VIVA OROMIA: St.Cloud State University

April 19 (Opride) - Last year we broke a story about bullying and harassment claim by Oromo students at St Cloud State University. The controversy surrounded the exclusion of Oromo students from the annual African Night celebration. The University acknowledged the issue and stated, the matter was resolved to both parties’ satisfaction. Oromo students disagreed alleging the school did little to address their concerns.

Two weeks ago, the Oromia Student Organization (OSO), a student group at St Cloud State University, put up a separate and well attended event. The event, dubbed VIVA:OROMIA, was OSO’s effort to raise awareness, and share the beauty and diversity of Oromo culture with the St Cloud community.

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Oromia: He is arrested for having walkie-talkies and held because he is Oromo

Winnipeg Free Press
Fewaz Hargaaya

THE Canadian government is looking into the case of a Winnipeg man jailed in Ethiopia, while his friends and family in Transcona worry and wonder how to help.

Fewaz Hargaaya, 26, was arrested earlier this month on a visit to the country he fled as a five-year-old with his family.

He was arrested for having walkie-talkies and held because he is Oromo, an ethnic group struggling for self-determination. After his arrest, police found sponsorship documents he brought from Canada that are critical of the Ethiopian government's treatment of its people. His sister, Iftu, who lives in Winnipeg, said the government has accused him of being involved with the Oromo Liberation Front.

The man's family hasn't been able to contact him since he was locked up in Dire Dawa in one of Ethiopia's notorious prisons.

The Canadian government is trying to help.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs is aware of the detention of a Canadian citizen in Ethiopia," said spokesman Claude Rochon in Ottawa. "Consular officials in Addis Ababa and in Ottawa are providing consular assistance to the family."...Read more

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Ethiopia to charge 121 prisoners with terrorism Reuters Africa

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Ethiopia government to charge 121 prisoners with 'terrorism' Nazret.com (blog)
Ethiopia: Oromo Prisoners to Be Charged as Terrorists New York Times - ‎Apr 7, 2011‎
Oromo: Mass Arrests Appear Politically Motivated UNPO - ‎Apr 11, 2011

Oromoon USA fi Kanaada keessa jiraatan ergamtuu Murnna Wayyaane dura dhaabatan.

114 Oromo Students Injured by Live Ammunition, More Than 50 Arrested

source: oduu.com

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