100 Calgary protesters calling for involvement in Ethiopian student deaths
原始发布日期： 2015-12-10 发布者：中和字变大 字变小
Oromia student deaths range from 4 to 10 depending on source About 100 Calgarians of Ethiopian background protested recent student deaths in the Oromia region of Ethiopia (CBC ) About a hundred people from Calgary's Ethiopian community held a rally outside city hall Thursday to draw attention to violence happening in their home country.People in the Oromia region have been protesting the Ethiopian government's plan to integrate the country's capital city, Addis Ababa, with surrounding towns in the area. An opposition leader said 10 Oromo students were killed by police while protesting this week. An Ethiopian government spokesperson says four students died and 20 police officers were injured when protests became violent. Calgary demonstrators say the Oromos are dying at the hands of the Ethiopian government and security forces. Firatol Shune took part in the rally and wants Canada to send Ethiopia a message. 
Firatol Shune says Canada has a role to play in working with the Ethiopian government to stop the violence against protesters in the Oromia region. (CBC) "Our people are suffering there, we are protesting here, they are being killed for exactly what we are doing," Shune said. "Yes, there needs to be foreign aid given to third world countries but there also needs to be an intervention and negotiation between the Canadian government and the Ethiopian government to stop harassing people." 
Ethiopian opposition says 10 students killed by police, government says 4. (CBC) Rallies against the violence in Oromia are happening all over the world. The demonstrators say they want the Ethiopian government to respect the democratic rights of the Oromos and other Ethiopian people. |