A Short Update (Tweet) from Dr. Merera Gudina, Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC)

Dr. Merera Gudina emailed the following short note (tweet):

“Ambo is under fire while students across Oromia are being hunted.” (April 30, 2014)

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Background: On April 30, 2014, news came from Ambo that the Ethiopian security forces have started crackdown on Oromo students protesting the new Addis Ababa Master Plan. The protests have been going on throughout Oromia nonviolently for the last week; though there have been violent response from the Ethiopian security forces to the other Students Rallies earlier this week, only the Ambo protest rally turned deadly.

- More Info:

1) Protests Grow Over Addis Ababa’s Expansion

2) Oromo Student Protests Against Addis Ababa Master Plan Spread Across Major Oromian Universities