June 2005

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 the elections. While tension has been building in the country due to the alleged vote rigging and intimidation by the ruling party, the …

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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 demonstrations and fears mounted of a new war along its border with Eritrea. The Tories and the Liberal Democrats said Prime Minister Tony …

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

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 one person, injured seven and led to hundreds of arrests. Students at Addis Ababa University campuses had defied a government ban against demonstrations, …

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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 for the boycott and protest marches were passed around the campuses. The police who had obtained some of the copies of the protest …

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