TrueSeal

[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

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አብይ ከነሳዊሮስ ጋር ሆኖ አቡነ ማቲያስን ለማስወገድና ቤ/ክ ለመከፋፈል እየሰራ መሆኑ ተነገረ። የሳዊሮስ መሾምና ለቤ/ክ የሚቆረቆሩ አባቶችን እነ አቡነ አብራሃም/ናትናኤል/ሄኖክ/ጴጥሮስ… ከመሀል እንዲርቁ የተደረገው በዚሁ ነው ተብሏል!

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

ዘፈን ወጣ እና ሌብነት በሚድያ ተጋለጠ ሲባል እንዲህ መደነባበር ምንድነው? ኧረ ቆፍጠን በሉ! አንዳንዴ አይቶ ባላየ ማለፍ በራሱ ትልቅ ብስለት እና የጥንካሬ ምልክት ነው...

[Meseret Media @MeseretMedia]

#ዜናመሠረት የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የሚዲያ ዘርፍ መሪ የሆኑት ዶ/ር ንጉሡ መሸሻ በሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ ሰሞንኛ አነጋጋሪ ዘገባ ሳቢያ  ከሥራ ተሰናበቱ

ግለሰቡ ከስራቸው የተነሱት "የግል ሚድያዎችን ለምን ወደ ፓርላማ አስገባህ" በሚል አነጋጋሪ ምክንያት መሆኑ ታውቋል

የፕሪሚየም አባል ከሆኑ ሊንኩን ይከተሉ:
https://t.co/w8BufuNstZ

አባል ለመሆን ከፈለጉ ይህን ሊንክ ይጠቀሙ:
https://t.co/lCn1NoeWTK

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

'ካልታሰረ እውነተኛ መረጃ ያወጣል' በሚል እሳቤ ልክ የዛሬ ሶስት አመት በዛሬው ዕለት ለእስር የበቃው ታታሪው ጋዜጠኛ ጎበዜ ሲሳይ!

[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

This disgusting intimidation must stop Immediately. It just exposes how the PP government is very weak to the core. Just move on!!!
You can’t keep harassing everyone- artists, bishops, opponents, students m, residents, business owners, young, old,…OMG this is too much.

[Zehabesha @zehabesha]

(Zehabesha News) Federal Police have detained the graphic designer who created the artwork for Teddy Afro, signaling a continued crackdown on individuals associated with the prominent artist following the recent release of his music album, "Etorika."

According to information received by ZeHabesha today, Dawit, the graphic designer responsible for designing all the covers for Teddy Afro's songs, was taken into custody. Family sources disclosed that federal police officers had searched Dawit's residence yesterday but were unable to find him at the time. However, authorities tracked him down and apprehended him today at a friend's house.

This latest incident follows earlier reports of arrests targeting the singer's close associates. It was previously reported that Teddy Afro's spokesperson, his vice manager, and a close friend had already been taken into custody. Currently, a total of seven individuals connected to the artist are detained, with authorities having requested a court remand for them.

The scope of the arrests appears to be widening, as reports indicate that even a delivery motorcyclist who ran errands for Teddy Afro's vice manager has also been arrested. #TeddyAfro #Etorika #EthiopianNews #ZeHabesha

[The American-Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee @AmericaEthiopia]

Escalating Repression in Ethiopia: The Targeting of Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro) the Erosion of Civic Space

The Ethiopian American Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) expresses deep concern over the continued deterioration of civic and public space in Ethiopia, marked by widespread detentions, pressure on religious institutions, and recent actions affecting prominent cultural figures.

Credible reports from human rights organizations indicate that more than 300 elected officials—including parliamentarians, journalists, and civil servants—have remained imprisoned for over two years, raising serious concerns about due process and the rule of law. Concurrently, there is increasing evidence of pressure on longstanding religious institutions, including the Ethiopian Orthodox Church—one of the world’s oldest Christian traditions—further signaling a contraction of fundamental freedoms and institutional independence.

Recent developments involving Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro), one of Ethiopia’s most influential cultural voices, further underscore these concerns. Since the release of his album Etorika, reports indicate that his studio has been looted and individuals associated with his organization have been detained. According to Deutsche Welle, several individuals connected to his team, including a close associate and marketing manager, are reportedly in custody.

These developments come at a time when the government is preparing to conduct national elections. Observers have raised serious concerns about whether such conditions—marked by arrests, restrictions, reported intimidation, and ongoing armed conflict across several regions—can support a credible democratic process. International assessments, including global press freedom and civil liberties reports, continue to rank Ethiopia among countries facing significant challenges in these areas.

AEPAC recognizes that the long-term resolution to Ethiopia’s complex political and social challenges ultimately rests with the Ethiopian people through inclusive and constructive dialogue. At the same time, international partners who are invested in regional stability should consider the following:

Democratic legitimacy requires conditions of freedom — Elections conducted amid mass detentions, intimidation, and restricted civic space risk undermining credibility and public trust.

Allegations of large-scale financial misconduct demand scrutiny — As reported by Addis Reporter, an estimated 100 billion birr has reportedly been diverted from government coffers through coordinated schemes. If substantiated, this represents a profound breach of public trust and a direct loss of resources intended to serve the Ethiopian people.

Entrenched high-level corruption undermines governance — Systemic corruption at the highest levels erodes institutional integrity, weakens the rule of law, and diminishes public confidence in government.

Accountability is essential for stability — Sustained governance without accountability erodes institutions, fuels long-term instability, and ultimately compromises national cohesion.

Protection of civil society and cultural voices matters — Actions affecting artists, journalists, and religious institutions signal broader constraints on freedom of expression.

Advancing business interests cannot occur in a vacuum — Economic engagement is sustainable only when grounded in stability, rule of law, and accountable leadership —not in environments marked by ongoing abuses without consequence.

Policy alignment is critical — Western nations seeking regional stability should prioritize policies that reinforce transparency, human rights, and responsible governance.

As part of this broader engagement, AEPAC encourages the U.S. Congress to consider measures such as House Resolution 937 as one avenue to express its position and support democratic principles, accountability, and the protection of fundamental rights in Ethiopia.

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[Meseret Media @MeseretMedia]

#ዜናመሠረት የፓርላማ ቋሚ ኮሚቴዎች በሚያካሂዱት የግምገማ መድረክ ላይ የግል መገናኛ ብዙኃን ገብተው እንዳይዘግቡ እየተከለከሉ መሆኑ ታወቀ

የጤና ሚኒስቴር አንድ መድረክ የግምገማ ለጋዜጠኞች "ተራዝሟል" ተብሎ ከተነገራቸው በኋላ በዝግ መካሄዱን መሠረት ሚድያ አረጋግጧል

የፕሪሚየም አባል ከሆኑ ሊንኩን ይከተሉ:
https://t.co/TD921pJd8B

አባል ለመሆን ከፈለጉ ይህን ሊንክ ይጠቀሙ:
https://t.co/lCn1NoeWTK

[Meseret Media @MeseretMedia]

#ዜናመሠረት “ጉዳያችን እየታየ ያለው በፍርድ ቤት ሳይሆን በፖለቲከኞች ጠረጴዛ በመሆኑ ከእንግዲህ ፍርድ ቤት አንቀርብም"- የፖለቲካ እስረኞች

"ፍርድ ቤት በሞት በሚያስቀጣ ወንጀል ተከላከሉ ብሎ ከበየነ በኋላ ፍርድ ቤት ሳንቀርብ እንዴት ነፍስን የሚያስቀጥፍ የወንጀል ክስን መከላከል ይቻላል?"- ታሳሪዎች

ተጨማሪ ያንብቡ:
https://t.co/XgGb907z7P

የፕሪሚየም አባል ለመሆን ይህን ሊንክ ይጠቀሙ:
https://t.co/lCn1NoeWTK

[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

በስልጣን መባለግ፣ የህዝብ የሆነን ሀገር እንደ ግል ንብረት መቁጠር፣ ስልጣን በህዝብ የተሰጠ የአጭር ጊዜ ውል መሆኑን መዘንጋት፣ እብሪት፣ ትእቢት እንዲህ ያለ ውርደትን ያስከትላል።

[Matt Wallace @MattWallace888]

He was once one of the most powerful men in the world… now he is being laughed at and ridiculed in a small cage

[Meseret Media @MeseretMedia]

Asnakew Sisay, a Pan-Africanist who previously trained Nelson Mandela's security team, has reportedly been detained for the past two weeks in Ethiopia.

After returning home, he had focused on education and community development. His detention has surprised Pan-Africanists and diplomats who know him. Full details below:

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[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

Folks, you NEED to STOP visiting the toxic Tikvah channel RIGHT NOW! Don't click. Don't watch. Unsubscribe.

The power is in YOUR hands, ጠላትህን አታፋፋ

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

ይሄ የቴሌግራም ቻናል በአንድ ወቅት የህዝብ ድምፅ እንዳልነበር አሁን በተቃራኒው የህዝብን ብሶት እየተከታተለ ማፈን ላይ ተጠምዷል፣ በዚህ ሳምንት ብቻ:

- ከ130 በላይ ወጣቶች የቴዲ አፍሮን አዲስ ሙዚቃ ሰማችሁ ተብለው በግፍ ሲታፈሱ እንዲሁም ከአርቲስቱ ጋር ግንኙነት አላችሁ የተባሉ በጠራራ ፀሐይ ታስረው ሲወሰዱ አንድም ሳይዘግብ ከታች ያለውን የፖሊስ ማስተባበያ ይዞ ወጥቷል

- ከቅጠል ተራ የሚነሱ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ድህነት ውስጥ ያሉ ዜጎች ተነስተው ዘመናዊ ቤቶች ሲገነቡ እነሱ የት ሊሄዱ ነው? ተብሎ ሲጠየቅ ዜናውን በዕለቱ ሳያቀርብ ቀርቶ በነጋታው የመስተዳድሩን መረጃ ብቻ ይዞ ወጥቷል።

- ዛሬ ደግሞ ውል እና ማስረጃ አማኑኤል ሆስፒታል አካባቢ፣ አየር ጤና፣ ቦሌ ቡልቡላ እና ሰሚት ፍየል ቤት ያሉ ቅርንጫፎቹን እንደሚዘጋ ለሰራተኞቹ ማሳወቁን፣ እስከ ሐምሌ 1 መሉ በሙሉ ተዘግቶ በመሶብ አገልግሎት እንደሚተካ እና ሰራተኞቹ ምደባ ሳይካሄድላቸው ከነቤተሰቦቻችው ጭንቅ ላይ እንደሆኑ ለመሠረት ሚድያ ሲናገሩ "ቅርንጫፍ ቅነሳ ሊኖር ይችላል፣ ግን አይዘጋም" የሚል የተለመደ የመንግስት ቃል ብቻ ሰራተኞቹን ሳያነጋግር ይዞ ወጥቷል።

ህዝብ በዚህ ወቅት ድምፅ የሚሆነው እንጂ የሚያፍነው ሚድያ የሚያስፈልገው አይመስለኝም፣ ተገደው ከሆነም ቢያንስ የሚጮኹትን ዜጎች ድምፅ ለማካተት መሞከር የሚድያ ስነ ምግባር ነው።

[Molla Dagnew @Dagnew1Molla]

ከእዉነት ጋር መቆምን በፈራን ጊዜ ነዉ ቴዲ የተነሳዉ።
ለእኔ ከቴዲ አንደበት ዘፈን አይደለም የሰማንዉ
የሚሊየኖች እንባና ሰቆቃ :
ግዜ አንገት ያስደፋዉ ሀቅ እንዲሁም
ሀገርን ከመፍረስ የመታደግ ቅዱስ ጥሪ ነዉ።
(ሽመልስ በቀለ)

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Ethiopia’s election next month will be a sham. Many of Abiy Ahmed’s rivals are either in exile or in jail. Opposition parties have been co-opted, cowed or banned https://t.co/1DBbWGAlqA

[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

@MeseretMedia ቁልቁል እየሄደ ያለ አገዛዝ ራሱን ከድራማ ማውጣት አልቻለም። ስለ ቴዲ አፍሮ እኮ ነው እያወራን ያለነው። ማስታወቂያም አያስፈልገው። ፌስ ቡኩ ላይ ጓደኞቹ አልበም እየመጣ ነው ቢሉ በቂ ነው።

አሰልቼ አገዛዝ!

[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

የጠ/ሚ አብይ ትልቁ ድክመቶች

1) ከህዝብ ጋር እልህ 👎🏾
2) ስህተትን በውሸት ለማሳመን መሞከር
3) ተመሳሳይ ነገሮችን ለ8ዓ እየደጋገሙ ከህዝብ የተለየ ምላሽ መጠበቅ
4) የሚገዛውን ህዝብ ስነልቦና ፈፅሞ አለመረዳት
5) ትግስትን እንደፍርሀትና ድል መቁጠር

[Meseret Media @MeseretMedia]

#ዜናመሠረት የአርቲስት ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን አልበም መውጣትን ተከትሎ በፖሊስ በተያዙ ግለሰቦች ዙርያ የሚያጠነጥን ዘጋቢ ፊልም እየተሰራ መሆኑ ታወቀ

በእስር ላይ የምትገኘው የአርቲስቱ ምክትል ማናጀር “የአርትስ ቲቪ መግለጫን ሳንከለከል እንደተከለከልን አድርገን የገለፅነው የሙዚቃ አልበሙ በሕዝብ ዘንድ ትኩረት እንዲያገኝ እና ማስታወቂያ ለመስራት ነው” ብላ ዶክመንታሪው ላይ እንድትናገር እየተጠየች እንዳለ መረጃ ደርሶናል

የፕሪሚየም አባል ከሆኑ ሊንኩን ይከተሉ:
https://t.co/iq5JYxpVzD

በ30% ክፍያ የፕሪሚየም አባል ለመሆን ሊንኩን ይከተሉ:
https://t.co/lCn1NoeWTK

[Mesenbet A. Tadeg (PhD) @messiassefa]

As a proud Alumnus of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria I echo this statement. The suppression of artistic freedom and the intimidation and harassment of artist Teddy Afro must be stopped. It’s deeply shameful and reprehensible! #Ethiopia

[CentreForHumanRights @CHR_HumanRights]

Press Statement

The Centre for Human Rights is gravely concerned by reports of harassment and arrests linked to Ethiopian artist Teddy Afro following the release of his album Etorika.

Artistic freedom must be protected. Read the full statement: https://t.co/rEwC70YLQW

[✍️ ራስ ደጀን @Ras_Dejen]

How proud he would be today
From the heart of #Ethiopia, Teddy Afro stands as our Bob Marley 🇪🇹🎶
Music for justice. Music for freedom. Music for unity.

A real voice for the people, then and now. ✊🔥

#TeddyAfro #BobMarley #Ethiopia #Africa #Freedom #Unity

https://t.co/qbIOJHRTxX

[✝️ Lina🦅 @Unity_for_Amhar]

When Teddy Afro sings, it reaches beyond rhythm it touches history, identity, and the emotions people carry in silence.
In Addis Ababa and far beyond, millions are not just listening they are connecting, remembering, and holding onto something real in a time of uncertainty.

[Ela ኢትዮጵያዊ ሰው @Harujel]

The reported arrest of Mahlet Solomon, Vice Manager for Teddy Afro, by the government of Ethiopia following the release of #Etorika is deeply troubling. Music should be a bridge, not a reason for detention. We call for transparency, legal protection, and her immediate release. 🇪🇹⚖️

​#JusticeForMahletSolomon
​#IStandWithTeddyAfro #RespectArtiste
#Ethiopia

@BBCWorld @BBCAfrica @CNN @AJEnglish
​@atriskartists
@CPJAfrica
@pen_int
@Freemuse98

[TrueSeal @TrueSeal3]

Key message from PM Abiy Ahmed’s vandalism of Teddy Afro’s studio and his govt’s past 8 years’ actions is how much the PM has no regard for private property.

A hard lesson for local investors and anyone planning to invest in Ethiopia. Get ur staff out of z country.