In his hometown of Addis Ababa, Bedada was a sports hero. He competed in top-seeded races all over the world, and his prize money helped support his family.
But in 2013, Bedada was detained for 10 days – he never found out exactly why – and tortured by the nation’s ruling political coalition, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front.
Bedada fled to the United States and sought refuge in Washington.
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