Six months after protesting Ethiopian government, Rio silver medallist is reunited with family

February 15th, 2017 by Sinead Mulhern | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Six months after his political protest, this Olympic silver medallist has been reunited with his family.

Kindi Asefa

VIDEO: Toronto Waterfront Half winner protests in support of Oromo people

October 16th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in Running videos | No Comments »

Ethiopian Kindi Asefa won the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon on Sunday and performed a political protest as he crossed the finish line.

Feyisa Lilesa

Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa lands in the U.S. after staging political protest in Rio

September 10th, 2016 by Tim Huebsch | Posted in The Scene | No Comments »

Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa has arrived in the United States after staging an anti-government protest during the Olympics putting his life at risk.