From late 2015 up to date, the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, the Oromo’s has been protesting. The protests started in opposing the Master plan which had plans to expand the boundaries of the capital city Addis Ababa, to neighboring Oromia region, which is also known as “Oromia special zone”.
Even though the regional government scraps the “Addis Ababa and Oromia integrated development master plan” that could not stop the already wide spread protests who expands their demand for social and economic justice. The government response to the peaceful protesters was brutal. Many rights groups (including EHRP) released a report that the government of Ethiopia has used excessive forces to disperse the protests and killed over 500 people in addition to reports of many disappeared, in tens of thousands arrested both at regional and federal level.
Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP) has been following the trial of individuals who have been detained and sent to federal prison in relation to the ongoing Oromo protests. Below is a list of political leaders and human rights activists who have been charged with controversial Ethiopia Anti-Terror proclamation only at federal level
NOTE: The list covers only from November 2015 up to July 2016:
List of politicians and activists that are arrested in related with the ongoing Oromo protests:
Gurmessa Ayana et al
- Bekele Gerba
- Dejene Taffa
- Addisu Bulala
- Gurmessa Ayana
- Abiyot Negassa
- Gelina Negere
- Chemisa Abdissa
- Getu Girma
- Firaole Tolli
- Getachew Dereje
- Beyene Rudo
- Tesfaye Luben
- Asheber Dessalegne
- Dereje Meregia
- Yusuf Alemayehu
- Hika Tekelu
- Gmechu Sheneko
- Megersa Asefaw
- Lemmi Edito
- Abdu Tamirat
- Abdela Kemesa
- Harakono Qonchora
Desta Dinka Et al
- Desta Dinka
- Lemma Baygutema
- Wayu Beka
- Abdeta Battery
Single Case
- Yonatan Tesfaye
Habtamu Milkessa Et al
- Habtamu Milkessa Challu
- Challi Feqad Abdeta
- Getinet Lemmi Hayelosse
- Bekelecha Qufe Begna
- Lemecha Abichu Deressa
- Mekonin Gebisa Gedefa
- Tsegaye Gadissa Ubba
- Abonssa Akuma Hondara
- Bekuma Tadesse Dinda
- Dinsa Fafa Diriba
- Aleku Abona Mekuria
- Eshetu Daba Negeu
- Tadesse Negeon Gemeda
- Umnessa Bedissa Midekssa
- Robile Abdissa Kitili
- Bekele Teressa Regassa
- Negesse Bersisa Debelle
- Kassahun Mullisa Muleta
- Abdi Tariku Deressa
- Dejene Melissa Taffa
- Tariku Boki Debella
- Abdissa Buka Tujiba
- Emiru Negeo Jemma
- Melkamu Tadele Biyo
- Tesfaye Abate Demissie
- Tekaligne Bulecho Gemeda
- Kumsissa Duguma Milkessa
- Kinfe Mekonin Tessema
- Gemechu Tariku Ejigu
- Tolossa Bedada Debere
- Shiferaw Girma Senebeta
- Binyam Chala Geressu
- Sintayew Mekonin Geda
Olana Kenede et al
- Olana Kebede
- Welede Motuma
- Megersa Feqade
- Argemsisa Lenjisa
- Meseret Aboma
- Abdissa Iffi
- Warder Tesesgen
- Tekaligne Merdossa
- Boki Eshetu
- Berehanu Boki
- Mamush Boki
- Feqadu Adugna
- Mekonin Zewde
- Werku Gurmu
- Geremu Adugna
- Dereje Taye
- Jaleta Sendafa
- Lakew Robi
- Engida Kusi
- Toshele Tesfa
- Tadele Alemu
Abebe Urgessa et al
- Abebe Urgessa
- Megerssa Worku
- Adugna Kesso
- Bilisuma Damena
- Lenjisa Alemayehu (later court acquit him from terrorism charge)
- Teshale Bekele (later court downgraded the charge from terrorism to inciting violence and is released on bail.)
Teshome Regassa et al
- Teshome Regassa
- Chala Diyas
- Absuman Uma
- Nimona Lemessa
- Kebede Chemeda
- Miretu Guluma
- Debissa Beyene
- Getahun Desta
- Mengistu Gudissa
- Tessema Hunde
- Bonsa (Obsa) Hailu
- Ashebir Ancho
100. Jarra Ebissa
101. Fafa Refanrafa
102. Atnafu Birassa
103. Abdi Tadele
Habtamu Hachalu et al
- 104. Habtamu Hachalu
105. Tokuma Mulessa
106. Degaga Berehanu
107. Yohannes Urgessa
108. Debsa Belina
109. Abdurahman Adem
110. Yosef Dida
111. Tesfaye Bekele
112. Debisa Etansa
113. Naol Shamiro
114. Leta Ahmed
Kejela Gelana et al
- Kejela Gelana
- Sebkebe Bekele
- Abdeta Welansa (Passed away in Qilinto Prison duo to the torture that he experienced in Maekelawi investigation center)
- Gurmessa Demena
Amin Yeyo Mumed et al
119. Amin Yeyo Mumed
120. Abdu Yusuf Abduomer
121. Abdulwase Ibrahim Abdela
122. Abdulkadir Mohammed Abdela
123. Shemsedin Ahmed Omed
124. Mohammed Alyuomer Ahmed
125. Mohammed Sofian Hamede
126. Abdi Mohammed Adem
127. Jemal Tofik Ameto
128. Faromisa Hamiso Gizo
129. Harun Ayobo Mohammed
130. Nasir Amin Ibrahim Omer
131. Jemal Aleyu Mohammed Betebe
132. Ahmed Kalif Amin
133. Kelfu Mohammed Adem
134. Birru Geletu Garri
135. Yasin Mohammed Adem
Prepared By Ethiopia Human Rights Project, a non-governmental non for profit human rights organization.