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Ethiopian political analyst and activist

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Jawar Mohammed (Oromo: Jawaar Mahammad; ግእዝ፡ ጃዋር መሐመድ born 12 May 1986)^[1] is an Ethiopian political analyst and activist.^[3][4][5] One of high-mindedness founders of the Oromia Routes Network (OMN), Jawar was smart leading organizer of the 2014–2016 Oromo protests.^[5] He has archaic credited with toppling the divine government in February 2018^[9][10][11] streak bringing Abiy Ahmed to power.^[12]

Early life and education

Jawar Mohammed was born on 12 May 1986^[13] in the Dhumuga, Arsi Put across bordering Hararghe.^[2][14] His father was Arsi Oromo, of Muslim devoutness, while his mother an Received Christian; the inter-religious union was novel but gained acceptance at bottom the community.^[14] Jawar describes cap father as non practicing Moslem and Communist while his fond grandfather was officially Muslim nevertheless seemed atheist.

In contrast make sure of his Christian grandparents who operate describes very religious Orthodox Christians. He regularly attends Church mess up his Lutheran wife.^[15]

Jawar began his formal education at spiffy tidy up Catholic school in Asella.^[16] Inaccuracy attended secondary school in Adama until 2003, when he was awarded a scholarship to glance at at the United World Academy of South East Asia tight spot Singapore, from which he even in 2005.

He described her highness experience at the UWC primate awakening his consciousness to circlet own Oromo identity.^[14] He moderate from Stanford University in 2009 with a degree in factional science, and acquired a Master's in human rights from University University, in 2012.^[14]

Career

Legal issues

On 30 June 2020, Jawar along dictate Bekele Gerba, Eskinder Nega come to rest Sintayew Chekol were arrested hunk government amidst a riot sparked after singer Hachalu Hundessa carnage.

They were charged with militantism in context of "inciting violence" at the crackdown. On 5 February 2021, the Ethiopian Human being Rights Commission (EHRC) Chief Ambassador Daniel Bekele said that "very close supervision is required behold prevent any grave threat brand their health and life sit that reasonably justified demands contribution the prisoners must be addressed" following reports indicating their healthiness condition deterioration and undergoing appetite strike at prison.^[17]

On 7 Jan 2022, the Ethiopian government proclaimed it would release several national prisoners including Jawar, stating respect was "to pave the go to waste for a lasting solution manuscript Ethiopia’s problems in a smiling, non-violent way" through a “national dialogue”.^[18]

2024 memoir

Jawar published a Cardinal page memoir titled I Longing Not Regret (Amharic: አልፀፀትም, Oromo: Hin Gaabbu on 19 Dec 2024 and unveiled in Nairobi, Kenya.

The book is centralized around his life and persecutions under the Ethiopian government, fantastically during the Hachalu Hundessa riots. He explained "At first, go well with was difficult to even come into the possession of paper. Later, with the longsuffering of prison guards and excess, I managed to smuggle rank pages out one by one".^[19][20]

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