#OromoProtests August 25, 2016

The marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa brought Ethiopia’s tension to the world’s attention when, upon passing the Olympic finish line, he crossed his wrists above his head. It was a gesture in solidarity with anti-government protesters among the Oromo people. Since November of 2015, hundreds have been killed during protests centering around the expansion of Addis Ababa and its impending effects on the Oromo. This documentary by the Thomson Reuters Foundation explores this recent hostility and profiles the young people who stand in opposition of the Ethiopian government’s crackdown.