By Obang Metho
According to eyewitnesses, the TPLF special forces called AGAZI murdered innocent peaceful muslim protesters today in Ethiopia and arrest many more. We in the SMNE are very concerned and are watching the situation very closely.
Are these all signs of desperation on the part of the TPLF/EPRDF as they try to crackdown more harshly on the people who are being pushed to their limit? Are they losing their grip on the people as people begin to feel they cannot take it anymore?
It is not only in Addis Ababa, but we are seeing similar protests in the North, with the Muslims demanding religious freedom for all in the South, in Afar where the people are experiencing much the same of what is going on in Gambella, in Benishangul-Gumuz and in the Ogaden.
We in the SMNE strongly urge human rights organizations and especially donor countries, who are keeping this regime in power with aid money—hoping to prevent the disintegration of a country by doing so—to now act. It is the time to personally call on Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to tell him to stop killing the innocent people of Ethiopia. We doubt he will listen closely until the people of Ethiopia make sure he has no option!
May the God of justice defend the people and the precious land of Ethiopia as Ethiopians stretch out their hands to Him!
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ETHIOPIAN REGIME KILLS 25 PEACEFUL PROTESTERS AND ARREST 1,500 CIVILIANS
August 3, 2013 – Ethiopian government forces open fire on unarmed demonstrators throughout the country, killing 25 and injuring dozens more, according to Ethiopian activists who took part in the demonstrations.
One witness says at least one child was among the the dead. He also stated government security forces arrested over 1,500 protesters on Friday.
For over a year, Ethiopian Muslims have been holding peaceful protests and mosque sit-ins over the regime’s human rights abuses against their community and interference in their religion.
