Oromo community in Malta protests

Jun 17

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an Oromo child of Malta protests against the killing of Oromo students.

June 16, 2014 (Reuters) — An Oromian child of migrant Oromo community living in Malta takes part in a protest against the Ethiopian regime outside the office of Malta’s Prime Minister in Valletta June 16, 2014.

According to Reuters news service, the protesters called on Malta and the European Union to stop support for the Ethiopian regime and its plan to displace Oromo farmers.

Late last year, the Ethiopian army evicted Oromo farmers from their ancestral land on the pretext of needing the land for an industrial zone, according to the protesters.

REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

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The aim of Advocacy for Oromia-A4O is to advocate for the people’s causes to bring about beneficial outcomes in which the people able to resolve to their issues and concerns to control over their lives. Advocacy for Oromia may provide information and advice in order to assist people to take action to resolve their own concerns. It is engaged in promoting and advancing causes of disadvantaged people to ensure that their voice is heard and responded to. The organisation also committed to assist the integration of people with refugee background in the Australian society through the provision of culturally-sensitive services.

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