Hargessa
40-Dejene Chiko, " Washington
41-Firehiwot Belachew, " Newyork
42-Henok Mengistu, " Head Office
43-Girma Belayneh G/ Michael, " Head Office
44-Tizita Kassa, " Jeddah
45-Tamrat Alawi Abdela,, " Newyork
46-Tirsit Tekka Anchebo, " Brussel
47-Solomon Assefa Bogale, " Pretoria
48-Berhanu Gizachew, " Nairobi

Two Ethiopian officers join OLF
ethiomedia
BriGen Hailu Gonfa and Col Gemechu Ayana , commanders of the Eighth Mechanized Division of the Ethiopian armed forces have defected prime minister Meles Zenawi's brutal government and joined the Oromo Liberation Front ,OLF.
This is part of massive defection occurred after the May 2005 National Election in Ethiopian history. Reliable sources indicated that more than 60 (sixty ) diplomats , high level officers and well known judiciary system figures have defected Meles Zenawi and his killers group. (To read more click here )

The International Federation of Journalists ( IFJ ) is demanding the release of 20 Ethiopian journalists

Ethiopia , the country with the highest number of imprisoned journalists , as well as with the largest number of journalists in exile in Africa. ...( to read more click here )

Ethiopian journalist attacked in Nairobi
Ethiomedia
Yidnekachew Chane , who was a reporter for the now banned Ma'ebel , an amharic weekly independent press based in Addis Ababa , was severly beaten by two undercover agent of the government of prime minister Meles Zenawi. ( to read more and watch severly beaten face of Yidnekachew click here )

List of imprisoned Ethiopian journalists

There are instigators and powerful people behind press freedom violations whose responsibility is not always apparent. whether presidents , ministers , chiefs of staff , religious leaders , or the heads of armed groups , these predators of press freedom have the power to censor , imprison , kidnap , torture and , in the worst cases , murder journalists. To better expose them , Reporter without Borders ( RSF) has produced these portraits. (click here)

List of (22 ) Ethiopian journalists have imprisoned since April 22 , 2004 , due to a direct result of their journalism profession.

1-Tesehalene Mengesha , Mebruk
2-Abraham Reta Alemu , Ruh
3-Abraham Gebrekidan , politica
4-Goshu Moges , Lisane Hezeb
5-Leykun Engeda , Dagim Wonchif
6-Sisay Agena , Ethiop publisher
7-Nardos Meaza , Satenaw
8-Andualem Ayele , Ethiop
9-Mesfine Tesfaye , Abay
10-Serkalem Fasil , Menelik
11-Wonakseged Zeleke , Asqual
12-Dawit fasil , Satenaw
13- Fasil Yenealem , Addis zena
14-Wosenseged Gebreamlak , Addis zena
15-Zekarias Tesfaye , Netsanet
16-Dereje Habtewold , Netsanet
17-Dawit Kebede , Hadar
18-Feleke Tibebu , Hadar
19-Solomon Aregawi , Hadar
20- Eskinder Nega , Serkalem publishing enterprise
21-Shiferaw Insermu , Ethiopian TV (gov)
22-Dhabassa Wakjira , Ethiopian TV(gov)

Cry a living witness of Wonji
by Hellen Kassu Mitto

" HVA-International , the Netherlands , planned our deaths , but we still alive"
We heard the voice's of human rights activist Almaz Mequanint again , after a long time , through Ethiopian internet media by the title of "the forgotten victims of Wonji " - thanks Almaz.
She is crying for those voiceless fluoride victim Ethiopians , alone. She need immediate attention and any type of support from all Ethiopians around the World , especially , those human beings born and grew up in Wonji , Wonjishoa ,Metehara and Nazareth. Fluoride victims , observers and witnesses should not locked up their mouths for this kind of problem for ever , including Holland citizens.
You have a generation responsibility to convince the International community. You are part of victims family. You are part of victims of neighbor. You are part of victims society , and how many years do you need to reveal the truth ? Now it is time to speak up the truth for International community. So , unveil the truth !!
According to my information , several well educated Ethiopian origin fluoride victims have been living and working aboard with their internal pain. Those well educated professionals have more and better access and opportunity than victims of backhome who sleeps year to year together with their broken bones and rotten tooth with out hope , promise and justice. Please , try to be voice of the voiceless victims.
We fine - thanks God - but what about those voiceless elders and youngsters ?
Let's try to do our best....Let's to write letters and petitions to HVA-international , Holland diplomatic missions through out the Globe , Government of Holland , Royal family of Holland , and World human rights organizations. Let's try to create network for a wide range of awareness for our plight. Let's try to campaign. Let's try to cry together under one an umbrella - voiceless victims need our louder voice right now !!
Finally , behalf of my society and "www.choreber.blogspot.com" readers , I kindly request my fellow bloggers , Ethiopian free media members , human and environmental rights activists and all concerned people of our Planet to give their ears for Almaz Mequanint's voice.

The voice of fluoride victims should be heard !!

fluoride victims want justice right now !!

The Netherlands give us justice !!

Justice for the World.org , Please co-operate us !!

Nederlandse Vereninging Van Journalister ,NVJ , we need your media coverage for the voicelss victims , please .

HVA - International planned our deaths , but we still alive - thanks God.
To see victims of HVA - international click here

High Level Delegation in Ethiopia
peace journalism.com
Johannesburg , 7 April 2006 - African Religious and Civic Society Leaders are currently in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , to press for the release of civic society prisoners of conscience. ( To read more click here )

To read EFJA's support group bulletin and help Ethiopian Free Press Journalists please click here or log in ethioforum.org .

Video : While TPLF officials are in power.....
ERI-TV
Bird Flue In Meles's Inquiry Commission
By Ashebir Alemu , EMF
ETHIOPIA: Fear of torture/possible prisoners of conscience
Amnesty International
Interview with Dr Taye W/Semayat in Australia
Quatero
Interview with Tamagne Beyene in Australia
Quatero

Listen to the lies of the richest man in Ethiopia
Ethiopiawinet.net
This is the voice of Al-Almoudi at 31st annual celebration of TPLF. Judge it your self. Can one Billionaire speak for 74 million poor Ethiopians ? Can the TPLF minority speak for the majority Ethiopians ? Is there peace in Ethiopia ? Is there democracy in Ethiopia ? (To read more log in www.ethiopiawinet.net )

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