Posted on 04/30/2011 8:44:38 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
An Eritrean exile group has held simultaneous rallies in Addis Ababa and refugee camps in northern Ethiopia demanding the ouster of Eritrea's government. The demonstrations coincide with Ethiopia's recent switch to a more hardline approach toward its northern rival.
More than 600 Eritrean refugees met at an Addis Ababa hotel Wednesday, all wearing identical paper visors with the word "Enough" printed on the side. "Enough" of what they repeatedly called the dictatorial regime of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
Organizers said they were in touch by phone with at least five refugee camps in Ethiopia's Tigray and Afar regions where similar demonstrations were held among the 60,000 strong Eritrean refugee population...
Organizer Kibrom Sibhatu says his Eritrean Urban Refugees Association advocates peaceful protests like those that have recently targeted repressive governments in North Africa and the Middle East...
In recent weeks, Ethiopia has stepped up its anti-Eritrean rhetoric, saying it had intercepted would-be terrorists dispatched by Asmara to create havoc in Addis Ababa during an African Union summit. Eritrea has emphatically denied the charge, but Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told journalists last month Ethiopia's foreign policy has been revised to actively advocate the overthrow of the Asmara government...
Ironically, "Enough" is also the slogan of a campaign seen on social networking internet sites calling for demonstrations against Ethiopia's government next month, when Prime Minister Meles celebrates the 20th anniversary of the coup that brought his Tigrayan Marxist guerrilla group to power.
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Detained British nationals possessed arms: EritreaBritish media reports said four ex-Royal Marines were arrested by an Eritrean naval vessel after a gunbattle on December 24 as they guarded a merchant ship from pirates in the Indian Ocean... British authorities say Asmara has not given any information on the group's whereabouts. Foreign Minister Henry Bellingham warned earlier this month Britain was ready to take 'robust action' if Eritrea remained silent.
by Aaron Maasho
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Only if the muslim brotherhood is not allowed in the country. Watch every country that is going through this. The muslim brotherhood always comes in eventually.
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