@GurageRights

The question of Gurage regionhood started 30+ years ago when EPRDF forced it into the SNNP against the democratic vote of the zone #yehezb_demts_Yekeber #mengstawi_amets_yeker #despotismofTPLF is continued in Beltsegena

The Gurage zone is one of the least developed zones despite the community having a significant economic contribution, a contrast to the idea of self-governance in federalism. #ethnic_federalism_is_hegemony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-M_yt3Exc

The stiff political opposition to the Woyane despotism, made the Gurage targets of systematic attack. The Gurages were eliminated from the Addis business scene of Merkato. #EPRDF_is_an_ethnic_Apartheid #Stop_warfareontheGurage https://www.youtube.com/shor

The Gurage zone passed the decision to form a region in 2019 (2011 EtC) with a full support to become a region according to article 47 of the Ethiopian constitution. #hege_mengest_yekeber #Gurage_kilil_new

The next legal step would have been to pass a referendum within a year. The SNNP administration illegally delayed this process and demanded a cluster to be formed with several other zones. #stop_EPRDF_despotism @ehrco @meazaashenafi @birtukan #GurageRefer

The SNNP region itself, implicating the SNNP Prosperity Party as well as the federal government are at fault for complicity and politically supporting such moves #DespotismisAlive #hegyekeber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrAAS17efsA

Even though the delay of the referendum itself is illegal, the Gurage zone board sat down the second time and voted NO to the idea of a cluster. #ክላስተር_እንኬ #ጉራጌ_ክልል ነው https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56o1bW1Sr58

Showing true leadership, the Gurage elders' council made what is traditionally known as #Haterat, loosely translated as a cease fire – in opposition to the attack on their community. It is a serious form of traditional intervention. https://www.youtube.co

The elders have also made the community form a #Gurda, a covenant, to a peaceful struggle for the cause of regionhood Including #ሪፈረንደም_ያለ_ደም https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAUZK2pYXrA

The organization of youth for the struggle, the Zerma, has followed on this #Gurda for a peaceful resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0SBRDm_vEA

As a typical retaliation strategy of divide and conquer, immediately after the cluster idea was rejected, misinformation started that there is divergence between the east Gurage and west Gurage on the idea of the cluster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2

The SNNP supported by the federal administration has actively persecuted and imprisoned opposition, and put the capital under a command post: in a zone with a peaceful protest.

The Gurage people have a vision of forming a region of peace and prosperity for all Ethiopians. Where people from all walks of lives come and live in a democracy. https://youtu.be/h-UrcdaJGq4