OLF accuses gov’t of fresh crackdown on its members; Oromia region says measures taken on several dozen rebel members, thousands arrested across region
- Ref
- OHRM-2020-0170
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Horo Guduru Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 2
Opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), said yesterday that ten of its members , including two journalists working for its broadcast, Sagaallee Billiisummaa Oromo (SBO), were arrested by government security forces over the weekend. In a separate statement it issued today , OLF said it doesn’t know the whereabouts of the ten people who it said were arrested over the weekend. Mohamed Regassa, member of the Central Committee and spokesperson; Murata Saba (Malkaa Danu), member of the Central Committee; Dr.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: OLF accuses gov’t of fresh crackdown on its members; Oromia region says measures taken on several dozen rebel members, thousands arrested across region", published 2020-12-21. https://addisstandard.com/news-olf-accuses-govt-of-fresh-crackdown-on-its-members-oromia-region-says-measures-taken-on-several-dozen-rebel-members-thousands-arrested-across-region/