The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) strongly condemns the charging of Swedish journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye with terrorism by the Ethiopian regime on the 7th of September 2011. To charge these journalists with terrorism represents a gross miscarriage of justice and as such these charges should be dropped immediately.
Charging Mr. Persson and Mr Schibbye with terrorism is indicative of how far the Ethiopian regime is willing to go to discourage journalists from uncovering the collective punishment, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Ethiopia regime against the people of Ogaden.
The Ethiopian regime also charged local journalists Woubshet Taye and Reeyot Alemu with terrorism simply for exercising their profession.
The ONLF stands in solidarity with those journalists wrongfully detained and Charged by the Ethiopian regime and we call on the international community to bear pressure on this regime for their release.
The ONLF urges democratic donor nations in particular to recognize that their interests are best served by promoting a government in Ethiopia that applies democratic principles and respects the individual and collective rights of people it governs, including the right to self-determination.|
A policy of quiet diplomatic pressure conducted in order to safeguard security interests is simply not working in Ethiopia and is not sustainable. Eventually, those same security interests will be undermined as this regime moves closer and closer to developing allies who have no regard for rule of law and civil or human rights. As such, a line must be drawn somewhere. The assault on the press presents such an opportunity for democratic donor nations if they are willing to take it.
Issue by Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
Sept 08, 2011
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written by Yonas Abdi, September 08, 2011
ONLF is a terrorist organization by any standard. This is an organization that kills innocent civilians, destroy public facilities, kidnap and ambush aid workers. It is a minority group trying to impose its extreme desires on the majority peace loving people. It has to be destroyed by all means. This is the same group that ambushes and killed 11 Chinese employees and 69 Ethiopian workers a few years ago.
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written by Darwiish, September 10, 2011
Ogaden has never been, and will never been part of Abyssinia, therefore your argument that 69 Abyssinian dirty soldiers were slaughtered by the victorious forces of ONLF is by itself an admission that they were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Did the Ogadenis came to the barren and cursed Woyane land? Get alife and call a spade a spade
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written by Darwiish, September 10, 2011
Ogaden has never been, and will never been part of Abyssinia, therefore your argument that 69 Abyssinian dirty soldiers were slaughtered by the victorious forces of ONLF is by itself an admission that they were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Did the Ogadenis came to the barren and cursed Woyane land? Get alife and call a spade a spade
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written by naftii-hure, September 15, 2011
YOU IGNORANT Tigre from Makelle,you are in a very deep Dream.Ogadenia will get its Independence either by peaceful Means or by force,if you like it or not.The Cruel and Killer Regime led by liar Meles Zenawi come its End.YOU IGNORANT Woyane(better to say you AGAME),you will stand accountable of Atrocities you did Against Ogadenian people and Ethiopian people as a whole.where will you hide or bring your kids Tomorrow?I know,you never ask yourself this Question for you are too fool to understand it.You can continue of your deep sleep till the Day of Judgement.Long live JWXO,Down with Woyane-Tigre Cruel Regime in Addis Ababa and God bless Ogadenian people.
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