Ethiopian Runner Won’t Return Home, but Doesn’t Know Where to Go
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የዓለም አቀፉ ኦሎምፒክ ኮሚቴ የአትሌት ፈይሳ ሌሊሳን የብር ሜዳሊያ እንደማይቀማ አሳወቀ
የዓለም አቀፉ ኦሎምፒክ ኮሚቴ አትሌት ፈይሳ ሌሊሳ የማራቶን ውድድሩን ሲያሸንፍ የተሸለመውን የብር ሜዳሊያ እንደማይቀማ አሳወቀ:: በብራዚል ሪዮ ከተማ በተደረገው የወንዶች ማራቶን ውድድር ላይ በሁለተኛነት በሚያጠናቅቅበት ወቅት እጆቹን በማጣመር በኦሮሚያ እና በአጠቃላይ በኢትዮጵያ በገዢው ስርዓት እየደረሰ ያለውን ጭቆና...
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Oromos protest Ethiopian violence – Argus Leader
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Once a Bucknell Professor Berhanu Nega, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian...
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Israeli Ethiopian Soldiers Refuse To Serve After Police Chief’s Swipe at...
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