The Uprising that Ignited in Oromia Will Go on until the TPLF System is Dismantled
OLF Press Release
It is to be recalled that the National Youth Movement for Freedom and Democracy (Qeerroo)and the Oromo People’s Uprising Coordinating Council (OPUCC) have launched uprising against the TPLF regime this last January. Subsequently the movement has escalated and is engulfing the whole of Oromia. The uprising that demands the Oromo rights is expanding including peaceful demonstration. The TPLF regime is responding to this peaceful and rightful demand of the Oromo in the usual way, forcefully suppressing using police and military force. The means employed includes arrest, beatings, abduction, expelling from educational institutions and firing employees. OLF Statement – February 13, 2012