EDMONTON -- Over 300 people joined a global day of protest against the Ethiopian government Friday at the Alberta Legislature. They say the current government has been targeting the Indigineous population of Ethiopia, the Oromo, through arbitrary detention, torture and kidnappings. Protestors in Edmonton want the Canadian government to put an economic embargo on Abiy Ahmed’s regime and to take a clear stance on what they say are human rights violations in Ethiopia. “We want the Canadian people to understand that the $200 million Canada gives Ethiopia is not supporting the people, it is supporting the dictator to build the military against the people”, Duressa Hazan, a Canadian of Ethiopian heritage said. The rally marched from the legislature grounds to downtown.

Source: Ethiopian News July 11, 2020 00:22 UTC