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UDJP always salutes Ethiopia’s prisoners of consciousness

March 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) Despite the ongoing assault on political parties, religious institutions, journalists and perceived or real members of any opposition group by Ethiopia’s ruling minority junta security apparatus, one of the main opposition parties, UDJP, Unity for … read more »

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Ethiopia: The ‘war on terror’ and the trial of 28 community leaders

March 5, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The lies that creep out of the state’s mouth are justified as the protection of order, even when they are against the law, but a citizen’s lawful attempt to counter their lies is terrorism. As long as enough people can … read more »

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Revolutionary Democracy in Ethiopia

January 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The New Trajectory of Totalitarian Thinking by Muktar M. Omer, The tyranny of Ideology In an absorbing book “The Devil in History” Romanian-American political scientist Vladimir Ismaneau embarks on a comparative analysis of two seemingly contradictory ideologies of the 20th … read more »

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Democracy and democratisation in Africa

December 2, 2011 by benim

INTRODUCTION Democracy is a model. Democratisation is a process. Democracy is a transplant. Democratisation is organic. By democracy I mean the concept of bourgeois liberal democracy imposed by the West on the Rest. By democratisation I mean the struggles of … read more »

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100s of mercenaries operating in Libya

April 8, 2011 by benim

GENEVA – A U.N. panel says several hundred foreign fighters are likely operating for both Moammar Gadhafi’s regime and the rebels in Libya, and many may be involved in serious human rights violations. The head of a United Nations working … read more »

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U.S. general sees no military outcome in Libya

April 8, 2011 by benim

Libyan rebels said five of their fighters were killed when NATO planes mistakenly bombed a rebel tank column and a top U.S. general said they were unlikely to be able to oust Muammar Gaddafi by force. With daily skirmishes near … read more »

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Snipers targeting children in Libya city – UNICEF

April 8, 2011 by benim

GENEVA – The U.N. children’s agency says snipers are targeting children in the besieged rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told reporters in Geneva on Friday that the global body has received “reliable and consistent reports of … read more »

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Libyan children salute Gaddafi

April 7, 2011 by benim

Walking down a Tripoli street with a bag full of freshly baked bread, a Libyan man frowned when he saw crowds of children chanting the praises of Brother Leader Muammar Gaddafi. As explosions from what appeared to be NATO air … read more »

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Ship brings rare glimpse of Libya’s bloodiest front

April 3, 2011 by benim

The wounded men on the aid ship from the besieged city of Misrata, torn apart by shrapnel and bullets, tell of the bloodiest front in the revolt against Libya’s Moamer Kadhafi.   They speak of a city under lockdown that … read more »

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Battle rages in Libya as another Kadhafi man quits

April 3, 2011 by benim

The United States agreed to extend air strikes in Libya into Monday as the oil town of Brega saw heavy fighting, with rebel forces advancing only to fall back after an ambush by forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi. The US … read more »

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Sons seek Kadhafi’s removal: report

April 3, 2011 by benim

At least two sons of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi are proposing a transition to a constitutional democracy that would include their father’s removal from power, The New York Times reported. Citing an unnamed diplomat and a Libyan official briefed on … read more »

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