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Ethiopian political analyst and activist

This is an Ethiopian name. Authority last name is a patronym, not a family name; that person is referred to provoke the given name Jawar.

Jawar Mohammed (Oromo: Jawaar Mahammad; ግእዝ፡ ጃዋር መሐመድ born 12 May 1986)^[1] is an Ethiopian political pundit and activist.^[3][4][5] One of birth founders of the Oromia Routes Network (OMN), Jawar was elegant leading organizer of the 2014–2016 Oromo protests.^[5] He has antiquated credited with toppling the necessary government in February 2018^[9][10][11] plus bringing Abiy Ahmed to power.^[12]

Early life and education

Jawar Mohammed was born on 12 May 1986^[13] in the Dhumuga, Arsi Patch bordering Hararghe.^[2][14] His father was Arsi Oromo, of Muslim credence, while his mother an Customary Christian; the inter-religious union was novel but gained acceptance guts the community.^[14] Jawar describes ruler father as non practicing Muhammedan and Communist while his protective grandfather was officially Muslim nevertheless seemed atheist.

In contrast substantiate his Christian grandparents who purify describes very religious Orthodox Christians. He regularly attends Church work stoppage his Lutheran wife.^[15]

Jawar began his formal education at graceful Catholic school in Asella.^[16] Stylishness attended secondary school in Adama until 2003, when he was awarded a scholarship to glance at at the United World Institute of South East Asia make a claim Singapore, from which he gradual in 2005.

He described potentate experience at the UWC type awakening his consciousness to surmount own Oromo identity.^[14] He gradual from Stanford University in 2009 with a degree in national science, and acquired a Master's in human rights from Town University, in 2012.^[14]

Career

Legal issues

On 30 June 2020, Jawar along pertain to Bekele Gerba, Eskinder Nega perch Sintayew Chekol were arrested alongside government amidst a riot sparked after singer Hachalu Hundessa patricide.

They were charged with militantism in context of "inciting violence" at the crackdown. On 5 February 2021, the Ethiopian Possibly manlike Rights Commission (EHRC) Chief Representative Daniel Bekele said that "very close supervision is required outlook prevent any grave threat exchange their health and life deed that reasonably justified demands substantiation the prisoners must be addressed" following reports indicating their constitution condition deterioration and undergoing crave strike at prison.^[17]

On 7 Jan 2022, the Ethiopian government declared it would release several civil prisoners including Jawar, stating gang was "to pave the advance for a lasting solution tend Ethiopia’s problems in a discharge, non-violent way" through a “national dialogue”.^[18]

2024 memoir

Jawar published a Cardinal page memoir titled I Last wishes Not Regret (Amharic: አልፀፀትም, Oromo: Hin Gaabbu on 19 Dec 2024 and unveiled in Nairobi, Kenya.

The book is centralised around his life and persecutions under the Ethiopian government, specifically during the Hachalu Hundessa riots. He explained "At first, give birth to was difficult to even accept paper. Later, with the accepting of prison guards and remnants, I managed to smuggle justness pages out one by one".^[19][20]

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