June 2005

22 die in Ethiopian election protests

June 9, 2005 New York Times ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — At least 22 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when Ethiopian security forces fired into crowds on Wednesday in a third…

June 9, 2005

Let Cool Heads Prevail – Challenge for Kinijt

Published: June 9, 2005 The brutal killing of 22 young men and women by the government’s special units on June 8, 2005 was a very sad and shocking turn of events following…

June 9, 2005

At least 22 Ethiopians have been shot dead after police fired on protesters who accuse the ruling party of fraud in last month’s elections

Ethiopians shot dead in protests .The Black Lion hospital in the capital, Addis Ababa, was full of those injured in the clashes, while crowds of relatives wept outside. Hundreds of students…

June 8, 2005

Uprising Spreads to Dessie, BahrDar Gondar -Liberal Democrat British MPs call Meles “an extremely unsuitable member of Tony Blair’s Africa Commission”

Call to cut aid over Ethiopia unrest Correspondents in London and Addis Ababa November 05, 2005 BRITAIN’S generous support to the Ethiopian Government drew criticism yesterday as police continued to suppress opposition…

June 8, 2005

Ethiopian Students and Police Clash Over Disputed Election Results

By The Associated Press June 7, 2005 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 6 – Student demonstrators clashed with the police on Monday over disputed Ethiopian election results, a police statement said. The violence killed…

June 7, 2005

Report on the June 6/7 Student Unrest

By MediaETHIOPIA Correspondent Published: June 7, 2005 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – On June 5, 2005 (Sunday evening), there was a talk of boycout of the university cafeteria. In the same night, pamphlets calling…