Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Ethiopia’s Court Sentences Oromo Political Prisoners

 
Ethiopian Federal Court gave a prison sentence to an Oromo nationalist and political prisoner from three to twelve years in prison.The defendants were arrested in 2010 and were accused of being members or sympathizers of the Oromo Liberation Front, or OLF, which the government considers to be a terrorist group.
Most of the prisoners are members of Oromo People`s Congress(OPC) and Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement(OFDM).

1. Teshale Bekeshi........
2. Tirfesa Megersa........Oromo People`s Congress
3. Mulatu Abdissa..........
4. Wegayehu Dejene.....
5. Bulcha Sori Guyu.......Oromo People`s Congress
6. Gutu Mulisa...............Oromo People`s Congress
7. Asfaw Angaso..........Oromo People`s Congress
8. Mezgebu Debela.....
9. Itana Senbeto........Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement
10. Taddese Gelalcha....Oromo People`s Congress
11. Waqgari lechisa.......Oromo People`s Congress
12. Gurmesa Fufa.........Oromo People`s Congress and others oromo nationalist sentences from 3 to 12 years.
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15 hours ago

These all are because of the support from USA to the minority ruling group, USA stop supporting dictators; truth will win!
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19 hours ago

 
All Ethiopian governments, from Menelik to Meles, are persecuting the Oromo people. They do this to weaken its self confidence quest for fair and equal treatment and self rule in the nation as Oromo is the richest in natural resource and the populous nation in horn of Africa. Moreover, this great nation have an ancient civilizations indigenous...
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