Information on the Sidama Liberation Movement (SLM), including history, goals, and methods; whether the group uses violence and has participated in armed conflict; treatment of members by the authorities (2012-October 2016) Overview In correspondence with the Research Directorate, a lecturer in international development at the University of East London who has researched ethnic groups in Ethiopia, including the Sidama [1], characterized the Sidama Liberation Movement (SLM) as a "political organisation" that aims to "ensure Sidama peoples' national self-determination within the context of Ethiopia" (Lecturer 23 Oct. 2016). In correspondence with the Research Directorate, a research professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, who has researched history and culture in the horn of Africa, particularly Ethiopia, similarly stated that the SLM is "ethnically based and has a primarily Sidama-limited agenda" (Research Professor 21 Oct. 2016). The same s
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