Intense fight breaks out in Somalia border with Ethiopia

June 17, 2014 (Shabelle) — A strong battle erupted on the Ethopia-Somalia border that resulted In casualties and losses.

Last night’s encounter broke out between Liyu Police and government troops on one side against Al-Shabaab.

News reports indicate that the fight was intense and various weapons were used.

Reliable sources in Bakool region have confirmed to Shabelle that several fatalities were caused although the precise numbers have not been specified yet.

Source: Shabelle

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An Ethiopian child migrant and member of the Oromo community of Ethiopia living in Malta takes part in a protest against the Ethiopian regime in Valletta

June 16, 2014 (Reuters) — An Ethiopian child migrant and member of the Oromo community of Ethiopia living in Malta takes part in a protest against the Ethiopian regime outside the office of Malta’s Prime Minister in Valletta June 16, 2014. The protestors called on Malta and the European Union to stop support for the Ethiopian regime and its plan to displace Oromo farmers. Late last year, the Ethiopian army evicted Oromo farmers from their ancestral land on the pretext of needing the land for an industrial zone, according to the protestors.

REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

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One of the Secret Mass Graves of Oromo Killing Fields Is Exposed at Hammarreessaa

OLF Press Release

June 14, 2014 (oromoliberationfront.org) — The mass murder, arrest, torture, exploitation and oppression perpetrated by Ethiopian regimes against the subject people, has been passing on from one regime to the next unabated. This pattern of the ruling clique well precedes the formation of the Ethiopian empire. This is because the cliques had continually come to power through violence, against the wish of the people, and they had to resort to sheer force of terror to keep the people under control. Ruthless mass murder was the efficient means to terrorize, demoralize and dehumanize the subject people. As no people willfully accept such illegitimate rule the relation between them and the ruling clique remains one of victor and vanquished.

Since maintaining their power is the main priority for such cliques they commit all heinous crimes against the subject people for this purpose. The case of the Ethiopian empire, created and sustained by violence supported by the foreign powers, is no exception. As the successive regimes are bogged down on ruthless repression of the subject people the empire is plunged in poverty and underdevelopment. Even though many nations and nationalities in Ethiopia have been subjected to inhuman subjugations, the Oromo have carried the brunt of the hostility and mass murder because of the potential threats they are thought of posing to the conquerors.

The accidental revelation of a mass grave used by the former Junta and the current Tirgay People‟s Liberation Front (TPLF) regime at Hammarreessaa in eastern Oromia on June 10, 2014 is a good evidence for the ferocity of the regimes‟ crime and the inevitability of the full exposure of such atrocities against the Oromo people.

Since many people are not aware of these locations and the perpetrators some explanation is in order. Hammarreessaa has been a military garrison since the late Emperor Haileselassie regime, with much more function than that. It harboured centres of torture and secret mass and individual murder and grave for those the regimes consider to be threat to their power. The few known mass murders of the Junta and the TPLF are the evidences of this. This camp was evacuated for leasing the land to a company to „develop‟, when the farming machines inadvertently opened up part of the mass grave. There are several other camps still used by the military serving the same purpose.

In 1991, when the situation in Somalia deteriorated and the regime they fled was about to fall, around 350 Oromo refugees decided to go back home from Hargessa. Unfortunately they were greeted not by their kin and kith they had left behind but by the armed forces of the military junta. The regional commanders of the time Generals Bihanu Gembere and Wubshet Dessie ordered the massacre of all these returning elderly, women, children, sick and disabled refugees that included few of our members and supporters. While facing the squad the few members, that included Central Committee member Baatii Burqaa, shouted “our blood will not be shed in vain! Oromia shall be free!” Now that the atrocity that our enemies thought will remain secret has started to be revealed it is upon the Oromo people to redouble the effort to realize that goal.

The TPLF regime inherited this camp in 1991 with its full function. Several survivors of the horror of this camp have given their testimonies.

Whether the junta or the TPLF regime, the atrocities they secretly committed against the innocent Oromo people simply because of their identity, will eventually be fully exposed like the current one. The Oromo people have to be aware of the history of these martyrs and provide them proper burials.

Victory to the Oromo people!

Oromo Liberation Front
June 13, 2014

Source: Oromo Liberation Front

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Stop the plunder of the Oromo people

Millions of Oromo farmers in Ethiopia are being displaced without receiving compensation for the land they lose. Protests are brutally faced with violence, torture and murder.

The farmers from the Oromo people around the capital Addis Ababa in Ethiopia losing livelihood and their culture when the government is now giving their land to foreign companies that want to invest in industry and other sectors, writes Badilu Abanesha

By Badilu Abanesha  | June 14, 2014

June 14, 2014, Norway (Aftenbladet) – Oromo are being deprived of their land and their ability to survive financially, and their culture is threatened. This happens at the boundaries of the capital Addis Ababa is substantially extended. Large areas are being given to foreign companies to establish manufacturing and service sectors at the farmers’ fields and orchards. The traditional inhabitants are losing their own food and are left to fend for themselves. If the government plan is completed, approx. 6.6 million people being driven from their homes without compensation.

Over 100 killed

There have been peaceful protests against these plans all over Oromia. Students at ten universities and large groups of people have protested against the plans, but their peaceful struggle has been met by brutal military police. There have been reports of shooting, detention and torture. Death toll rises with every passing day. Via various sources it has emerged that over 100 people have been shot and killed, while others are badly injured and thousands have been arrested. Oromo students have protested peacefully for over a month now, despite the killings and arrests by Ethiopian security forces.

Oromo are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group with over a third of the country’s population. They have traditionally been oppressed by Amhara and Tigreans, which has been the dominant, state income and country’s leading ethnic groups in Ethiopia.

Stop remittances

The Norwegian people, the Norwegian government and other international organizations should condemn the Ethiopian government’s brutal attack on unarmed innocent civilians. We demand that the detainees will not be subjected to torture and ill-treatment. We require all innocent protesters arrested are released from prison immediately.

The Ethiopian government should immediately stop its movement by the original people from their own lands throughout Ethiopia.

We also believe that financial transfers to management in Ethiopia must be stopped while of government does not respect the fundamental and basic rights of its own people.

We worry about really what is happening in Ethiopia. It is difficult when we are not physically able to take part in their fight against injustice. Therefore, we have a great desire to pass on their plea for help to the outside world.

Our hearts bleed, and we have awakened the people so they can see what is happening and help the injustices and massacres stopped.

Badilu Abanesha, Oromo Association of South Rogaland

Source: Aftenbladet

Note: This report is translated from Norwegian by Google Translate

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Waraannii Wayyaanee Aanaa Gindabarat Irra Qubsiifamee Jiru

Posted: Waxabajjii/June 12, 2014 · Finfinne Tribune | Gadaa.com | Comments

Waraannii Wayyaanee Aanaa Gindabarat irra qubsiifamee jiru, uummaata nagaa irraatti waraana banuun barattoota Oromoo kutaa 12ffaa Sadii ajjeese.

(Gabaasa Qeerroo – Lixa Shawaa – Waxabajjii 12, 2014) – Waxabajjii 12/2014 Waraannii Mootummaa Wayyaanee Godina Lixaa Shawaa aanaa Gindabarat Magaalaa Kaachiis irra qubatee jiru barattoota irratti waraana banuun barattoota Oromoo kutaa 12ffaa Sadii (3) ajjeese jira. Mootummaan Wayyaanee duula dugugginsa sanyii genocide uummaata Oromoo irraatti banee jiru jabeessuun itti fufe.

Wayyaaneen humna waraanaa of harkaa qabu uummata Oromoo irratti bobbaasuun yeroo amma kanatti uummata nagaa irratti waraana banuun dhukaasee ajjeesa jira. Addatti ammoo barattoota Oromoo adamsee rasaasaan reebee ajjeessuu itti fufee jira, haala kanaan barattootni Oromoo kutaa 12ffaa bara kana xummuran sadii (3):

1. Barataa Damee Balchaa Baanee
2. Barataa Caalaa Margaa kanneen
3. Barataa Baqqalaa Tarrafaa

Jedhaman keessatti argamu.

- Qeerroo.org

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አብዲ ብያ:- አዲሱን የአዲስ አበባ ማስተር ፕላን የምንቃወምባቸዉ ምክንያቶች

Posted: Waxabajjii/June 10, 2014 · Finfinne Tribune | Gadaa.com | Comments (1)

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የአዲስ አበባን ማስተር ፕላን የምንቃወመው፣

1. ህገ መንግስቱን ስለሚጥስ፡፡ ኦሮሚያ በፌዴራል አወቃቀር ሉዓላዊ ክልል ነው፡፡ መሬቱንም የሚያስተዳድረው ክልሉ ነው፡፡ አዲስ አበባ ደግሞ ተጠሪነቱ ለፌዴራል መንግስት ነው፡፡ ክልል በፌዳራል ስልጣን ውስጥ ጣልቃ አይገባም፣ ፌዴራል መንግስትም በክልል ጉዳይ ውስጥ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡

2. አዲስ አበባ በኦሮሚያ መሃል ስለምትገኝ፣ የተፈጥሮ ሃብት አጠቃቀምን፣ የአካባቢ ብክለትን በሚመለከት ለኦሮሚያ ልዩ ጥቅም ይጠበቅለታል የሚለው ህገ መንግስታዊ ድንጋጌ ከፀደቀ 20 ዓመታት ቢያልፈውም ተፈጻሚ ሊሆን አልቻለም፡፡

3. አሁን ሀገሪቱን እያስተዳደረ ያለው መንግስት መሬትን በመቀራመትና አርሶ አደሮችን ያለበቂ ካሳ ለመፈናቀል ተወዳዳሪ የማይገኝለት መንግስት በመሆኑ፣ የመሬት ስሪቱም መሬት የመንግስት ነው በሚል ታፔላ አርሶ አደሮችን ለማፈናቀል ወደ ኋላ ስለማይል ማስተር ፕላኑን መቃወም ተገቢ ነው፡፡ የኦሮሚያ መሬት እየተፈለገ ያለው ሁሉንም በእኩል በሚጠቅም ዘላቂ ልማት ሳይሆን በኪራይ ሰብሳቢነት መልክ የኢህአዴግ አባላትና ግብረ አባሮቹ መሬቱ ላይን ምንም ዕሴት ሳይጨምሩ የግል ሃብት ለማካበት አቋራጭ መንገድ ስለሆነ ሊፈቀድላቸው አይገባም፡፡

4. አዲስ አበባ/ፊንፊኔ ለኦሮሞ ህዝብ ታሪካዊ ከተማ እንደመሆኗ መጠን ለኦሮሚያ ክልል ህጋዊ ዋና ከተማ መሆን ሲገባው፣ በተግባር ኦሮሚያ አዲስ አበባ ቢሮ ከፍቶ ከመቀመጡ ውጭ ምንም የባለቤትነት መብት የለውም፡፡ አማራ ክልል፣ ደቡብ ክልል፣ ትግራይ ክልልና ሌሎቹም ብሄራዊ ክልሎች ዋና ከተማቸውን ለራሳቸው ያስተዳድራሉ፡፡ ኦሮሚያ የራሱን ዋና ከተማ ማስተዳደር ዕድል አላገኛም፡፡ በታሪክም ሆነ በጆኦግራፊ አቀማመጥ ከፊንፊኔ ውጭ ሌላ ከተማ ለኦሮሚያ ዋና ከተማነት አይታሰብም፡፡

5. የ125 ዓመታት የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ዕድገት ጋር በተያያዘ ነባሩ የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ከከተማው ሲፈናቀል እንጂ በከተማው ዕድገትና ልማት ውስጥ ሲታቀፍ አልተመለከትንም፡፡ ይህ የሆነው ደግሞ በመሳሪያ ጦርነት ሳይሆን በባህልና ቋንቋ ጦርነት ነው፡፡ አዲስ አበባ ከተማ ከምኒልክ ጊዜ ጀምሮ ስታበረታተ የነበረው የአማርኛ ቋንቋ ተናጋሪ ባህልና ቋንቋን ነው፡፡ የባህልና ቋንቋ ተጽዕኖው ኦሮሞ ከአካባቢው እንዲሸሽ ያደርገዋል፡፡ ቋንቋና ባህል ማለት ድምጽ የሌለው መሳሪያ ማለት ነው፡፡ ቀላል ምሳሌ ልስጥህ፣ በአሁኑ ጊዜ አንድ ከጎጃም የመጠና አንድ ከሰበታ የመጠ የቀን ሰራተኛ በአንድ የግል ወይም የመንግስት ድርጅት አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ ተቀጥሮ በቀን ስራ ለመተዳደር የትኛው ዕድል ያለው ይመስለሃል? መቶ በመቶ የጎጃሙ ቀን ሰራተኛ የመቀጠር ዕድል ይኖረዋል፡፡ ምክንያቱም ባህልና ቋንቋ በሰው ልጅ ማህበራዊ፣ ፖለቲካዊና ኢኮኖሚያዊ እንቅስቃሴ ውስጥ ከፍተኛ ተጽዕኖ አለው፡፡ ስለዚህ በፊንፊኔ ከተማ ውስጥ በነበሩት ኦሮሞዎች ላይ የደረሰው የዘር ማጽዳት ዘመቻ በሌሎች ኦሮሚያ አካባቢ አንዲደገም ስለማንፈቅድ ማስተር ፕላኑን ለመቃወም ከበቂ በላይ ምክንያታዊ ነን፡፡

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Ethiopian maid throws herself over a bridge in Jeddah suicide attempt (s)

June 9, 2014 (Akhbaar24) — Proceeded maid of African nationality to attempt suicide threw herself from the top of a bridge on the road to King Abdullah in Jeddah, today (Sunday), but she was only several injuries quoted on the impact to the hospital.

A media spokesman for the Red Crescent in Mecca that the operations room of the Red Crescent in Jeddah received a report stating the fall of Ethiopian maid nationality of one of the bridges accidentally King Abdullah, which resulted in her injuries and fractures in the limbs and face.

He pointed to some passers-by hurrying covered until the arrival of Red Crescent teams, which took her to hospital for treatment.

Source: Akhbaar24