Friday, May 21, 2021
NEWS: POLICE TRANSFERS MOHAMMED DEKSISO TO UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
BY SIYANNE MEKONNEN @SIYAANNE
Addis Abeba, May 20, 2021- The brother of Jimma University graduate Mohammed Deksiso, Sultan Deksiso told Addis Standard that Mohammed was brought to Addis Abeba after weeks of being detained without his family knowing his whereabouts. Sultan said “ We don’t know his where he is taken.”
Mohammed was arrested after calling out ‘Free Jawar Mohammed, Justice for Hachalu Hundessa’ at a graduation ceremony of Jimma University in February. He was arrested alongside Mulugeta Shitee and University staffer Wondimu Legesse Abba Dafar (PhD). After facing accusations of ‘inciting violence and being affiliated with an armed group, the three were granted bail by the end of February. The court closed the file for lack of sufficient evidence and ordered their release. The police in Jimma city, Oromia regional state, defied court order and transferred them to a different police station to which the court’s order for bail wasn’t addressed to.
The court hearing went well into March where they faced new accusations for alleged involvement in a grenade attack which took place in October 2020 in Jimma city. Wondimu Legesse Abba Dafar (PhD) was released in March and Mulugeta was released a couple of weeks later on April 1, 2021.
On that day, Mohammed was taken by what were described as men dressed in civilian clothes after the paperwork was processed and he was making his way towards his friends who were waiting for him outside. “He was taken by a car carrying plate numbers of Oromia Special forces who drove him first to Jimma university premises then later to the Federal police camp in the city.” Mohammed’s brother Sultan Deksiso told Addis Standard at the time.
The EHRC denounced the physical abuse Mohammed suffered at the hands of security forces and repeatedly called for his release. Imad A. Tune, head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Oromia branch, told Addis Standard that the commission, although unsure of Mohammed’s whereabouts since April 1st, has made sure of his safety. AS
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
#AbiyMustGo#Ethiopia
“I WILL GO TO THE US EMBASSY AND BURN THEIR FLAG” — Andargachew Tsige
Andargachew Tsige is a close associate of Abiy Ahmed and Isayas Afeworki of Eritrea. He spent a few years around 2007-2014 representing Amhara Armed Struggle operating from Eritrea and supported by Isayas Afeworki against the former regime of Ethiopia- a political goal that currently unites Isayas, Abiy and Tsige [and his likes]
Now, as the US and Europe tightens their diplomatic clouts against Abiy because of the allegations of the war crime and crimes against Humanity in Tigray and Oromia, Tsige and his comrades are openly and in public are pledging to burn US flags in front of US embassy as a warning to what he calls is “America the thief.”
While I am a big fan of freedom of expression globally, but, I also accept the view that such freedom shall not be used to threaten foreign nationals or their diplomatic premises and consular officers. This is a no go zone simply because of the global public order and security.
Tsige’s statement shouldn’t be simply seen as falling within the legitimate boundary of freedom of expression as we know it under the first amendment doctrine.
Also, you just don’t need Tinker or Hazelwood or Morse’s legal framework to understand that Tsige’s statement is serious and consequential. You can easily tell that violence is expressly implicated in his call for flag burning.
First Amendment’s free speech is not seen as a carte blanch either. To begin with, Tsige doesn’t have the privilege to invoke US’s First Amendment whatsoever as the constitution doesn’t afford him any guarantee extra-territorially. I don’t think he is an American naturalized immigrant who returned to his county of origins. But he is British tho.
Today, as Tsige utters an irresponsible speech with a serious implication of violence against the US Embassy in Ethiopia, one wonders nothing but the mentorship and fatherly role Isayas Afeworki of Eritrea is effectively displaying for Tsige and Abiy Ahmed.
Afeworki’s vendetta and animosity with the US is now rubbing off to Ethiopian government. You just can’t be receiving USD 854 million in aid from US and then pledging to violently burn US flags in front of the US embassy in Addis.
no no!
Video cred: SM
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
#OromiaShallBeFree
1. Releasing all Oromo political prisoners
2. Stoping the arbitrary detention and extrajudicial killings of our youth
3. Fighting for freedom of assembly and speech
4. Fighting for a referendum to be a free nation
5. Take back our power and influence over our land, resources and our identity
6. Sustaining our communities who are hard hit with violence and continue to go without voice like Western Oromia and Wallo
7. Documenting atrocities, arrests, disappearance, rapes and looting by the government to be used as an evidence for later use
8. Staying focused on these agenda no matter what they throw at us
Saniin ala kosii hunda ajanda hin godhanu
Monday, May 17, 2021
#AbiyAhmedMustGo
'Ajjeechaan murtee seeraa malee Dambidollootti raawwatame yaadeessaadha' -Komishinii Mirga Namoomaa Itoophiyaa
BBC Afaan Oromoo
Ajjeechaan kaleessa godina Qeelam Wallaggaa magaalaa Dambidollootti dargaggoo Amaanu'el Wandimmuu jedhamu irratti murtee seeraatiin ala raawwatame kan isa yaaddeessee ta'uu Komishiniin Mirga Namoomaa Itoophiyaa beeksiise.
Komishinichi kana kan beeksiisee ibsa taatee kana ilaalchisuun har'a Caamsaa 12, 2021 baaseen.
Dargaggoon Amaanu'el Wandimuu jedhamu guyyaa Kibxataa hidhattoota motummaatiin magaalaa Dambidolloo Addabaabaayirratti ajjeefamuu isaa jiraattoonni BBCtti himaniiru.
Qondaaltoonni mootummaa godinichaas ajjeefamu dargaggoo kanaa kan mirkanneessan yoo ta'u, "gurbichi ummataatti akka mul'atu taasifame malee adabaabaayiirratti hin ajjeefamne,'' jedhaniiru.
Qondaaltoonni mootummaa kunneen dargaggoon ajjeefame kun miseensa garee ''Abbaa Torbee' waan ta'eef 'tarkaanfiin irratti fudhatameera jechuun ibsan.
Ibsi komishinichaa maal jedhaa?
Ajjeechaan Godina Qeellam Wallaaggaa magaalaa Dambidoollootti murtee seeraa malee (extrajudicial killing) bakka ummanni walitti qabameetti addabaabaayirratti dargaggoo Amaanu'el Wandimuu irratti raawwatame akka yaaddeessee Komishiniin Mirga Namoomaa Itoophiyaa kan ibse.
Komishinichi ajjeechaa seeraan ala raawwatamu kamu kan balaaleeffatu ta'u beeksiisuun, qaamoleen seera raawwachisan hundinuu karaa seeraa qofa akka hordofamaniif waamicha dabarseera.
''Ajjeechaawwan seeraan ala raawwataman ummanni olaantummaa seeraa irratti amantaa akka dhaban kan taasisuufi bu'aaleen gama kanaan argaman akka gatii dhaban taasisa,'' jedheera.
Kana malees, aanga'oonni dhimmicha atattamaan qoratanii tarkaaniif barbaachisaa akka fudhataniif Komishinichi gaafateera.
Akkasumas, Komishinichi dhimmicha itti dhiheenyaan hordofee bu'aasaa ifa kan taasisu ta'u beeksiiseera.
Aangaa'oo mootummaa naanichaa dargaggoo Amaanu'e miseensa 'Abbaa Torbee' waan ta'eef tarkaanfiin irratti fudhatame jedhan.
Waajirri Kominikeeshinii magaalaa Dambidoolloo gama isaatiin nama namoota ajjeesaa tureefi miseensa garee 'Abbaa Torbee' ta'e irratti tarkaanfiin fudhatameera jechuun fuula Feesbuukii isaarratti barreesseera.
Waajirri magaalichaas fuula Feesbuukii isaarratti viidiyoo osoo dargaggoon kun hin ajjeefamiin agarsiisu maxxanseera.
Naannawaa sana keessa garee "Shane" manni maree bakka bu'oota ummataa shororkeessaadha jechuun farraje akka socho'u ni himama.
Viidiyoo sana irratti maaltu mul'ata?
Fuula Fesbuukii kana irratti dargaggoon kun osoo hin ajjeefamiiniin dura gaaffiiwwan isaaf dhiyaataniif osoo deebii kennaa jiruu mul'ata. Namni viidiyicha waraabaa tures maqaa isaatiifi bakka dhaloota isaa isa gaafata.
Dargaggoon harki isaa duubatti hidhameeru kun morma isaarratti ammoo shugguxiin rarraafamee ni mul'ata. Miilla dargaggoo kanaafi naannawaa sanatti dhiigni kan mul'atu yoo ta'u, uffannaan isaa ammoo dhoqqeen dibameera.
Dargaggeessi addabaabaayii fuuldura dhaabbate kun maqaan isaa Amaanu'eel Wandimuu Kabbadaa akka jedhamuufi dhaloonni isaa magaalaa Dambidoolloo ganda 07 akka ta'e dubbata.
Viidiyoo sana irratti humnoota nageenyaa mootummaa uffata dambii uffataniin marfamee mul'ata.
Dargaggoon kun maaliif ajjeefame?
Akka waajirri Kominikeeshinii maagaalichaa jedhutti dargaggoon kun miseensa garee 'Abbaa Torbee' jedhamu aanga'oota mootummaa ajjeesuun beekamuu ture.
Dargaggoon kun to'annoo jala ooluun dura ganama nama Gammachuu Mangashaa jedhaman rasaasaan dha'ee milquuf otoo yaaluu''qaamolee nageenyaatiin miillisaa rukutamee qabameera,''jedha.
Kanatti dabaluun, guyyoota muraasan dura magaalaa Dambidoollootti gaazixeessaan OBN Sisaay Fidaa kan ajjeese 'Abbaa Torbeeeti' jedheera.
Namoonni ijaan argan maal himu?
Jiraataa magaalaa Dambidoolloo kan ta'aniifi nagenyasaaniif jecha maqaan isaanii akka hin heeramne kan gaafatan akka himanitti, dargaggoon kun wayita addabaabahiitti ajjeefamu arguu BBCtti himaniiru.
''Amaanu'eel nama hawaasni jaalatu ture," jechuun erga to'atamee booda ''rasaasaan rukutamee ajjeefamuu ijaan argineerra," jedhan.
Jiraataan magaalichaa akka himanitti, qaamoleen nageenyaa mootummaa dargaggoo kana qabuuf wayita dhaqan suuqiidhaa mi'a bitaataan ture jedhan.
Dargaggoo addabaabahitti ajjeefameetti dabaluun namoonni lama biroon rasaasaan dha'amanii wal'aansaaf gara biraatti geeffamuu beeka jedhan.
Itti-gaafatamaan Waajjira Bulchiinsaaf Nageeenyaa Godina Qeellam Wallaggaa Obboo Tasammaa Waariyoo gamasaaniitiin, dargaggoon kun rasaasaan madaa'ee erga qabamee booda hawaasatti mul'ifame malee, addabaabahiitti hin ajjeefamne jedhanii waakkatan.
''Yakkamaa ta'uun isaa mirkanaa'eera,'' kan jedhan Obbo Tasammaan, namoota lama rasaasaan rukutee otoo miliquu qaamoleen nageenyaa rasaasaan dhahanii qabanii jedhan.
Dargaggoon kun otoo dhaddacha mana murtiitti hin dhiyeeffamiin maaliif ajjeefame? gaaffii jedhuuf, ''dargaggoon kun yakkamaa ta'uun isaa mirkaneeffameera,''jechuurra kan darbe Obbo Tasammaan ibsa bal'aa hin kennine.
Dhimma kanarratti qondaaltoonni naannoo Oromiyaarra deebii akka kennan gaafachuuf yaallee hin milkoofne.
Obbo Tasammaan naannawaa magaalaa Dambidoollootti tibbana hidhattoonni ''Shanee'' jedhanii waamaniifi qaamolee nageenyaa mootummaa gidduutti dhukaasni akka ture mirkaneessaniiru.
''Shugguuxiin gmormaa dargaaggoo ajjeefamerratti rarraafame qaamolee nageenyaa mootummaafi namoota nagaa kan itttiin ajjeesaa ture,''jedhan.
BBCn qondaalota poolisii Godina Qeellam Wallaggaarraa odeeffannoon argate kan Obbo Tasammaan himaniin walfakkaata.
Kibxata darbe gartuu''Abbaa Torbee''jedhamuun jiraataan magaalichaafi abbaan qabeenyaa Obboo Gammachuu Mangashaa namni jedhaman rasaasaan dhahamuu qondaaltoonni magaalicha himaniiru.
'Sirni seera kabachiisuu haala seeraa hordofeen' ta'uu qaba...
Komishiniin Mirgoota Namoomaa Itoophiyaa adeemsa seera kabachiisuu naannoo Oromiyaa keessatti gaggeeffamaa jiruun walqabatee ibsa torbe darbe keessa baaseen ''sirni seera kabachiisuu haala seeraa hordofeen'' akka gaggeeffamu gaafatee ture.
Komishiniin Mirgoota Namoomaa Itoopjiyaa gabaasa isaa kessatti mirgi namaa kanneen hidhamani jiranii sarbaamaa akka jiruu, maatiin wal arguu akka hin dandeenye, xalayaa mana murtii malee namootni qabamaa akka jiraniifi tarkaanfiin madaalawaa hin taane fudhatamaa jiraachuu ibseera.
Kana malees, maatiin ijoollee isaanii miseensa 'ABO Shane' jedhaman akkasumas haati-warraa abbaan warraa ishee miseensa garee kanaati jedhamee shakkame fidaa jedhamuun akka hiraarfaman addeessee ture Komishinichi.
Haata'u malee, Komishini Poolisii Oromiyaafi Abbaan Alangaa Waliigala Oromiyaa ibsa waloo Caamsaa 12, 2021 midiyaaleef kennaniin, gabasni Komishiniin Mirgoota Namoomaa Itoophiyaa sarbama mirgoota Oromiyaa keessatti raawwatamaa jiru ilaalchisuun baase ragaa garee tokko irratti kan xiyyeeffateefi madaalawaa akka hin taanedha jechuun mormeera.
#OromiaEthiopia
NEWS ALERT: OROMO LIBERATION ARMY SAYS IT DETAINED THREE CHINESE NATIONALS “INVOLVED IN MINING OPERATIONS” IN WEST WELLEGA
addisstandard Addis Abeba, May 15/2021 – The Oromo Liberation Army, OLA, said in a statement that its forces have “detained three Chinese nationals involved in mining operations around Mendi, West Wellega.”
There are no reports so far of missing Chinese nationals in the area, and the statement sent to several media outlets this afternoon didn’t specify as of when the three were detained, nor the name of the mining company they are affiliated with, but it said “they are all in safe hands and in good health.” OLA identified the three Chinese as “Mr Huang, Mr He, Mr Wang.”
The statement was also tweeted by Odaa Tarbii, OLA spokesperson.
On May 06 the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) approved a bill presented to it by the council of ministers to designate Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) and “Shene” as terrorist organizations. Later on the Federal Attorney General Gedion Timotios (PhD) explained to the local media that “Shene” was in reference to the OLA.
In response to the earlier designation by the Council of Ministers , OLA released a statement accusing the federal government of declaring “war on the Oromo people” and vowed to “engage in total war.”
THE OLA ACCUSED MINING COMPANIES OPERATING IN THIS AREA OF BEING “RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISPLACEMENT OF MANY FARMING COMMUNITIES THAT WERE NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED”
In the statement released this afternoon, the OLA accused mining companies operating in this area of being “responsible for the displacement of many farming communities that were not adequately compensated,” adding that “the environmental impact of these mining operations has been very costly and that there has been no effort put into mitigating the effects these operations have had on the health of surrounding communities.”
The rebel group operating in Oromia also referred to a statement it released on “September 3rd, 2020”, in which it said “any contract entered with the Abiy regime became null and void after October 10th, [2020]. Therefore, these mining companies are illegal and must immediately cease their operations.” OLA’s “October 10” is an apparent reference to the constitutional end of term for the incumbent, which was extended by a year after a recommendation by the Council of Constitutional Inquiry was approved by the House of Federation.
On October 05/2020, President Sahle-Work Zewde announced the start of the incumbent’s mandate to govern in her speech delivered to the joint session of the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) and the House of Federation (HoF).
“While we are not anti-development, we are vehemently anti-exploitation and therefore have taken action against this unfair exploitation of natural resources that is being enabled by Ethiopia’s ruling tyrannical clique”, OLA’s statement concluded. AS
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Oromo community of Edmonton protests violence in Ethiopia
Oromo community of Edmonton protests violence in Ethiopia: Protesters gathered in Edmonton Saturday afternoon to draw attention to atrocities in Ethiopia.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
#FakeEllectionOfAbiyAhmed Ethiopia
Ethiopia postpones June 5 parliamentary elections
Reuters Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary elections due on June 5, the country's electoral body said on Saturday, adding it did not foresee a delay of more than three weeks.
The Horn of Africa country was originally scheduled to hold the vote in August 2020 but it was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, there has been conflict in the northern region of Tigray, which will not take part in voting, as well as in other areas.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party face challenges from increasingly strident ethnically-based parties seeking more power for their regions.
Birtukan Mideksa, chairperson of The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), "indicated that delays in opening polling stations and voter registration have pushed the voting day," state news agency Fana reported.
Mideksa confirmed to Reuters the vote would not happen on June 5.
"We will let everybody (know) soon as to how many additional weeks/days to complete the delayed tasks ... Wouldn't be more than 3 weeks," she added.
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