With Silent Rallies & Sit-in’s, Oromo Protests Transform into Higher Moral Ascendancy

As Oromo students in particular, and the Oromo public in general, continue their protests against the Master Plan in Oromia, the government’s response has been bloody crackdown fiercer than any other repression witnessed in recent years: Oromo students (as young as 15-years of age, according to media reports) were killed by the Ethiopian Federal police, which has taken over the militarized and forceful implementation of the Addis Ababa Master Plan. The Oromo protests, thus far, have entirely depended on marches to bring to light the repressive nature of the Master Plan. Since the end of last week, new forms of protest have spread over university campuses across Oromia and Ethiopia: SILENT RALLIES and SIT-IN’S. Oromo students, from as far north as Mekelle, have joined the Oromo protests using these forms of peaceful protest. According to observers, with the silent rallies and sit-in’s, the Oromo protests against the Addis Ababa Master Plan have transformed into higher moral ascendancy. Here are some photos of the silent rallies and sit-in’s of the Oromo protests.