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June 2013

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: A Cause for Observance

Worku Abebe (wazeleke@yahoo.com) June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. This is a UN instituted day which has been held annually since 1988 on 26 June. The main purpose of having this international day is to raise the awareness of the public about the dangers associated with abused drugs (also …

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DCTV Honors Tsedey Aragie: ‘New Producer of the Year’

By Tadias Staff Published: Saturday, June 29, 2013 New York (TADIAS) – Tsedey Aragie, Tadias Magazine’s video reporter since 2010, has been honored by DCTV with the “Best at Viewers’ Choice” award for her TV program on the local public access channel highlighting health and lifestyle topics affecting residents of Washington, D.C. Tsedey received the …

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The Ethiopian Opposition: On Keeping the Momentum

By Teklu Abate For the last two decades, the ruling party, EPRDF, set the agendas for political discourse, putting the opposition to a clear defensive position. The former drafted, ratified, and implemented rulings and laws solo several of which are calculated to contain and neutralize any form of public dissent. The opposition has had nothing …

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Ethiopia Detains Evangelist For “Terrorism, Treason”

By BosNewsLife Africa Service ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (BosNewsLife)– A Christian evangelist remained behind bars in an Ethiopian prison Wednesday, June 26,nearly three months after he was detained on trumped-up charges of “terrorism and treason” because of his Christian faith and activities, rights activists said. Alemayehu Legese was reportedly arrested in late March in the city …

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