In 2008, he founded OPride, a website aimed at telling the stories of the growing Oromo diaspora and advocating for social justice in Ethiopia. Lilesa “opened so many doors that we’ve been knocking on for years.”Ademo is part of a growing diaspora movement of writers, bloggers, journalists, and activists who have been shaping the coverage of Ethiopia’s recent protests. Using their contacts in Ethiopia, diaspora activists have flooded Twitter and Facebook with videos and photos disputing what they say are inaccurate accounts of protests pushed out by the mostly state-owned media in Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa standing with the Oromo protests. Ethiopia’s government is cognizant of the role of this foreign-based media in the growing unrest in the country.

Source: Ethiopian News October 25, 2016 06:33 UTC