Monday, August 7, 2006

Not at Their Expense!

Putting the Elected Prisoners of Conscience First


(By the Network of Ethiopian Scholars (NES) Scandinavian Chapter)

The international community must support the people, the opposition and especially those who are languishing in jail such as the renowned human right activist like Prof. Mesfin, the elected mayor of Africa’s capital , Dr. Berhanu, elected party leaders such as engineer Hailu and judge Birtukan, journalists and civil society activists ,and an unaccounted number of innumerable rural and urban young people across the breadth and depth of Ethiopia. Above all the media and others should not exclude and must include the voice of the opposition for justice, freedom, democracy and dignity for all Ethiopians. (*Read entire press release*)

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