The asylum seekers who survive on £10 a week They can’t work, they can’t claim benefits, they have nowhere to live. And their only means of survival is one £10 food voucher a week. Four failed asylum seekers tell their desperate stories Read more: how to help asylum seekers Amelia Gentleman The Guardian, Wednesday 16 June 2010 Article history This ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Meles shifts to China from USA?
ER-The Meles regime plays China against the U.S. as more U.S. officials express discontent with worsening political crisis in Ethiopia. The news below about Woyanne’s military cooperation with China is Meles Zenawi’s way of telling the U.S. that ‘I do not really need your assistance, I can go to China.’ The Obama Administration must call Woyanne’s bluff and stop all ... Read More »
Ethiopia, 1965: The Prince Philip gaffe you haven’t heard about
Ed West Ed West is a journalist and social commentator who specialises in politics, religion and low culture. He is @edwestonline on Twitter. The Queen and Prince Philip with the Queen Mother, 1963 (Photo: Bill Beck) Those of you turning on the radio this morning just before 7am might have been surprised to hear the national anthem. It is, of ... Read More »
Photo: Jason McLure/IRIN Limited release? The government denies it holds relief aid back from opposition supporters ADDIS ABABA , 7 June 2010 (IRIN) – After harvesting just 50kg of grain last year from his tiny plot in an arid corner of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Asmenaw Keflegn ... Read More »
ETHIOPIA: Government denies food aid "manipulated" for political gain
Photo: Jason McLure/IRIN Limited release? The government denies it holds relief aid back from opposition supporters ADDIS ABABA , 7 June 2010 (IRIN) – After harvesting just 50kg of grain last year from his tiny plot in an arid corner of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Asmenaw Keflegn knew he would have to ask for help. But when the 44-year-old member of ... Read More »