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Aug 12, 2008

Teddy Afro still waiting.. for his day in court

Sequestered in a dank prison cell here, Ethiopia's biggest reggae star awaits trial in a deadly hit-and-run case that has galvanized the nation.

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billl

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

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Aug 15, 2008
 
any one must understand who is teddy? he is really inocent but this the case of Ethiopian gov,t political case.
Once a day Teddy will be free and Ethiopia will be free
Mahlet

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

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Aug 15, 2008
 
i am really sorry about teddy afro, he is really an ethiopian, he have got every thing on his mind, God be with u and i wish all the best to atlets.
lizzy

Shagamu, Nigeria

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Aug 15, 2008
 
Teddy,as a prophet of jah,a thing like this is inevitable.The Prophets in the holy book & the ones that came around in this our comtemporary life too.
Be strong the deliverer,that set Paul & Silas free from prison,that cealed the mouth of the lion when Daniel was incaserrated,that delivered Peter is by you.Be full of courage.Your enemies shall be at peace with you.Jah,careth for the sparrows,you are more than one.
abese geberku

Ethiopia

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Aug 16, 2008
 
lehulume geze alwe belole selmone gezeyestenena huluneme enayalene asarwe tasare hono tegeset beche keja
michelle

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Aug 20, 2008
 
Ethiopan political leader come on don’t make the same mistake again and again because the more mistake you guys make the more people come to understand.
Time will change so live good history for new generation please. don’t ,make us to heat each other. give freedom for people ( don’t put them jail because of what they say example teddy afro he is innocent)
Teddy is innocent you can’t do that there is so many people been sad make us happy please
yimey

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Aug 20, 2008
 
Let teddy to be free don’t give him punishment because of his song.
He didn’t kill the guy because you don’t have enough evidence.
You might put him jail because of your political reason, what about other people who know the situation teddy is innocent? what about other Ethiopia? I think it is big question because we cannot say what we what say (we Ethiopia) whereas other country don’t have this kind of problem.
The whole point is let innocent Teddy afro to be free
hibo

Christchurch, New Zealand

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#7
Aug 20, 2008
 
Let him to go innocent men (teddy afro)

Political judge pleases do what is right not what the political leader order you to do.
Tarik Yifredatchew

Gustavsberg, Sweden

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Aug 20, 2008
 
We see what we want to see, we hear what we are eager to hear, We believe in things we do not know any thing about, we are adamant on things we believe about, we give deaf ear to any thing we do not like to hear about, we are the source of the only truth. God bless us to change our mind set.
BH Sweden
abr

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

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Aug 21, 2008
 
i acn't understand you guys.i don't whether he is ihnocent or criminal and no body knows ecxept Godf,himself and may be some officers.what really surprise me is you always said he is not criminal.how and why? i hope for him to be judged rightly that is if he is criminal he has to be punished and if he is not he has to be freed. but some guys are barking like dog free him b/se he is an "artist" really funny and dirty judgement.
i want any body to get what he desrves.
as far as his music he is adirty guragie what matters him about ethiopian feudalism. it desrves to us and some amhara if feudalism is concerned and i was always surprised by his pomes but he has good sound that is.any ways i am tigrian
FF Ethiopia

Ethiopia

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Aug 22, 2008
 
What a dirty minded canned skull do you have! I'm really sorry about your racism! We are all talking about freedom,justice,and love ....nothing more...Any ways we most love TEDDY AFRO
me and

San Francisco, CA

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Aug 28, 2008
 
he killed human so he should go jail and hellllllllllllll
michell

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Sep 6, 2008
 
he did not kill an human. he is in jail because of political reason.
michelle kassa

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Sep 6, 2008
 
The regime in Ethiopia has imprisoned the renowned artist Tewodros Kasahun (aka Teddy Afro) on the pretext of a traffic accident that is supposed to have happened some 2 years ago. The vindictive regime had filed a pile of charges against the artist over a year ago that include causing a fatal accident on a pedestrian, driving without a license and for not assisting the victim at the seen of the accident.
When journalists asked Teddy Afro about the case he had confirmed that he was not at the place at the time when the accident was supposed to have been committed. He had also emphatically stated that he would have not abandoned such a victim if he were involved in such an accident. He had protested that such unsubstantiated charges and labeling of crime against his person and is a travesty against his person and integrity.
The innocent Teddy Afro have even traveled outside Ethiopia to perform in various cities around the world while he was on bail, but always returned back to his homeland, knowing in his heart that he was innocent of these allegations.
We are lead to believe that the regime has used this fabrication to silence the singer from promoting human rights, Ethiopian nationalism, campaigning for peace and taking a strong stand on poverty and castigating inactions on the successive disasters caused by famine in Ethiopia.
The regime has an established track record in persecuting the youth and hitting out against Ethiopian nationalism. The measures taken by the regime are continuations of its policy of persecution of the youth for resisting its undemocratic policies and its persistence in weakening the Ethiopian state to sustain and perpetuate its grip on power.
The problems that the regime has against the artist are his boundless capacity to create popular lyrics for his songs that are pro-democracy and peace, also advocate against oppression and persecution. He has produced albums like YASTESERYAL, on the political tension in Ethiopia witch were used as an anthem by the opposition around the general election of 2005 that ended in the killing hundreds of citizens; also album like ABOGIDA, witch contained music such as, HAILE SELASSIE ‘tribute to the late Emperor’, HAILE GEBRESELASSIE ‘in honor of the Olympic long distance runner’, MONA LISA ‘about human beauty’, etc. This any many other songs have made the artist known in the national and international Ethiopian music seen. His boundless success in attracting an enormous following has scared the regime in Ethiopia, which has now decided to silence him on vindictively fabricated cases. Teddy is an ally for the poor and not a killer of the poor.
We demand the immediate release of Teddy Afro from the dreaded prison of the regime in Ethiopia. We demand the regime to retract its vindictive and fabricated incrimination of Teddy Afro.

FREE Teddy Afro and All Political Prisoners in Ethiopia !!!

Sincerely,
prople who love Ethiopian people and Ethiopia from all overy the world
coca

Arlington, VA

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Sep 6, 2008
 
me and wrote:
he killed human so he should go jail and hellllllllllllll
says the fruitcake from San fran. go kill yourself.
hibo

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Sep 16, 2008
 
you are less minded perso you do so it is better if you do kill yourself tather san suggesting aother person.
no matter what we love teddy.

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Memphis

ISP: Walls, MS

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Sep 16, 2008
 
It is unusual to hear of a lawyer going to jail while trying to defend his (or her) client. Strange.
warsay

Berkeley, CA

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Sep 16, 2008
 

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You wazu ethios do not know a damn thing except eating gored gored (some kind of raw meat.) Tedi did not go to jail for run over somebody. He is in jail because your master, the dwarf meles chenawi does not like him for speaking openly of the current ethio crisis.

Wake up raw meat eaters!!!
Mahlet Fekadu

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

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Sep 19, 2008
 
Teddy is not kill the problem of governament any way God bless him. One day the governament person shoked " Giza lekulu"
Mahlet Fekadu

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

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#19
Sep 19, 2008
 
Teddy means very highly person and Exellence person the goverment is so stupid that's why? Every person u will see him one day he will a prasidant b/c he talk trueth story so don't warry he did not kill him " Giza Lekulu" Teddt honest person God bless him belive me.
baju

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

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#20
Sep 19, 2008
 
PLEASE ETHIOPIAN PERSON MAKE A DECISSION HE IS NOT KILL HIM SO PLEAS FEREDUN LEHESBACHEN ZARA KOMEN KALTENAGEREN NEGE LEFERDEN YEMICHEL MENGEST YELEMENA EBAKACHEU TEDDY NESU SEW NEW FERD YESETEW WYEM YEWAS MEBETU YETEBKELET FEREDUN!!!!!!
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