Ethiopia: Relatives Fear for Missing Political Prisoners from Jail Ogaden, Reports Posted: 2014-01-25 From: Mathaba Ogaden, which is home to about 8-10 million Somali ethnic population that lives on its goats, sheep and camels is a dry semi-desert region, with low bushes providing what fodder the animals need. It should be a peaceful nomadic region, but this is a region living in fear. Ethiopian Troops patrol the villages and have bases in the main towns. Over the past 5 years repeated atrocities have been inflicted on the local people, who are accused of supporting the liberation movement, the Ogaden National Liberation front. This is the testimony of former Liyu Police, Abdirahman Sharif Zekeriye, who has since fled from the country. It offers a rare glimpse into a region from which all independent journalists have been banned, and from which international aid agencies are banned. ReadMore @ mathaba.net
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:42:38 +0000