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CHALA ABATE

Chala Abate aka Caalaa Hayiluu Abaataa in Afaan Oromo, an Oromo-Ethiopian poet who was imprisoned and tortured in his country of origin for writing poetry critical of the regime. He was a Law student at Adama University before he left his homeland Oromia-Ethiopia and he also worked with many different international organizations and local NGOs. Chala has studied also Peace and conflict studies at Malmö University and now studies pedagogy on distance. Lives in safety in Sweden today. But his thoughts remain back in Ethiopia with the oppressed Oromo people. He is the author of three books in A/ Oromo and a very active online human rights activist. Chala has been using the social media and working as a freelance journalist on 'Radiosydväst' and runs Channel Oromia and Miidiyaa Dhaddacha Oromoo since 2015 to reach out to his people. To know more about the author:   http://www.untoldstoriesonline.com/my-experience-of-maekelawi-ethiopia/ https://miidiyaadhaddachaoromoo.com/'

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