Ethiopia Birtukan Midekssa

"C'est la Vie? C'est la Vie en Prison!"

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

When Meles Zenawi, the arch dictator in Ethiopia, was asked about Birtukan's health in his prison on March 23, 20e0, he was comically philosophical ab...

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Ethiopia: The Future of the Future Country, Part I

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

Ethiopia's future cannot be left to a few politicians or intellectuals. The values of freedom and human rights have taken root among Ethiopian youth. They will be leading our country's march into a glorious future.

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The Raw Machismo of Dictatorship

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

It was a remarkable display of raw machismo: "My way or the highway... or jail!" It was a one-man political theatre, a monologue about absolute power,...

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