A nonstop genocidal war waged against the Oromo people for more than a century

By M. Seenaa | May 31, 2013

Though the systems and types seamed changed, a genocidal war waged on Oromo by the governments of the Habesha intensified continuously without any disrupt for more than a century. It is obvious that Oromo never surrendered at will to the governments of Habesha’s except came under their suppression over taken by their amassed sophisticated weapons received from the Europeans.

Egyptians up in arms as Ethiopia builds giant hydro dam on Nile River; minister rules out war

May 30, 2013 | Associated Press

CAIRO — Ethiopia’s construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the world’s longest river threatens to affect flows of water to Nile-dependent, water-starved Egypt, where there is growing outrage, anger and fear.

Egypt in the past has threatened to go to war over its “historic rights” to Nile River water but diplomats from both countries this week played down the potential for conflict.

A Response to Dr. Fikre Tolossa (Tolassa)

By Dr. Beyan H. Asoba | May 30, 2013

Dear Dr. Fikre Tolossa/Tolassa,

I was travelling when the open letter your addressed to me appeared on a number of websites and was thus not in the position to respond sooner. In this response, I will address only those aspects of your open letter that personally concern me. The Oromo Democratic Front will have to respond on the general content of your writing.

Ethiopia Refuses to Cooperate With World-Bank-Funding Probe

May 28, 2013 | Bloomberg

 By William Davison

Ethiopia’s government said it won’t cooperate with a probe into whether the World Bank violated its own policies by funding a program in which thousands of people were allegedly relocated to make way for agriculture investors.

Ethnic Anuak people in Ethiopia’s southwestern Gambella region and rights groups including Human Rights Watch last year accused the Washington-based lender of funding a program overseen by soldiers to forcibly resettle 45,000 households. The Inspection Panel of the World Bank, an independent complaints mechanism, began an investigation in October into the allegations, which donors and the government have denied.

The Sidama Nation Globally Commemorates the 11th Anniversary of its Fallen Heroes of May 24, 2002!

Sidama Community United Kingdom, May 25, 2013 London,

On a very bright morning in Sidama land, on May 24, 2002, between 10:30 and 11:00am local time; the Sidama people of all walks of life staged on a peaceful and non-violent Demonstration after fully exhausting the constitutional requirements that is needed to undertake such an activity. Carrying the leaves of trees and Ethiopian flags, the demonstrators peacefully started to march towards their capital city, Hawassa which is located at the distance of about 3 km from where they have been planning to hold the said peaceful demonstration when they were encountered with deliberately targeted barbaric acts after they have nearly travelled about a kilometre from the point they were gathering.

Ethiopia diverts Nile for huge $4.7 bln hydro dam

By Aaron Maasho

May 28, 2013 (Reuters) – Ethiopia began diverting a stretch of the Nile on Tuesday to make way for a $4.7 billion hydroelectric dam that is worrying downstream countries dependent on the world’s longest river for water.

The Horn of Africa country has laid out plans to invest more than $12 billion in harnessing the rivers that run through its rugged highlands, to become Africa’s leading power exporter.

Last Call to OCO’s Annual General Assembly (GA) on Saturday May 25, 2013

Dear All,

The Oromo Community Organization (OCO) of Washington DC Metropolitan Area has planned to hold its annual General Assembly (GA) on Saturday May 25, 2013 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at the Oromo House. 

The main purpose of the GA is to elect new OCO committee members who will serve our community organization during the 2013-2015 budget years. The GA will elect OCO committee members from among individual candidates who have already been identified by OCO’s nominating committee. OCO’s annual activity/performance reports will also be presented to the participants. Furthermore, the GA will discuss on and adopt some of the newly proposed articles of OCO’s Bylaw.

The Escalation of war of Ethnic Cleansing on the Oromo People- The statement of ULFO

ULFO Press Release | May 24, 2013

The current ruling party of Ethiopia has intensified yet again its war of ethnic cleaning on the Oromo people. Lately, it has targeted Oromo communities in Eastern Hararge. The communities directly affected in the recent campaign include those who live in the districts of Anniyyaa, Jaarsoo, and Mi’eesoo.

This latest incident of ethnic cleansing that is being perpetrated against the Oromos in Eastern Hararge zone is a continuation of a grand design of the TPLF-led regime of Ethiopia to undercut the demographic weight of the Oromo and the territorial expanse of Oromiya. This design, one which its leaders in many occasions in such a blatant bravado have spoken about, is framed to fulfill its long-term political and economic objectives.

Ethiopia: Amnesty International Annual Report 2013

May 23, 2013 (Amnesty International) :--The state stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent media, political opposition parties and human rights organizations. Dissent was not tolerated in any sphere. The authorities imprisoned actual and perceived opponents of the government. Peaceful protests were suppressed. Arbitrary arrests and detention were common, and torture and other ill-treatment in detention centres were rife. Forced evictions were reported on a vast scale around the country.

“No man is an island” in Oromia

May 23, 2013 (Far From Africa):- “No man is an island” is what I associate with Oromo culture. Oromo?! From where?! Oromia! Where?! It’s when I met Dhabesa, a journalist, from Oromia who is now living in Melbourne that I got to understand more about a not-so known country. Dhabesa and the Oromo community which he works with have the great ambition create the internationally recognized state of Oromia. According to Dhabesa, Oromia is a country located on the current Ethiopian territory but in search of government

Ethiopian Federal Police Assist in the Ethnic Cleansing of East Hararge Zone, Oromiya

By Jilcha Hamid (Gulele Post)

It has been 5 months since the Liyu Police, security forces in the Somali Region entered the Oromiya region1, expelling the local Oromiya regional administration in the town of Mino and raising the flag of the Somali regional state. Since entering the town of Mino in January of 2013 (and prior to that) their harassment, looting sprees and killings perpetrated against of the Oromo inhabitants of Mayyu Mulluqe county have been reported by numerous sources in the county. It was also reported in a previous article on the Gulelepost2 that there had been no response from officials of the Oromiya Regional state in Finfinne and Adama. Similar appeals made to the Federal Police did not receive any response from the Federal government. Federal Police in the vicinity of Mayyu county made no effort to resolve the issue or protect the civilians from the harassment and killings carried out by the Liyu Police. On the contrary, sources in the region say that they have continued to transport arms to the Liyu Police bases in Oromiya. Up to 37 civilians, including women and elders have been reportedly killed by the militia. Up to 20 000 inhabitants have fled into neighbouring counties such as Burqa.

Can The Youth Save Africa From Neo-Colonialism?

Can The Youth Save Africa From Neo-Colonialism?

Ethiopian Journalist Arrested Over Article About Former Dictator Wife

(VOA News) ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — An Ethiopian journalist has been arrested and interrogated for writing an article about the wife of late prime minister Meles Zenawi. Wednesday’s arrest came as a surprise since the article was published seven months ago.

Ethiopian journalist Ferew Abebe, editor-in-chief of the weekly publication Sendek, said he was summoned Wednesday to the Federal Police Crime Investigation Department office. He was interrogated about an article he wrote and published seven months ago and was accused of defaming the former first lady, Azeb Mesfin.

Seife Nebelbal Radio (May 15, 2013 Program)

Seife Nebelbal Radio, Interview with Obboo Gebru Gebremariam

Coastguard retrieves empty migrant boat, suspects tragic end

Tripoli, 14 May 2013: Libya herald

By Tom Westcott

The empty inflatable dinghy found drifting eight miles off the
 coast of Tripoli this morning 

An empty boat used by sub-Saharan migrants hoping to reach European shores retrieved by the Libyan Coastguard this morning suggests that more lives have been lost at sea.

The 15-foot Zodiac inflatable dinghy, empty apart from personal possessions and identification documents, was found drifting some eight miles off the coast of Tripoli.

“A boat this size would often carry 80-90 people,” a Libyan Coastguard official told the Libya Herald today. “We suspect that those on board may have died because we have found mobile phones, passports and money.”

Marriage as symbolic resistance: a story of Ethiopian Muslim activism

By Alemu Tafesse 14 May 2013

Anti-authoritarian struggles creep into the symbolic world both in content and form. Acts of defiance send across sparks of moments that carry multiple meanings to multiple audiences. In many instances, with more repression, more sophisticated symbolization of protest comes to the fore, defying both state control and the pessimist expectations of some people.

Lack of Statehood Exposes Oromo to Humiliation in Their Own Homeland

OLF Info Desk

May 14, 2013

Successive Ethiopian regimes worked against the Oromo. A comparatively larger population, wide geographic area and immense economic resources of Oromia have been viewed by these regimes in Ethiopia as the threat to their naked ambition for domination for which reason they targeted Oromo as an object of fear and hate. Leaving the past regimes’ horrific acts against the Oromo for history we will cite few samples from the current regime.

TVOMT: Gaafif Deebii Lola Oromorrati banamee deemaa jiru laalchisee odeeffannoo hordofaa

                 

Ethiopia: Violation of Freedom of Expression in Ethiopia

BY ARID LANDS INSTITUTE, 10 MAY 2013

Statement delivered at the 53rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in Banjul, Gambia

Madame chair, ladies and gentlemen

May 10, 2013 (Ogadentoday Press)- Today, Ethiopia lives through the sword of the Damocles drawn against it. The scourge of the old days of the Red Terror grips the population. 90 million Ethiopians, a total population of a few countries in Africa put together, live in absolute fear. A simple test for the prevalence of unfreedom and absolute violation of freedom of expression is whether or not the population of a given country is gripped with fear when it comes to freedom of expression. That is the reality in Ethiopia today and no amount of claims on the contrary can change this fact.

End of organized suppression of Oromo Nation

By Wahima Rasso

It is extremely excruciating and sorrowful that in this century we Oromos, one of Africa’s greatest people, do not have free political, economical and cultural representation in the United Nations while we are the first nation to adopt democratic government [Gadaa] unlike most world countries, which were under monarchs or iniquitous government systems.

Raadiyoo Simbirtuu (May 9, 2013 Program)

               

TVOMT:Kabajaa Guyyaa Gootota Oromoo bara 2013 Galma Oromiyaa Magaalaa Torontoti geggeeffame

                  

Seife Nebelbal Radio Interviews Artist Amartii Warii and Obbo Geresu Tufa

                    

Balaa Anniyya, Jaarsoo fii Mi’eeysorratti wayyaneedhaan baname

(Caamsaa 05, 2013) Waraannii naannoo Soomalii, Oromoo daangaa Soomaletti dhihaattu ammaas weeyrare, namni kumaan lakkaawamu balaa haarayaaf Saaxilaman.

Gabaasaan Mayyu (ona Anniyyaa) irraa nu dhaqqabe akka mirkaneeysutti Waraannii dhaabbataan naannoo Soomalii kan Ogaaden fii loltoonni Liyyuu Polis kan Ogaaden keeysatti ummata shoorarkeeysuun beekkame, daangaa naannoo Oromiyaa cabseee, lafa Oromoo Anniyyaa, Mayyuu Muluqee humnaan dhuunfate. Akka gabaasaa tanaatti, torbaan dabre guyyaa Salaasaa, tuutni loltoota Somalee lamaanuu harka tokko tahanii Oromoorratti waliin bobbahanii jiraattoota Oromoo kanneen naannoo Mayyuu qubatan balaa guddaa irraan gahanii jiran.

MIIDIYAA BAAYYINA KEENYA IBSU NU BARBAACHISA !!!!!

Caamsaa 04, 2013 | Y.G(2005)

Yaada dhunfaa mata duree kana jalatti katabame, baatii Amajjii bara 2012 jalqaban dhiheesse ture. Hawwiin kun kan Ummata keenya maraati jechuun ni danda’ama. “Biyya keessa oggu turre, waan Ummata keenyaaf tolu hundi harka keenya keessa jiraate, miidiyaa irratti hojjannu dhabna turre. Biyya alaa baanee ammo, bakka waan hundaa argachuu dandeenyu teeny, bakka waa irratti hojjannee ummata guddaa kana dammaqisinu dhabne”.

Seenaa kaleessaa odeessaa kallattii dhugaa dabsuun gatatuu (obbaatii ta’uu) dha

Oromiyaa irraa | Caamsa 1, 2013

Hayyee!

Attam jirtu?

Barreeffama kana yoo dheerate iyyuu haala mijateen gurra sabaan nuuf gahaa!

Seenaa kaleessaa odeessaa kallattii dhugaa dabsuun gatatuu( Obbaatii ta’uu) dha.

Seenaan saba tokkoo  dhugaa irratti  hundaa’e yoom iyyuu hin badu. Diinni hagam yoo seenaa soba barreesse iyyuu dhugaa haquu fi soba irra dibuun dhugaa balleessuu fi awwaaluu tasumaa hin danda’u. Dhugaan yoo awwaalame illee awwaala diinni ittiin isa awwaale foqolchee ifaatti ni baha. Abbaan dhugaa ni turti, ni bulti malee injifannoon kanuma isaa ti.

Ethiopia: fire destroys UNESCO-registered coffee forest

May 02, 2013 (OPride):- A historically pro-Oromo refugees Norway has been evolving into an unfavorable place for Oromo refugees and refugees from the Horn of Africa in recent years. Abandoning its own humanitarian streak, the Norwegian government has drifted too far in the direction of questionable tolerance and support for the regime in Finfinne (Addis Ababa), which stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in regions such as Oromia, Ogaden and Gambella, among other places. "Genocide Watch considers Ethiopia to have already reached Stage [of genocide], genocidal massacres, against many of its peoples, including the Anuak, Ogadeni, Oromo, and Omo tribes."

AMISOM replaces Ethiopian troops in Goof Gaduud

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces took over control of Goof Gaduud in Somalia's Bay region on Tuesday (April 30th) after Ethiopian troops withdrew from the area, Somalia's RBC Radio reported.