Derege Demissie

Past President Mass. Assn. of Crim. Defense Lawyers, past VP ACLU of Mass., Crim. Defense & Civil Rights Atty. Partner @ Demissie & Church

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

Exactly 60 yrs ago my Dad, who was a lieutenant #Ethiopia in King Haileselasie's Royal Guard, recv'd a letter ordering a reduction of .30 cents from his Nov. salary as payment for personal phone call he made to Jimma. Today I heard over 2.5 billion is unaccounted for #Ethiopian

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

@rgoulston @Primark Btw jury acquitted him of all charges today.

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

The way I understand it, #Ethiopia is yet again on a brink of another war. This time mainly over the TIMING and PROCESS of dissolution of ethnically organized regional special forces.

Makes no sense! Need talks before 100k die.
#Ethiopian

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

"Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress." @BarackObama #Ethiopian @Ethiopia

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

What happened in Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress.

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

Hard to make sense of such idiocy and daily ritual of causing self-inflicted wounds on many fronts in #Ethiopia #Ethiopian

[#WomenInJournalism @CFWIJ]

#Ethiopia: Police abducts Amhara journalists. Yeneta Media’s #GenetAsmamaw forcefully taken from her office, verbally harassed & manhandled. No justification given or legal procedure initiated. #CFWIJ shocked by the illegal actions of police. We demand an immediate investigation.

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

2/3 of #Ethiopians r either Oromo, Amhara or both. There's no danger more volatile, devastating & enduring than seeds of fracture & venom of ethnic hatred b/n the two. It's a wild fire that all must rush to put out!
Can oppose or support the gov't w/o feeding the fire. #Ethiopia

[Africa Updates @africaupdates]

Ethiopia🇪🇹 swept the winner's podium of today's Tokyo🇯🇵 Marathon Mens race with Deso Gelmisa winning.

Men's Marathon results:

🥇 Deso GELMISA（ETH🇪🇹） 2:05:22
🥈 Mohamed ESA（ETH🇪🇹） 2:05:22
🥉Tsegaye GETACHEW KEBEDE（ETH🇪🇹）2:05:25

[ሕያብ @heyab_]

#ካራማራ_ኢትዮጵያዊው_የድል_ቀን_

እንኳን ለ45ኛው የካራማራ የድል በዓል የመታሠቢያ ቀን አደረሠን!!

እሁድ የካቲት 26 ቀን 2015 ዓ.ም. ይከበራል

[Tirusew Asefa, Ph.D., P.E., BC.WRE., F.ASCE @TirusewAsefa]

Sad to hear today that >3 million livestock have died in Borena, #Ethiopia region. The current drought is driven by multiple year La Niña.

Here👇is my conversation a year ago with @fanatelevision about the continued drought and what we could do about it. https://t.co/xI9dTBER90

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

The primary victim of extremism is the simple concept of “balance.”

One may have issues with some aspect of King #Menelik’s rule. But #Ethiopian victory at #Adwa wouldn’t have existed w/o his leadership.
You can add other heroes w/o dissing the King!

#Ethiopia

[The American-Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee @AmericaEthiopia]

Right now, over 800K Ethiopians are facing famine. Now, is the time that we as the diaspora must act.

Our brothers and sisters need our help. Donate to the Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians today:
https://t.co/CTZgrgoB5O

[Dr. Chepkirui Basilio 🇰🇪🇪🇷🇪🇹🇸🇸🇸🇴🇩🇯🇸🇩 @KeChepkirui]

The victory of Adwa was a turning point in Africa's struggle against European imperialism, proving that Africans could successfully resist colonialism. It inspired other anti-colonial movements and contributed to the development of African nationalism.
Let the spirit prevail

[Afar Watch @AfarWatch]

We rarely hear about #Afar contribution to major wars, even the most recent one. That needs to change. We must be given due credit to our contribution of this great country🇪🇹. Otherwise, it would all have been in vain.

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

King #Menelik complex leader w/great foresight & depth. Can't be reduced to 1 or 2 things.

#NYTimes art. fm 1909. Menelik, emancipator of slaves, compulsory edu.; avid reader; spoke English, Italian & French; heavy investor in US stock market

#Ethiopia #Ethiopian #Adwa127

[Neamin Zeleke @NeaminZeleke]

Over due message to both Oromo extremists in PP & outside as well as Amhara extremists pushing a country of 120 million to the brink to quench a hegemonic greed. They don’t represent the majority of Oromo nor Amhara who must live with the rest of Ethiopians . Enough is Enough!!

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

@RealNewsNT @AbiyAhmedAli The way I see it, the hardline by everyone will lead to disaster. It's important to tamp down the volume & let mediation or court process resolve it. There is no other better way! What's the other solution?

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

A country that found peaceful resolution of Tigray war, should find a way to resolve dispute b/n leadership of #EOTC & splintered group.
How #EOTC conducts its religion is not 4 gov't to say. But @AbiyAhmedAli can facilitate mediation w/o viol. sep. of Church-State
#Ethiopia

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

I can sense @NeaminZeleke agonized over this letter & offering a heartfelt & genuine concern. I hope @AbiyAhmedAli gives it a serious thought. #Ethiopia #Ethiopian

[borkena @zborkena]

ይድረስ ለጠ/ሚንስትር ዶ/ር አብይ አህመድ፣ ለብልጽግና መንግስት ኃላፊዎችና የካቢኔ አባላት https://t.co/BILEm5W6mY @zborkena @NeaminZeleke @AbiyAhmedAli #Ethiopia #Ethiopian

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

@sasmatee @AbiyAhmedAli Regardless, it's a conflict that must be resolved through dialogue and, if that fails, thought the courts. We can't allow every conflict to spiral into violence & death. And then look for peace after suffering catastrophic disaster. #Ethiopia #EOTC

[EyesOnAfrica @EOANews]

NEW VIDEO Ethiopia's Constitution: "We, the Nations, Nationalities and Peoples?" A conversation with legal analyst Derege Demissie (@law_dd) WATCH: https://t.co/OvveU0QGcS @HermelaTV

[Derege Demissie @law_dd]

One last point on #EOTC controversy, concepts of democracy don't apply to religious orders. It's a slippery slope.

Countless issue of diversity, inclusion, gender equality etc. exist in any religious order.

#Ethiopia #Ethiopian