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Ethiopia: Jailed Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu honored in Beverly Hills
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Ethiopia: Jailed Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu honored in Beverly Hills
Ethiopian Journalist and Political Prisoner Reeyot Alemu Photo LA Times
Reeyot Alemu missed an important dinner engagement in Beverly Hills. But she had a good excuse.
The 31-year-old journalist is jailed in the notoriously brutal, rodent-infested Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. She’s two years into a five-year sentence for daring to write about poverty, opposition politics and gender equality.
The dinner she missed Monday was the annual awards ceremony, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, for the International Women’s Media Foundation, which celebrates courageous women journalists.
This year’s honorees included Alemu, whose detention will be reviewed next week by Ethiopia’s highest court, organizers said. There’s only modest reason to be hopeful, although the attention of the award could put pressure on the regime.
Even from prison, Alemu declined to be silent.
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27 comments
Comment from: addis zemen [Visitor]
Wedya wedihe eyagelabetu fotto yanesuatal. Yelelatin melk keyet amchi new yemiluat. Leave her alone.
11/02/12 @ 00:20
Comment from: Gashe mamo [Visitor]
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Keep on honoring !
Let the world know, what kind of government exists in Ethiopia. Let the brutality, tyranny which the citizens faces be clear to all. The concentration style prison camps, their dark rooms, the savage interrogators, the ill treatment , the unhealthy confinement be clear to all.
Stay on the side of those who are in prison for political activities! Shout their shout for freedom!!!.....
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Keep on honoring !
Let the world know, what kind of government exists in Ethiopia. Let the brutality, tyranny which the citizens faces be clear to all. The concentration style prison camps, their dark rooms, the savage interrogators, the ill treatment , the unhealthy confinement be clear to all.
Stay on the side of those who are in prison for political activities! Shout their shout for freedom!!!.....
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11/02/12 @ 01:05
Comment from: addis zemen [Visitor]
Gashe mamo qillo,...
You're making her case bad, when you lie through your teeth, saying consentration camp, dark rooms, torture bla bla,..
Don't forget she has a lawyer too. They will be disappointed in you, the wanna be supporter, nothing but liar!!
You're making her case bad, when you lie through your teeth, saying consentration camp, dark rooms, torture bla bla,..
Don't forget she has a lawyer too. They will be disappointed in you, the wanna be supporter, nothing but liar!!
11/02/12 @ 01:22
Comment from: C'est moi senait [Visitor]
The weyanne IRON MAN Addis zefen is defending his brutal militia who are now terrorising and arresting every one who tell truth and exposed their dirty criminal act. He is payed by hs weyanne boss in addis to watch this site NAZRET ,the only free media where every one express his/her idea and opinion.
He just got paid on 31 of octomber his monthly salary $150 to activate his remote brain and defend weyannes. But he is not bad at all when you know him well . I have a feeling I had met him in addis in late 80s and he knows ppl.that I know with class.
He just got paid on 31 of octomber his monthly salary $150 to activate his remote brain and defend weyannes. But he is not bad at all when you know him well . I have a feeling I had met him in addis in late 80s and he knows ppl.that I know with class.
11/02/12 @ 01:48
Comment from: usfu [Visitor]
It is immoral and an abysmal status of the law in the country to put a person in jail without a reasonable cause of action. This action is not an indicator of development at all. Rather it is a loss of welfare. Writing what she feels shouldn't put her in jail. Especially why they are so cruel on ladies? It is also unacceptable to paint with a terrorist name, like the Junedin Sado's wife. Carrying of money from embassy does not indicate a crime.
Please, "Addis zemen",don't judge a person by photo or appearance.
Please, "Addis zemen",don't judge a person by photo or appearance.
11/02/12 @ 03:00
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
Adgi Banda and Bandas Co .Keep on barking touthless lekami Amice TPLF Shiwawas.
As was three years ago W/T Birtukan Mideksa ,this heroic Young Journalist has become your daily "NIGHTMARE" !!!
11/02/12 @ 03:08
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
Adgi Banda ,and so what ...It's because she has the skills that Reeyot can exercise both jobs .Whether Lawyer and journalist. She is not like you and all your Adgiforum ,a bunch of goat herders ,gangs paid by
Agazis to spread lies and baseless propagandas ...PARASITE ,MORON BANDA !!!!!
11/02/12 @ 03:15
Comment from: my2cents [Visitor]
Betam Yasazenal!
The two Swede journalists were sharing one restroom with 250 other prisioners. The Woeyanes have deliberately imported the jail conditions of Rwanda to our country. Not too many people care about the plight of the incarcerated or other victims anymore. Nowadays, most everybody is selfish, hyena, unpatriotic, not from godly or cultured family, opprtunists - which in turn gave the evil rulers the most of opportune times to consolidate power and control. They broke Birtukan Medeksa. The two Swedes on the other hand were ok. Reeyot Alemu and others we hope are in a better spirit.
http://alturl.com/cetu6
The two Swede journalists were sharing one restroom with 250 other prisioners. The Woeyanes have deliberately imported the jail conditions of Rwanda to our country. Not too many people care about the plight of the incarcerated or other victims anymore. Nowadays, most everybody is selfish, hyena, unpatriotic, not from godly or cultured family, opprtunists - which in turn gave the evil rulers the most of opportune times to consolidate power and control. They broke Birtukan Medeksa. The two Swedes on the other hand were ok. Reeyot Alemu and others we hope are in a better spirit.
http://alturl.com/cetu6
11/02/12 @ 03:59
Comment from: my2cents [Visitor]
Hurricane Sandy is the result of Susan Rice's tribute to east Africa's evil man that she gave in New York city days before Sandy barreled down on Big Apple. She showered praise on the son of the devil. She called darkness light. What can Reeyot Alemu say wasting away in prison when she hears the statements by the Ambassador? Yo Mrs. Ambassador, you owe nations a big one.
11/02/12 @ 05:02
Comment from: Gebru [Visitor]
@ Gashe mamo [Visitor]
"Let the world know, what kind of government exists in Ethiopia" I don't know what is your point by saying that, did you know Journalist Julian Assange hide from whom ?? He hide from G.B and The U.S.A. Mr.Assange wasn't a Terrorist, but he cross the line, when he unvield the the West, so Ms.Reeyot Alemu she is not above the laws neither. She have to respect the laws of the land as every citzen. Unfortunately Political groups in the diaspora always try to relate their political agenda by using this kind of news as their political propoganda...
"Let the world know, what kind of government exists in Ethiopia" I don't know what is your point by saying that, did you know Journalist Julian Assange hide from whom ?? He hide from G.B and The U.S.A. Mr.Assange wasn't a Terrorist, but he cross the line, when he unvield the the West, so Ms.Reeyot Alemu she is not above the laws neither. She have to respect the laws of the land as every citzen. Unfortunately Political groups in the diaspora always try to relate their political agenda by using this kind of news as their political propoganda...
11/02/12 @ 05:55
Comment from: Joana [Visitor]
If you are allowed to drive on the right lane you can not say I have demcratic right and drive on the left lane. She can not be a representative of the worst kind of people like Elias in Addis and the government has nothing to do about it. People like Elias are representing Issayas on the other hand and the Ethiopian government has every right to jail all those who are in this conspiracy. It would have been done more harshly if it was another government and another country. But these brainless emigrant politicans need some one in jail no matter what.
The government have to show that there are consequences for what she and her supporters do.If there is more agitation by this woman and her supporters they should deny her food and if it continues more they should give her more apropriate harsh regieme. I am tired of these liers.
The government have to show that there are consequences for what she and her supporters do.If there is more agitation by this woman and her supporters they should deny her food and if it continues more they should give her more apropriate harsh regieme. I am tired of these liers.
11/02/12 @ 07:05
Comment from: Extraterrestrial [Visitor]
C'est moi senait [Visitor]
Really how old are you?
Anchie kelitame shermuta arogite edmishene ende kolo kortemeshe belteshe tesafechaleshe adele, aye ye shermuta neger! lemehoneu lijoche alushe?
Really how old are you?
Anchie kelitame shermuta arogite edmishene ende kolo kortemeshe belteshe tesafechaleshe adele, aye ye shermuta neger! lemehoneu lijoche alushe?
11/02/12 @ 07:27
Comment from: my2cents [Visitor]
The cheap woeyanes might have targeted Reeyot Alemu, which in Amharic means ideology (Reeyot Alem), because of her name among other bogus, imaginary and trumped up charges. Mengistu's children have revolutionary names but live a life of free, high and full of abundant lives. How low and for how long can we go on like this? Everywhere you turn whether locally or elsewhere and all over the places... its all wild, snake, fake, aremene, un-ethiopian types who thrive and remain untouchable.
http://alturl.com/mqmg6
http://alturl.com/mqmg6
11/02/12 @ 11:45
Comment from: Mesfin B [Visitor]
I really can't admire enough of the courage that Reeyot Alemu showed before these "rats" at Arat kilo threw her into Kaliti !!!.
Let's think for a second, can anyone imagine such act of "Barbarism" committed every day in my homeland, just because people write about what they have observed!!!
It is beyond comprehension for me to even fathom how these "Hyenas" in Addis Abeba jail anyone that tries to open his/her mouth?
May be I have been in the States too long for me to forget that any third world government is far from being "Democratic". In fact when we all live in the "luxury" of having our basic human right protected, we tend to forget for a second if anyone here in the great U.S. of A such inhuman action takes place.
To be honest we don't even dream of such "Evil action from one's own government". In the good real world a government was supposed to protect it's "Citizens" from harm and such. It is on the contrary in my birth place - Ethiopia!!
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Reeyot Alemu we will follow your trail blazing journey!!!
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Let's think for a second, can anyone imagine such act of "Barbarism" committed every day in my homeland, just because people write about what they have observed!!!
It is beyond comprehension for me to even fathom how these "Hyenas" in Addis Abeba jail anyone that tries to open his/her mouth?
May be I have been in the States too long for me to forget that any third world government is far from being "Democratic". In fact when we all live in the "luxury" of having our basic human right protected, we tend to forget for a second if anyone here in the great U.S. of A such inhuman action takes place.
To be honest we don't even dream of such "Evil action from one's own government". In the good real world a government was supposed to protect it's "Citizens" from harm and such. It is on the contrary in my birth place - Ethiopia!!
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Reeyot Alemu we will follow your trail blazing journey!!!
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11/02/12 @ 12:28
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
Mesfin you are absolutly right concerning these barbaric goat herders torturing peoples just for not sharing their evil ideology .What can you expect from a bunch of goat herder bandits only used of the sound of bullets than a peaceful political transition .We are daily witnessing about their wickness on this website with the craps posted daily with their Moron Thuggy supporters as Adgi and Extrapente .Extrapente ante ye agazi
wondagered shelle banda ,dinkem anten billo be setotch layi zelfyawun awradji kitehn enqwane metereg yetemarkew wutchi ager endji
ezia kelemedkew ye zendjoro kwatigni
metche mokerehewu ,AMEDAM DINGERTAM
SERAFET WUSHA BANDA !!!!!
11/02/12 @ 14:57
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
TPLF Thugs ,you are unshamed traitors who deserved to be burnt alive .While you are vomiting your usual hates on patriots,72 bodies of
our bros and sists are once again drawn on Yemeni's coasts .This is the result of the evil rule of your dead leba master , still continued by Little Tyrant ,which heroic Journalists and Activists, as Reeyot and Eskinder ,have denounced .DEATH TO ALL OF YOU BUNCH OF CRIMINALS PARASITE LOOTER BANDAS !!!!!
11/02/12 @ 18:16
Comment from: Amhara Princess [Visitor]
Western hypocrisy at its finest, I say! No point for US entities keep honoring theses outstanding journalists when their own government is the one propping up puppet dictators in Ethiopia, which in turn is facilitating for all kinds of evil flourish!! It is a vicious circle so who the **** are these folks kiddin', really? Get a grip, already!
11/02/12 @ 18:54
Comment from: Gebru [Visitor]
TEDDY [Visitor]
whether you like it or not, EPRDF is a Ruling party for Ethiopian people. For Idiot diaspora like you Ethiopia dosen't have any place stay where you are, and FOR EVER. I just wondering what kind of personal character you are showing on this social network it is just a shame. You said ..."72 bodies of our bros and sists are once again drawn on Yemeni's coasts" what makes you think EPRDF is responsible for this kind of unfortunate tragedy ? simply you are just one of those Idiots in the Diaspor always blaming every Government no matter what. My advice to you please ! learn AGREE TO DISAGREEING with people especially in this social network, respect others ideas because in the long run it helps you to grow....
whether you like it or not, EPRDF is a Ruling party for Ethiopian people. For Idiot diaspora like you Ethiopia dosen't have any place stay where you are, and FOR EVER. I just wondering what kind of personal character you are showing on this social network it is just a shame. You said ..."72 bodies of our bros and sists are once again drawn on Yemeni's coasts" what makes you think EPRDF is responsible for this kind of unfortunate tragedy ? simply you are just one of those Idiots in the Diaspor always blaming every Government no matter what. My advice to you please ! learn AGREE TO DISAGREEING with people especially in this social network, respect others ideas because in the long run it helps you to grow....
11/03/12 @ 01:00
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
Gebru ,whatever you said ,your criminal agazis bros are accountable for the Death of these inocent peoples .You and your Thuggy bros, infecting this website ,have no lessons of descency to give us the way that you are advocating Criminals and looters . You have no legitimacy to represent yourself as a patriot .MORON TCHINKILATEBIS BANDA !!!!
11/03/12 @ 02:25
Comment from: Ethiopia is ruled by Eritreans and not by Tigreans [Visitor]
We should raise the main issue. Power is in the hands of eritreans in Ethiopia and it will be difficult to release such journalists as Reyot Alemu, who is an ethiopian patriot. We should not allow eritreans to hold sensitive posts. Eritreans can live in Ethiopia but not decide on the fate of Ethiopian. Whether we admit it or not, eritreans have become the enemy of Ethiopia. The ethiopians in the government have no say.
Reyot Aleme, Eskinder Nega are being by eritreans who are the security and military positions in Ethiopia. We should face the facts and find a solution accordingly. Eritreans like Bereket Simon, Berhane G/Kirstos, General Mohammed Younis and others would not care about Ethiopia and Ethiopians. We should force eritreans to leave Ethiopia and demand for a government which is loyal to Ethiopia. Then we can hope for the release Reyot Alemu, Eskinder Nega and others.
We see a lying machine in place in Ethiopia. The cadres and officials of the governement are corrupt. The Eritreans do not care whether Ethiopia gets a democratic government or not. Thus we should be able to erect a government made of ethiopians and then we might be able to gaurantee civil rights and support our national bourgeiosieto control resources. We might need to deport all eritreans and some Tigreans sympathetic to Eritrea to have a clear playing political field to protect our strategic interest.
Reyot Aleme, Eskinder Nega are being by eritreans who are the security and military positions in Ethiopia. We should face the facts and find a solution accordingly. Eritreans like Bereket Simon, Berhane G/Kirstos, General Mohammed Younis and others would not care about Ethiopia and Ethiopians. We should force eritreans to leave Ethiopia and demand for a government which is loyal to Ethiopia. Then we can hope for the release Reyot Alemu, Eskinder Nega and others.
We see a lying machine in place in Ethiopia. The cadres and officials of the governement are corrupt. The Eritreans do not care whether Ethiopia gets a democratic government or not. Thus we should be able to erect a government made of ethiopians and then we might be able to gaurantee civil rights and support our national bourgeiosieto control resources. We might need to deport all eritreans and some Tigreans sympathetic to Eritrea to have a clear playing political field to protect our strategic interest.
11/03/12 @ 11:09
Comment from: Gebru [Visitor]
@ Ethiopia is ruled by Eritreans and not by Tigreans [Visitor]
As you try to confuses people in this social network, I will not keep reading your lie you said "Eritreans like Bereket Simon" That is totaly false ! Mr. Berket he is the True son of Ethiopia if you don't know ? Just ask people we will tell you : Mr. Berket born and raised in the city of Gonder, and he fought the brutal Derg for 17 years, and now he is our beloved leader. your friends from Addis, the so called unprofessional jornalists : Reyot Aleme, Eskinder Nega They are not above the LAW. next time before you just writing the untrue ask first !!! we will clear it for you....
11/04/12 @ 05:51
Comment from: Mesfin B [Visitor]
***To gebru***
ሰውዬ ጎንደር ያደገ ሃማሴን ኤርትራዊ አይደለም ነው የምትለው?
ብዙ ኤርትራውያን ጎንደር የኖሩ ወደ አስመራ የሄዱ ሰምቻለሁ::አሁንም Teddy እንዳለው አራት ኪሎ ተስግስገው በ አገራችን የሚነግዱ ያሉት ያው ሃማሴን/ ወይንም ግማሽ አጋሜ ሽፍታዎች ናቸው ::
አገራችንን በዘር ከፋፍለው ወደብ አሳጥተውን ብስምዋ የሚበዝብዙት እነኚህ ሌቦች ዋጋቸውን እንድሚያገኙ አልጠራጠርም::
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ወንበዴው የ ኢ ህ አ ዴ ግ መንግስት ቀኑ እያለቀ መሆኑን እናውቃለን::
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ሰውዬ ጎንደር ያደገ ሃማሴን ኤርትራዊ አይደለም ነው የምትለው?
ብዙ ኤርትራውያን ጎንደር የኖሩ ወደ አስመራ የሄዱ ሰምቻለሁ::አሁንም Teddy እንዳለው አራት ኪሎ ተስግስገው በ አገራችን የሚነግዱ ያሉት ያው ሃማሴን/ ወይንም ግማሽ አጋሜ ሽፍታዎች ናቸው ::
አገራችንን በዘር ከፋፍለው ወደብ አሳጥተውን ብስምዋ የሚበዝብዙት እነኚህ ሌቦች ዋጋቸውን እንድሚያገኙ አልጠራጠርም::
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ወንበዴው የ ኢ ህ አ ዴ ግ መንግስት ቀኑ እያለቀ መሆኑን እናውቃለን::
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11/04/12 @ 07:54
Comment from: sunny [Visitor]
To Gebru
U are urself to try to confuse us, Leba banda cadre
Even any kids in ethiopia ask them ,they will tell u who are
Bereke Simon, he is 100% eritrean not ethiopian and if he is amhara, that is why he gave gondar land to sudan, that is why he displaced
Amhara from southern part ,that is why he gave land gondar to tigray, that is why amhara are jailed just in the name of different fabrication, which is made in TPLF CADRE !!! And so on , why is Tplf,scared of Amhara ?????
U are urself to try to confuse us, Leba banda cadre
Even any kids in ethiopia ask them ,they will tell u who are
Bereke Simon, he is 100% eritrean not ethiopian and if he is amhara, that is why he gave gondar land to sudan, that is why he displaced
Amhara from southern part ,that is why he gave land gondar to tigray, that is why amhara are jailed just in the name of different fabrication, which is made in TPLF CADRE !!! And so on , why is Tplf,scared of Amhara ?????
11/04/12 @ 23:03
Comment from: Gebru [Visitor]
@ sunny [Visitor]
what can I say, it's just a total mis-information. If you accept Mr. tamagne Beyenes', and Mr. Abebe Belews' Identity as an Ethiopian you should accept Mr. Berekets too..Unfortunately you not. and keep saying "Bereke Simon, he is 100% eritrean not ethiopian" which is not true In any country an Individual have a right to claim his/her birth right wher ever country they born, so Mr. Bereket he is an Ethiopian, born and raised in the city of Gonder ; that dosen't mean he have to veto-power every issue aganist his own party (EPRDF) basic principles. So far Mr. Bereket doing a good job and a good leader, hopefully he stays that way, but his wonderful job, and Leadership quality never been accepted by the so called Ethiopian politician, activist in the diaspora always try to confuse people by labeling Mr. Berket's Identity; which is not true. I still repect your opinion even though it's based on total mis-information. My only advice to you is to think about the Individuals birth right......
11/05/12 @ 01:48
Comment from: Seattle [Visitor]
Ethiopian Muslims support the struggle of Muslim and non-musllims prisoners of conscience currently languishing in woyane prison.
We can't be selective on who we support and who we don't. Thay all suffering because they stand up for the righs of the voiceless majority.
11/05/12 @ 11:18
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