Dear Special Focus Case Activists, I wanted to share with you the message I sent below earlier this week to all AIUSA staff. Many of you have taken action on...
Dear Amnesty Activist, At the request of Amnesty International, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives are asking their colleagues in the House to...
Congratulations to the Burlington High School group in Vermont for getting the brief notice below into the Burlington Free Press in February. Including the...
We have received updates from Mesfin's daughter Meqdes that the trial has once again been postponed. Currently a decision is scheduled for March 23rd. Mesfin...
Hi Allison, Thanks for the update. My group meets tonight. Should we continue writing letters to the PM? Or is there some other official we should try? Thanks,...
Thanks for the question Laurel! All, While we do want to continue to write to the prime minister it would be helpful for groups to expand the letter writing to...
Underreported: Suppression of Dissent in Ethiopia Listen to Meqdes Mesfin's interview on WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate Show by clicking the link below... ...
Thank you Michelle and Group 356 for bringing Mesfin's birthday to attention! Professor Woldemariam will turns 77 on April 23rd. It would be really nice for...
Allison, Any update on the decision that was to have taken place on March 23rd? Thanks, Laurel ... From: Allison To: aiusa-SFC-northeast@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Thanks Laurel for your question. All... The trial continues to be stalledl by more postponements. The 23rd was postponed until this week, and then again for...
Genocide charges were dropped against 100 Ethiopian prisoners, according to Al-Jazeera, although that may not have included Proffesor Woldemariam...
austin shriner
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Apr 11, 2007 8:00 pm
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Dear Matthew & the Northeast group, On Monday the Judge in the CUD trial in Ethiopia issued his verdict after the prosecution concluded. In it he released, by...
Chuck Schaefer
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Apr 11, 2007 8:31 pm
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Sadly, Today Mesfin celebrates his 77th birthday in prison. If you haven't already, it would be a nice gesture to send him birthday wishes (address below)....
During Get on the Bus, We organized a protest presence of about 45 people in front of the Ethiopian Mission to the UN. I will send pictures soon Matt "Allison"...
Dear Amnesty Activist, On May 2 Amnesty International released a public statement on Mesfin Woldemariam and the other CUD detainees. You can read it below or...
Hi everyone, This is Chris the new SFC intern taking over for Chloe this summer. Just wanted to let you know that all Northeast Region groups were sent a...
Chris, I did receive my SFC flatmail package today--thanks. I'll be working an AI table at an event in early July. Could you send me about 50 Mesfin postcards?...
asmith@...
May 31, 2007 6:10 pm
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I have been coordinating the work for our group (#67, Mercer County NJ) on Mesfin Woldemariam, and I have not received anything in the mail concerning the ...
allansmith53@...
Jun 1, 2007 2:18 am
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Hi Allan, I forwarded your email to our SFC intern. He'll make sure you get the case packet. Best wishes, Andrea ...
Andrea Solomon
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Jun 1, 2007 2:12 pm
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Greetings fellow activists, You may have learned in the news that Mesfin Woldemariam and other co- defendants received a judgment in their trial yesterday...
... Chris, when I tried to access the article it indicated that there was an error ... that the article might have expired (which isn't likely) or perhaps that...
rich beebe
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Jun 12, 2007 8:36 pm
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Here is the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070612/ap_on_re_af/ethiopia_opposition Matthew Kennis Northeast Regional Office Amnesty International USA ...
Sent out a BBC version. Should arrive shortly. Chris Garrigues Amnesty International USA National Casework Program 730 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1060 Atlanta, GA...
Rich - Here's the Post version from this morning: 38 Are Convicted in Ethiopia After Political Crackdown By Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post Foreign Service...
Thesil Morlan
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Jun 12, 2007 10:02 pm
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thanks for the articles and the complete web link. Thanks! rich Richard J. Beebe Director of Publications Alumnae/Development Office Westover School PO Box 847...
rich beebe
rbeebe@...
Jun 13, 2007 6:11 pm
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Chris, Is Amnesty planning anything to increase pressure on Zenawi's gov't before the sentencing? My group in Albany, NY is planning an event in July centered ...
Great questions, Chris! How does Amnesty want us to step up the pressure? Can we have guidelines for letters to the editor? Which of the upcoming pieces of...
Sorry all, I'm still waking up. Please address any letters to Prime Minister Meles, not Prime Minister Mesfin (although I'm sure he'd be honored). -Chris -- ...
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