International Commission of Jurists (ICJ): Ethiopian Leaders to Face a Trial for Genocide

October 31, 2013 | The Daily Journalist

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) reported to have begun to work to bring Ethiopian authorities to justice for having committed a genocide in the Ogaden region. The International Commission of Jurists is a known international human rights  organization composed of jurists (including senior judges, attorneys, and lawyers). The commission is known for its dedication to ensuring respect for international human rights standards through the law.

“Chaltu as Helen,” and Oromophobia

October 31, 2013 | By Laalo Guduru* 

Two remarkable Oromo episodes dominated the Ethiopian diaspora blogosphere and social media over the last few months: the episode of Jawar Mohammed and the Tesfaye Gebre-ab phenomenon. Here, I will only focus on Tesfaye Gebre-ab.

THE OROMO EXPERIENCE OF VIOLENCE OVER TIME: OSA 2013 Annual Conference Panel 5

                

NAMA FOON BEEKU SOMBAAN HIN GOWOMSAN!

Onkoloolessa 29, 2013 |Gabaasa Qeerroo Finfinnee irraa

Mootummaan Wayyaanee barattoota saayinsii fayyaa (medical science) baratan muummee barnoota gargaraatin Yuunivarsiitiwwan garagaraa irraa bara 2005 A.L.Htti  eebbifamaniif yeroo gargaraatti muummen addaan qoodee leenjii hojii duraa kennaafii jira.Mootummaan Wayyaanee barattoota hojii qabattachuu dura imaammataa fi tarsiimoo keenya beekuu fi beektanii fudhachuun dirqama keessan jedhee torbee darbe Onkoloolessaa 22, 2013  irraa kaasee magaalaa Finfinnee kutaa magaalaa Garbii(sangaa taraa) hoteela Waabee Shabaleetti barattoota muummeewwan barnootaa afur irraa Yunivarsiitii gargaraatii eebbifaman walitti qabee guyyoota afuriif leenjisaa turee jira. Muummewwan barnootaa kunniinis; Midwife, Optometry, Anaesthesia fi Saaykaatirii yoo ta’an ajandaan inni irratti leenjisuuf waame akkaataa hojiin itti hojjetamuu fi waa’ee seektara fayyaa ture. Haata’u malee haalli kun jijjiramee mootummaan Wayyaanee guyyaa walakkaaf waa’ee fayyaa irratti mariisisaa eerga turee booda fedhii barattootaa malee dirqamaan waa’ee siyaasa isaa itti lallabaa ture.

Ba’aa Wal Irraa Qooddachuun, Humna Ta’a Jiraachuu Keenya Mirkaneessa: KUTAA 2ffaa

Onkoloolessa 29, 2013 | Y.G(2005) 

Har’a diinni keenya Biyyaa keessaa fi alatti adda qoodamee kan nu irratti roorrisaa jiru ta’u hubachuun nama hin rakkisu.diinni keenya bifa lamaan nu dura dhaabbatuuf hojjachaa jiru kun, caba keenya ijaan arguuf hanga dadna’an hojjachaa jiraachuu dhala Oromoo eessallee jiruufu dhokataa miti. rakkoon jiru waan jarri kun barbaadanii fi hojjatanis wallaalu irraa miti. Diina bifa lamaa kana dura dhaabbachuu, qaamuma tokkotti dhiifnee teenye haa ilaallu moo, diina irratti walii haa gallu ykn ba’a mataa baayyifachaa jiru kana wal irraa qooddannee dura haa dhaabbannu? isa jedhu qindeeffachuu ykn qooda ofii ba’achuuf murteeffachuu dhabuudha.

Should We Still Suggest an All-Inclusive Alliance, Which Can Be Different and Make a Difference in Ethiopia/Oromia?

October 29, 2013 | By Fayyis Oromia*

In the liberation struggle against the oppressive Abyssinian empire’s system, we had passed through different phases, and we had formed till now different alliances against the tyrant rulers. The struggle has almost always been done by two ideologically opposite political camps, i.e. by the unionist liberators, who want to liberate oppressed nations in the empire and build, where possible, a union of autonomous nations, and by the unitarist patriots, who do disregard the autonomy of nations, but want to liberate individual citizens from any sort of oppression. In other words, it has been the struggle by those emphasizing group (national) liberty and by those stressing individual (citizens’) freedom. Despite their similarity in socialist ideology, one of the major differences between Me’ison and Ihapa was their tendency towards being a unionist and a unitarist, respectively. Me’ison, being dominated and led by Oromo intellectuals, had been for self-determination of nations in a sense of having their own national autonomy within the Ethiopian union, whereas Ihapa, being dominated and led by Tigrean intellectuals, had been for self-determination of nations in a sense of exercising their cultures within a unitary Ethiopia/Great Oromia without national autonomy.

Dhaamsa Galateeffannaa HD ABO: “Obsee akka haadha manaattis, akka jaalattis dhabe”

Onkoloolessa 28, 2013 | Oromedia

HD GS ABO Jaal Dawuds Ibsaa namoota isaan jajjabeessaniif xalaya galataa Onkoloolessa15, 2013 barreessan keessatti rifaatuu balaa tasaa mudateen tuqamanis, hirmaannaa fi birmannaa seexessaa golee Oromiyaa fi addunyaa mara irraa isaanif darbeen akka jajjabaatan dhaaman.

"Furtuun Bilisummaa..."- Music By loved Oromo artist UMAR SULEYMAN

         

Godina Gujii keessatti diddaan barattootaa dho’e uummata dabalachuun itti fufe!

Onkoloolessa 28, 2013 | Qeerroo Gujii

Gabaasi Qeerroo  Onkoloolessa 27, 2013 akka addeessutti,Barattootni Oromoo Godina Gujii gaaffiiwwan mirgaa finiinsuun diddaa dhageessisuu itti fufan. Barattootni Oromoo kunneen qabeenyi Oromoo Oromoof malee alagaaf tahuu hin qabu, tajaajilawwan hawaasaa guutummaa guutuutti Oromoof guutamuu qaban, hidhaa fi ajjeechaan doorsisni dhaabbachuu qaba jechuun gaaffii mirgaa finiinsuu kan eegalan ejjennoo tokkichaan itti fufanii jiran. Rakkoowwan tajaajilawwan hawaasaa aanaa Bulee Horaa keessatti mudachaa dhufee fi rakkoowwan hedduu Nagallee keessatti uumamaniifis Wayyaaneen itti gaafatama haa fudhatu jechuun mana barnootaa keessatti dhaadannoo gamtaan dhageessisaa jiran.

Seife-Nebelbal: Interview with Obbo Geresu Tufa on Defense of Author/Journalist Tasfaayee Gabra-ab

                          

Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard: The Likely Causes for the Crises in the Oromo National Liberation Camp

October 27, 2013 | By Malkaa Guutuu* | Gadaa.com

Since their coercive incorporation into the Ethiopian empire, the Oromo people have initiated numerous valiant, but unsuccessful, efforts to extricate themselves from the oppressive Abyssinian yoke. The Bale insurrection of the 1960′s – which signaled that the Oromo were ready to engage in a protracted struggle to reclaim their freedom, was out-organized, out-gunned and ultimately dislodged by the Ethiopian army. The attempt to promote Oromo self-awareness and interests via peaceful means by the Matcha & Tulama Association (MTA) was viciously suppressed, when the imperial regime of Haile-Sellasie targeted prominent leaders of the association, killing some and incarcerating others – sending the unmistakable message that Oromo self-identification would not be tolerated by the Ethiopian state. The brutal takedown of the MTA propelled the Oromo liberation movement into its next logical phase, facilitating the formation of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), with mandates to liberate the people from colonial subjugation and exploitation. Despite delivering impressive results thus far, however, the OLF has fallen far short of achieving its main objective of emancipating the Oromo people from the ever mounting, increasingly blatant and troubling Abyssinian tyranny.

The role of Oromo music Artists in Oromo national liberation struggle

October 25, 2013 | By Leenjiso Horo

Throughout history music has been used as a means of struggle.  It is a form of language, a type of communication, and a revolutionary force in the time of national struggle.  Popular music conveys messages.  It conveys messages of patriotism and highlights popular sentiments.  It inspires passion, pride, nationalism, and action in citizens to take.  It encourages citizens to take up weapons and fight for the cause they believe in.  For this, it taps into everything from historical memories of the past conflicts to the present injustice.  It is a useful tool for changing the way people think and feel.  It is for these, revolutionaries and nationalists take music very seriously. Through music, musical artists shame and humiliate those who betrays their nation and their country and those who do not support national liberation struggle.  Revolutionary music vilifies the traitors, the vacillators, the cowards, the enemy loyalists and the neutralists at the time of national liberation struggle.  For these, music can be used as a propaganda tool in a war of national liberation.

Jaarmayootni siyaasaa Oromoo sochii “Oromo First” jedhutti fayyadamuu danda’uu?

Onkoloolessa 25, 2013 | Abdii Boruutiin*

Akkuma beekamu, bu’aalee qabsoon bilisummaa Oromoo (QBOn) argamsiise keessaa inni tokko fi guddaan Oromummaa badiirraa dandamachiisee cimsuu fi Sabboonummaa Oromoo guddisuu dha. Gabaabumatti ibsuuf, Sabboonummaan Oromoo Oromummaadhaan bilchaachuu dha. Oromummaan guddachuu fi dagaaguun isaa ammoo deebisee qabsoo kana cimsee galii hawwamutti geessa. Kanaaf, Oromummaa fi QBOn harka lamaan qaama tokkoo ti jechuun ni danda’ama. Dhibdeeleen mooraa QBO keessatti uumamani fi sababa kanaan heddoomuun jaarmayoota keenyaa, keessumaayuu ABOrraa fottoqanii gareelee adda addaa ijaaruun, hawaasota Oromoo keessattillee walqoqqooduu fi walitti gaarrefachuun akka uumaman taasise. Kun dhugaa lafarra jiruu dha. Haalli akkanatti uumame kun ammoo tokkummaa Oromoo laaffisee; akka alagaa fi diinni nu tuffatan taasise jechuu dha.

Raadiyoo Simbirtuu: October 24, 2013 Program

                

The Untold Story of “Raggaatuu”- The Famous OLA Commander

October 23, 2013 | Gulele Post | Originally written by: Afendi Muteki | Translated by: Hambisaa Soolee

In the history of OLA (Oromo Liberation Army), Juukii Barentoo is the most revered female martyr. Her martyrdom was so different in that she gave her life to save many Oromo fighters while she was one of the leaders of the organization. This was happened in 1984 when the special force of the Dergue army ambushed the OLF central command post at Daro-Billiqa in sounthern Daro-Labu district, Hararge province (Near Hararge-Bale border). Juukii, the first female to be elected to the Central Committee of OLF, fought bravely with the Dergue forces for three consecutive days and saved the life of many leaders and fighters of the organization including Obbo Galaasaa Dilboo, the then chairperson of OLF. When she knew that the OLF leaders and others safely crossed to Bale province, because she was wounded, she took her own life, instead of surrender.

Call for a Peaceful Rally Bergen, Norway On October 25, 2013

We Oromo communities residing in Bergen Norway, neighboring communities and friends of Oromo are very concerned about human rights violations particularly against the Oromo in Ethiopia. Therefore we have a plan to have a peaceful rally against the dictatorial regime in Ethiopia on October 25, 2013.

Are Oromos Singled Out and Disproportionately Tortured in Ethiopia?

October 22, 2013 | Oromo Press

You may ask people in Oromia, what is the language most widely spoken in Ethiopia's prisons? Who are the ethnic groups singled out and subjected to extreme torture in Ethiopia's notorious torture facilities? The answers to both questions are Afan Oromo (the Oromo language), and the Oromo people respectively. People have pointed to this time and again to the point that torture and political imprisonments are almost becoming synonymous with one ethnicity in Ethiopia, the Oromo people.

በዲሲ እና አከባቢዋ የሚኖሩ የኦሮሞ ማህበረሰብ ለደራሲ ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ ያላቸዉን አድናቆት ገለጹ

October 22, 2013 |Gadaa.com

ደራሲ ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ ታዋቂ ደራሲ እና ጋዜጠኛ ሲሆን ቀልብን በሚስቡ የሥነ- ጽሁፍ ችሎታው ብዙ መጽፍትን ጽፎ ለአንባቢያን አቅርቧል የኦሮሞን ህዝብ ፖለቲካዊ ታርካዊ ማህበራዊ ባህላዊ እና ሁለንተናዊ ማንነቱን የሚገለጹ ጽሁፎችን በማቅረብ ይታወቃል ለምሣሌ የቡርቃ ዝምታ የጋዜጠኛዉ ማስታወሻ እና የስደተኛዉ ማስታወሻ የተሰኙት መጽፎቹ በአንድም ይሁን በሌላ መልኩ ስለ ኦሮሞ ህዝብ ያትታሉ በተለይም በቅርብ ጊዜ ለንባብ የበቃዉ የስደተኛዉ ማስታወሻ የተሰኘዉ መጽሃፉን ለማሳተም ነፃነት አሳታሚ ከሚባል ድርጅት ጋር ከተነጋገረ በኋላ ይሄዉ ድርጅት “ጫልቱ እንደ ሄለን” የተኘዉን አንዱን ምዕራፍ በማስቀረት መጽሃፉን እንደገና አሻሽልሎ እንዲጽፍ በተስፋዬ ላይ ጫና ፈጥሮ መጽሃፉ እንደማይታተም ቢያስፈራራም ተስፋዬ ጥያቄዉን ባለመቀበል ኪሳራዉን በጸጋ ተቀብሎ መጽሃፉ በነፃ ለአንባቢዉ እንዲደርስ ያደረገ ጀግና ነዉ::

Maddi Jabina Diinaa Qabsoo Bilisummaaf Taasifamu Keessatti Wal-duukaa Hiriiruu Dhabuu Keenya Malee Baay’ina Qawwee fi Tika Qabuutii Miti!

Onkoloolessa 20, 2013 | Baareentuu Gadaa irraa*

Yeroo baay’ee namoonni tokko tokko beekaniis haa ta’u wallaalan jabina diina Oromoo kaleessaa haga har’aa gabroomfatee jiruu olkaasanii dubbatu. Baay’ina waraana isaanii fi jabinaa tikaa isaanii garmalee dhaadheessanii lafa nagahatti shoroorkaawu.  Bara Minilkis, bara H/sillaasees, bara Dargii fi wayyaanee harr’as karuma walfakkaatun waraanaa fi tika jabaadhan kan of ijaaran ta’utu dubbatama. Keessattuu “Wayyaaneen murna meshaa waraanaa hanga funyaanitti hidhattee dha?!,  Murna humna waraanaa eenyuu sochoosuu hin dandeenya ijaarte dha,!?   Murna tika waan halkan habjootanilleen beekuu danda’u qabduu dha!?, kanaafuu maaltu danda’ee sochoosa!?” jedhaniit hololu.  Holooltoonni kun Jaleewwan wayyaanee yoo tahan; namootni “nu sabboonoo dha” ofiin jedhan tokko tokkos keessatti argamu!. Yeroo baay’ee “Yoo biyyi akka Ameerikaafaa nama gargaarte malee  wayyaanee dhiibanii kuffisuun hin danda’amu” jedhu. Ofii sodaatanii isa hafees sodaachisuuf, ofii abdii kutatanii isa hafes abdii kutachiisuuf ennaa dhamahan muldhatu! Hanga harr’aa garuu Oromoon holoola kanaan abdii kutatee gaaf tokkoofilleen bittoota Habashaa kaleessaas ta’e wayyaanee harr’aatif “amiin” jedhee bulee hin beeku.

Oromiyyaa Biyya Dhalootakoo: Walaaloo Falmattuu Aadam Irraa (Tingvoll, Norway)

                       

Eebbi Hawaasa Oromoo Tingvoll fi Møre og Romsdal (Norway) Sirna Ho’aadhaan Kabajaame

Onkoloolessa 20, 2013 | Freedom For Oromo | Ittaanaa Guuttataa Irraa*

Hawaasni Oromoo Tingvoll fi Møre og Romsdal (Norway) yeroo dheeraaf karaa marsaa interneeta kan beeksiisaa turan Sirni kabajaachuu ayyaana isaanii milkaa’ina argattee guyyaa gaafa 12 Onkoloolessa 2013 bakka galama Tingvoll Alder Senter jedhamutti waaree booda sa’aa 4:00 hanga sa’aa 11:00 tti bakka Saabboontoonni Oromoo, Lammiwwaan Norwayii fi sabaaf sab-lammiin addaa addaa kannen Eriteriyaa,Somalee,kongoo fi Keniyaan irraa dhuufan argamaniitti sirna ho’aadhaan kabajaamee oleera.

Interview With the Leaders of The Oromo Community in Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal (Norway): Part Two

                

Interview With the Leaders of The Oromo Community in Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal (Norway): Part One

Oromo Community in Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal, Norway Celebrated the Inaguration of the community on October 12, 2013

On October 12, 2013, Oromo Community of Tingvoll and Møre og Romsdal celebrated the inauguration of their Community at the Presence of more than 100 participants including Norwegians and different nations plus the Oromos living in Norway who came from different parts of Norway for  this celebration.

The community celebrated the occastion at a Tingvoll Aldershjem in the town of  Tingvoll on Saturday 12 October 2013  starting from 4 PM to 11PM With different programs.

The members of the Community worked hard to make this day historical and memorable day where Oromummaa is celebrated and enjoyed by all.

Itoophyaa: Hidhamtootni siyaasaa reebaman (Human Rights Watch)

Onkoloolessa 16, 2013 | Human Rights Watch

Poolisiin mormitoota fi gaazexessitoota dirqisiiseee jecha isaanii fuudhuuf gochaa reebichaa irratti raawwata

(Naayroobii) – Mootummaan Itoophiyaa hidhamtoota siyaasaa mana hidhaa Addis Ababaatti argamu keessatti kanneen hidhaman reebicha fi ergarama adda addaa akka irraaan gayaa jiru gabaasa har’aan kana baaseen Huumaan Raayit Woch ibse. Mootummaan Itoophiyaa hatattamaan tarkaanfii fudhatee gochaawwan seeraan malee Poolisoota Federaalaa Kutaa Qorannaa Yakkaatiin, bakka Maa’ikalaawii jedhamee beekamutti kan raawwataa jiru akka dhaabatu akka godhu, dhimmoota/iyyatoota akkanaa qaama gidduu galeessa ta’een akka qorachiisu, namoota dhimma kanaaf ittigaafatamummaa qabaachuun isaanii mirkanaayes akka seeratti dhiyeessu.

Ethiopia: Political Detainees Tortured (Human Rights Watch)

October 18, 2013 | Human Rights Watch

Police Abuse Journalists, Opponents to Extract Confessions

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian authorities have subjected political detainees to torture and other ill-treatment at the main detention center in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government should take urgent steps to curb illegal practices in the Federal Police Crime Investigation Sector, known as Maekelawi, impartially investigate allegations of abuse, and hold those responsible to account.

 The 70-page report, “'They Want a Confession': Torture and Ill-Treatment in Ethiopia's Maekelawi Police Station," documents serious human rights abuses, unlawful interrogation tactics, and poor detention conditions in Maekelawi since 2010. Those detained in Maekelawi include scores of opposition politicians, journalists, protest organizers, and alleged supporters of ethnic insurgencies. Human Rights Watch interviewed more than 35 former Maekelawi detainees and their relatives who described how officials had denied their basic needs, tortured, and otherwise mistreated them to extract information and confessions, and refused them access to legal counsel and their relatives.

Jailed Ethiopian journalist honoured

October 17, 2013 | Sudan Tribune

Journalists and media owners across Africa have honoured a jailed Ethiopian journalist, Woubshet Taye.

In a statement extended to the Sudan Tribune on Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Woubshet Taye was honoured during the African Journalist Awards 2013.

The journalists’ wife and son received the award on his behalf at a ceremony held on Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa.

Commemorating 50 Years of Oromo Struggle led by General Waqo Gutu

October 17, 2013 | OPride by Mohammed Ademo

In early 1960s, Oromo dissidents from the Bale province in southeastern Ethiopia organized a small band of combatants to end the repressive and exploitative Amhara settler rule and the unscrupulous expropriation of Oromo land by absentee landlords.

It proved to be one of the biggest landmarks in Oromo people’s struggle for freedom and equality.

“God created us, man enslaved us, God did not create this man free and us slaves,” one of the pioneers, Colonel Hussein Bune Darara, once told a local journalist explaining the movement’s purpose. “It is to uproot this injustice that we embarked on the struggle for freedom.”

As noted in Ethiopia: Power and Protest by Gebru Tareke, the Bale province was only incorporated into the Ethiopian empire "in the late 188os after a brutal campaign mainly directed against the Awetu and Rayitu of Arsi Oromol clan.” Even then, Tareke contends that there was little cross-cultural contact between the chauvinistic Amhara-christian northerners and the predominantly Muslim Bale Oromos.

Ethiopia's pastoralists struggle with harsher weather, [Borena Pastoralists extracting water from a 25 meter deep borehole]

October 17, 2013 | www.trust.org | Author: E.G. Woldegebriel*

DUBULKE, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dida Gemechu is in his sixth decade, and he has never seen life as tough as it is now.

Gemechu, a pastoralist, relies on cattle for his livelihood in the Borena region of Ethiopia’s largest regional state, Oromia. But increasingly frequent droughts have made it harder to find boreholes to water his livestock.

Pastoralists represent 11 percent of Ethiopia’s more than 80 million people, but they occupy more than 60 percent of the country’s land, mostly in the northeast and southeast, and are especially vulnerable to changing weather patterns.

Jaal Obsee Margoo Addunyaa Kanarraa Boqotte

Onkoloolessa 16, 2013 | Oromedia

Haadha Warraa Hayyu-duree ABO, Jaal Daawud Ibsaa, kan ta’an Aadde Obsee Margoo dhukkuba akka tasaatiin addunyaa kana irraa darbuun gabaasame.

Maddeen keenya Norwey, Bergen, irraa akka ibsanitti, haati warraa Jaal Daawud Ibsaa dhukkuba akka tasaa mudate akka wal’aanamtuuf gaafa 08/10/2013 galgala gara mana yaalaa “Haukeland sykehus” biyya Norway magaalaa Bergen itti argamutti geeffamte.

Oromiyaa keessatti gaafa 29/11/1976 kan dhalatte Jaal Obseen, mana yaalaa geeffamte keessatti wal’aansa fayyaa otuu fudhachaa jirtuu gaafa 11/10/2013 addunyaa kana irraa du’aan boqotuun ishii beekamee jira.

Radio Afuura Biyyaa: Interview with Ob. Jawar Mohammed about the ‘Oromo First’ Community Engagement World Tour

   

Was this blast in Ethiopia a terrorist plot gone awry?

October 16, 2013 | By Jason Straziuso, Associated Press

A blast in Ethiopia's capital over the weekend appears to have been an accidental detonation of explosives by two Somali militants who may have planned to attack a soccer game, a state TV report said Monday.

The report came amid heightened concern of attacks by al-Shabab, the Somali militant group that took responsibility for an attack on a mall in Kenya that killed dozens of people last month.

Two Somalis die making bomb in Ethiopia: officials

October 14, 2013 | The Daily Star

ADDIS ABABA: Two Somali nationals died when a bomb they were making detonated in their home in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, as thousands gathered to watch a football match, officials said Monday.

"The ones who died were of Somali origin," Ethiopia's Minister of Information Redwan Hussein told AFP.

The two deceased were in Ethiopia illegally and had rented a house in a Somali neighbourhood near the airport where the bomb exploded.

BIYYA-AMBAA: GABRUMMAA KEESSATTI HAFUU MAALIIF TA'E HIREEN KEENYA?

Onkololeesa 14, 2013 | Qeerransoo Biyyaa Irraa | Oromo Press

Nagaa jirtuu dubbistoota barreeffama daawwanaafi hubannaa dhuunfaa irratti hundoofte kanaa. Odoon yaada kootti hingalin qeeqa kiyya haala gariin akka hubattan isin afeeruun barbaada.

Matadureen ani irratti barressu sinis muudate ta'a. Tarii rakkoo kana osuma laaltanuu sababii garagaraatiif otoo hindubbatin hafuu maltu. Anillee waa'ee dubbii kanaa yeroo dheeraaf hordofaafi ittiyaadaan ture. Amma siniif hiruun murteesse akka irraa barannee ciminee akka saba tokkotti olkaanuuf.

Bomb blast in Ethiopian capital kills two: state radio

October 14, 2013 | By Aaron Maasho

ABABA (Reuters) - A bomb blast in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa killed two people on Sunday, state radio said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing, but Ethiopia says it has thwarted plots of attacks in the past two years and blames rebel groups based in the south and southeast, as well as Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents.

The Oromo Community in UK celebrated Irreecha Festival in London

Sebhat Nega and his bodyguards attacking peaceful Ethiopian activists in DC

After latest Lampedusa tragedy, Ban calls for action to protect human rights of migrants

October 13, 2013 | UN News Center

Following reports of a second ship capsizing off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to protect the rights of migrants and take action to prevent such tragic incidents.

“The Secretary-General is deeply saddened to hear reports of the loss of lives as another boat carrying migrants capsized yesterday off the coast of Italy, only a few days after the tragic incident near Lampedusa which had already claimed more than 300 lives,” Mr. Ban's spokesperson said in a statement.

Editor illegally arrested and removed from Addis

October 13, 2013 | Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by newspaper editor Melaku Desmisse’s illegal arrest in Addis Ababa by police from the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Regional State (SNNPR) and his subsequent illegal transfer to Awasa, the capital city of the SNNPR.

The editor of the Amharic-language version of the independent big-circulation weekly The Reporter, Desmisse was arrested for unclear reasons in his office on 9 October, taken to a police station in the Addis Ababa suburb of Bole, and from there was taken more than 250 km south of Addis Ababa to Awasa.

Tesfaye Gebreab: A victim of Oromophobia?

October 09, 2013 | By Tolera T

Social reconstruction (as optimist call it) or destruction (as pessimists call it) in Ethiopia for the last 120 years has resulted a total annihilation of priceless indigenous knowledge, language and culture, and identity. It would have not been a case of any relevance to point out if it was the result of a continuous natural social shear and evolution. But rather it was a one way conquest that can best be described as imposition that was supported by the wealthy European empires of the time. People of such as Gafat who were entire engineers and entrepreneurs were destroyed while large nations such as the Oromos remain resilient. And this past history should be told without any precondition in all languages possible.

Seenaa Gabaabaa Injinar Tasfaahun Camadaa

የእሬቻን በአል አከበርኩ!

ከደራሲ ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ

ቅዳሜ መስከረም 28, 2013 እዚህ አምስተርዳም ከተማ የእሬቻን በአል አከበርኩ። ከሶስት መቶ በላይ ሰዎች በአሉን ለማክበር መጥተው ነበር። “ያ! መሬሆ!” እያልን ወደ ውሃው ተጓዝን። ከዚያም ቢጫ አበቦች እና እርጥብ ቅጠል ውሃው ላይ አስቀመጥን። አብዛኛው የበአሉ ታዳሚ የኦሮሞን ባህላዊ ልብስ ለብሶ ነበር። ሴቶች እና ህፃናትም በብዛት ነበሩ። በአካባቢው የነበረ አንድ ሆላንዳዊ በመደነቅ አፉን ከፍቶ ትርኢቱን ይመለከት ነበር።    

የእሬቻ በአል ቅዱስ በአል እንደመሆኑ ከልጅነታችን ጀምሮ ደብረዘይት ላይ ወደ ሆራ ሃይቅ በመሄድ እናከብረው ነበር። ስለ እሬቻ በአል እውቀቱ የሌላቸው ሰዎች በሩቁ ጥንቆላ ይመስላቸዋል። ጥንቆላ ግን አይደለም።

Ethiopian presidency and the need to share our humiliation

October 08, 2013 | By Hawi O.* | OPride

The results are in. Ethiopia’s rubberstamp parliament, in a joint session on Monday, approved Dr. Ambassador Mulatu Teshome Wirtu’s nomination to be the next president of Ethiopia.

As a result, the Oromo people have won the symbolic position of the Ethiopian presidency for four consecutive terms. Dr. Negasso Gidada was “elected” through similar parliamentary session in 1995 as the first president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and became George Washington equivalent for the country. Upon Dr. Negaso’s exit in 2001, Lieutenant Girma Wolde-Giorgis, also an Oromo became the John Adams of Ethiopia and served for two terms that ended earlier this week. We now have Dr. Mulatu, as the Thomas Jefferson equivalent of the FDRE.

Wallagga Aanaa Anfilloo Keessatti Qonnaan Bultooti Oromoo Mirga Qabeenyaa Falmachuu Irraan Hidhaa Waggaa 5n Itti Murtaawe.

Ononkoleesa 08, 2013 | Qeerroo D.Doolloo

Yeroo muraasaa asitti gabaasota haala uummata godina Qellem aanaa Anfilloo gabaasaa turuun keenya ni yaadatama. Ummanni naannoo aanaa Anifilloo qabeenya bunaa heddumminaan qaban irraa mootummaan Wayyaanee humnaan buqisuun lafa akaakiliin irra jiraataa turanii fi qabeenya isaanii dabalatee maqaa mishoomaan Investeroota itti gurguraa ture. Ummanni naannoos mirga qabeenyummaa falmachuu irraan hidhamaa akka tura, namootni qabeenya isaanii irraa hidhamaa turan kanneen hedduun isaanii sammuudhaan darban akkasuma kan lubbuu isaan of ajjeesellee kan jiru yoo tahu Mootummaan Wayyaaneen ummata qabeenyaa fi lafa isaanii falmatan gaaffii tokkoon malee hidhaatti akka geessaa jiru gabaasi addeessa.

Kan Sodaatanis Du’a Kan hin Oolles Du’a

Ononkoleesa 08, 2013 | VOA Afaan Oromoo

WASHINGTON, DC — Irra hedduun isaanii biyyoota gaanfa Afrikaa irraa kan ta’an uummanni hedduun imaltuu hamaa kan gamoojjii sahaaraa keessaa darbuuf yeroo yaalanitti haalli lubbuu isaaniif sodaaachisu kan isaan mudatu ta’uu kanneen ijaan argan ni dubbatu.

Denver trial for Ethiopian suspected of torture, mass murder begins

October 07, 2013 | Denver Post | By Tom McGhee*

Kefelegn Alemu Worku (Provided by
federal authorities )

The man known in federal court as John Doe entered this country posing as the father of another refugee who feared his own father's health would prevent his family from getting into the United States, according to a court document.

Doe has admitted his real name is Kefelegn Alemu Worku. Prosecutors say he participated in government-sponsored torture and murder in Ethiopia.

He goes to trial in U.S. District Court in Denver on Monday for allegations of immigration violations that could net him up to 22 years in an American prison followed by deportation, according to a source familiar with the case.

Is a Pragmatic, Inclusive and Smart Oromo National Liberation Organization Yet to Emerge?

October 07, 2013 | By Fayyis Oromia*

As we all know, there were a lot of Oromo organizations formed to struggle for national freedom since many decades ago. Their hitherto ideologies and visions can be categorized into three: a multinational federation (shared-rule of Great Oromia with self-rule of Golden Oromia); an independent state (Gadaa republic of Golden Oromia); and a multi-regional federation (shared-rule of Great Oromia without self-rule of Golden Oromia, but with self-rule of Oromia’s six or more traditional regions). The first generation of the national liberation movement took only one of the first two goals as their vision (that is why they claim to be arrab-tokkee = single-tongued = “principled”); the second generation used both of the first visions as alternative goals (thus called arrab-lamee = double-tongued); but, there is not yet one organization, which tried/tries to accommodate or entertain the three objectives (to be arrab-sadee = triple-tongued = accommodative and inclusive). The Oromo national liberation struggle is part and parcel of the national liberation movement of the Cushitic nations in the Horn of Africa against the alien forces of colonization, exploitation and domination in the last 3000 years. These Cushitic nations are actually called Oromota in the Macaafa Qulqullu (Bible in Afan Oromo), the word which describes the non-Semitics and those who did influence the ancient Egypt and ancient Israel. Oromota were known as the people of Cush or lately renamed by the Greeks as the people of Ethiopia (land of the burnt faces). As some part of the Cushland later became under the Semitic influence, the Cushites took the authoritarian culture of these alien forces and became Abyssinia, the name given to them by the Portuguese; and, it means the ‘land of mixed.’ Actually, the Cushitic nations are neither “mixed” nor burnt, but they are the brave Cushitic Oromota.

Video by The Telegraph: Italian police beat migrants in Lampedusa clashes

IRREECHI, UMAMA ISAATTI DEEBI’UUN DIRQAMA !!!!!

Ononkoleesa 4, 2013 | Y.G(2005)

Ayyaanni Irreechaa bara 2013 Biyya keessattis ta’ee Biyyoota alaatti ayyaanefatame waan addaati. Waan nama boonsuudhas. Kun diina bara baraaf nu gabroomsuuf yaadu kamiifu, dhaamsa guddadha. Qalbiin Ummata kabajamaa kanaa eessa akka jiru, firaafis diinaafis dhaamsa keessa deebii hin qabne dabarseera. Ani akka dhala Oromoo tokkotti, yoon qalbii koo keessatti waan ummata kiyyaaf yaadu yoo jiraate, Irreechi baranaa, karaan ani Ummata kiyyaaf jedhee irra imalaa jiru, sirrii ta’uu fi dhiisuu kiyya akka dansaatti kan na akeekedha.

Ethiopia says no plans to withdraw troops from Somalia

October 04, 2013 | Daily Nation

Ethiopia will not withdraw its troops from Somalia in the wake of the deadly attacks in Kenya, the Prime Minister said Friday.

"There is no reason we are withdrawing at this time, we will fight al Shebab to the maximum possible," Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Deslaegn told reporters.

Al Qaeda-linked Shebab extremists claimed responsibility for the attack in an upscale shopping centre in Nairobi last month that left at least 67 people dead.

“ላይፍ” መፅሄት - አዲስ አበባ - ቃለመጠይቅ ከደራሲ ተስፋዬ ገብረአብ ጋር

October 04, 2013 | www.tgindex.blogspot.com

 አዲሱ “የስደተኛው  ማስታወሻ”መጽሐፍህ ከ“የደራሲው  ማስታወሻ”እና ከ“የጋዜጠኛው  ማስታወሻ” በምን  ይለያል? 

“የስደተኛው ማስታወሻ” ከቀዳሚዎቹ ማስታወሻዎች የቀጠለ ነው። በዚህ ቅፅ በተመሳሳይ ገጠመኞቼን ነው ያሰፈርኩት። በርግጥ እንደ ሰንሰለት የተያያዙ የአውሮፓ የስደት ገጠመኞቼ ተተርከውበታል። ይህ ቅፅ የማስታወሻዎቼ መደምደሚያ ሲሆን፣ ከዚህ በሁዋላ ወደ ስነፅሁፍ ስራዎች ነው የምገባው። 

Agarii Tullu: from serfdom to a revered Oromo hero

October 02, 2013 | OPride  |  By Mohammed Ademo

The history of the Oromo people, Ethiopia’s single largest ethnic group, is marked by socio-political oppression and a continuous resistance against it.

Every Ethiopian ruler, especially starting with emperor Menelik II, has devised systematic campaigns aimed at making the Oromo aliens in their own homeland, impoverishing millions by expropriating their land, and denying them the most basic human rights.

Three Ideological Positions of the Oromo National Liberation Movement

October 03, 2013 | Fayyis Oromia*

There was a time, when the Oromo freedom fighters wanted to liberate the Oromo people from any sort of subjugation in the Ethiopian empire (the potentially future Great Oromia) without trying to demarcate a national area called Oromia; for instance, we can mention the movements like the Raayyaa Oromo revolt, the Bale Oromo resistance, the initiation of Maccaa Tulama Association, the Oromo struggle led by ME’ISON and IC’AT as well as the formation of ENLF (the Ethiopian National Liberation Front), which was the forerunner of the OLF. Then, we came into a situation, which helped some Oromo nationals perceive, accept and respect the existence of an Oromo national area (Golden Oromia) in the Ethiopian empire, but yet without an attempt to separate this area from Ethiopia, the empire, which is said to be build by the blood and bone of the Oromo people. Now, we are in the era, when we started to think, not only about the existence of the Oromo national area, but also about the necessity of liberating this region in a form of an independent Gadaa Republic of Golden Oromia. These three visions (Great Oromia is the whole Ethiopia; Golden Oromia within Great Oromia, and an independent Golden Oromia without Great Oromia) as well as the respective political movements are still entertained in the Oromo society at large; the common denominator of the three forces being the struggle for the unconditional bilisummaa/freedom of the Oromo people from any sort of political domination, economic exploitation and cultural suppression. There is no organization in the name of Oromo struggling for the first version, but there are a lot of Oromo nationals in the so-called multinational parties having this vision.

“Waa Malli Nu Dhibus,….Keessaa Baana Rakkoo!”

Onkoloolessa 02, 2013 | Oromedia | Dhaabasaa Waaqjiraatiin

Guyyaan Irreechaa sirna hoo’aa fi miidhagaan kabajame. Sagantaan sun akka xumurameen kaa ijoollee fi maatii isaanii waliin gama qe’ee isaaniitti deebi’aan; kaan immoo gara qophii isa galgalaa, kan haga halkamaa (halkan-maayessa) fulla’uuf karoorafametti imalan. Sagantaan qophii bashannannaa kun kan qophaa’e galgala keessaa haga halkan waariitti waan ta’eef, namuu suuta gara qophiitti yaa’ee dhufe.

Big demonstration against law used to imprison journalists

October 01, 2013 | Reporters Without Boarders

An estimated 80,000 people took part in a street demonstration against Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism law on 29 September in response to a call from Unity for Democratic Justice, an opposition group that spent more than three months rallying support for the protest.

Adopted in 2009, the much-criticized anti-terrorism law enables the government to justify arbitrary arrests of journalists, members of the opposition and human rights defenders.