(OPride) — More than 130 people have been killed in the ongoing crackdown on Oromo protesters in Ethiopia. Thousands have been arrested in the past few weeks, including prominent Oromo opposition leader Bekele Gerba.
(Gerba was released from prison at the end of March 2015 after serving nearly four years on trumped-up charges.
“There are EPRDF representatives in Oromia, but not Oromo representatives in the EPRDF,” Gerba reportedly said shortly after his release, questioning the legitimacy of the Oromo associates in the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front.