If you misspell your business sign you may be fined . According one news source any governmental, public or private entity will be fined if any of their signs contain any misspelled Afan Ormo words. This comes after the local government starts enforcing its new rule in various signs across the city by simply putting a red hug X on signs and banners even hotel and restaurant menus who they think hold a misspelled or grammatically incorrect sentences. According to the Amharic news any future offenses (misspellings) will be seen as a violation of city's code and business and governmental or public offices will be forced to pay hefty fines.
This could be the 1st in its kind to fine someone or business for misspelling a word or writing grammatically incorrect sentence. Some thinks the government is going to far to relinquish citizen's basic right such as freedom of speech and other granted rights by the Ethiopian constitution. So far we have not heard how the Federal government is reacting this new local rules
Guess what the Movie "The Black Panther" is not based on a mythical or fictional land, but it is based on Ethiopia.
After hearing, watching and reading about The Black Panther 's reaction from people yesterday I decided to go to the movie theater to watch it,unfortunately the 7:00PM show was sold out and they told me I had to return to the 9:15 PM show. Since I did not have that time to stay till 9PM and I decided to watch it for some other day and left . Then, I returned to my office and soon I got a news feed from BBC about The Black Panther , the news was a video clip from BBC Africa an interview given by one of the cast member Lupita Nyong'o about the movie's premiere in South Africa . During the interview Lupita said The Black Panther is based on a "fictional" African country which is never been colonized and has been independent and she said her character NAKIA is a warrior and queen who is defending her land from invaders.
Daaa! That country is Ethiopia and her character is an Ethiopian Queen, who is the greatest queen of the world called MAKIDA or aka QUEEN OF SHEBA or some call it SHIBA. Also I was watching in the internet some pictures from The Black Panther how the costume is influenced by African culture and some of the narratives are African real lives. So the movie "The Black Panther" is not based on a fictional or mythical land but it is based on real country and real people.
We strongly disagree with the Ethiopian government’s decision to impose a state of emergency that includes restrictions on fundamental rights such as assembly and expression.
We recognize and share concerns expressed by the government about incidents of violence and loss of life, but firmly believe that the answer is greater freedom, not less.
The challenges facing Ethiopia, whether to democratic reform, economic growth, or lasting stability, are best addressed through inclusive discourse and political processes, rather than through the imposition of restrictions.
The declaration of a state of emergency undermines recent positive steps toward creating a more inclusive political space, including the release of thousands of prisoners. Restrictions on the ability of the Ethiopian people to express themselves peacefully sends a message that they are not being heard.
We strongly urge the government to rethink this approach and identify other means to protect lives and property while preserving, and indeed expanding, the space for meaningful dialogue and political participation that can pave the way to a lasting democracy.
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We strongly disagree with the Ethiopian government’s decision to impose a state of emergency that includes restrictions on fundamental rights such as assembly and expression.