bekele gerba credited his release from jail to people power.called on supporters to keep up the pressure on the government. >> our struggle should not stop until no single prisoner fighting for his right is left in the federal prison. they should be free. it is not enough that they free one or two. they should set free those who are fighting for truth, justice and equality. they should be freed one by one from that home of death. reporter: bekele gerba stood charged of inciting violence for his role in 2015 protests over property rights. many of the ethnic group, which makes up over one third of ethiopia's population, revere bekele for speaking up for their interests. >> bekele gerba is a hero like rosa parks. i am very happy. we should continue the struggle with strength. reporter: he was freed in the middle of a three-day strike. sarah: we would like to bring you some breaking news now before we go. reports are coming in that u.s. police are responding to an ongoing shooting at a high school in southern florida. the local sheriff's office sai

bekele gerba is the secretary general of the oromo federalist congress. he was arrested in 2015 amid an uprising in oromia over efforts to displace them from their land. after being released, bekele gerba called for the release of other oromo political prisoners. >> there is still thousands and thousands of people languishing in jail, so our release a luncheon the considered as the omo rse of all of the orm shoretel should not stop as long as there's a single oromo remaining in prison. british judge upheld an arrest warrant for wikileaks founder julian assange. assange's lawyers have been trying to argue the british arrest warra for jumpi bail should be scinded because it is contrary to the public interest and because it's related to a swedish sexual assault investigation against assange, which has since been dropped. tuesday's ruling comes after, one week ago, the same british judge, emma arbuthnot, ruled for the firstime not drop assange's arrest warrant. back in the united states, the council on american islamic relations known as care is suing southwe

of hailemariam desalegn came just days after ethiopia released senior oromo opposition leader bekele gerba from prison, and just weeks after ethiopia's government said it would release political prisoners and close an infamous prison in the capital, addis ababa. in el salvador, a court has releasased a woman who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby. in 2008, teodora del carmen vasquez was convicted on aggravated homicide after she went into labor while at work, tried unsuccessfully to summon an ambulance, and passed out on the floor of a bathroom after miscarrying. this is teodora vasquez speaking just after her release thursday. >> i know my effort has been worth it, and now i'm happy to go back to my family again. for 10eparated for them years, seven months. and now we're back together again. amy: international welcomed the -- a representative with amnesty international welcomed the ruling, but said at least 27 other women remain behind bars in el salvador due to obstetric consultations. back i in the united states, a federal appeals court ruled th