Awol Allo is a Fellow in Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science
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Published in: HomeThe poetics and politics of Oromo resistance
In Memoriam for the great Oromo artist, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, assassinated on June 30, 2020. Oromo music has played...
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Published in: HomeNelson Mandela’s ‘I Am Prepared To Die’ speech fifty years on
April 20, 2014, marks the fiftieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's speech from the dock at Rivonia. What is the...
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Published in: HomeEthiopia: the ‘war on terror’ and the trial of 28 community leaders
The lies that creep out of the state’s mouth are justified as the protection of order, even when they are against...
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Published in: HomeThe 'politics' in Ethiopia's political trials
The Ethiopian regime is using the legal system to eliminate dissident voices and drag protesters to court under...
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Published in: HomeRedefining protest in Ethiopia: what happens to the 'terror' narrative when Muslims call for a secular state?
From the periphery, Ethiopian Muslim protesters have recently turned a page in the history of the country. They have...