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Ethiopian family stuggles to escape a lethal legacy
Saturday, 05 December 2009 00:02
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A Canadian siblings is in jail, and the rest say they are on the run from persecution for the sins of their forefather David MacdougallGarissa, Kenya — From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 10:41PM EST  During the first month of her imprisonment in Ethiopia, Rukiya Ahmed Makhtal was blindfolded and beaten. “You are Makhtal's family,” she recalled her persecutor saying. “If you are Makhtal's family, that means you are one of the problems.”
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Supporters of Canadian in Ethiopian jail tired of waiting
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 15:36
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Demand government help man sentenced to life for terrorismIt has been two weeks since an Ethiopian court sentenced Canadian businessman Bashir Makhtal to life in prison on terrorism charges. For two weeks, his family and supporters, vehement in their insistence that Makhtal is innocent, have waited to see if the Harper government will make a decisive move to bring the former Toronto resident home -- and for two weeks they say the government has asked them to be patient.
Ottawa seeks release of Canadian in Ethiopian prison
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 11:55
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Debra Black Staff ReporterOttawa remains "committed at the highest levels" to doing everything it can to help a Canadian citizen who was sentenced to life in an Ethiopian jail earlier this week, according to a senior cabinet minister who has been keenly involved in the case. Canada is assessing its options and looking at a number of ideas to help Bashir Makhtal, John Baird, Minister of Transport, told the Star today in a phone interview. "We do have some specific ideas," he said. "We are looking at three or four options, but we'd rather not talk about it right now."
Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:09
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Press Release
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:20
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The relatives of Bashir Makhtal have asked for meetings with the leaders
of all the opposition parties so as to gather support in parliament for
a resolution barring all official development aid to Ethiopia as long as
Bashir Makhtal languishes in prison. “I believe that Canadians would not
support sending aid to a regime that is violating the human rights of a
Canadian citizen” said Said Maktal the first cousin of Bashir. “We will
be asking the leaders of the opposition parties to support our call for
a complete suspension of all development aid to Ethiopia until Bashir is
allowed to return to Canada” Said noted.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 August 2009 12:28
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PRESS RELEASE: Ethiopia – IHRC condemns sentencing of Canadian citizen today in Ethiopian high court
Wednesday, 05 August 2009 20:56
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03 August 2009 PRESS RELEASE: Ethiopia – IHRC condemns sentencing of Canadian citizen today in Ethiopian high court The Islamic Human Rights Commission condemns today’s sentencing of Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen Bashir Ahmed Makhtal in Ethiopia’s high court. Makhtal was awarded a life-sentence for his alleged membership to the ONLF (Ogaden National Liberation Front), a group which is fighting for autonomy in Ethiopia’s Eastern Ogaden region[1]. Makhtal has fervently denied this charge, at one point telling the court, “in fact, I am the victim of the ONLF”. IHRC is deeply concerned over the trial’s numerous and grave irregularities, which would fail to meet even the most minimum of international human rights standards.
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