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Ethiopia: The Oromo Protests Have Changed the Country
Al Jazeera, 21 November 2016
November 12 marked the first anniversary of the Oromo Protests, a non-institutional and anti-authoritarian movement calling for an end to decades of systemic exclusion and… Read more »
The Oromo Protests Have Changed Ethiopia
November 12 marked the first anniversary of the Oromo Protests, a non-institutional and anti-authoritarian movement calling for an end to decades of systemic exclusion and subordination of the Oromo, writes Awol Allo.
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia (file photo).
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Ezekiel Gebissa, writing for Addis Standard, argues that Oromo protests were preceded by a "cultural revival that occasioned the emergence of a resurgent Oromo nationalism, unified ... Read more »
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A majority of the arrests were made in the Oromo and Amhara regions - the centre of demonstrations and home to two ethnic groups that make up about 60 percent of the country's ... Read more »
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The Committee to Protect Journalists has spoken out against a crackdown on the press following the detainment of several members of the media facing charges which include terrorism ... Read more »
