Oromo Federalist Congress Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/oromo-federalist-congress/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Oromo Federalist Congress Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/oromo-federalist-congress/ 32 32 Jailed Ethiopia opposition leader freed https://jjcornish.com/2018/01/jailed-ethiopia-opposition-leader-freed/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/01/jailed-ethiopia-opposition-leader-freed/ Ethiopian authorities have released opposition leader Merera Gudina who’s been detained for more than a year. The move designed to forster national dialogue is the first admission by the Addis Ababa government that it’s holding political prisoners. More than 500 people will follow Merera Gudina out of jail in a move designed to promote reconciliation […]

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]]> Ethiopian authorities have released opposition leader Merera Gudina who’s been detained for more than a year.

The move designed to forster national dialogue is the first admission by the Addis Ababa government that it’s holding political prisoners.

More than 500 people will follow Merera Gudina out of jail in a move designed to promote reconciliation and brush up Ethiopia’s parlous international human rights record.

The  leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress was welcomed by thousands of people at his home.

He was facing charges, including association with terrorist groups after making a critical speech to the European Parliament.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s  announced the government will Maekelawi – a detention facility in the capital, Addis Ababa, allegedly used as a torture chamber.

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