’’Documents of petition collected in opposition to VOA and Deutsche Well radios Amharic services.’’

By Oluma.a 07 05 1969
The Ethiopian regime is trying totally to eliminate free press Medias including those transmitted out of its territory. As reported by different international human right organizations and governmental bodies: like US congresses, Amnesty international, Human right watch and CPJ, the Ethiopian regime is categorized in the countries most oppressing and violating the law of free press and human rights.

On the CPJ recently press release Ethiopian journalist has been sentenced to jail under the country’s draconian press law, in a case that dates back at least seven years, the Committee to Protect Journalists has confirmed. According to confirmed sources, at this time, seventeen journalists are in jail.

After May 2005 “election”, the regime ruling party closed almost all free presses that had been publishing in the country except some governmental presses. The government has possessed all Medias. The nations have been forced to listen only the government’s Medias.

In connection to the election drama dispute the regime ruling party had charged five voice of America’s (VOA), Ethio-American’s journalists by a treason, a genocide, and a conspiracy causing armed uprising and trying to overthrow the constitution. But because all of these accusations were baseless and the world communities made pressure on the regime to drop the charges it made on these journalists, the regime obliged to drop it.

It is a well known that these Medias help to some extent the empire people to get a piece of balance information.These Radio transmission services transmit every day for only one hour. It is very difficult to listen these radio services clearly in most areas of the country because of its distance of transmissions. But people are still trying to get accurate information from these radio services even though; the government accuses those who listen to these radio transmissions as government oppositions.

This shows how the Ethiopian regime intends to eliminate all of free presses and media. This clearly shows how the regime ruling is committing open crimes violating its own constitution which allows people to enjoy the freedom of speech, _expression and press right.

According the information the regime is trying to eliminate the radio services of voice of America (VOA) and Deutsche welle radios in a systematic way.

The government drafted written documents by the name of petition to deliver to the legislatures of the countries hosting the two media organizations.

According the government media from Finfinne ’’Documents of petition collected in opposition to unbalanced and destructive reports on Ethiopia by the Amharic services of the Deutsche Welle and Voice of America VOA services’’ were handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for delivery to the legislatures of the countries hosting the two media organizations.

The Foreign, Defence and Security Affairs and the Culture Information Affairs Standing Committees of the House of Peoples' Representatives documented the ’’petitions’’ collected and appended their resolutions with the documents.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will ensure the delivery of the ’’petition’’ documents to the countries in question through their embassies he. Said

Mr Dawit Teferra said the documents urged the governments of the respective countries to inquire into the matter and keep the services from being vehicles to further individual and political party whims and to produce unbiased and balanced reports.

Adviser with the American and European affairs directorate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kasa Gebreyohanes said, after receiving the documents, that the mentioned radio services have been engaging in activities aimed at pulling back the democratization process in Ethiopia.

The regime ruling party TPLF/EPRDF is now 15 years on power with out any practical democracy seen in the country; unless talking about democracy like Marxist Leninist theory. Tenth of thousandth of people are in preson and in thousends killed in the country because of their political outlook. But steel today the blood handed regime authorities are joking to the world community by the name of democratization process.

The petitions had been collected by various sections of the society across the nation and submitted to the House, which in turn assigned the task of formalizing the petitions to the two standing committees, he said.
The two committees thus investigated the issue and proved that the stated radio services have operated in violation of their own charters, he said.
The documents urge the respective countries to inquire into the matter and keep the services from being vehicles to further individual and political party whims, and to produce unbiased and balanced reports, he said.
Advisor with the American and European Affairs Directorate Kassa Gebre-Yohannes after receiving the documents said the mentioned radio services collaborating with anti-peace forces have been engaging in activities aimed at pulling back the democratization in Ethiopia. He said the documents will be delivered to the U.S. and German legislatures.
The present Ethiopian ruling is categorised to the most oppressing dictatress governments. Ethiopia is the poorest country in the world. Ethiopia is being number 17th in the lists of the most dictator regimes. This has drawn the concern of international community. Accordingly Several leading donors country like those UK have withheld millions of dollars in direct aid to the government in connection to the human right situation in the country.

Oluma.a 07 05 1969