Oromos seek justice in Ethiopia

Why is the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia also one of the most persecuted?

Ethiopians belonging to the Oromia ethnic pray for the souls of 63 young Oromo men who died at sea while trying to cross illegally from Libya to Italian Lampedusa island the week before, at the UAE (United Arab Emirates) Red Crescent refugee camp near the border crossing with Libya at Ras Jdir, Tunisia, 15 April 2011. EPA/AMEL PAIN

On Tuesday, June 25 at 19:30GMT:

The Oromo people make up about 40 per cent of Ethiopia’s population, yet face widespread discrimination and have long been targeted by the government. So what should be done to stop the marginalisation of the Oromos and end Ethiopia’s internal ethnic divide? 

Read more:

The Oromo and the Ethiopian State: Identity, marginalization and diaspora blues - This Is Africa

Oromo political prisoners - OPride

 

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