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Honoring the Life of Sharon Gray, Ethiopia’s New Guardian Angel! [By LJDemissie]
From an experience, I know this to be true: “It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, and a day to love them, but it takes an entire lifetime to forget them.” Anonymous
I am an Ethiopian who is deeply saddened...
Ethiopia: Cry! Cry Freedom the Beloved Country! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
I cry for the hundreds of victims of the October 2, 2016 Irreecha Festival Massacres in Ethiopia.
I also cry out for freedom, democracy and human rights in Ethiopia.
On October 2, 2016, troops loyal to the Tigrean Peoples’ Liberation Front...
Did Seyoum Mesfin and Abay Tsehaye Mastermind behind the Stampede? [By LJDemissie]
I am deeply saddened by the death and/or injuries of hundreds of Ireecha festival spectators at Lake Bishoftu, Oromiya on October 2, 2016. So, to the friends and families of the Hora martyrs, I offer my condolences on the passing of their...
TPLF MANIFESTO [by Dereje Tariku]
The Tigray People Liberation Front, TPLF had published their organization’s manifesto in February 1976, the booklet was printed in Sudan. The TPLF manifesto, clearly defined who a Tigryan is, the land that the TPLF considers as Tigray, and...
Dear Swedish Reader: Your Money Ends Up In the Hands of Dictators! [By Wondemagne Ejigu]
I have a humble request of humanity to you regarding doing something about the corruption in Ethiopia. You see, corruption is a disease. It is a cancer that can kill a nation and eventually cause countless human disasters. It is a powerful...
The Lies and Disinformation Campaigns of the T-TPLF [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Does the LF in TPLF stand for Lie Factory?
The T-TPLF (Thugtatorship of the Tigrean Peoples Liberation Front) has now launched a slick disinformation campaign to discredit and diminish the historic popular uprisings against it in Ethiopia.
The...
Ethiopia: When Cheetahs Cry, They Growl! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Americans have no monopoly on heroes. Olympic heroes, that is.
On August 21, 2016, Feyisa Lelisa, the 26-year-old Ethiopian long distance runner at the Rio Olympics repeated an act that was once described as the “the most overtly political...