Monday, January 11, 2010
Today Ethiopian Americans held a successful demonstration across the street from the State Department in Washington where they expressed their outrage and concerns regarding the continued incarceration of the prominent political leader Mrs. Birtukan Mideksa and thousands of political prisoners in Ethiopia.
The protesters asked the US government and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to demand the immediate release of the Ethiopian pro-democracy leader Birtukan Mideksa and thousands of prisoners of conscience . They also requested the US makes a radical change in it’s relationship with Ethiopia’s dictatorial rulers who are playing major role destabilizing the country and the Horn of Africa. Representatives of the protesters delivered a letter addressed to the Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton which demands the immediate release of Mrs. Birtukan Mideksa and all political prisoners in Ethiopia. In addition, on the letter to Secretary Clinton, the Ethiopian Americans emphasized the worsening of the political climate in Ethiopia in regard to free and fair election and respect for basic human rights. The protesters represented all different kind of organizations and groups around US, Canada and Europe. Continue reading »
