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on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Adopted by Resolution 260 (III) A of the United Nations General Assembly
on 9 December 1948. | ||
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| Joint Statement. 11 May 2008 - Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and Western Somali Democratic Party (WSDP) Affirming that successive Ethiopian regimes have maintained a policy of denying the Somali people of Ogaden of their legitimate rights for self-determination. | ||
Human Rights NGOs reveal
´Ethiopia´ – Puntland extradition practices and related atrocities.
May 08, 2008
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| Amnesty Intl: Ethiopian troops commit atrocities in Somalia. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A leading human rights group on Tuesday accused Ethiopian troops in Somalia of killing civilians and committing atrocities, including slitting people's throats, gouging out eyes and gang-raping women. | ||
| ONLF Statement On Secret Pact Between The Puntland Regional Authority & Ethiopia. 5 May 2008 - The Puntland regional administration of Somalia has entered into a secret security agreement with the Ethiopian regime in which Puntland has agreed to transfer private citizens from Ogaden and any ONLF officials who enter Puntland to Ethiopian security officials. | ||
| Rebels Accuse Puntland Government of Returning Ethiopians to Face Torture. An Ethiopian rebel group has accused the government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region of detaining Ethiopians and handing them over to Ethiopian security forces. | ||
| 16 Ethiopians die in Somali bloodshed. Mon, 05 May 2008 - Heavy clashes between government-backed Ethiopian forces and Somali fighters have left more than 16 Ethiopians dead, news reports say. | ||
| Somali civilians extradited to Ethiopia. Sun, 04 May 2008 - Authorities in Somalia's Puntland State regional administration have extradited a number of Somali civilians to Ethiopian government. | ||
| An outsider looks into the turmoil of the Horn of Africa 05/05/08 -The Horn African Americans for Peace conference, held April 13 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, seemed like an event of interest to the community. | ||
| Bayaan ku saabsan xubno JWXO ah oo Maamulka Puntland u dhiibay gumaysiga Itoobiya April25, 2008 | ||
| Statement On Puntland's Abduction & Extraordinary Rendition of ONLF Officials. 24 April 2008 - The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) strongly condemns the forced abduction,detention and extraordinary rendition of two ONLF Central Committee members by the Puntland regional administration in Somalia on 22nd of April 2008. | ||
| GCC chief: Ethiopian move based on wrong allegations. Friday, 25 April, 2008 - THE Ethiopian decision to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar is considered ‘’a shunning of facts and stems from wrongful allegations and claims, ’’ the GCC Secretary General said. | ||
| O.N.L.F Statement On Ethiopia's Severing Of Diplomatic Relations With Qatar. 22 April 2008 - The Ethiopian regimes severing of diplomatic relations with Qatar is based on accusations which are far from reality and designed to divert attention from yet another unfolding African genocide in Ogaden. | ||
| Qatar suprised at Ethiopia’s decision to sever ties.Doha • April 23, 2008 - Qatar has expressed surprise at the decision of Ethiopia to sever diplomatic ties with it and said the allegations levelled against it were ‘baseless’. | ||
| Qatar 'surprised' at rift with Ethiopia. DOHA (AFP) — Qatar said on Wednesday it was surprised by Ethiopia's decision to cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state, and rejected as unfounded the accusation that it sought to destabilise the Horn of Africa. | ||
 Ethiopia
breaks ties with Qatar.
April 21, 2008 - Ethiopia has broken diplomatic ties with Qatar,
accusing the Gulf state of supporting armed opposition groups across
the Horn of Africa region. |
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Ethiopia severs ties with Qatar. April 21, 2008 - Ethiopia's government has announced it is breaking off relations with Qatar. The Foreign Ministry said it was because of "Qatar's attempts to destabilise the sub-region and its hostility towards Ethiopia itself". |
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Ethiopia is thought to be angry at recent coverage from Al-Jazeera, based in Doha, and financial support given to Eritrea, accused of backing rebels. | |
| The rebellion in the Ogaden is a sensitive issue for Ethiopia | ||
| Ethiopia cuts ties with Qatar on terrorism charge. Mon 21 Apr 2008 - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia broke diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the Gulf Arab state of supporting terrorism in Somalia and Ethiopia and spreading instability in the Horn of Africa. | ||
Unrest simmers in
Ethiopia's Ogaden.
Ethnic Somali separatists have been fighting government
forces in the east of Ethiopia for more than 13 years now, but the
long-running conflict has been largely invisible as Addis Ababa has
restricted access to the region.>> Watch Video
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Al Jazeera gains
unprecedented access to the forgotten region of Ethiopian-occupied Ogaden.
DOHA, Qatar - Beginning Thursday, April 10th, Al Jazeera
will broadcast a series of special reports entitled, "Ogaden: The Forgotten
Tragedy", using exclusive footage obtained in the remote and dangerous
region of Ogaden, Watch Video >>
PART1 |PART2
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| PART 5 |PART 6
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| Ethiopian Fabrications about Obole Incident. 31 March 2008 - The Ethiopian government claim, that it arrested eight members of ONLF involved in the Obole oil incidence is fabricated and intended to divert attention from its ongoing genocide against the Ogaden people. | ||
| Dozens flee Ethiopian army in Somalia April 05, 2008 - Ethiopian army has launched a house-to-house search after more than 57 servicemen deserted army in Mogadishu, fleeing to nearby regions. | ||
Ethiopia war gets
little attention.
March 23, 2008 - Hundreds have died as ethnic Somali rebels fight for
autonomy for the Ogaden region. Government troops are accused of
indiscriminate killings. |
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| Ogaden rebels claim battlefield gains over Ethiopian troops.Text of report by Ethiopian opposition Radio Freedom audio website on 8 March - Radio Freedom correspondent in the Ogaden [all places in southeastern Ethiopia] has sent us a report on many battles in which harm was inflicted upon colonial Ethiopian troops. The battles occurred as follows: | ||
In
two earlier articles we denounced the illegal extradition
deals between the Neo-Nazi Abyssinian tyranny and the
illegal administration of breakaway Puntland that rules
tyrannically and illegally part of Somalia´s territory. The
articles are: ´Ethiopia´ & Puntland Extradition Deal: Grave
Violation of International Law .
Xaq u dirirka Jooxoow
waa hees cusub halakn ka dhageyso
The
critical events at Obala, Northern Ogaden, and the
successful operation carried out by the ONLF, bring the
West in front of a most challenging predicament:
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