Then, two starkly different stories are put forward as to who is responsible. Amhara activists claim that Amhara militias are fighting to defend their community in response to Oromo Liberation Army’s ...
EXCLUSIVE: Father Eskedar Getaneh stepped out of his house on April 12 to screams from surrounding neighbors in the village of Arkumbi Kebele in the Oromo region of ethnically divided Ethiopia.
A new group dedicated to raising awareness of human rights violations in Ethiopia against the Oromo — an Ethiopian ethnic minority with a significant Minnesota presence — held its first event Sunday ...
Rio Olympic marathon silver medal winner Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia arrives at a news conference in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron By Kouichi Shirayanagi WASHINGTON (Reuters ...
A seemingly small gesture could have major implications for one of the best athletes in the 2016 Olympics. “The Ethiopian government is killing my people,” Lilesa told reporters in a post-race press ...
Feyisa Lilesa earned a silver medal for Ethiopia in the Olympic marathon, and afterward, he turned his attention to speaking out about the very dangerous situation taking place back in his home ...