Digital Album in memory of an ISIS VICTIM (Ephrame Yemane)

 

 

 

 

 

Protest over alleged police brutality in Israel turns violent in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN)A protest in Tel Aviv over alleged police mistreatment of Ethiopian Jews turned violent Sunday, resulting in 57 officers being injured, according to Israeli police.

Most of those injuries were minor, according to police, but one officer was described to be "moderately injured." Police say 12 protestors were injured. The extent of those injuries is not known.

The planned demonstration by the Ethiopian Jewish community -- incensed over a video gone viral that shows a uniformed Israel Defense Forces soldier of Ethiopian descent being assaulted by police -- had been peaceful for hours before things took a violent turn.

Authorities employed horses, water cannons and smoke to disperse the crowd in Rabin Square, where demonstrators had been chanting slogans such as "a violent cop should be in jail."

Forty-three protesters were arrested, according to Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri.

The Tel Aviv protest comes on the heels of a largely peaceful demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday that drew more than 1,000 people.

Video sparked protest

The videotaped episode from April 26 was a tipping point for Ethiopian Jews, some 125,000 strong, who say they have long felt like second-class citizens since arriving in two waves of mass immigration in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The video shows the soldier, Damas Pakada, standing and holding a bicycle's handle bars when an officer approaches him and appears to forcefully turn him and the bike around toward the opposite direction. There is no sound, so it's unclear what either party said, but things escalated quickly. The officer charges and takes several swings, knocking Pakada to the ground. A second officer comes to assist before the soldier manages to break free.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying that "all claims will be looked into but there is no place for violence and such disturbances."

Netanyahu will meet with Pakada on Monday, as well as with leaders in the Ethiopian community, according to the statement.

One of the policemen in the video has since been fired, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

 

 

ISIS Victmns identified ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ and አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ

አዲስ አበባ፣ ሚያዝያ 23፣ 2007(ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ) በቅርቡ በሊቢያ ውስጥ በአሸባሪው አይ ኤስ በአሰቃቂ ሁኔታ የተገደሉ ኢተዮጵያውያን ማንነት በመለየት ላይ ይገኛል።
በዚህም መሰረት በርካታ የሟች ቤተሰቦች የልጆቻቸውን ሞት ተረድተው ሀዘን ተቀምጠዋል።
ቀደም ብሎ ኢያሱ ይኩኖአምላክ ፣ ባልቻ በለጠ እና ወጣት ብሩክ እና ሌሎች ሁለት ወጣቶች የጨርቆስ አካባቢ ነዋሪዎች የአይ ኤስ ሰለባ መሆናቸው ተለይተው ቤተሰቦቻቸው ሀዘን ላይ መሆናቸው ይታወሳል።

አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ

ጣቢያችን በጎንደር እና ነቀምት ከተሞችም የአሸባሪ ቡድኑ የግፍ ድርጊት ሰለባ የሆኑ ሌሎች ሁለት ቤተሰቦችን አናግሮ መዘገቡ ይታወሳል
አሁን ደግሞ አቧሬ እና ገርጂ አካበቢ ነዋሪ የነበሩ ሌሎች ወጣቶች በአይ ኤስ መገደላቸው ታውቋል።
ወጣቶቹ አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ እና ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ ይባላሉ።
አያልቅበት የ30 አመት ወጣትና ከሶስት አመት በፊት ወደ ሱዳን ያቀና ሲሆን፥ ከእናቱ ጋር ሲኖር የነበረ መሆኑን ከቤተሰቦቹ ተረድተናል።

ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ

አያልቅበት ስንታየሁ ብቸኛ ልጃቸው እንደነበርም እናቱ ተናግረዋል ።
ብርሃኑ ጌታነህ ደግሞ ባለትዳር እና በፎቶግራፉ ላይ እንደምንመለከተው የስምንት እና የአራት አመት ልጆች ያሉት ወጣት ነበር ።
በአዲስ አበባ አቧሬ አካባቢ ይኖር የነበር ሲሆን፥ ከአገር ከወጣ አራት ወር አልፎታል።
ባለቤቱ ብርቱካን ጌቱ ስትባል በአሁኑ ወቅት ባለቤቷን ማጣቷ ተደራራቢ ችግር ላይ እንደጣላት ገልፃለች።
በፍርድ አወቅ አጥቁዬ
ምንጭ፦: ፋና

Why your next food porn will come from Ethiopia (CNN)

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions.

(CNN)Ethiopian food may still be a niche cuisine across the globe, but that might not be the case for long. From Washington, D.C. to London, Ethiopian restaurants are earning awards and accolades. Inside the country, the traditionally hearty cuisine is also being given a gourmet twist.

Scroll through the gallery below for an overview of some of the best Ethiopian fare, from traditional wots to fusion flare.

President Obama Meeting with Persecuted Journalists

ጋዜጠኛነት ክብር ያለው ስራ ነው። ጥሩ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት እውነትን የሚወድ ማለት ነው።  በእኔ እይታ ሁለት አይነት ጋዜጠኞች አሉ። እርስዎ ጋዜጠኛ ከሆኑ የትኛው ምድብ እንደሆኑ እራስዎን ይጥይቁ።  

ምድብ አንድ  እውነት አዳኝ ፥ ይህ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት ስራው እውነትን በገባችበት ገብቶ የሚያወጣ እውነተኛ ጋዜጠኛ ነው። ስራው በውሸት ቆሻሻ ተሸፍና መተንፈሻ አጥታ በወሸት ጭቃ ተለውሳ የተደበቀችውን እውነት አድኖ፣ አጥቦ አጽድቶ ወልውሎ ለእይታ ያበቃታል። አንዳንዴም እውነትን ለማጋነን ትንሽ ጌጥ ጣል ጣል ያደርግባታል። ያ ማስፋት ይባላል  
ሁለተኛው ጋዜጠኛ ደግሞ እውነት ገዳይ ውሸት  አዳኝ፥ የዚህ ጋዜጠኛ ስራ እውነተን በውሸት ቆሻሻ እንዳትታይ መደበቅ ነው። ስራው ሁሉ እውነትን በውሸት ተራራ ሸፍኖ ለእይታ እንዳትበቃ ማድረግ ብቻ ነው። ስራው ህዝብን ማደናገር፣ እርስ በርሱ ማናከስ፣ አንዱን በውሸት አሞክሾ ሌላውን የውሸት ጭቃ መቀባት ነው። ታዲያ በጋዚጠኝነት ሙያ የተሰማሩ ወይም የሚሰማሩ ከሆን እርስዎ ስራዎ እውነትን አድኖ ለንባብ ማብቃት ወይስ እውነትን ገድሎ ውሸትን ማወደስ?

ጋዜጠኛነት ክብር ያለው ስራ ነው። ጥሩ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት እውነትን የሚወድ ማለት ነው።

ጋዜጠኛነት ክብር ያለው ስራ ነው። ጥሩ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት እውነትን የሚወድ ማለት ነው። 
በእኔ እይታ ሁለት አይነት ጋዜጠኞች አሉ። እርስዎ ጋዜጠኛ ከሆኑ የትኛው ምድብ እንደሆኑ እራስዎን ይጥይቁ።

ምድብ አንድ  እውነት አዳኝ ፥ ይህ ጋዜጠኛ ማለት ስራው እውነትን በገባችበት ገብቶ የሚያወጣ እውነተኛ ጋዜጠኛ ነው። ስራው በውሸት ቆሻሻ ተሸፍና መተንፈሻ አጥታ በወሸት ጭቃ ተለውሳ የተደበቀችውን እውነት አድኖ፣ አጥቦ አጽድቶ ወልውሎ ለእይታ ያበቃታል። አንዳንዴም እውነትን ለማጋነን ትንሽ ጌጥ ጣል ጣል ያደርግባታል። ያ ማስፋት ይባላል

ሁለተኛው ጋዜጠኛ ደግሞ እውነት ገዳይ ውሸት  አዳኝ፥ የዚህ ጋዜጠኛ ስራ እውነተን በውሸት ቆሻሻ እንዳትታይ መደበቅ ነው። ስራው ሁሉ እውነትን በውሸት ተራራ ሸፍኖ ለእይታ እንዳትበቃ ማድረግ ብቻ ነው። ስራው ህዝብን ማደናገር፣ እርስ በርሱ ማናከስ፣ አንዱን በውሸት አሞክሾ ሌላውን የውሸት ጭቃ መቀባት ነው።

ታዲያ በጋዚጠኝነት ሙያ የተሰማሩ ወይም የሚሰማሩ ከሆን እርስዎ ስራዎ እውነትን አድኖ ለንባብ ማብቃት ወይስ እውነትን ገድሎ ውሸትን ማወደስ?

The United States’ irresponsible praise of Ethiopia’s regime(Washington Post)

By Editorial Board April 30 at 8:43 PM

ETHIOPIA’S ELECTIONS, scheduled for May 24, are shaping up to be anything but democratic. A country that has often been held up as a poster child for development has been stifling civic freedoms and systematically cracking down on independent journalism for several years.

It was consequently startling to hear the State Department’s undersecretary of state for political affairs, Wendy Sherman, declare during a visit to Addis Ababa on April 16 that “Ethiopia is a democracy that is moving forward in an election that we expect to be free, fair and credible.” The ensuing backlash from Ethiopians and human rights advocates was deserved.

Ms. Sherman’s lavish praise was particularly unjustified given Ethiopia’s record on press freedom: It has imprisoned 19 journalists, more than any other country in Africa. According to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the country ranks fourth on its list of the top 10 most censored countries in the world. At least 16 journalists have been forced into exile, and a number of independent publications have shut down due to official pressure.

Last weekend marked one year since six bloggers were arrested and jailed without trial. The “Zone 9” bloggers, who used their online platforms to write about human rights and social justice and to agitate for a democracy in Ethi­o­pia, were charged with terrorism under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation, which has been used to clamp down on numerous journalists critical of the regime. Today, the bloggers remain imprisoned, awaiting what will likely be a trial by farce.

As for the elections, opposition parties say the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front , led by Hailemariam Desalegn, has undermined their efforts to register candidates for the May vote. Since last year, members of opposition parties and their supporters have been arrested and harassed. In March, the sole opposition leader in Parliament said he would not run for reelection due to state interference with his party’s affairs. The EPRDF, which has been in power since 1991, was reported to have won the last elections in 2010 with 99.6 percent of the vote.

The State Department released a statement last week urging Ethiopia to release journalists who have been imprisoned for doing their jobs. But as the considerably more high-profile statement by Ms. Sherman indicated, the Obama administration has been reluctant to criticize what it regards as a key security ally in the Horn of Africa. A State Department spokeswoman confirmed this week that Ms. Sherman’s comments “fully reflect the U.S. government’s positions on these issues.”

With its ancient culture, strategic location and population of 94 million, Ethi­o­pia is indeed key to the future of eastern Africa. But that does not justify make-believe statements or a go-softly approach that is not working. The United States should stop funneling millions of aid dollars to a regime that has continued to choke off the media, hamper the participation of opposition parties and silence its critics. If the election is not judged by independent observers to live up to Ms. Sherman’s billing, the administration should swallow her words — and change its approach.

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