{"id":1048,"date":"2016-01-05T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T19:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048"},"modified":"2019-04-08T03:29:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T07:29:45","slug":"renewed-and-widespread-protests-underway-in-oromia-region-of-ethiopia-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048","title":{"rendered":"Renewed and widespread protests underway in Oromia region of Ethiopia this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since last Thursday, protests in Oromia region have intensified as farmers and other joined students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Students walked out of Adama University. Today the campus is completely deserted.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048\/students-left-adama-university\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1051\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1051\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Students-left-Adama-University-700x525.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" alt=\"Students left Adama University\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Students-left-Adama-University.jpg?resize=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Students-left-Adama-University.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Students-left-Adama-University.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuji Hassan is a 7th grade student who was shot by TPLF soldiers on January 5, 2016 in the town of Masala, Ethiopia<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048\/tuji-hassan-is-a-7th-grade-student-who-was-shot-by-tplf-soldiers-on-january-5-2016-in-the-town-of-masala-ethiopia\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1052\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tuji-Hassan-is-a-7th-grade-student-who-was-shot-by-TPLF-soldiers-on-January-5-2016-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia.jpg?resize=526%2C701\" alt=\"Tuji Hassan is a 7th grade student who was shot by TPLF soldiers on January 5, 2016 in the town of Masala, Ethiopia\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tuji-Hassan-is-a-7th-grade-student-who-was-shot-by-TPLF-soldiers-on-January-5-2016-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia.jpg?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tuji-Hassan-is-a-7th-grade-student-who-was-shot-by-TPLF-soldiers-on-January-5-2016-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another student shot in the back by TPLF soldiers in the town of Masala.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048\/tplf-soldiers-shoot-students-in-the-back\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1050\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1050\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TPLF-soldiers-shoot-students-in-the-back.jpg?resize=479%2C625\" alt=\"TPLF soldiers shoot students in the back\" width=\"479\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TPLF-soldiers-shoot-students-in-the-back.jpg?w=479&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TPLF-soldiers-shoot-students-in-the-back.jpg?resize=250%2C326&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dilla University students stranded at Hawassa bus station after walking from the town of Dilla yesterday <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048\/dilla-university-students-stranded-at-hawassa-bus-station\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1055\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Dilla-University-students-stranded-at-Hawassa-bus-station-700x525.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" alt=\"Dilla University students stranded at Hawassa bus station\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Dilla-University-students-stranded-at-Hawassa-bus-station.jpg?resize=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Dilla-University-students-stranded-at-Hawassa-bus-station.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Dilla-University-students-stranded-at-Hawassa-bus-station.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents of Masala town, Ethiopia, hold protest march &#8211; 5 January 2016<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048\/oromo-protests-in-the-town-of-masala-ethiopia-5-january-2015\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1057\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Oromo-protests-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia-5-January-2015-700x933.jpg?resize=700%2C933\" alt=\"Oromo protests in the town of Masala, Ethiopia, 5 January 2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Oromo-protests-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia-5-January-2015.jpg?resize=700%2C933&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Oromo-protests-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia-5-January-2015.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Oromo-protests-in-the-town-of-Masala-Ethiopia-5-January-2015.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Residents protest in Qobbo town East Hararge &#8211; 5 January 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/1048\/residents-protest-in-qobbo-town-east-hararge-5-january-2016\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1059\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Residents-protest-in-Qobbo-town-East-Hararge-5-January-2016-700x394.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"Residents protest in Qobbo town East Hararge - 5 January 2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Residents-protest-in-Qobbo-town-East-Hararge-5-January-2016.jpg?resize=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Residents-protest-in-Qobbo-town-East-Hararge-5-January-2016.jpg?resize=250%2C141&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Residents-protest-in-Qobbo-town-East-Hararge-5-January-2016.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since last Thursday, protests in Oromia region have intensified as farmers and other joined students. Students walked out of Adama University. Today the campus is completely deserted. Tuji Hassan is a 7th grade student who was shot by TPLF soldiers on January 5, 2016 in the town of Masala, Ethiopia Another student shot in the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"photographer":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[108,498],"class_list":["post-1048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ethiopia","tag-oromo-protests"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/chari-jarso-school-sibu-siree-district-ethiopia-january-1452023236gk48n.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1048"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1060,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048\/revisions\/1060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}