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An Ethiopian government directive under a state of emergency contains overly broad and vague provisions that risk triggering a human rights crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a legal analysis. The government should promptly repeal or revise all elements of the directive that are contrary to international law. 31 October 2016.
“Internet mobile irrati fayadamuuf mali argameera… akkas agodhani qeeroon Setting..more network….mobile network… access network name…. harka mirgara + kan jedhu tuqu… name kanjedhu … et.wap… APN… et.wap…. proxy…10.204.189.211… port…9028…. authentication… PAP or CHAP kan jedhu guutu… kana booda qeerroon mirgaan galte Mobile jam Tplf irraa hanu… sanan fayadama jira amaan kana.” #OromoRevolution.
UNESCO has recognized the ancient Gadaa system that is a democratic system practiced by the Oromo nation. The Gadaa system classifies the Oromo society according to age. During each age classification certain skills are taught in order to gain experience and prepare for leadership of the Oromo society. UNESCO has acknowledged that the Gadaa system is one of the foundations of international democracy.
SOUTHWEST OROMIA: Jimma, in the county of Limmu Saqqa government officials are in the process of reshuffling positions. Detrimental human Rights abuses have continued and government representatives have refused to finding satisfactory solutions for the demands of the Oromo people.
CENTRAL OROMIA: More than 7 Ethiopian Military (Agazi) vehicles were sent to Central Oromia in the county of Jarso. These military personnel have been terrorizing locals. In this same area, the county of Ginda Barat Agazi Militants are exploiting, harassing and human rights abuses have intensified.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have taken more than 150 Oromo refugees from Yemen to Djibouti. The Djibouti government have finalised their preparation to deport the refugees to their homeland. These Oromo refugees have informed OMN that being deported to their homeland will only place them in great danger as the Ethiopian government is targeting Oromo people
Waraanni kun callisee mana Nyaataa Daandii kan Mucayyoo Nuuraa Aadam jedhamutti ssenuun mana nyaataa kana keessaa namoota nyaataa jiraniifii haadha mana nyaata Daandii kan taate Durbee Nuuraa Aadam wajjin ukkaamsee jira
Fincila Qeerroo battala kana mudateen dargaggoo fi hawaasa mara magaalattirraa funaanii hidhuun,manneen nyaataa naannoo bakka calqaba fincila kanaa ta’es cufsiisuufi namoota hedduu isaanii hidhuunis beekameera
Obboleessi ishee Duulaa Aadam Magaalaa Finfinnee keessaa bakka Askoo jedhamutti qabamee mana hidhaa maa’ikelaawwii kan jiru yeroo ta’u, isheenis mana nyaataa cufuu akka qabdu firootni mootummaa wayyaanee ilmaan Oromoo mana isheetii fayyadamanii adeemsa geggeessitooti siyyaasa Oromoo dhaaman galmaan gahaa jirti jechuun wayyaanee itti duulchisanii jiru
Yeroo ammaa kana hawaasi Oromoo magaalatti keessatti akka itti bahee galu dhabee jiraachuun isaas barameera
Roorroon hammaatus ni injifanna!
https://www.oromiamedia.org/2016/11/10/omn-oduu-sad-9-2016/addis-standard-special-edition-on-irreechaa-massacre-oct-2-2016P. 5 – #IrreechaMassacre: The day that changed the game (By Addis Standard staffs)“I saw people who had fallen inside ditches and deeper pits. I saw people who had no one to pick them up. I saw people suffocated by the smoke of the tear gas”P.8 – A survivor’s account (By Bekel Atoma Boruu)“Those who ran to save their lives from the teargas bombs and the gun shots pulled themselves and one another to the nearby 6 meters long ditch in front of the podium. The tear gas bomb thrown at the mass increased the number of people running to the ditch not seeing what is in front of them; besides they were blinded by the heavy smoke from tear gas”P.10 – Irreecha is sacred! We cannot let them take it away (By Ayantu Ayana)“I keep asking myself how dare they kill on sacred grounds and on a sacred day. How dare they? All those people muddied and bloodied in their beautiful and colorful clothes. All those lives lost. Should mourning be all we do these days? “P. 13 – Into the heart of Irreecha: Why is it so important to the Oromo? (Buli Edjeta Jobir, Guest Writer)“An amazing part of the Irreecha ceremony is its absolute orderliness, the reigning of absolute peaceful aura, the showering of love and mutual respect, the sense of oneness and unity. In all the Irreecha ceremonies recorded over the last two decades, after its first rejuvenation, there has never been a single stampede or injury recorded.”
P. 17 – Irreecha: A defining moment in a hallowed land (By Prof. Ezekiel Gebissa, Special to Addis Standard)
“In 2016, it was clear that the largest gathering of Oromos from Oromia’s all corners would be a scene of expression of anger in the wake of the government’s brutal crackdown of Oromo protests during the preceding ten months.
#OromoRevolution: Sadaasa 9 bara 2016: Godina Horroo Guduruu Wallaggaa Suluulaa Fincaa’aatti hojjettootni Warshaa Sukkaaraa Fincaa’aa hiraarsaa Waraana Wayyaanee Koomandii Poostii bahuu fi galuu dhorkamnee Ajjeefamaa, reebamaa fi hidhamaa hin jiraannu jechuun guyyaa har’aa guutummaatti hojii dhaaban. Waraanni Wayyaanee Yakka duguuginsa sanyii Uummatarratti rawwachuun uummata daranuu gara of ittisuu fi FXG jabaachuutti kan murteeffachiise takkaa waraanaan akka duubatti deebi’uu hin dandeenye uummatni fi Qeerroowwaan diinaaf mirkaneessa jiru.
FINCILA DIDDAA GABRUMMAA
Fincila roorroon dhalchu, fincila aadaa gootaa,
Ittisaa roorroo alagaa, tiksaa mirga dhalootaa.
Ni fincilla gurmoofnee, ni didanna gabrummaa,
Cunqursaa dhabamsiisnee, gonfachuuf bilisummaa.
Itti hin lakkifnu diina, saamichaan nu quncisuu,
Lafa keenya gurguree, abbaa biyyaa buqqisuu.
Addunyaattis ni himna, deebisnee deddeebisnee,
Daba diinaa saaxiluuf, dhugaa keenya beeksisnee.
Ijaaramnee falmannee, jilbeenfachiisna diina,
Diddaa keenya cimsinee, sirna gabrummaa diigna.
Daandii dhugaa irra jirraa, bilisummaa gaafannee,
Alagaa jala hin bullu, haqa keenya haalamnee.
Addunyaa dharti mootee, dhugaan yeroof qallattus,
Gaaffiin haqaa dhiibamtee, abbaa humnaaf bal’attus,
Abdii kutnee mohamnee, gabrummaaf hin hoggollu,
Bakka jirruu murannee, mirga keenyaaf haa lollu.
Rakkoo qabsoo obsinee, roorroo alagaa faccisnaa,
Ulfinaa fi bilisummaa ilmaan keenya dhaalchisna.
Mirga keenyaaf finciluun sirrii tahuu hin shakkinuu,
Mootummaa gabroomfataa hanga of irraa darbinuu.
Akka roorroon dhabamee sirni haqaa gad dhaabbatuu,
Amma illee ni fincilla diddaan keenya hin laaffatu ! (2)
Hamilton’s Oromo community may be small, but they want it known they are standing with their brothers and sisters back home.
A group of about 20 members of the Oromo Community of Hamilton stood outside City Hall Friday, holding signs with photos of struggles faced by people in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia.
Canada is known for its tradition of peacekeeping and contributing to the United Nations, said Abraham Turem, 51.
“I hope this government will follow that line of thinking to advocate for peace in that country.”
The gathering commemorated the first anniversary of the “climax” of peaceful demonstrations in the region, which is home to most of Ethiopia’s estimated 40 million Oromo, said Solomon Germossa. The Oromo are the country’s largest ethnic group.
Since November 2015, the government has used “excessive and lethal” force against what is largely peaceful unrest started mainly by students, says a Human Rights Watch report.
The demonstration was initially a response to authorities’ decision to clear an environmental area for a development project, the report says. Protesters feared the plan would further displace Oromo farmers, many of whom already lost land for similar projects over the past decade, it says.
The plan was cancelled in January, but the unrest has continued and now reflects broader concerns shared by many Oromo, the report says. As of June, it was estimated more than 400 people had been killed, thousands injured, tens of thousands arrested and hundreds — “likely more” — taken from their families.
Friday’s group said thousands of people have been killed and tens of thousand are in prison.
Germossa, a registered nurse, said he hasn’t been able to reach his 11 brothers and sisters in Ethiopia since last month.
“We are extremely worried about our family at this point,” he said. “Even when we go to work, our mind is always there.”
The Ethiopian government restricted use of social media so connecting with family members has been impossible, he said.
“We don’t know if our mothers, our brothers, our sisters are alive or in jail,” Germossa said. “We are almost in the dark.”
There are about 50 to 60 Oromo families in the Hamilton area, he noted.
Remembrance: 11 years ago today, on November 11, 2005, the TPLF regime massacred hundreds of protesters on streets of Addis Ababa. The protesters were rallying against the rigged election and Meles Zenawi ordered his Agazi forces to mow them down. The regime admitted 193 people were killed but the number was believed to be many folds higher.
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