Essential #OromoProtests List
2 min readAug 27, 2020
- On June 29th, revered Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundessa was assassinated in Finfinee/Sheger (Addis Ababa). Listen and read this and this on the significance of his life and death.
- What is currently going on in Ethiopia? Why do protests continue? Watch this and read this.
- Looking for more historical background on the #OromoProtests & the demands of historically marginalized peoples in #Ethiopia? Listen to this and read this.
- Read this for a look into the rampant human rights violations in Ethiopia under Abiy Ahmed. For previous look into the human rights landscape, read this.
- The media’s crisis on Ethiopia.
- Read this for an in-depth look into how historic marginalization shapes the media landscape in Ethiopia & why the closure of the country’s largest independent media is a big loss.
- Read this to understand why many believe that Abiy Ahmed is attempting to subvert Ethiopia’s multinational federal system.
- Read this and this for critique of the imperial projects that continue to shape and inform most dominant narratives on Ethiopia, including the ongoing crisis.
- For the first round of #OromoProtests (2014–2018) read this this this and this.
- Twitter accounts (journalists, activists, academics) to follow to stay updated on the protests. @addisstandard @EthiopianHRC @OromoAdvocates @awolallo @bek_boru @EmmanuelIgunza @ameyuetana @FBedaso @kullee_j @WaQQN @Oromo_NT @naflello @ToltuTufa @iamsoreti @Akee_Tsion @edenbd16 @henokgabisa @ThaAyantu
