Amnesty International published its annual report on the human right condition of the world. The 444 pages report contains regional analysis and country reports for the year 2011. The following is the report on Ethiopia. You can read the full report (PDF) Here.

እስክንድር ነጋ
አዲስ አበባ

ማተሚያ ቤት ስናፈላልግ፣ የግል የመንግሥት አላልንም፡፡ እስከ ነሐሴ መጨረሻ የሚያደርሱልንን ብቻ ለመለየት ሞከርን፡፡ የመንግሥቶቹ በሙሉ ከአዲስ ዓመት በኋላ ቀጠሩን፡፡ የትምህርት መፃሕፍት በማተም ተወጥረዋል፡፡ ከግሎቹ ውስጥ አማራጮች ነበሩ፡፡ አዲስ ማሽን ያስገባውን መርጠን፣ 6ዐ ሺ ብር ቀብድ ተከፍሎ ስራው ተጀመረ፡፡ ቀሪው 6ዐ ሺ ብር ስራው ሲያልቅ እንዲከፈል ተስማማን፡፡
ማተሚያ ቤቱ ለሥራው ትልቅ ቦታ ሰጠው፡፡ ያኔ 12ዐ ሺ ብር ትልቅ ገንዘብ ነበር፡፡ ቴክስቶቹ ፊልም ተነሱ፤ ተሰባጥረው ተቀመጡ፡፡ ከ6ዐዐ ገጾች በላይ ያለው መፅሐፍ በመሆኑ፣ ይህ ስራ 15 ቀናት ፈጀ፡፡ ተደከመበት፡፡ የመፅሐፉ ሽፋን በጎን እየተጣደፈ ነው፡፡ ባለ 4 ቀለም ስለሆነ፣ ከፊል ስራው ወደ ሌላ ማተሚያ ቤት ተልኳል፡፡ ከ1ዐ ቀናት በኋላ ተጠናቆ ሕትመት ተጀመረ፡፡ በመካከሉ ግን፣ ያልተጠበቀ የስልክ ጥሪ አቃጨለ፡፡
«አቤት!» አልኹኝ፤ በእጄ ላይ የያዝኹትን ሻይ ቁጭ አድርጌ፡፡
«እስክንድር፣ እፈልግሀለኹ» አለኝ የማተሚያ ቤቱ ባለቤት፡፡
«ሕትመት እንድናቋርጥ ታዘናል፣» አለ ባለቤቱ፤ አንገቱን ደፋ አድርጎ፡፡
«በማን?» ብላ ጠየቀችው፡፡ ከ1983 በኋላ፣ መፅሐፍ እንዳይታተም ስንሰማ ይሄ የመጀመሪያ መሆኑ ነው፡፡ ተገረምን!

Interview with Eskinder Nega
Ron Singer

Ron Singer engages with dissident Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega about the EPRDF (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front) and how his wife was forced to give birth while in prison.

“I think there’s a consensus for democracy, even among farmers. People deep in the countryside, people who are not literate, even, are now conscious that the government needs their votes to be legitimate. This is a revolution in thought.”

Officials in Ethiopia hijacked a local UNESCO-sponsored World Press Freedom Day event, installing government-backed journalists as speakers and nixing independent journalists slated to speak. There was no discussion, as originally planned, of this year’s global theme on new media and the Internet at the Tuesday forum, according to local sources and news reports.

“የዲያስፖራው ፍላጎት ከእኛ ጋር ከተስማማ ጥሩ፣ ካልተስማማ ግን እኛ ነፃ ፓርቲ ነን” ይላሉ ኢ/ር ኃይሉ:: የገንዘብ ምንጫችን በአብዛኛው የአባላት መዋጮ ነው ; የገንዘብ እጥረት ሲገጥመን አንዳንዶቻችን ለፓርቲያችን እናበድራለን:: ሲመጣ ይከፈለናል በሚል; ነገር ግን ብሩ ላይመጣም ይችላል ብለዋል፡፡ “መኢአድ ውጪ በተቀመጠ ሰው የሚመራ ፓርቲ አይደለም”::

ይህ የአቶ መለስ ዜናዊ ፎቶ በቀጣዩ እሁድ የህወሀት ምስረታ በዓልን ለማክበር ቦሌ በሚገኘው የሚሊኒየም አዳራሽ የሚታደሙ ወጣቶችን “ለማስደሰት” የተዘጋጀ ነው። ፎቶው በበራሪ ወረቀት እና በፖስተር መልክ ተዘጋጅቷል። ከ10 ሺህ በላይ ኮፒ የታተመ ሲኾን በበዓሉ ላይ ለሚገኙ ታዳሚዎች ይታደላል።

Despite the official rhetoric of western governments, Mubarek’s immediate exit plan is under discussion in Cairo and Washington.

Anti Mubarek demonstrators get back their momentum on Friday after the Wednesday attack by “pro Mubarek demonstrators.” Most are anticipating that this will be “Day of Departure” to Mubarek. The square remained packed with protesters chanting slogans calling for Mubarek to leave. Tension is rising in Egypt.

Protesters across Egypt defy curfew of the latest developments A night time curfew has begun in the Egyptian cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, after a day where thousands of protesters took the streets, demanding an end to Husni Mubarak’s 30-year presidency. The curfew was implemented on Friday on the orders of the president, along with an [...]

Nega included a Dec. 14 e-mail to the New York Times asking why the Times made certain redactions on a WikiLeaks cable from June 2009 from Addis Ababa to the State Department.  Nega directed his e-mails to both the Times’ “Letters” editor and the Times’ Washington bureau chief. According to Nega, “the excisions were suggested [...]

U.S. officials were lying when they claimed to have attempted to restrain Ethiopia from invading neighboring Somalia in late 2006. Newly unveiled documents show that “the Bush Administration pushed Ethiopia to invade Somalia with an eye on crushing the Union of Islamic Courts,” which had established relative peace in much of the country. The U.S. [...]

Amnesty International published its annual report on the human right condition of the world. The 444 pages report contains regional analysis and country reports for the year 2011. The following is the report on Ethiopia. You can read the full report (PDF) Here.

እስክንድር ነጋ
አዲስ አበባ

ማተሚያ ቤት ስናፈላልግ፣ የግል የመንግሥት አላልንም፡፡ እስከ ነሐሴ መጨረሻ የሚያደርሱልንን ብቻ ለመለየት ሞከርን፡፡ የመንግሥቶቹ በሙሉ ከአዲስ ዓመት በኋላ ቀጠሩን፡፡ የትምህርት መፃሕፍት በማተም ተወጥረዋል፡፡ ከግሎቹ ውስጥ አማራጮች ነበሩ፡፡ አዲስ ማሽን ያስገባውን መርጠን፣ 6ዐ ሺ ብር ቀብድ ተከፍሎ ስራው ተጀመረ፡፡ ቀሪው 6ዐ ሺ ብር ስራው ሲያልቅ እንዲከፈል ተስማማን፡፡
ማተሚያ ቤቱ ለሥራው ትልቅ ቦታ ሰጠው፡፡ ያኔ 12ዐ ሺ ብር ትልቅ ገንዘብ ነበር፡፡ ቴክስቶቹ ፊልም ተነሱ፤ ተሰባጥረው ተቀመጡ፡፡ ከ6ዐዐ ገጾች በላይ ያለው መፅሐፍ በመሆኑ፣ ይህ ስራ 15 ቀናት ፈጀ፡፡ ተደከመበት፡፡ የመፅሐፉ ሽፋን በጎን እየተጣደፈ ነው፡፡ ባለ 4 ቀለም ስለሆነ፣ ከፊል ስራው ወደ ሌላ ማተሚያ ቤት ተልኳል፡፡ ከ1ዐ ቀናት በኋላ ተጠናቆ ሕትመት ተጀመረ፡፡ በመካከሉ ግን፣ ያልተጠበቀ የስልክ ጥሪ አቃጨለ፡፡
«አቤት!» አልኹኝ፤ በእጄ ላይ የያዝኹትን ሻይ ቁጭ አድርጌ፡፡
«እስክንድር፣ እፈልግሀለኹ» አለኝ የማተሚያ ቤቱ ባለቤት፡፡
«ሕትመት እንድናቋርጥ ታዘናል፣» አለ ባለቤቱ፤ አንገቱን ደፋ አድርጎ፡፡
«በማን?» ብላ ጠየቀችው፡፡ ከ1983 በኋላ፣ መፅሐፍ እንዳይታተም ስንሰማ ይሄ የመጀመሪያ መሆኑ ነው፡፡ ተገረምን!

Interview with Eskinder Nega
Ron Singer

Ron Singer engages with dissident Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega about the EPRDF (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front) and how his wife was forced to give birth while in prison.

“I think there’s a consensus for democracy, even among farmers. People deep in the countryside, people who are not literate, even, are now conscious that the government needs their votes to be legitimate. This is a revolution in thought.”

Officials in Ethiopia hijacked a local UNESCO-sponsored World Press Freedom Day event, installing government-backed journalists as speakers and nixing independent journalists slated to speak. There was no discussion, as originally planned, of this year’s global theme on new media and the Internet at the Tuesday forum, according to local sources and news reports.

“የዲያስፖራው ፍላጎት ከእኛ ጋር ከተስማማ ጥሩ፣ ካልተስማማ ግን እኛ ነፃ ፓርቲ ነን” ይላሉ ኢ/ር ኃይሉ:: የገንዘብ ምንጫችን በአብዛኛው የአባላት መዋጮ ነው ; የገንዘብ እጥረት ሲገጥመን አንዳንዶቻችን ለፓርቲያችን እናበድራለን:: ሲመጣ ይከፈለናል በሚል; ነገር ግን ብሩ ላይመጣም ይችላል ብለዋል፡፡ “መኢአድ ውጪ በተቀመጠ ሰው የሚመራ ፓርቲ አይደለም”::

ይህ የአቶ መለስ ዜናዊ ፎቶ በቀጣዩ እሁድ የህወሀት ምስረታ በዓልን ለማክበር ቦሌ በሚገኘው የሚሊኒየም አዳራሽ የሚታደሙ ወጣቶችን “ለማስደሰት” የተዘጋጀ ነው። ፎቶው በበራሪ ወረቀት እና በፖስተር መልክ ተዘጋጅቷል። ከ10 ሺህ በላይ ኮፒ የታተመ ሲኾን በበዓሉ ላይ ለሚገኙ ታዳሚዎች ይታደላል።

Despite the official rhetoric of western governments, Mubarek’s immediate exit plan is under discussion in Cairo and Washington.

Anti Mubarek demonstrators get back their momentum on Friday after the Wednesday attack by “pro Mubarek demonstrators.” Most are anticipating that this will be “Day of Departure” to Mubarek. The square remained packed with protesters chanting slogans calling for Mubarek to leave. Tension is rising in Egypt.

Protesters across Egypt defy curfew of the latest developments A night time curfew has begun in the Egyptian cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, after a day where thousands of protesters took the streets, demanding an end to Husni Mubarak’s 30-year presidency. The curfew was implemented on Friday on the orders of the president, along with an [...]

Nega included a Dec. 14 e-mail to the New York Times asking why the Times made certain redactions on a WikiLeaks cable from June 2009 from Addis Ababa to the State Department.  Nega directed his e-mails to both the Times’ “Letters” editor and the Times’ Washington bureau chief. According to Nega, “the excisions were suggested [...]

U.S. officials were lying when they claimed to have attempted to restrain Ethiopia from invading neighboring Somalia in late 2006. Newly unveiled documents show that “the Bush Administration pushed Ethiopia to invade Somalia with an eye on crushing the Union of Islamic Courts,” which had established relative peace in much of the country. The U.S. [...]