The arrest of numerous prominent opposition leaders such as Bekele Gerba and Yonatan Tesfaye, the suppression of journalists and bloggers and the brutal crackdown on protesters by security forces, in which at least 500 people have died according to Human Rights Watch have served only to ignite fresh protests in Oromia. 
Kukamatwa kwa viongozi maarufu kadhaa wa upinzani kama vile Bekele Gerba na Yonatan Tesfaye, ukandamizwaji wa waandishi wa habari na wanablogu na utawanywaji wa kikatili kwa waandamanaji kunakofanywa na vyombo vya usalama, watu wapatao 500 wameshakufa na taarifa hii ni kwa mujibu wa shirika la Human Rights Watch kumechochea maandamano mapya huko Oromia.