Repression in Ethiopia

Special archived report from Ethiopia with Mohommed Ademo Amo about the Oromia state. Oromo pride opinion piece. Oromo is the largest ethnic group with about ½ of the population of Ethiopia. Oromo region is about the size of Texas. They lack control over their affairs. The central government is in control. They are coming out of a monarchy. The Oromo region is the most fertile area in the country. Resources are not supporting the local people. They want release of all political prisoners, change domination by one ethnic group, Opening of the democratic State, Equalization of benefits from the economy between rich and very poor. Ethiopia is 2nd behind Syria for numbers of jailed and killed journalists. Bloggers are being targeted now. Recorded 2017-03-14. Duration 52:51 'It's life and death': how the growth of Addis Ababa has sparked ethnic tensions. 3-13-17 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/13/life-death-growth-addis-ababa-racial-tensions?CMP=share_btn_tw 'BECAUSE I AM OROMO': SWEEPING REPRESSION IN THE OROMIA REGION OF ETHIOPIA https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr25/006/2014/en U.S. 2016 Annual Human Rights report on Ethiopia: https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/#wrapper https://iimn.org/publication/finding-common-ground/minnesotas-refugees/africa/ethiopians-amhara-oromo/ https://qz.com/africa/1749648/ethiopias-oromo-protests-over-jawar-mohammed-minorities-rights/ https://www.opride.com/2017/06/17/u-s-embassy-addis-ababa-didnt-change-afaan-oromo-alphabet/ Signup for Quartz newsletter https://qz.com/emails/africa-weekly-brief/ OPRIDE's coverage of Oromo protests: http://www.opride.com/tag/oromo/ Mohammad Ademo. Freelance journalist, [email protected], Past @AJAM opinion, Founder and [email protected] , @ColumbiaJourn @Columbia #Ethiopia,#Africa,#MohommedAdemo,#Oromia,#Repression Send listener feedback to [email protected] Our production team https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rnPeRDB3JTrr80N_NlLmUM7nEzrRejw8-5qFYd45W5M/edit?usp=sharing