Thursday, June 21, 2007

Consider targeted sanctions against senior Ethiopian govt. officials EP tells EC

Update on today's EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT resolution:

European Parliament asks European Council to consider targeted sanctions against senior Ethiopian government officials: "the EU Commission and Council should "pursue a coherent post-electoral policy in Ethiopia" and "consider the application of targeted sanctions against senior government officials"".[Unofficial Resolution]

- SUMMARY OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON ETHIOPIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP (Ethiopians in Europe are asked to pay particular attention to the 'Summary Remarks' section)
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The Washington Post is reporting that a deal has been struck between some of the 38 opposition leaders in Kality (not all) and the Ethiopian govt. The report also asserts that those who signed the agreement could be free within days. We advise our readers to take this story with a grain of salt. Also see Ethio-Zagol and EMF’s report.
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