Photo : Social MediaBy Teshome BoragoFollow him on Twitter : @MTBoragoAugust 18, 2020After diaspora Oromo activists and Oromia Media Network (OMN) called for mass protests on Tuesday, at least a dozen have reportedly died in the Ethiopian region of Oromia. Oromo activists claimed much higher death toll but about a dozen deaths were so far confirmed by multiple sources. Graphic images of youth shot by police exemplified the excessive force often used by ill-prepared Ethiopian security forces during Oromo protests. Other Facebook pages spread photos of old Oromo protests that took place before the CoronaVirus pandemic, from 2019. Several Oromo activists affiliated with OMN and Jawar Mohammed have hundreds of thousands of online followers.

Source: Ethiopian News August 19, 2020 00:22 UTC