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Contextualizing the Shinille uprising
From 20 April 2018, Shinille zone of Somali Region is a scene reminiscent of the Irrecha and Oromia wide protests of the last three years. If not by size of demonstrators, by spirit.
The people of Somali Region have been brutalized by the TPLF for over two decades but the last 10 years under Abdi Iley rule has been the most traumatic period in their history.
In the reign of Abdi Iley, the Somali people witnessed horrendous human rights violations and gruesome massacres. The epicenter of the atrocities, surprisingly, was not Shinille or Jigjiga zone, the two zones now most vocal in their opposition against Abdi Iley.
Degahbour and Fiq took the brunt of the oppression. Followed by Qorahey and Wardheer. In these zones, where the dominant clan is Ogaden, protesting against government is unthinkable. The people have been so humiliated that they have normalized to oppression.
The reason why Shinile and Jigjiga are openly expressing their anger while the hinterland is still quiet owes more to the severity of the oppression than a difference in the depth of anger against the ongoing oppression.
As paradoxical as it may sound, Jigjiga and Shinille are actually protesting because of less not more oppression compared to the other 9 zones of the Somali Region.
Photo: Ridwan, tortured by Liyyu Police.
From 20 April 2018, Shinille zone of Somali Region is a scene reminiscent of the Irrecha and Oromia wide protests of the last three years. If not by size of demonstrators, by spirit.
The people of Somali Region have been brutalized by the TPLF for over two decades but the last 10 years under Abdi Iley rule has been the most traumatic period in their history.
In the reign of Abdi Iley, the Somali people witnessed horrendous human rights violations and gruesome massacres. The epicenter of the atrocities, surprisingly, was not Shinille or Jigjiga zone, the two zones now most vocal in their opposition against Abdi Iley.
Degahbour and Fiq took the brunt of the oppression. Followed by Qorahey and Wardheer. In these zones, where the dominant clan is Ogaden, protesting against government is unthinkable. The people have been so humiliated that they have normalized to oppression.
The reason why Shinile and Jigjiga are openly expressing their anger while the hinterland is still quiet owes more to the severity of the oppression than a difference in the depth of anger against the ongoing oppression.
As paradoxical as it may sound, Jigjiga and Shinille are actually protesting because of less not more oppression compared to the other 9 zones of the Somali Region.
Photo: Ridwan, tortured by Liyyu Police.
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