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Biden administration The 202s Polling How redistricting works Debt ceiling Politics Ethiopia's Oromo protest, demand freedom for jailed leaders Oromos protest against the government and call for the release of prominent opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and others, during the annual Irreecha festival in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, on Saturday celebrated the annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha, marking the end of winter where people thank God for the blessings of the past year and wish prosperity for the coming year. (AP Photo) (Uncredited/AP) By Associated Press Today at 10:13 a.m. EDT 0 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Members of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, protested Saturday against the government and called for the release of jailed opposition figures as they gathered in the capital for their annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha. Scores of people in the center of Addis Ababa c...