Ethiopia Dictatorship

Ethiopian Groundhog Year 2010

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

Groundhog Year in Prison Nation In December 2008, I wrote a weekly column entitled "Groundhog Year in Prison Nation" summarizing some of my weekly co...

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Reflections on Thanksgiving in America

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

In 1620, one hundred and two prospective settlers left England and set sail for over two months to come to the New World. They landed in what is now ...

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Putting Lipstick on a Pig, Ethiopian Style

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

You can wrap an old fish (see: dictatorship) in a piece of paper and call it "democracy" but after 20 years it stinks to high heaven.

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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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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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Ethiopia: Birtukan, Invictus! (Unconquered)

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alemayehu G. Mariam

On December 29, 2008, almost a year ago to the day, the only woman political party leader in Ethiopia's 3,000-year history was manhandled and abducted to prison.

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