Feyisa Lilesa: being an athlete allowed me to be the voice of my people
Ethiopian runner made controversial X gesture as he crossed the finishing line, but the struggle of the Oromo is far from over David Smith in Washington Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa, making a similar...
View ArticleDefiant marathoner Feyisa Lilesa has taken Ethiopia’s protests to the United...
Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa, making a similar gesure to the one made as he claimed silver in the men’s marathon at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty (QZ) — Ethiopian marathoner Feyisa...
View ArticleOlympic runner Feyisa Lilesa: ‘I will be killed if I go back to Ethiopia’
By Stephanie Busari, CNN Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa, making a similar gesure to the one made as he claimed silver in the men’s marathon at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Lagos,...
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Baarentuu Gadaa irraa Ummanni Oromoo gabroonfattuu, saamtuu fi darartuu murna bicuu Wayyaanee irraa mirgi gaafachaa turee fi jiru hin jiru. Oromoon Wayyaaneedhaan takkaawuu kun natti hirrattee...
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Press Statement By Sidama National Liberation Front, 14 September 2016 The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) of Ethiopia has been building parks in various parts of the country. Hawassa...
View ArticleOromo marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa does not expect a hero’s welcome in Ethiopia
By Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka “I wanted to show that the protests in Ethiopia were peaceful, just like my sign was” Says his wife’s brother went missing in one of the protests while his friend...
View ArticleOCO Welcoming Speech for Oromo Hero Feyisa Lilesa
The Oromo Community Organization of Washington DC for Rio Olympic Marathon Silver Medalist and Oromo Protester Athlete Feyisa Lilesa, September 13, 2016 Washington DC. Welcoming Our Hero, Olympic...
View Articleየኮንሶ ነዋሪዎች በመከላከያ ሰራዊቱ ጥቃት ደርሶባቸዋል ሲሉ አንድ የሕዝብ ተወካይ ገለጹ
ከጳጉሜ 5, 2008 ዓ.ም. ምሽት ጀምሮ እስከዛሬ ድረስ የመከላከያ ሰራዊት ኮንሶ በሚገኙ የተለያዩ ቀበሌዎች ነዋሪዎች ላይ ጥቃት ፍጽመዋል ሲሉ አንድ የሕዝብ ተወካይ ነኝ ያሉ ለአሜሪካ ድምፅ አስታወቁ። አዲስ አበባ (VOA Amharic) — በጥቃቱ አያሌ ቤቶች መቃጠላቸውን በሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ ሰዎች መፈናቀላቸውንና ብዙ...
View ArticleRep. Smith on Ethiopia Rights Abuses: ‘Abomination When You Torture Your Own...
By Penny Starr President Obama inspects an honor guard as he arrives to meet with Ethiopian leaders at the National Palace in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2015. Obama was the first sitting U.S. president...
View Article Sports, Protest, and Risking Your Life: Interview With 2016 Olympic...
Marathoner Feyisa Lilesa won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Ethiopia. Then he knowingly endangered his life by challenging Ethiopia to change. By Dave Zirin (The Nation) — As...
View ArticleAddis choked by Ethiopia protests, Pastor calls for healing
(Somaliland Press) — According to new information coming from Ethiopia, the anti-government protests have spread to more regions in the country except to major cities. A SomalilandPress correspondent...
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SEENAA KEENNA DEEBISAA Via Hawwi Shashe Roorroon daangaa dabare leenci aaduu eegale Dadammaquu jalqabde Kunoo Ilmaan Aanolee Anummaanuu sisi’aaye Bobookkisuun kajeele Lola gaafa Albasoo fii Lola Arsii...
View ArticleEthiopian marathoner Feyisa Lilesa arrives in U.S. with hope despite exile
BY CHRIS CHAVEZ WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sport Illustrated) – Feyisa Lilesa finally cracked and broke down in tears as he watched his fellow Oromo people give thanks in a series of video messages for his...
View ArticleThe Qilinto Massacre: The truth shall be revealed
By Zecharias Zelalem, special to Addis Standard (Addis Standard) — On Saturday, September 3rd 2016, something sinister, ghastly, premeditated and honestly speaking somewhat poorly calculated,...
View ArticleOlympic runner Feyisa Lilesa: ‘I will be killed if I go back to Ethiopia’
By Stephanie Busari, CNN Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa, making a similar gesure to the one made as he claimed silver in the men’s marathon at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Lagos,...
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