| Migration of Beauty 8:00PM Friday, May 7 |
| This documentary recalls the experiences of the controversial 2005 Ethiopian elections and the upcoming Parliamentary election in Ethiopia on May 23, 2010. Migration of Beauty AN AFRICA CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE! In May 2005, the ruling Ethiopian Revolutionary Patriot’s Democratic Front won elections amid allegations of electoral fraud and a campaign of intimidation against opposition groups. Nearly 200 civilians were killed and tens of thousands arrested, including high profile opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa. The former judge and popular politician was initially jailed for life, then pardoned, and then commanded to serve out the rest of her sentence. Ethiopians will go to the polls again on May 23, 2010, and the political maneuvering is already underway. |
