Archived Updates

6 November 2012 Ethiopia: Government continues to target peaceful Muslim protest movement by Amnesty International
31 October 2012 Ethiopia charges 29 Muslims under anti-terror law By AFP
25 October 2012 South Sudan plans mediation between Ethiopia and Eritrea By Reuters
19 October 2012 Ethiopia surprises itself with peaceful transition after Meles By MinnPost
15 October 2012  Ethiopia frees Eritrean PoWs By Sudan Tribune
27 September 2012  ETHIOPIA: A wave of atrocities against villages in Ogaden By Somaliland Press
18 September 2012 Ethiopia to Swear in New Prime Minister, a Hand-Picked Successor to Meles Zanawi, on Friday By The Washington Post, Associated Press
28 May 2012 “Ethiopia: Meles, Speechless! The Man Who Cried “Freedom!” By Alemayehu G Mariam
17 May 2012 Ethiopia: A tale of David and Goliath By Martha Solomon
26 August 2012 A farewell to Meles Zenawi” By Salon Media Group
05 August 2012 “Has Meles gone AWOL” By Alemayehu G Mariam
01 August 2012 “Ethiopia leader getting better” By Ghana MMA
31 July 2012 “Ethiopia erups in deadly ethnic violence By AlJazeera
30 July 2012 3000 enter Kenta to escape Ethiopia ethnic clashes” By Voice of America
25 July 2012 Ethiopias Muslims protest against being treated like terrorists” By Les Observateurs
25 July 2012 “Ethiopia blacks publication of newspaper covering PM health scare” By Sudan Tribune
24 July 2012 Muslim protests raise fears of radical Islam By The Washington Times
22 July 2012 “Protests in Addis Ababa continue” By Garowe Online
22 July 2012 “Police arrest Muslim protesters as clashes continue” By Sudan Tribune
21 July 2012 “Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is in intensive care unit in Brussels hospital” By Agence France Presse
19 July 2012 “Rising tensions amid new opportunities for engagement” By Chatham House
19 July 2012 “Ethiopian Muslims and their struggle for rights” By Pambazuka News
16 July 2012 “Ethiopia’s Meles Misses AU Meetings” By Voice of America
13 July 2012 “Bloggers jailed for trying to topple the government By AFP
12 July 2012 “Meles Zenawi is terminally ill with cancer” By Durame
28 June 2012 “Blow to press freedom as Ethiopia convicts 24 of plotting rebellion” By The Guardian
27 June 2012 “Conviction of journalist Eskinder Nega sparks international condemnation” By The Christian Science Monitor
27 June 2012 Ethiopia’s terror conviction of journalist raises doubts on free speech By The Christian Science Monitor
4 May 2012 “Reeyot Alemu: Young Heroine of Ethiopian Press Freedom” by Al Mariam, Salon Media Group
3 April 2012 “Press Release Amharic version : TPLF/EPRF “Supends its Land Allocation Program!,”  by SMNE
26 March 2012 “Ethiopian troops seize main rebel town in central Somalia,” by AFP
23 March 2012 ” TPLF/EPRF “Suspends” its Land Allocation Program!” by SMNE
21 March 2012 “Are Ethiopia & Eritrea heading back to war?” By Martin Plaut, BBC news
16 March 2012 “Eritrea calls Ethiopia raid ‘ deceitful ploy’ ” by Al Jazeera news
15 March 2012 “Ethiopia Army attacks Eritrean military post in retaliation for rebel violence” by William Davison, The Christian
Science Monitor
23 February 2012 “Ethiopia dam project rides roughshod over hertiage of local tribe’s people” by John Vidal, The Guardian
15 February 2012 “Ethiopia : Ogaden Somali’s seek Ethiopia abuse inquiry” by Al Jazeera
26 January 2012 ” Ethiopia slaps prison terms on three journalists” by Aaron  Maasho, Reuters
5 January 2012 “Scramble for Ethiopia’s Land” by Gilles Van Kote, Le Monde
19 January 2012 ” Ethiopia threatens actions against Eritrea after Afar Attack” by Sudan Tribune
12 December 2011 ” Sweden calls for Ethiopia to free two reporters found guilty of ‘supporting terrorism’ ” by Telegraph
3 November 2011 “Government Crackdown in Omo Region Intensifies,” by Survival International
1 November 2011 “Ethiopia: Field Dispatch – Refugees from Blue Nile Recount Atrocities, Government’s Targeting of Civilians,” by
Amanda Hsiao and Omer Ismail, AllAfrica
22 January 2011 “Will Ethiopians Join in the People’s Movement for Change as it Blows from North Africa?” by Solidarity
Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
3 November 2010 “SMNE UK Conference on Land Grabs Rallies Support from Diverse Ethiopians,” by Solidarity Movement for a
New Ethiopia (SMNE)
3 November 2010 “SMNE UK Conference on Land Grabs Rallies Support from Diverse Ethiopians – AMHARIC,” by Solidarity
Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
6 October 2010 “Senior Opposition Leader in Ethiopia is Released From Prison,” by The Associated Press
20 June 2010 “An open letter to Prime Minister of Canada…” by Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
15 June 2010 “Protects targets Italian government over Ethiopian dam disaster,” by Survival International
14 June 2010 “Letter to all Ethiopian stakeholders,” by Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia
26 May 2010 “Ethiopia’s ‘one-party democracy’ is spreading,” by Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
25 May 2010 “Premier’s Party Sweeps Ethiopian Vote,” by The New York Times
21 May 2010 “Repression is alleged before vote in Ethiopia,” by Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times
28 April 2010 “An Open Letter to the UDJ Leaders, Particularly Professor Mesfin Woldemariam and Engineer Gizachew Shiferaw, 
and Leaders of Medrek,” by Obang Metho, Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)

10 April 2010 “Embracing Truth: A means to end a culture of impunity in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa,” by Obang Metho, The
Anuak Justice Council; Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
16 March 2010 “Human Rights and Security in Ogaden: European Parliament,” by Unrepresented Nations and Peoples
Organizations
21 February 2010 “The Anuak are being pushed off their land,” by Obang Metho, Founder, The Anuak Justice Council;
Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
16 February 2010 “Somaliland Authorities handed Ms. Bisharo Wa’di to Ethiopian security services,” by African Rights Monitor
15 February 2010 “Farm Land Grab,” by Ethiopia Archive
15 February 2010 “What would you do if you were prime minister of Ethiopia?” by Obang Metho, Executive Directory, Solidarity
Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
23 January 2010 “Notice to Ethiopians: You are Being Evicted from Ethiopia– You are Unwanted,” by Solidarity Movement for a
New Ethioia (SMNE)
5 January 2010 An Open Letter to my Fellow Ethiopians for the New Year- Reflection Brings Questions,” by Obang Metho,
Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
3 December 2009 “Do Not Rest Until Justice Comes to Ethiopia,” by Anuak Justice Council
7 December, 2009 “Ethiopian editors close paper and flee,” The Guardian
30 November 2009 “An Open Letter to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi,” by SMNE Executive Leaders
23 October 2009 “A Message to the International Criminal Court: “It’s Time to Hold Meles Zenawi Accountable for His Crimes!,” by Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
17 September 2009 “Ethiopia PM: ethnic violence claim is contemptible,” by Barry Malone, Reuters
10 September 2009 “Ethiopia opposition says its members being jailed,” by Barry Malone, Reuters
4 September 2009 “Ethnic Federalism and Its Discontents,” by International Crisis Group
3 September 2009 “Human rights violations and conflicts continue to cause displacement,” by International Displacement Monitoring Centre
29 August 2009 “Ethiopia ‘seizes’ town in Somalia,” by Will Ross, BBC News
29 August 2009 “Ethiopian troops enter Somali town,” by Al Jazeera
19 August 2009 “Mob disrupts political meeting in Adama,” by Negasso Gidada
19 August 2009 “Ethiopia and Eritrea Settle Dispute,” by The Associated Press
19 August 2009 “Mob disrupts political meeting in Adama,” by Negasso Gidada
1 August 2009 “Tracking Africa’s people smugglers” by Brian Hungwe, BBC News
August 2009 “The international community must act before the beast” by Aie Zi Guo
July-August 2009 “The Next Darfur by Yannick Demoustier, The American Interest
1 July 2009 “Why I took up arms against Ethiopia” by Yannick Demoustier and Jonathan Alpeyrie, BBC Focus on Africa Magazine
18 June 2009 “A Minority Domination and Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia” by Bernhanu G. Balcha
15 June 2009 “Relatives say Ethiopia’s regime tortured coup suspects” by Barry Malone
15 June 2009 “Today’s Ethiopia kangaroo courtroom drama” by Ethiopian Review
26 April 2009 “Ethiopia’s Regional governor blasts ICC’s decision as “madness” by Sudan Tribune
1 October 2008 “Account for Missing Rendition Victims” by Human Rights Watch
1 July 2008 “Government Prepares Assault on Civil Society” by Human Rights Watch
17 June 2008 “Beyond the Fragile Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Averting New War” by International Crisis Group
17 June 2008 “History Can Be Cruel for Eritrea, Ethiopia” by Mark L. Schneider, allAfrica.com
13 June 2008 “Group Says Satellite Images Prove Rights Abuses in Ethiopia” by Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times
12 June 2008 “Army Commits Executions, Torture, and Rape in Ogaden” by Human Rights Watch
7 June 2008 “Unelected Governor of Gambella, Accused of Deep Involvement inCrimes Against Humanity, has been Denied a Visa to Enter Canada” by Anuak Justice Council
5 June 2008 “Gambellan Governor’s Visit Brings International Publicity to Genocide Despite Attempts to Evict Press” by Anuak Justice Council
30 May 2008 “Un-elected Gambella Governor: The Choice is Yours–Exploitation or Apology?” Anuak Justice Council
27 May 2008 “Ex-Dictator Sentenced to Death” by Reuters
6 May 2008 “Ethiopian Troops Reportedly Commit War Crimes in Somalia” by M. Brandon Maggiore, Impunity Watch
5 May 2008 “EPRDF Attempt to use Ethnic Isolation With “Incentives” to Silence Gambellans Fails” by Anuak Justice Council
15 April 2008 “The Movement for New Ethiopia Begins with a Worldwide Peaceful March for Freedom and Justice on May 15, 2008” by Anuak Justice Council
24 March 2008 “The Ogaden: a forgotten war draining a forgotten people” by Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
17 March 2008 “ONLF, the African Fighters for Ogaden’s Liberation and Democracy” by Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis, American Chronicle
14 January 2007 “Why Mugabe Rejects an Appeal for Extradition of Mengistu” by Fred Bridgland
12 March 2008 “Mr. Obang Metho Addresses Law Students and Faculty at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan” by Obang Metho, Anuak Justice Council
11 March 2008 “Centering Human Rights in U.S. Policy on Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea” by Lynn Fredriksson, Amnesty International
11 January 2007 “Speech by Obang Metho, Director of International Advocacy, for the Anuak Justice Council (AJC)” Martin Luther King, Jr. 4th Annual Human Rights Symposium
1 January 2007 “Somali, Ethiopian Troops Take Islamist Stronghold” by The Associated Press
1 January 2007 “Somali Islamic Force Flees Last Stronghold” by Stephanie McCrummen
31 December 2006 “Somalia Says Islamists Protecting al Qaeda Suspects” by The Associated Press
31 December 2006 “Further Combat Looms in Somalia” by Stephanie McCrummen
30 December 2006 “Somali Prime Minister Promises Peace Soon” by Stephanie McCrummen
29 December 2006 “Somali Prime Minister Arrives to Cheers in Mogadishu” by The Associated Press
28 December 2006 “Somalia OKs Humanitarian Flights” by The Associated Press
28 December 2006 “Ethiopian Troops Take Key Town In Somalia” by Stephanie McCrummen
28 December 2006 “Mogadishu Falls to Ethiopian-Backed Government Troops” by Reuters
28 December 2006 “Islamic Movement Troops Abandon Mogadishu” by Craig Timberg
27 December 2006 “Somali Clan Leaders May Help Fight Islamists” by The Associated Press
26 December 2006 “Islamic Forces Retreat in Somalia” by The Associated Press
27 December 2006 “Ethiopians Closing In On Capital of Somalia: Islamic Militias Vow Stiff Defense As War Intensifies” by Stephanie McCrummen
26 December 2006 “Ethiopia Steps Up Attacks on Somalia: Planes Strike Airport; Refugees Flee to Kenya” by Stephanie McCrummen and William Branigin
25 December 2006 “Ethiopia Attacks Somalian Airports” by Reuters
24 December 2006 “Ethiopian Jets Bomb Somalia Areas” by Reuters
22 December 2006 “Ethiopia Warns It’s Losing Patience as Somalis Clash” by Hassan Yare
20 December 2006 “Many in Ethiopia See Premier’s Talk of War As Ploy to Tighten Grip” by Stephanie McCrummen
19 December 2006 “Gambella, Ethiopia Update” by Genocide Watch
14 December 2006 “Regional War May Loom in Africa: Strife Between Ethiopia, Islamic Group in Somalia Intensifies” by Stephanie McCrummen
12 December 2006 “Ethiopian Ex-Dictator Mengistu Convicted of Genocide” by Alexander Joe
6 December 2006 “Verdict Due Next Week in Marathon Genocide Trial of Ethiopian Ex-Dictator” by Agence France-Press
4 August 2006 “Ethiopia Attacking Ogaden Rebels” by BBC News
July 2006 “Massacres in Southern Ethiopia” by Genocide Watch
1 July 2006 “Ethiopia’s Anywaa Say Regular Army, Militias Commit Massacre” by Anywaa Survival Organisation
21 June 2006 “Ethiopian Army Steps-Up Operations Against Anuak Civilians” by Genocide Watch
7 June 2006 “Ethiopian Government Plans Forced Repatriation of Anuak Refugees by Genocide Watch
26 April 2006 “Ethiopia’s Human Rights Conditions Remain Harsh, says UN” by Reuters
12 April 2006 “Ethiopian army moving against Anuak in South Sudan” by Sudan Tribune
27 March 2006 “Testimony of Mr. Obang Metho. Anuak Justice Councilto the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, Washington, D.C.
24 March 2006 “Almost Two Million Need Assistance in Drought-Stricken Region” by UN News Service
23 March 2006 “Court Drops Charges Against Five Voice of America Journalists” by the Committee to Protect Journalists
22 March 2006 “Ethiopia Drops Treason, Genocide Charges Against VOA Journalists, 13 Others” by VOA News
February 2006 “Livelihoods and Vulnerabilities Study, Gambella Region of Ethiopia” by UNICEF
18 December 2005 “A Dream Defiled: The Betrayal of Ethiopia’s Democracy” by Micha Odenheimer
13 December 2005 “Anniversary of the Genocide of teh Anuak: Two Years Later and Still No Justice” by the Anuak Justice Council
14 November 2005 “Ethiopia’s Capital, Once Promising, Finds Itself in Crisis” by Marc Lacey
4 November 2005 “Armed Group Attacks Gambella Town Police Station” Anuak Justice Council Press Release
3 November 2005 “Ethiopian Protesters Killed as East African Clashes Spread by Marc Lacey
2 November 2005 “Ethiopia Clashes Kill 23, Special Forces in Capital” by Reuters
4 October 2005 “Master Planner of the Anuak Genocide is the New Governor of Gambella: Omot Obang Olom Is Rewarded for His Loyalty to the EPRDF” Anuak Justice Council
13 June 2005 “Complaint of Crimes against Humanity Committed by the Ethiopian Government against the Anuak people by Obang Metho Letter to ICC
29 April 2005 “Ethiopia: Human Rights should be on the Election Agenda An Amnesty International Report
April 2005 “Ethiopia Elections” An Amnesty International Report
24 March 2005 “Minnesota Churches Rally Behind Anuak Victims in Ethiopia — and Here” by Doug McGill on the McGill Report
24 March 2005 “Ethiopia – Crimes Against Humanity in Gambella a Human Rights Watch Report
26 January 2005 “Chief Government Collaborator in Anuak Massacre Nominated for Governor of Gambella State” by Genocide Watch
29 October 2004 “Ethiopians Go to Congress to Fight Autocratic Regime by Donal Brown
17 December 2004 “Amnesty International Appeal: Omot Ojullu Abella, Gambella, Ethiopia” by Amnesty International
16 December 2004 “Anuak to Sue Ethiopia for Human Rights Crimes by Doug McGill
13 December 2004 “Operation Sunny Mountain: State Terror Against Anuak” by Genocide Watch / Survivors Rights International report
2 August 2004 “Anuak in Minnesota fear for homeland” By Doug McGill on the McGill Report
4 July 2004 “U.S. Pledges More Food Aid” by Reuters
1 July 2004 “NPR Story on Anuak people & Gambella, Ethiopia” by Keith Harmon Snow
15 June 2004 A River Washes Away Ethiopia’s Tensions, for a Moment” by Marc Lacey
20 March 2004 “Parliament Votes for Independent Probe Into Violence in Gambella” by UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
3 March 2004 “Ethiopia to Shift a Million People from Drought-hit Areas by Jeevan Vasagar
28 February 2004 “Immediate Steps to Stop Massacres in Southwestern Ethiopia” by Genocide Watch and Survivors Rights International
25 February 2004 “Today is the Day of Killing Anuaks: Crimes against Humanity, Acts of Genocide and Ongoing Atrocities Against the Anuak People of Southwestern Ethiopia” by Genocide Watch and Survivors’ Rights International
23 February 2004 “US Government Wants Gambella Violence Investigated” by UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
18 February 2004 “Survivor’s Rights International & Genocide Watch Call for Immediate Steps to Stop Massacres in Southwestern Ethiopia” by Genocide Watch & Survivor’s Rights International
18 February 2004 “Call for Immediate Steps to Stop Massacres in Southwestern Ethiopia” by Survivors Rights International and Genocide Watch
12 February 2004 “Nearly 200 Killed In Clashes” by Reuters
28 January 2004 “How an African Genocide First Came to Light in Minnesota” by Doug McGill,The McGill Report
23 January 2004 “The Anuak of Ethiopia” by Genocide Watch
8 January 2004 “GENOCIDE WATCH: THE ANUAK OF ETHIOPIA” by Genocide Watch
5 January 2004 “A Ferocious Attack Committed In Gambella Region” by the Ethiopian Human Rights Council
1 January 2004 “On a Bloody Saturday, Ethiopia Chose Genocide” by Doug McGill,The McGill Report
22 December 2003 “U.S. Anuak Refugees Fear 400 Dead in Ethiopian Massacre” by Doug McGill,The McGill Report
16 June 2003 “U.N. Officials Draw Attention to Starvation in Ethiopia by Reuters
6 May 2003 “Ethiopia’s Genocide of the Anuak Tribe Broadens After December 13 Massacre” by Doug McGill
14 January 2003 “A Lost African Tribe of the Midwest” by Douglas McGill
1 January 2003 “On Bloody Saturday, Ethiopia Chose Genocide” by Doug McGill
31 October 2001 “Oil Development In Ethiopia: A Threat to the Anuak of Gambela” by Nyikaw Ochalla
31 December 1988 “Anuak Displacement and Ethiopian Resettlement by Cultural Survival Quarterly
31 December 1987 “Resettlement and Villagization – Tools of Militarization in SW Ethiopia” by Steingraber, Sandra
30 September 1986 “Ethiopia’s Policy of Genocide Against the Anuak of Gambella” by Sandra Steingraber
30 June 1984 “The Anuak – A Threatened Culture by Cultural Survival Quarterly
31 July 1981 “Anuak Decimated by Ethiopian Government” by Cultural Survival Quarterly

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