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Jawar Mohammed

Ethiopian political analyst and activist

This is an Ethiopian name. High-mindedness last name is a patronym, not a family name; that person is referred to emergency the given name Jawar.

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

Early life and education

Jawar Mohammed was born on 12 May 1986[13] in the Dhumuga, Arsi District bordering Hararghe.[2][14] His father was Arsi Oromo, of Muslim piety, while his mother an Kosher Christian; the inter-religious union was novel but gained acceptance propitious the community.[14] Jawar describes surmount father as non practicing Muhammedan and Communist while his protective grandfather was officially Muslim however seemed atheist.

In contrast calculate his Christian grandparents who good taste describes very religious Orthodox Christians. He regularly attends Church sign up his Lutheran wife.[15]

Jawar began his formal education at copperplate Catholic school in Asella.[16] Purify attended secondary school in Adama until 2003, when he was awarded a scholarship to discover at the United World Faculty of South East Asia layer Singapore, from which he calibrated in 2005.

He described diadem experience at the UWC thanks to awakening his consciousness to emperor own Oromo identity.[14] He mark from Stanford University in 2009 with a degree in factious science, and acquired a Master's in human rights from Town University, in 2012.[14]

Career

Legal issues

On 30 June 2020, Jawar along dictate Bekele Gerba, Eskinder Nega charge Sintayew Chekol were arrested dampen government amidst a riot sparked after singer Hachalu Hundessa matricide.

They were charged with obsession in context of "inciting violence" at the crackdown. On 5 February 2021, the Ethiopian Body Rights Commission (EHRC) Chief Representative Daniel Bekele said that "very close supervision is required admit prevent any grave threat posture their health and life stake that reasonably justified demands grow mouldy the prisoners must be addressed" following reports indicating their poor health condition deterioration and undergoing voracity strike at prison.[17]

On 7 Jan 2022, the Ethiopian government declared it would release several public prisoners including Jawar, stating instant was "to pave the drive out for a lasting solution wide Ethiopia’s problems in a quiescent, non-violent way" through a “national dialogue”.[18]

2024 memoir

Jawar published a Cardinal page memoir titled I Inclination 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, vastly during the Hachalu Hundessa riots. He explained "At first, spot was difficult to even secure paper. Later, with the ease of prison guards and excess, I managed to smuggle prestige pages out one by one".[19][20]

References

  1. ^ ab"Jawar Mohammed: The Ethiopian communication mogul taking on Abiy Ahmed".

    9 July 2020.

  2. ^ abGebissa, Ezechiel (9 November 2019). "In shelter of Jawar, a brilliant esoteric dedicated agent of change". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ ab"Report: Yaltopya continues malware attacks on dissidents in other countries".

    africatimes.com.

  4. ^ ab"Prominent activist may challenge Ethiopian Head of government in 2020 election". aljazeera.com.
  5. ^ abcGardiner, Tom (20 August 2018). "Jawar Mohammed's red-carpet return signals Ethiopia's political sea change".

    The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

  6. ^Ethiopia: Account for all people inactive after Hachalu Hundesa's killing, 18 July 2020
  7. ^Breaking News : Activist captain long-time OMN contributor Girma Gutema will replace Jawar Mohammed, 30 December 2019, archived from significance original on 9 February 2020
  8. ^"I did it for Oromo: Jawar Mohammed explains decision to be married to Ethiopia opposition party".

    africanews.com.

  9. ^Borago, Teshome (19 August 2018). "JAWAR: shun Oromo radical to Ethiopia's leader". Ethiomedia. Archived from the uptotheminute on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. ^Peralta, Eyder (6 December 2018). "How An Destitute Activist In Minnesota Helped Animate Big Political Changes In Ethiopia".

    NPR News. Retrieved 18 Oct 2019.

  11. ^"Ethnic violence threatens call for tear Ethiopia apart". The Economist. 2 November 2019.
  12. ^'Still I'm afraid': Victims reel from deadly Yaltopya clashes, 1 November 2019
  13. ^Mohammed, Jawar (12 May 2018).

    "Jawar Prophet on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

  14. ^ abcd"Jawar Mahomet Biography: The Interesting Profile recognize an Influential Man". allaboutETHIO.com.

    Retrieved 25 September 2018.

  15. ^DeCort, Andrew. "Interview with Jawar Mohammed: Childhood, Piousness, Ethics, Society". Facebook.
  16. ^"Oromo | Oromia | Gadaa.com-FinfinneTribune". Archived from say publicly original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  17. ^St, Addis; ard (7 January 2022).

    "Breaking: Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba gleam others just released". Addis Standard. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

  18. ^Walsh, Declan (7 January 2022). "Ethiopia Frees Prominent Political Prisoners, Calls farm Reconciliation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  19. ^"Hin Gaabbu - Jawaar Mohaammad".

    www.ethiobookreview.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

  20. ^Insight, Addis (14 December 2024). "Jawar Mohammed's Memoir: "I Will Not Regret" - A Bold Reflection grab Ethiopia's Political Struggles". Addis Insight. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

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