Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) http://www.kinijitethiopia.orge-mail kil@kinijitinternational.org Voice Mail/Fax 1-206-203-3974 Press Release KIL-016/06 December 17, 2006 —The show trial that has been poorly orchestrated by the regime of Meles Zenawi to…
MoreIt has been 17 months since the people have spoken for Peace and “Ethiopiawinet” and 15 months since the people’s Leaders have been incarcerated. The ghosts of war and blood shed are…
MoreBy Alemayehu G. Mariam Here we go again! Trot out the Somali jihadist bogeyman (aya jibo). Get out the smoke machine and mirrors. Show time! Act I: Narrator Zenawi: “Somalia is becoming…
MoreEthiopia in turmoil after May 2005 elections Novemeber 18, 2006 ADDIS ABABA – The jailed Kinijit leaders once again conferred executive powers on Kinijit International, and denied there was a special letter…
MoreBy Zerihun Tesfaye November 10, 2006 — It has now become evident that the rumblings heard around CUDP members and support groups in the Diaspora for the past few months has resulted…
MoreTHE NEW PROFESSOR ASRATS ? November 4, 2006 Girma Kassa (Chicago) muziky68@yahoo.com “The Only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear” Aung San Sun Kyi. “Repression…
MoreEthio-Zagol ADDIS ABABA – The jailed Kinijit leaders once again conferred executive powers on Kinijit International, and denied there was a special letter written to Shaleka Yoseph, Ethio-Zagol reported on Friday. “The most interesting…
MoreKinijit is more than a political party. Before the May 15 2005 election Kinijit was merely a political party like the UEDF and EPRDF. After the November 1 2006 incarceration of Kinijit…
MoreBy Wondimu Mekonnen October 31, 2006 LONDON – The Kinijit Support Organization in the UK (KSOUK) which is also called the CUDP Support Organisation, in collaboration with the Concerned Ethiopians Civic Group…
MoreAl Mariam’s Commentaries On October 16, 2006 Alemayehu G. Mariam and Obang Metho In all of the excitement surrounding H.R. 5680, it seems we have overlooked some simple but critical questions: Are…
MoreAlso in the news: let the healing start, CIVICUS urges a swift trial, Thousands Rally In Somali, Regional war looms and more top stories of the day! Hailu Shawel, head of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) and…
MoreBy Al Mariam September 24, 2006 The Honorable Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House 235 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 BY FAX Re: H.R. 5680 (Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights…
MoreBy Workie Briye August 29, 2006 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the TPLF Government has recently distributed a circular for its Embassies and Consular Affairs throughout the world. The circular, which…
MoreAugust 23, 2006 His Excellency Prime Minister Meles Zenawi C/O The Embassy of Ethiopia 3506 International Drive, NW Washington, DC 20008 Via facsimile: 202-587-0199 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists is…
MoreAug 9, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ato Hailu Shawel, Chairman of the Ethiopian opposition Kinijit for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP) which is the major opposition in Ethiopia, has been admitted to…
MoreJudge Birtukan Mideksa is the vice chairperson of Kinijit. She has served as a judge in Ethiopia. During her judgeship she has shown courage and integrity by ruling the ex-defense Minister of…
MoreLooking at Forgotten Recent Events and Future Strategies Conducive to a Mature Political Culture for Ethiopia: Putting the Cart Before the Horse? By Maru Gubena* July 6, 2006 — As Ethiopia’s political…
MoreBy Messay Kebede I would like to add my voice to the ongoing debate and exchange over the creation by some opposition parties of a coalition titled “Alliance for Freedom and Democracy. 
MoreBy ANTHONY MITCHELL ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 6, 2005 (AP) — Clashes between police and student demonstrators left one girl dead, seven people injured and hundreds arrested Monday in protests against disputed…
MoreBy Olaana Abboma AFD (Alliance for Freedom and Democracy) arrived with a bang and took almost everyone by surprise. Its birth had already generated strong reaction among all the stakeholders. Several articles…
MoreBy Fisseha Tecle Should Jean-Bedel Bokassa (the former butcher of Central African Republic) sit in judgment of Idi Amin Dada? The drama of one dictator convicting another of genocide is currently underway…
MoreMessage from KINIJIT Leadership in Kality Prison On the formation of KINIJIT International Leadership May 14, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) — In spite of imprisonment of most of the top leadership of…
MoreThe Black and White of Civil disobedience and Armed Struggle: Are we in the Gray Area? By Afura Burtukana * Mar 19, 2006 — Despotic governments all over the world almost always…
MoreUS military presence in Horn of Africa grows Both military and humanitarian efforts undertaken By staff writer CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti- Surrounded by lush green mountains in rural southern Ethiopia, U.S. Charge d’…
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