My take on Tedy Afro's promotion of holy war in the name of Love and Unity

MINILIK WARRA HABASHAA – HITLER AFRIKAA-TI

Taammanaa Bitimaa iraa | Mudde 19, 2013
DURAANDURSA
Dubbiftoota mandhee tanaa jaalatamoo fi kabajamoo, mee kunoo hardha immoo waayee dubbii mataduree kanaa irrattin waa isiinii dhiyeessa. Akkan kana irratti waa jedhu kan na kakaase, waggaa dhibbaffaa du’aatii Minilik faashistichaa sababeeffachuun: duula ginni-bittee, iliitoonni fi jalaa-jaleewwan warra Habashaa keessumaa kan warra Amaaraa uummata Oromoo irratti adeemsisaa jirani. Hubaddhaa barri amma keessa jurru kun bardhibbee 21-ffaa dhaa! Dirreen duula warreen kanaa inni hangafni kan irratti tahaa jiru Oromiyaa dhaa! Jarri duula hamaa fi fokkisaa kana uummata, sabaa fi biyya Oromoo irratti oofaa jiran kun: “tokko taanetoo Toopphiyaa warra Wayyaanee harkaa baafnee ijaarranna” nuun jedhuu!
Yaa Oromoo, yaa uummatoota Kibbaa, yaa addunyaa dubbii akkanaa kana maal jenneetoo himna? Maal jenneetoo barreessina? Waan hundaafuu, dursinee seenaa faashisticha warra Amaaraa, seenaa Hitler Afrikaa kana keessaa hamma tokko wajjumaan mee haa ilaallu!
SEENAA OLLUMMAA OROMOO FI WARRA HABASHAA
Iliitonnii fi barreessitoonni gita-bittee Habashaa seenaa ofii akka fedhanitti dhiyeeffachuu dandayu. Garuu, seenaan isaanii garri irra caalu kan sobaa fi dharaan laaqame. Isaan sobuufis, seenaa ofii sobaan lallaaqufis “mirga qabu“. Garuu, seenaa sobaan lallaaqame kana nutti fe’uuf mirga wayiituu hin qabani. Seenaa Habashaa isa ifumatti sobaan lallaaqamee keessaa inni tokko, Minilik Lammaffaan isaanii kun “Toopphiyaa tokkoomse” kan jedhu. Minilik Biyya Habashaa tokkoomsun, kunis isa Teediroosi fi Yohaannis faa jalqaban fiixaan-baasuun isaa dhugaa dha. “Toopphiyaa tokkoomsuun” isa soba. Ammoo, impaayera Toopphiyaa jedhamtu saba Oromoo fi uummatoota Kibbaa: Afaar, Kafichoo, Kuulloo-Kontaa, Walaayitaa, Hadiyyaa, Sidaama, Gedewoo, Koonsoo, Moochaa, Gimiraa fi warreen hafan hedduu humna meeshaa waraanatiin qabatee koloneeffachuun empaayera Toopphiyaa jedhamtu ijaaruuun isaa mirkana.
Sana dura guruu, uummanni Habashaa (Amaaraa-Tigree) fi uummanni Oromoo akka uummatoota ollaalee tahaniitti bardhibbee hedduu wal-cinaa jiraatanii jiru. Wal-cinaa jiraachuun kunillee kan lolaa fi nagaan walmake ture. Bardhibbee fi jaarraawwan hedduu uummanni Oromoo Habashoota daangaa isaa cabsanii itti-dhufan ofirraa ittisaa ture. Ofirraa ittisuu kanaaf garuu, inni ollaalee isaa irraayyis tahee, baargama cewuun meeshaa waraanaa fi loltuu alagaa barbaacha hin dhamaane. Isaan garuu, baargama cewuun kan biraa hafee, bardhibbee 17-ffaa faa keessallee loltuuwwan Porchugaal dhibba danuu of-cinaa hiriirsaa turani. Haatahu malee, uummata Oromoo jilbeeffachiisuu fi dachee Oromiyaa taakkuu takkallee qabachuu hin dandeenye. Garuu, walakkeessa jaarraa 19-ffaa irraa kaasee maqaa Kiristaanummaa isaanitiin humnoota Oroppaa oggaa sanii: Biritaaniyaa Guddoo, Faransaa, Ixaaliyaa fi Rusiyaa irraa meeshaa waraanaa fi loltuuwwan argachuun waraana waggaalee 31 (1868 – 1899) fudhate booda Oromiyaa dagabaafachuu (koloneeffachuu) dandayanii jiru.
LAFARRAA DUGUUGGII MINILIK UUMMATA OROMOO IRRATTI ADEEMSISE
Barreessitoonni Habashaa sobaa fi dharaan waayee Minilik “Toopphiyaa Tokkoomsuu” faa nutti odeessuu dandayu. Garuu, dhugaa fi dhugoon lafa jiru inni hojii fi gocha Hitler naazichaa Oromoo irratti adeemsisuu isaati. Mee duguuggii warraanni isaa, abbootiin duulbantiiwwan (“Raasonni“) isaa Oromoota: Walloo, Darraa, Salaalee, Gullallee, Aabbuu, Galaan, Gimbichuu, Ada’aa, Bachoo, Sooddoo, Walisoo, Ammayyaa, Kuttaayee, Caboo, Noonnoo, Caliyaa, Daannoo, Iluu Galaan, Gaamoo Jibaat, Jimma Raaree, Iluubbaa Booraa faa irratti oofan maqaa dhoofnetuma, gara waraana inni mataan isaa bantii waraanaa tahuun gaggeesseetti haa ceenu. Kanas lamaan tokko callaa: isa kan Oromoo Arsii fi Oromoo Barentuu gabaabinaan haa ilaallu!
Waggaalee torba guutuu waraanni Minilik kan gariin isaa isuma Minilikiin durfame, Oromoota Arsii irratti oofe. Ammoo, gichilloonni Oromoo Arsii akka nama tokkootti hiriiruun ofirraa faccisuun ofirraa deebisaa turani. Waraana kana garii isaa irratti Minilik mataan isaa yeroo xiqqoof boojiyamuu jalaa baye. Ammoo, duula isa bara 1886 irratti waraanni Minilikii fi wasiila isaa Raas Dargeen durfame, meeshaa waraanaa isa ammayyaa Oroppaa irraa argateen itti-dhufe. Oromoon Arsii “Amaarris Amaaara duraanii miti! Meeshaan waraana isaaniis isa duranii miti!” kan jedhe: Minilik meeshaa waraanaa kan Oroppaa rifeensa mataa isaa irraa hamma qeensa miila isaatti hidhate, kaarta-qartuu fi riqicha-tolchituu Oroppaa, leenjiftuu fi gorsituu waraanaa isaan Faranjii, phaaphasii Habashaa taabota bachisee fannoo rarraafatee Minilik cinaa gaangee irra taa’etoo dhumaatii Oromoo kana eebbisu duraa-dubaan of-cinaa qaba ture. Oromoon Arsii garuu, meeshaa waraanaa isa kan Oromoo fi kutannoo biyya ofiiti fi bilisummaa ofiitii du’uu san malee, wanni inni qabu hin turre.
Waraana fokkisaa fi jibbisiisaa kana irratti Oromoonni Arsii, leenconni sanyii leencaa akka okaatti haamamani. Isaan waraana irratti dhumuu irraa hafanii boojiyaman, Raas Dargeen tarree galchisiisee guyyaa tokko duwwaa namoota 12 000 harka isaanii irraa cirsiisuun morma isaaniitti rarraasise. Kana kan barreessee nutti dabarse Oromoos miti; Faranjiis miti. Seena-tarreessituu Minilik kan Gabra-Sillaasee jedhamu, isa Minilik duukaa-deemee waa barreessu san ture. Hubaddhaa harka-muraan kun isa booda bowwaa Aannoleetti tahee mitii! Gara boodaa immoo Oromoota “silaa duulli raawwatee“, “silaa biyyi keenya qabamee” jedhanii erga gara qeyee ofiitti deebiyuun bubbulanii, warri Minilik ganda gandaan waamsisanii, afaan qawwee itti-qabuun gayyaasanii Aannoleetti dubartoota kuma sadii ol (3 000) tahan irraa harma, akkanuma dhiirota kuma hedduun lakkaawaman irraa harka-mumursiisani. Kun mee isa Hitler naazichi uummata Yuudaa irratti adeemsise sanaa gadii mitii! Isa akkanaa kana Waaqatti, uummatoota Afrikaa fi addunyaatti iyyachuu malee, akka kun deebiyee nutti hin dhufneef, tokkummaa keenyaaa fi qabsoo bilisummaa keenyaa sonaan jabeeffachuu malee maal goona?
Waraanni Habashaa kan Minilikii fi phaapphasii Habashaatiin durfame, inni meeshaa waraanaa ammayyaa hidhatee loltuu 20 000 hidhachiise, Oromoo Barentuu kan Carcar irraa hanga gooroo Meettaa Calanqootti deemu haleelaa ture san ofirraa ittisaa Calanqoo dhaqqabe. Oromoonni Afran Qalloo akka nama tokkootti hiriiruun Calanqootti biyya isaanitiif, lubbuu isaanii takkittii san kennuuf yaa’ani. Kana biraa kuteeyyuu obbolummaa fi walmararfannoof jecha, uummata Adaree kan amiira isaanitiin durafamee fi obbolaa Oromoo Sumaalota keessaa garii of-cinaa hiriirsanii gayyaa’ani. Hubadhaa waraanni Oromoo kun meeshaa Oromoo kan duudhaa: eeboo, shootala, furrisa, gaachana, hablee fi mancaa faa malee homaa hin qabu turee! Tahus qeerransoonni Afran Qalloo, qeerransoonni sanyii qeerransaa biyya abbaa gadaa fi biyya haadha siiqqeef jecha, guyyaa guutuu waraana Minilik isa meeshaa Oroppaa hidhate san dura dhaabatanii kan dhume dhumee, kan hafe boojiyame. Gooroon Calanqoo sun dhiiga Oromootiin lafa goggogaa mitii haroo fi hara fakkaate. Minilik naazichi Afrikaa asittis akkuma Arsiitti godhe san harka bojiyamtoota Oromoo mumursiise. Itti-dabaluun funyaani fi gurra namoota irraa cirsiise. Phaaphasiin Habashaa sunis: “maqaa abbaatiin, maqaa ilmaatiin, maqaa hafuura qulqulluutiin!”, jechaa akkuma isa bowwaa Aannolee eebbisee sana isa gooroo Calanqoo kanas eebbise.
Sana booda Oromoon Barentuu, Arsii, Tuulamaa, Walloo, Gujii, Maccaa fi kaan lafni lafee isaa tahe irraa fudhatamee gabbaarii tahe. Kaan qabamee gabaa biyya keessaa fi biyyoota alaatti gurgurame. Kana hojii fi gochi Minilik warra Amaaraa, kana gochi naazicha Afrikaa kan Minilik jedhamuu! Namicha akkanaa kana, bineessicha garaan bineessaa kana, naazicha sammuu fi hojiin naazii kana kunoo amma iliitonni Amaaraa: “inni goota keessanii fudhaddhaa” nuun jedhu. Raajii dha; akkamitti dhaloonni fi barri gara duubaatti deema?
LAFARRAA DUGUUGGII MINILIK UUMMATOOTA KIBBAA IRRATTI ADEEMSISE
Uummanni Oromoo duris kophaa isaa dagabaafattoota Habashaatiin hin gabroomfamne. Hardhas kophaa isaa mitii manneen hidhaa impaayerittii keessatti kan argamu. Saboota, sablammiiwwanii fi uummatoota Kibbaa kanneen lakkoofsaan baay’ee tahan wajjin dirree waraanatti cabe. Ammallee isaan wajjin Karchalleewwan impaayerittii keessa jira. Lafarraa duguuggiin suukkaneessaan Minilik bineensichi garaan bineensaa Oromoo irratti adeemsise uummatoota obbolaa Oromoo isaan Kibbaa hedduu isaanii irrattis adeemsifamee jira. Waraana Minilikii fi dhibee namaa-sa’aa kan isaan wajjin Oromiyaa seeneen uummanni Oromoo kumaa-kitilaan dhumee, lakkoofsa uummatichaa kitila kudhan irraa gara kitila shaniitti gadi-bu’ullee, humna heddummina lakkoofsa isaatitiin kunoo ammallee numa jira. Garuu, uummatoonni Kibbaa gariin isaanii dhumaatii sana irraa hafuu hin dandeenye. Kan waa hafanillee hardha lakkoofsi isaanii daran xiqqaa dha. Mee amma dubbii keenya gabaabsachuuf jecha, waayee uummatoota obbolaa Oromoo keessaa kan sadan isaanii callaa akka fakkeenyaatti waa haa mildhannu!
Akkuma Minilik mataan isaa phaaphasii Habashaa of-dukaa buusuun Oromoo Arsii fi Oromoo Barentuutti duule san, inni waraana Habashaa gaggeessuun uummata Walaayitaatti duule. Uummanni Walaayitaa keenyaa inni boonaa fi seenaa boonsisaa qabu kun, biyya isaa guutuu irratti waltahuun waraana warra Habashaa isa ibidda tufaa namaa-sa’aa, lafaa-marga gubaa deemuu san dura gore. Torban sadii guutuu waraana faashistootaa kana ofirraa ittise. Gandeen Walaayitaa barbadaawanii, uummanni Walaayitaa biyya isaa guutuu irratti akka dullacha masqalaatti gorra’ame. Mootiin Walaayitaa seena-qabeessichi sun, Xoonaan: “silaa nu fixanii, mee sanyumaafillee namni kiyya waa haa-hafu” jechuun harka kennate. Minilik, phaaphasiin Habashaa fi jeneraalonni Habashaa: sabbata, shaashii fi uffata baaqqee faa funyaan ofiitti marachuun hamma daangaa Walaayitaa dabranitti adeemaa turani. Foolii reeffa uummata obbolaa keenyaa isa akka hoolotaatti qalamuun torban lamaa faa ture sanitu Habashoota dabarsuu dide. Yaa uummata Afrikaa, yaa uummata Afro-Ameerikaa kanaan maal jetta? Kan hunda caala nama dhibu, waraanni Minilikiin durfame sun inni bowwaa Aannoleetti Oromoota irratti harma-muraa fi harka-muraa adeemsise sun, inni gooroo Calanqootti dhiiga Oromootiin dacheen haroo akka taatu godhe sun, uummata Walaayitaa isa ajjeese fi isa madayee lafa ciisu san gadi-jedheetoo dhiiga isaa xuuxxachuu sani! Mee yaa Waaq, Minilik faa uumaa ilmoo namaa irraayyi gara bineessa daggalaatti of-geeddaran moo? Kun hojii fi gocha Hitler naazichaa kan hin taane, maaltu taharee?
Waraana warra Minilik bara dheeraa ofirraa-ittisaa uummatoota turan keessaa inni tokko uummata Kafichoo ti. Ofirraa-ittisa kana irraa kan ka’een uummanni obbolaa Oromoo kun, Kaficho sonaan lafarraa duguugame. Warri Minilik uummata Kafichoo dhibbayyaa 65 (“65%”) akka fixan nu Oromootanii mitii, obbolaa keenya Kafichootanii mitii, barreessitoota Biyya Faranjii-tiin (Oroppaatiin) galmeeffameeti jira. Akkanuma uummanni Diimee dhibbayyaan 70 lafarraa duguugameeti jira. Kana irraa kan ka’een hardha lakkoofsi uummata Kafichoo keenyaa 400 000 callaa yoo tahu, kan Diimee immoo 800 (dhibba saddeet) callaa dha. Kana irratti lafa uummatoota Kibbaa fi Oromoo dhibbayyaa 70 irraa fudhachuun uummatoota bilisaa fi birmada turan kana gabbaarii fi gabra taasifatani. Lafa uummatoota Kibbaa fi kan Oromoo isa fudhatame kana keessaa dhibbayyaan 30 bataskaana isaanii, kan Ortodoksiitiif kenname. Kanaaf, bataskaanni Habashaa akkuma Raas Daargee fi Raas Masfiin faa abbaa-lafaa isa olaanaa ture.
Kana bira dabree uummatoonni kun akka bineeyyii dagalaatti adamsamuun qabamanii gabaa biyya keessaa fi biyyoota alaatti heddumminaan gurguramaa turani. Minilik mataan isaa abbaa-gabraa fi daldaltuu gabraa isa olaanaa ture. Ennaa uummata Walaayitaa gabroomfatee qeyee isaatti deebiyu, Walaayitoota akka gabraatti qabate 3 000 ooffatee gale. Kan biraa hafee loltuun warra Habashaa inni dassiibnillee (“common soldier“) Walaayitoota lamaa-sadii gabra godhachuun fudhatee biyya ofiitti deebiye.Uggum yaa Waaq! Minilik abbaa-gabraa fi daldaltuu gabraa kanatu, Minilik harma-mursiisaa fi harka-muriisaa kanatu, Minilik dhiiga ilmoo namaa dhugsiisaa kanatu, Minilik lafarraa duguugaa fi duguugsisaa uummata Diimee fi Kafichoo fayitu “jagnaa fi goota” nuuf tahuun, ayyaanni waggaa dhibba isaa kabajamuuf deema jechaa dha. Abadan ammas warri Habashaa lafarraayyi nu duguugu malee, otoo nuti jirruu kun dachee Oromoo irratti hin tahu!
XUMURA DUBBII
Yaa Oromoota alaa-manaa jaalatamoo fi kabajamoo, kunoo ergan kanaa olitti hamma tokko waa isiniif dhiyeessee mee ammammoo kanaa gadittan waan nu Oromoota, ee nu Oromoota harmi akaakileewwan teenyaa fi harki abaabileewwan keenyaa mummuramee, maal-maal faa gochuun akka nu irraa eegamu waa lafa-kaayuuf yaala. Raajii Waaqaa, safuu namaa akkamitti namni mataan isaa fayyaalessa tahe, namni sammuun isaa waa yaadu, nama harma harmee teetii fi harka abbilee keetii mummure san: “inni jagna keetii fudhaddhu” siin jedha? Akka amma dhagayaa jirruutti iliitonni Amaaraa waayee kanaa irratti, jechuun waayee du’iisa Minilik kan waggaa dhibbaa ayyaaneffchuu irratti alaayyis, biyyaayyis dibbee rukuchaa jiru. Kunoo jara kanatti erga waggaa sadiyiitii asii, oddokabreen isaanii sun itti-ka’uun lafaan isaan dhaddhayaa jira. Keessa kutaniituu nuti oddokabree isaanii kana hoo’isuun, akka isaan waliin finfina (“xabala“) dhaqnu fedhu. Nuti harkatu nu hanqate malee, silaa akka amantii Waaqeffannaatti “dhalli namaa marti” obboleessa ofiitii, jarreen maraatan kana finfina Finfinnee faa mitii gara hospitaala Qarree Kolfee (“Amaanu’eel“) sana isaan geessinaayyu!
Jibbi hamaan daangaa hin qabnee fi maqa-xureessiin hamaan isaan amman tana uummata Oromoo fi saba Oromoo irratti oofaa jiran, isaantu hin beekne malee, Oromoota alaa-manaa tokko taasisaa, Oromummaa fi adeemsa walabummaa Oromiyaa kana caala akka cimsatan gochaa jira. Xurree qalloo hamma qaajjisa rifeensaa geessu, kan isaan wajjin walqixxummaan bulluuf waa jirtu wayiillee amma kunoo akkuma jirutti jirma sibiilatiin cufaa jiru. Kanaaf, nuti Oromoonni waltaanee Oromummaa keenya daran cimsachaa, karaa bilisummaa keenyaa daran qulqulleeffachaa Oromiyaa boruu ishii walaboomte san, hardhuma gadameessa impaayerittii isaanii keessatti akka daran jabeeffannu nu taasisaa jiru. Kana irratti “hayyee itti-cimaatii itti-fufaa” jechuu malee, wanni biraa kan isaaniin jennu hin jiru. Otoo hin beekin bilisummaa fi walabummaa keenyaaf nu kakaasaa akka jiran ganamumaan beekuu qabuuyyu. Waan hundaafuu, mee armaan gadittan dubbii cimtuu tana jala harriquuf wanneen tokko tokko isiniif tarreessa:

1. Dhalawwan Oromoo dhiiraa-dubartiin, jaarsaa-jaartiin, gayeessaa-gayeettiin, shamaraa-dargaggeessi hundi alaa-manaa waltahuun tokkummaa ofii isa ammaa caala cimsatanii tarkaanfachuu qabu! Walmararfachuu fi walii-nahuun, waldhagawuu fi walgargaaruun, walii-iyyuu fi walii-birmachuun, waljajjabeessuu fi gamtaan hojjachuun amma yeroon isaa! Hardhuma waamichi isaa!
2. Hayyoonni Oromoo alaa-manaa dhugaa fi dhugoo seenaa keessaa gaggaragalchuun, wanneen Minilik naazichi Afrikaa uummata Oromoo fi uummatoota Kibbaa irratti adeemsise Afrikaa teenyaa fi addunyaaf dhiyeessuu qabu! Isaanis, Oromoonni biroos mammaaksa Oromoo isa: “abbaan iyyu malee, ollaan namaa hin birmatu“, jedhu san sa’aa takkoofillee dagachuu hin qabani!
3. Dureewwan Oromoo tokkoomanii uummata Oromiyaa galaana Abbayyaa kana karaa hundumaan: kakaasuu, ijaaruu, gurmeessuu, walitti-qindeessuu fi karaa maraan hindachiisuu qabu! Kana immoo seenaa keenya keessaa dureewwan Oromoo warra Waladaa Maccaa-Tuulamaa isaan bara Hayila-Sillaasee san irraa akka fakkeenyyaatti fudhachuutu mishaa taha.
4. Otoo lubbuun teenya jirtuu ayyaanni Minilik faashistichaa kun dachee teenya irratti hin kabajamu! Warri gocha Minilik isa kaleessaa faarsuu fi kabajuuf kurfaawu kun boru gocha Minilik bowwaa Aannolee, gooroo Calanqoo, baddaa Gullallee, Biyya Walaayitaa fi Biyya Kafichoo faa irratti adeemsise san deebisee gochuuf waan irraa deebiyuu mitii, uummanni Oromoo kana fashalsuuf karaa maraan of-qoppheessuutu kan nama baasu taha!
5. Siidaan Minilik naazichaa fi kanneen biroo kan Teediroosi fi kan weerartoota kaanii magaalaawwan Oromiyaa keessaa bubuqqifamuu dha qabu! Akkanuma manneen barumsaa, hospitaalonnii fi daandiiwwan maqaalee yakkamtoota Habashaa kanaan waamaman jijjiiramuu qabu! Dursee Minilik sangaa fardaa Oromoo irraa boojiyate san yaabbatee wiirtuu Shaggarii fi wiirtuu Oromiyaa kan tahe, Birbirsa keessa (“Piyaassaa“) dhaabatu sun hatattamaan buqqifamuu qaba! Kun waamicha dubartoota Oromoo Aannoleetti harmi irraa cicciramee fi waamicha dhiirota Oromoo Aannolee fi Calanqootti harki irraa mummuramee ti!
6. Walii-tumsuu fi walirratti du’uun sun: ee onneen Ilaansoo Halloo fi Abbishee Garbaa, kan Firrisaa Abbaa-Foggii fi Leenjisaa Diigaa faa, kan Biiftuu Amoosaa fi Tufaa Munaa faa kan deebitee nu keessatti cimtu kunoo amma! Yaa Oromoo koo nuti onnee fi seexaa: Elemoo Qilxuu fi Jaarraa Abbaa-Gadaa, Waaqoo Guutuu fi Magarsaa Barii, Nadhii Gammadaa fi Guutamaa Awaas, Hayila-Maaram Gammadaa fi Taaddoo Birruu, Alamuu Qixxeessaa fi Maammoo Mazammir, Jaatanii Alii fi Baaroo Tumsaa faa, kan Saartuu Yusuufi fi Raggaatuu Roobaa, Leelliftuu Leellisaa fi Lalisee Nadhii faa qabnawoo, ekeraalee isaanitu nu bira ijaajjuun nu jajjabeessaa jirawoo wanni duubatti deebinuuf tokkollee hin jiru. Yaa Oromoo amma gayeen gayee-dhaa karaa hundaan cimnee walchimsuun garuma fuulduraatti haa tarkaanfannu! Ilaa, lafarraayyi duguugamnee dhumna malee, bilisummaa fi walabummaa Oromiyaa irraa kakuu-dhaa, laguu-dhaa duubatti hin deebinu!

Walgahiin Ummataa Magaala Phoenix tti Gaggeessame Milkii Guuddaan Xumurame!!

Mudde 18, 2013

Walgahiin ummataa guyyaa 12/08/2013 magaala Phoenix, Arizona tti taa’ame injifannoo guddaan xumurameera. Walgahiin kuun kan qophaahe dargaggoota oromoo Phoenix jiraataniin yeroo ta’u kaayyoon isaas Haawaasa Oromoo haala adda addaan faca’ee turee deebisani ijaarudha. Walgahi kana irratti ummatni heeddumminaan bahee qooda kan irraa fuudhate yeroo ta’u senaa haawaasa Oromoo naannoo kanaa keesatti qophiin guuddaa akkasi qophaahuun waggaa heedduun booda isa jalqabaa ta’u hirmaattoonni sagantichaa ibsani jiru. Ummata walgahi kanarratti argameef keessuummaa kabajaa ta’udhaan kan haasaa goodhan Obboo kediro Amme fi Dr. Warquu Buurraayyuu tuuran. Obboo Kediroon xiinxala taasisan keessatti tokkummaan Oromoo bara duri haagam jabaa akka turee fi duula bal’aa gabroonfattoonni haabashaa irratti banan irraan kan ka’e laafina inni amma keessa jiruufi, tokkummaa Oromoo laafatee jiru kana deebisani ijaaruun egeree ummata Oromoof haagam barbaachisaa akka ta’e bal’inaan ibsaniiru.

Kanatti ansuun Dr. Warquu Burraayyuun jabiina, laaffinaa fi carraa haawaasni oromo naannoo Phoenix qabu irratti ummata dukaa mari bal’aa gaggeessaniru. Walgahii seenaa qabeessa kanarratti hirmaattoonni walgahichaa tuta tutaan hiiramani jabinaa fi laaffina haawaasa Oromoo Phoenix akka marihatan kan taasisame yeroo ta’u sana booda bakka bu’aan tuuta (group) cuunfaa maree taasisame akka ummataaf ibsan taasisameera. Sana booda Dr. Warquun cunfaa tuuta huundaan dhiyaate walitti qabani eerga manaaf ibsaniin  booda carraa jiruu ilaalchise ummata marihachisaniru.

Akka marii taasisame kanarraa hubatameetti hirmaattoonni walgahi kanaa deebi’ee ijaaramuu haawaasa phoenix irratti yaada tookkoon kan waligalan yeroo ta’u ijaarsi kuun akkammiin ta’uu akka qabu irratti gaaffi fi yaaddoon mana keessaa ka’ee erga irratti marihatameen booda koreen haarayaa ummata keessaa akka fiilamu fi koreen filamu kuniis kooree community duraani waliin gamtaan akka hoojjetu sagalee tokkoon irratti wali galameera. Haala kanaan koreen haarayaa nama ja’a of keessaa qabu kan filame yeroo ta’u koreen lameen kuun (kan duri fi kan haarayaa) akka kooree qindeessituutti waliin dalagu. Dirqamni koree qindeessitu kanaaf keennamees:

1.     Seera buulmaataa (By law) haawaasa Oromoo Phoenix barreessu.

2.     Walgahi  ummataa biraa yaamudhaan seera kana raggaasisu.

3.     Koore haarayaa kan haawaasa Oromoo Phoenix gaggeessu filachisu ta’a.

Wali galan alaa galan!!

Waldaa Dargaggoota Oromoo Phoenix

Waamicha Kabajaa Guyyaa WBO 2014 Minneapolis/St. Paul

Waamicha Kabajaa Guyyaa WBO 2014 Minneapolis/St. Paul

Muddee/December 16, 2013 · Gadaa.com

OLF condemns Ethiopian state terrorism along the Oromia-Kenyan border

PRESS RELEASE

December 14, 2013
The Ethiopian regime has, once again, orchestrated a widespread unrest and carnage on both sides of the border between Kenya and Oromia. Having totally dominated and dehumanized the Oromo people under its direct control for the past two decades, the regime has exported its terror across the border to the Oromo citizens of Kenya.
We are gravely concerned that the on-going fighting in the Moyale district between Borana, Sakuye and Gerri communities on one side and Gabra and Burji on the other is threatening the very existence of these communities.
So far, the clashes have caused loss of human life and destruction of property. More than 35 people, including women and children, are killed, and hundreds of houses (mostly belonging to Borana) are burnt down. Over 22,000 people are displaced and exposed to an immeasurable suffering.
The Ethiopian regime is the main cause and instigator of this inter-clan conflict. Ethiopian security agents and military forces have been involved in this sort of inter-clan clashes for years and they are intensifying it this time by committing the following sinister acts of divide and rule:

1. Providing military training and arming rival communities both in Kenya and Ethiopia and incite one against the other and triggering clashes on both sides of the border.
2. Escorting the rival communities along the border areas when smuggling guns and ammunitions to Kenya.
3. Allowing some of the rivals groups to organize as militias and granting them safe pass across the border.
4. Disguising themselves as one of the fighting clan militias they raid the villages of the clans they consider enemies, kill and maim their men, women and children, and loot and burn their homes. They also openly cross over to Kenya in their full military uniform and attack defenseless innocent Kenyan civilians.
5. Crossing the border and hunting down to abduct or assassinate prominent Oromo-Kenyans and Oromo refugees in Kenya.
6. The Ethiopian security forces also pay large sums of money bribing the local Kenyan officials who turn a blind eye to the heinous crimes committed on their soil.

The Ethiopian state spreads false propaganda that Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) operates from Kenya as a pretext to cross over and create turmoil in the peaceful adjacent communities in the state of Kenya.
We use this opportunity to refute once again this false and cheap misinformation by the Ethiopian regime that is intended to confuse those who are afar. We appreciate the way the Kenyans live together in peace and equality. We have no motive whatsoever to interfere and disturb the prevailing tranquility of our friendly neighbors.
We urge all concerned to be aware of Ethiopian repressive regime’s malicious scheme of expanding chaos across Ethiopia’s borders to the whole region. The ultimate solution lies with the removal of the terrorist Ethiopian state by the popular struggle which the OLF is leading with determination.
We strongly believe that the communities fighting each other are one people and have no fundamental enmity among them. No matter what happens for the time being, they lived and will continue to live together forever.
We regret that the enemy has succeeded in setting brothers against brothers. However, we are confident the communities will soon overcome the tragedy and resolve the disputes according our African tradition.
In the mean while, at this juncture, we plead to the parties involved in the conflict to resolve differences among themselves harmoniously as they have done for many years in the past. We call upon the Borana, Sakuye, Gerri, Gabra and Burji communities to halt hostilities as a matter of urgency and allow the displaced people to return to their homes.
Let justice prevail all over!
Oromia shall be free!

Afaan Oromoo Waamich Kabaja Guyaa WBO, Washington, DC, Amajjii 25, 2014

Afaan Oromoo

Waamich Kabaja Guyaa WBO, Washington, DC, Amajjii 25, 2014

Waamicha Hiriira Mormii (Oslo, Norway) – Sadaasa/November 22, 2013

Waamicha Hiriira Mormii (Oslo, Norway) – Sadaasa/November 22, 2013

Sadaasa/November 20, 2013 · Gadaa.com

Ilmaan Oromoo Oslo fi naannoo jiraattan hundaaf:

Akkuma hundi keessan quba qabdanitti lammiiwwan keenya biyya Saudi Arabia jiran miidhaan guddaan irra gahaa jira. Gocha raawwatamee fi raawwachaa jiru kana balaalefachuuf akka dhaabbatus gaafachuuf gaafa Jimaataa, guyyaa (Sadaasa/November) 22.11.2013 Embassy Saudi Arabia fi Ministeera dhimma alaa Norge fuulduratti IHOO’n hiriira mormii qendeessaa jira.Kanaafuu guyyaa jedhame kana sa’aa 10:30 bakka Trafikanten jedhamutti walgeeyna. Sa’aa 11:00 tti mormii keeyna Embassy Saudi Arabiatti, Drammensveien 102H, dhageessissun miidhaan lammiiwwan keenya irra gahaa jiru akka dhaabbatu haagaafunnu. Kara embassy Saudi deemuf trikk lakk. 13 qabachuudhan buufata “Nobels gate” jedhutti bu’uun ni danda’ama.

Ilmaan Oromoo Oslo fi naannoo jiraattan hundinuu hirmaattanii rakkoo lammiiwwan keenna irra gayaa jiruuf akka mormii dhageessiftan kabajjaan isin waamna.

Nagaa wajjin,

Koree, Ijaarsa Hawaasa Oromoo Oslo

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Ob. Jawar Mohammed on the Ongoing Assaults on Immigrants in the Gulf States … “We Must Take Back Our Homeland to End the Oromo National Homelessness”

Sadaasa/November 14, 2013 · Finfinne Tribune | Gadaa.com | Comments (29)

From Ob. Jawar Mohammed’s Facebook page …
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“We could ask foreign powers and do-gooders to throw us blankets to survive the cold, and leftover food to get by. But, we will still be back to the same destitution the next day or the one after. The only and lasting solution to this humiliating national homelessness is to take back our homeland. “
- Ob. Jawar Mohammed on how to end the Oromo national homelessness (i.e. the global Oromo refugee crisis)

The savage mobocratic attack on our people in Saudi Arabia is the culmination of the horrific stories of abuses we have been hearing over the last several years. From Alem Dachasa’s heartwrenching death in Lebanon in 2012 to the weekly news of maids killed by their employers in almost all Gulf countries to the mass-scale attacks perpetrated by the Saudi police and mobs, we are observing a worsening of the situation for our people in the region.

There appears to be three factors at play leading to this escalation. First, particularly in the Saudi case, instead of taking responsibilities for the extravagant waste of resources and unproductive economic policies that have resulted in the growing rate of unemployment, the Saudi government and media have been spreading blames on migrants taking away jobs. Consequently, the Saudi public has come to associate their economic hardship with ‘invasion of foreigners’ as their media like to frame the issue. Second, due to oppressive regimes that rule through exclusivist and exploitative economic conditions, the number of our refugees crossing the Red Sea has skyrocketed. The UNCHR reports show that between 100,000-120,000 refugees enter Yemen every year. Most, if not all, of these refugees aim their final destination to be Saudi Arabia. Third, that part of the world is still stuck in medieval racist views. Even before the latest xenophobic campaigns, they have been known for being cruel towards African migrants, particularly. I have heard endless tales of horrific racist rants and physical attacks against maids and laborers by their employers, the police and ordinary folks on the street. In fact, I can attest from experience that even the ‘most enlightened’ of them: diplomats, businessmen, students and princes still have a shockingly Darwinian view of humanity. The racism in that part of the world cannot be denied or excused. Its ugly face and nasty brutality are out there in full display. The latest racist outburst is nothing but a public display of what they have been subjecting our brothers and sisters in seclusion in their houses.
I anticipate each of these three factors to get worse in the near future. The social and political upheaval in the region following the Arab Spring, and the expected downward spiral of the economy are likely to further fuel xenophobia as regimes will continue to rely on externalizing internal these problems to remain in power. Sadly, I cannot foresee lots of practical solutions. For instance, the humanitarian approach (advocacy and refugee service type) is unlikely to work because the Saudis just do not have room for civil societies. A person I know tried to set up a shelter for the battered maids, but he spent over a year trying to get some sort of permit to no avail. One official actually told him in plain language that they had no law for such a permit. He then decided to host some of the worst affected in house he rented. An employer of one of the battered women, the very person who brutalized her, found out the place after extracting confession by torturing her friend. He then brought the police, which raided the place, arrested the Good Samaritan, returned some of the women to their tormenting employers and deported the rest. Even during the latest crisis, an elderly person who has lived there for over 40 years and supposedly well known to the authorities, went to appeal to the government to stop the violence. Instead of heeding to his plea, he was beaten up by the officials, arrested and awaiting deportation (despite having all the legal papers).
The other alternative, and perhaps more effective way, of helping them would have been the diplomatic channel. After the beheading of an Indonesian woman few years back, Jakarta responded strongly by threatening to severe economic and political ties. The Saudis gave in to the pressure, releasing hundreds of Indonesians from detentions. During the recent attack on migrants, Indonesians are said to be the least affected. However, when we come to the Ethiopian government, we are observing a reaction that borders endorsing the Saudi policy of mass violence. The foreign ministry and its diplomats downplayed the severity by blaming on social media’s exaggeration; they even tried to justify the crackdown saying the targets are only illegal immigrants. Notwithstanding the fact that the attack did not make such differentiation, whether they went there legally or illegally, a government has a solemn duty to stand up and defend its citizens, particularly when they come under attack by foreigners. Then, why is the Ethiopian government cozying up to the Saudis instead of siding with the victims?
This could be attributed to multitude of factors. First, over last year, the relationship between the Ethiopian regime and the Saudi-based immigrants has deteriorated. Triggered by the protest over violations of religious freedom, the immigrant community stood firm against the regime – refusing to buy and disrupting the so-called Abbay Bond sell. Hence, it’s understandable that the regime has little love for them. In fact, the regime stands to benefit from destabilization of such resourceful and near-to-home Diaspora that is increasingly falling into the opposition’s side. This is what’s consular officers have been signaling to elders who went to speak with them. Second, we shall recall the report that the Ethiopian rulers have reached an agreement with the Saudi government to send 45,000 maids ‘legally.’ Hence, the displacement of the rebellious ‘illegals’ will make room for the new ones who – because they will be recruited, vetted monitored by the regime’s agencies while in Saudi – are less likely to stand against it.
Finally, the vast majority of these brutalized refugees are Oromos (it is estimated that over half a million Oromo refugees reside in the Gulf States). The severity of the refugee crisis the Oromo nation is facing — from North Africa to South Africa, Kenya and the Middle East — is indicative of the severity of the repression and exploitation going on in our country. The past colonizers reduced our people to servitude. Back then, our people at least remained on their land even though they were robbed of most of their production. Today, our people are dispossessed of even that plot of land as the occupiers are giving it to their own and selling it to foreigners. Millions are internally displaced and have become urban squatters. Hundreds of thousands flee every year to escape political persecution and save their family from starvation by risking certain death while crossing the Red Sea and the African deserts. Put simply, as a nation, we have become homeless. No amount of humanitarian outreach and lobbying foreign charity can solve this problem for us. We could ask foreign powers and do-gooders to throw us blankets to survive the cold, and leftover food to get by. But, we will still be back to the same destitution the next day or the one after. The only and lasting solution to this humiliating national homelessness is to take back our homeland. This fact must sink.
- Ob. Jawar Mohammed

Three Ethiopians immigrants killed in Saudi Arabia

Foreign workers gather outside Saudi immigration department as they try to get visas and legalize their work situation, on November 3, 2013 in Riyadh. (Photo: AFP – Fayez Nureldine)

November 12, 2013, Addis Ababa (AFP) — Three Ethiopians have been killed in Saudi Arabia when violence broke out between police and illegal immigrants preparing to return home, Ethiopian officials said Tuesday.

Each year, large numbers of Ethiopians move to the Middle East looking for jobs, often as domestic workers. Saudi Arabia is among the preferred destinations.

“The act of killing innocent civilians is uncalled for, we condemn that,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told reporters, saying he had been informed of the death of three Ethiopian citizens.

Ethiopia announced last week it would repatriate its citizens illegally living in Saudi Arabia after a seven-month amnesty period allowing immigrants to gain legal status expired.

Dina said the government has called for an investigation into the deaths and said that a delegation has been sent to Saudi Arabia to help the repatriation process.

“We have asked also for an investigation into the killings,” he said, adding that Addis Ababa had dispatched a team to Saudi Arabia to take care of Ethiopians there, and either register them or bring them home.

Around 200,000 women sought work abroad in 2012, according to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Many of those leaving face physical and mental abuse, poor working conditions, low pay and discrimination, the International Labour Organization reports.

Last month, the Ethiopian government said it was barring young women and men from moving to the Middle East, amid reports of widespread abuse.

With 91 million citizens, Ethiopia is Africa’s most populous country after Nigeria, but also one of the continent’s poorest, with the majority of people earning less than two dollars a day.

Around 27 percent of women and 13 percent of men are unemployed, according to the ILO.

–AFP

Biyya ofiif wareegamanii dhaloota dhaalchisuun gootummaadha!

Yaa saree osoo waan siin jedhan beekte waan siif kennan hin nyaattu

Abbaa Gammachiis irraa | Sadaasa 9, 2013

Police gun-down an Ethiopian illegal immigrant in S. Arabia

Uummanni Oromoo erga gita bittuu habashootaa jalattii kufee kaasee qe’ee fi qabeenya isaa irraa buqqa’aa yoona gahee jira. Keessaayyuu erga bulchiisa Wayyaaneetii ammoo kumoonnii hedduun ajjeefamuu fi miliyonatti kan shalagamuu biyya isaa dhiisee baqatee jira, Haa tahu malee warreen baqatanis akka seera bara dhibba kudha sagal shantamii tokko mallattaa’eettis seerri baqattummaa dhorkatamee biyya baqaa keessatti ajjeefamaa, Kaan deebifamee Wayyaaneetti kennamaa, kaan bishaaniin nyaatamaa jiraata. Addunyaanis osoo arguu akka hin arginetti osoo dhagahuu akka hin dhageenyetti jiraata. Kun ammoo haga har’aatti fooyya’aa deemaa jira osoo hin taane ammallee salphinaa gara salphinaatti gulufaa jira.
Xiyyeefannaan barruu kanaa inni guddaan dhiheenya kana biyya Saudii Arabi’aa magaalaa adda addaa keessatti baqattoonni Oromoo kuma kudhanii ol qabamanii mana hidhaa jiraachuu ilaalchiseeti. Qabamuun homaa miti yeroo isaan magaala sana keessa akka qeerransa bosonuu ari’uuti olii fi gad fiigsanii oossanii qaban akka nama biyya qabaachaa turetti osoo hin taane akka nama amma lafaa biqilee ykn bulguu magaalaa seenee ykn dhukkuba hamaa biyya seenee fakkaatu.
Kun hunduu ta’ee yoomi, eessatti, akkamiin kun hafuu qabaan gaaffii nama hundaati.
Akkuma beekamu Wayyaaneen Oromiyaarra nu baase biyyoota itti kooluu galetti nu biraa hafuu hin dandeenye, Kun maaliif jennee of gaafachuun furmaataaf nu qopheessa ta’a.
Walumaa gala baqachuun furmaata hin tahu, Kaleessa abbootiin keenya muraasi yeroo qabsootti seenaan kaan ka baqatee biyyaa bahe biyya dhaqetti akka dhadhaa ibidda buutee tahee hafe. Ammas kumaatamnni gootummaan osoo falmanii hidhaa Wayyaaneen gidirfamaa jiru. Ammallee hidhaa keessa taa’aan falmachaa yeroo eegaa jiru. Warreen biyyaa bahanii biyya ormaa kajeelaa jiran ammoo kaan du’ee, kan harkaa ormaan hidhamee gidirfamaa jira. Kaan biyya sadafaa argachuuf imimmaan boo’aa jiran. Garuu Oromiyaan jilmaa fi qinxaaboodhaan halagaaf gurguramaa jirti.

Ethiopian are hunted down

Biyyoonni Arabaa akka nu hin feene duruu nutti himan, ya saree ossoo waan siin jedhani beekte waan siif kennan hin nyaattu jedhani. Ijoollee dubra keenya itti taphachaa ajjeessaa, fannisaa turan duuba nu darbanii biyyattii osoo deebisanii ija qabannee biyya sana dhaquun qaanii qaaniin gadiitti.
Furmaati baqachuun yoo dhufa tahee hagumti kanaan dura baqanne gahaa tahuu qaba.akkuma jedhan yoo qorichaa isa funyaan bitaa jedhan.
Dhaloonni amma jiru baqattummaan furmaata akka hin taane baree furmaata waaraa kan tahe akkamiin akka gabrummaa jalaa bahee biyya abbaa isaa irra bilisummaan jiraatuu lafa kaawwachuu qaba.
Akkuma kaleessa gootonni Oromoo fincila diddaa gabrummaaf Calii Calanqoo, Haannolee, Maqadallaa faa fi guutuu Oromiyaatti godhaa turan gootummaa abbootii keenyaa dhaallee yoo gootummaan diina baqachuu dhiisnee ofirra faccisne dhaloonni itti aanu biyya bilisa ta’e irratti dhalachuu mala taha.

Another Ethiopian immigrant was shot and killed by Saudi Police

Yaa ilmaan Oromoo hin sobaminaa, hin rafinaa damaqaa ha’ra qabsootu laafatee jecha jedhu malee akkamiin jabeessinaan hafeera. Kaleessa abbootiin keenya haala haga har’aa hin aanjofne keessatti qabsoo eegalanii sadarkaa kanaan gahanii jiru. Galatnni isaanii kuma kuma. Qabsoo laafate jettee biyya ormaa dhaqanii tufatamuu irra mala ittiin qabsoon shaffisu dhahuun bu’a qabeessa fakkaata. Taa’anii bu’uura qabsoo kaleessaa hamachuu irra bu’uura sanarra dhaabatanii fuula duratti tarkaanfataa ta’uun guddina fakkaata.
Dhaloonni amma jiru dammaquu qaba dhugaa yoo dubbanne haala aanja’aa kan qaroominni maraatee jiru keessa jirra. Kaleessa abbootiin keenya haala hamaa keessatti wareegama qaqqaalii kafalanii asiin nu gahan nutoo dhaloota boriif maal gochuu qabna jennee ofi ilaaluu qabna malee baqannee akka ilmaan bineensa faffacaanee hafuu hin qabnu. Har’a yoo nutti dhagahamuu baatee bor ilmaan keenya nu gaafatuu yeroo sanaaf ammo amma deebii qopheefachuun fardii tahuu qaba.
Egaa haasaan baayyateef har’aate hin fe’anii yaada koo osoon barreessuu fedhuu asiratti goolabaa na ofkalchaa.
Baqatummaan furmaata hin tahu erga biyya ambaatti du’uun hin oolle

Brutal dictatorship of Weyane regime

Firehiwot Guluma | Nov 5, 2013

Firehiwot Guluma

Since the EPRDF government came to power, neither the Ethiopian people, nor the Oromo in particular, have lived in peace and tranquility. The last 22 years on power, the regime has boosted itself as a guarantor of the right of nations and nationalities while it brutally imprisoned, tortured and killed those who have demanded for their legitimate right.

TPLF regime is known as Marxist Leninist League of Tigray (MLLT) in early 1970s and as Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) since late 1980s. EPRDF is a pseudo multi-ethnic political party under strict control of the regime. It is in reality the TPLF because it is neither a unitary nor a coalition of political parties. It is an instrument of ethnic political organization that totally adopted political program of the TPLF (Berhe, 2005). It is guided by principles of divide and rule system of colonial governance. The regime is known by its fake names like Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), Oromo People Democratic Organization (OPDO), South Ethiopian People`s Democratic Front (SEPDF), and etc  in Amhara, Oromia, Southern Ethiopia, and other administrations, respectively. These surrogate ethnic political organizations are nothing but they are simply representatives of the regime in other parts of Ethiopia. These fake organizations are unconstitutionally imposed on peoples of Ethiopia through the rule of gun in violation of sovereign rights of civil people, the rights to organize and elect their own political organizations freely. Thus the regime has institutionalized its brutal governance system with insignificant challenges of opposition political forces to its authority. Absolute dictatorship of the regime is demonstrated by human rights violation and provoking ethnic conflicts.

Human right violation:

TPLF regime is well experienced in carrying out rebellion. It has been employed the tool during 17 years of civil war to topple the communist military junta under dictatorial leader ship of Colonel Mangiest Haile Mari yam. Rebellion activities of the regime from 1974 to 1991 against communist junta could be justified because there has not been other alternative instrument rather than armed struggle to change brutal practices of totalitarian governance system of Ethiopia. The regime also continued its rebellion activities after 1991 to suppress non-violent political struggle of the civil people. Peaceful struggle of multi nations and nationalities of Ethiopia for justice, peace, freedom, democracy, and stability is constitutionally legitimate right of the people. However the regime has been undermining constitutional civil rights by routinely practicing human rights violation. Its rebellion activities against the civil people include extrajudicial killings, long imprisonment without independent trial, torching, rapping, etc.

Inhuman atrocity of the regime is characterized by (I) Extra-judicial killings and disappearances: 3981 extra-judicial killings and 943 disappearances of civilians suspected of supporting groups opposing the government have been documented since 1994 (OSG, 2008) ; (II) Massacring innocent civilians: Security forces of the regime has been intensively massacring innocent civilians, for example: (i) Murdering of peaceful demonstrators of 92 Oromo civilians on 25th of March 1992 in Eastern Oromia, 67 Oromo civilians on 10th of February and April 1995 in Eastern and Western Oromia, 20 Oromo students in March and April 2002 in western and central Oromia, 105 Oromo civilians in November 2005 to April 2006 in Oromia, and 19 Oromo civilians detainees in February 2007 in Eastern Oromia, 200 peaceful demonstrators following 2005 election; (ii) Murdering of peaceful demonstrators of 200 Sheko and Mezenger civilians on 10th of March 2002 and 46 Sidama civilians on 24th of May 2002 in Southern Ethiopia; (iii) Murdering of 430 Anuak civilians from December 2003 to April 2004 in Gambela; (iv) Murdering of peaceful demonstrators of 193 civilians in August and November 2005 in Addis Ababa town, and (v) Massacre of thousands of innocent Ogaden civilians in Eastern Ethiopia since 1992; (III) Detention without trial: At least 25,000 peoples were in prison in year 2001 in Oromia federal state alone; (IV) Increasing refugees: Thousands are quarterly seeking refuge in neighbouring countries and (V) Suppression of free media: Independent media totally paralyzed because most of independent journalists are languishing in prison and others were forced to escape to abroad in fear of brutal mistreatment (HRW, 2005 and UOSG, 2007).

Human rights watch (HRW) reported dozens of cases of sever abuse by Ethiopian troops in the Ogaden including gang rapes, arson and what it is called “demonstration killing” including hangings and  4 beheadings meant to terrorize the civil people (HRW, 2008a). Many of the Oromos interviewed reported family members had been killed or were missing or “disappeared” for many years under the TPLF regime (AHR, 2009). Human rights violation is one of the instruments effectively institutionalized by the regime to guard its brutal governance system through diffusion of fears into civil societies across each corners of the country.

Provoking ethnic conflicts: Conflict at local level is mainly originated from the dispute seasonally raised by shortage of grazing land and water for livestock in rural areas. The regime either orchestrated or manipulated the conflict to implement its anti-peace strategy. It has been frequently inciting ethnic conflicts between Oromo and Somali, Sidama and Oromo, Oromo and Afar, Amhara and Oromo, Tigre and Oromo, Oromo and Gurage, Gumuz and Oromo, and others to destabilize peaceful relation between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia. Hundreds of innocent civilians have been lost their life and thousands are internally displaced seasonally as a consequence of regime`s manipulation of local conflicts since 1991. Some of the recent reports include the following as example: (I) Conflict of Oromo and Somali in Southern Oromia has killed 135 and internally displaced about 100 thousands of people in August 2005; (II) Conflict of Oromo and Somali in Eastern Oromia has killed 73 and internally displaced about 85 thousands of people in August 2005; (III) Mobilization of Gumuz militia by the regime against Oromo in Western Oromia has killed 400 and internally displaced thousands of Oromo people on May 17 to 19 / 2008; (IV) Conflict of Sidama and Oromo in southern Ethiopia has killed 140 and internally displaced 30 thousands of people from April 2 to 7/2008 and on May 31/2009; and (V) Conflict of Afar and Oromo in Eastern Oromia: has killed 35 and internally displaced thousands of people on May 20 to 29 /2009 (IDMC, 2005; Sudan tribune, 2008; OLF, 2009a to 2009e; and Megalommatis, 2009).

Provoking ethnic conflicts is the second most important instrument that the regime is effectively employing to sustain its brutal governance through destabilization of peaceful and mutual coexistence between different ethnic groups of Ethiopia.

Waamicha Yaadanno FDG (Fincila Diddaa Gabrummaa): Oslo, Norway – Sadaasa 9, 2013

Waamicha Yaadanno FDG (Fincila Diddaa Gabrummaa): Oslo, Norway – Sadaasa 9, 2013

Onkoloolessa/October 1, 2013 · Gadaa.com

Sadaasa 9: Guyyaa FDG – Fincila Diddaa Gabrummaa

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Ethiopian opposition says members beaten, illegally detained

Negaso Gidada

October 31, 2013 (Reuters) – An Ethiopian opposition group accused police and security officials of beating, illegally detaining and abducting more than 150 of its members between July and September this year.

The Horn of Africa country has won international plaudits for delivering double-digit growth for much of the past decade, but rights groups often accuse the government of using state institutions to stifle dissent and silence political opposition.

Addis Ababa, long seen by the West as a bulwark against militant Islam in the Horn of Africa, denies charges that it is quashing dissent.

In a 39-page report launched on Thursday, the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) detailed what it said were “gruesome rights violations” committed against its supporters and members.

“One hundred and fifty members and supporters of the party have been subject to severe beatings, illegal detentions and abductions by police and security officials,” party chairman Negasso Gidada told reporters.

“We are asking the government to stop these human rights violations and take those responsible to justice,” said Negasso, who served as the country’s president from 1995 to 2001, before joining the opposition.

A government spokesman declined to comment saying it had to receive the report.

Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said many former detainees – including politicians, journalists and alleged supporters of insurgencies – were slapped, kicked and beaten with sticks and gun butts during investigations at Addis Ababa’s Federal Police Crime Investigation Sector, known as Maekalawi.

Ethiopia intensified its clampdown on peaceful dissent after the disputed 2005 election, the New York-based watchdog said.

Back then, the disputed polls ended in violence and the killing of 200 people. Opposition candidates won 174 seats but many did not take them up, saying the vote was rigged.

In an interview with Reuters this month, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the government was not to blame for the opposition’s poor showing.

He has also accused some opposition party members of collaborating with rebel groups the government had previously labelled as terrorist organisations.

But UDJ’s leaders deny any links with the outlawed rebel groups, and warn the government that “stifling” dissent may encourage violence in the country.

“We are not requesting anything from the government side, we are requesting a level playing ground,” Girma Seifu, a senior UDJ official and the sole opposition politician in Ethiopia’s 547-seat parliament.

–Reuters

Baqattoota Oromoo baayyinni isaanii 26 ta’an waraana mootummaa Keeniyaatiin qabaman.

Nairoobi, Keeniyaa | Onkoloolessa 29, 2013.
Baqattooti Oromoo baayyinaan 26 ta’an bakka mana jireenyaa qubatanii jirani keessaa hulaa manaa/balbala irratti cabsuudhan kaan bansiisuun waraanni Keeniyaa qabamuun beekame. Waraanni Keeniyaa halkan mana jala buluun Onkoloolessa gaafa 26, 2013 ganama barii sa’atii 06:20 tti baka maatiin ciisutti gaaffii tokko malee ulee fi dhiitichaan mana keessaa gadi guuruun konkolaataa pataroolii lamaan fuudhamanii mana hidhaa Poolisaa naannoo Eslii Baangaanii jedhamutti guyyaa tokkoof kan hidha yoo ta’u, baqattooti Oromoo kunneen ragaa baqataa seerummaa maandeta UNHCR qabaachuu agarsiisanillee humni keenyaa kun fudhachuu diduudhaan weeyrara guddaa ganda baqattootni Oromoo baay’inaan qubatan kanatti godhanin baqattoota Oromoo qaban guyyaa tokkoof mana hidhaa kanatti nyaataa fi bishaan malee olchaun darara turuun hubatameera. Miidhaa qaamaa guyyaa tokko irraa gahaa oolanii gara galgalaa erga baqattoonni kun UN fi NGO jiranitti iyyataniin booda baqattoota kana suuraa fi ashaaraa hedduu kaasuudhan Onkol. 30tti mana murtii farra-shororkeessummaa olaanaa Keeniyatti akka dhiheessitan jechuun harkaa baasuun beekameera.
Baqattooti Oromoo jiruu fi jireenyi biyya abbaa isaanii keessatti itti hadhaye lubbuu isaanii baafachuuf gara ollaa Oromiyaatti baqatan kana irratti mootumman Keniya Wayyaanee/TPLF waliin ta’uudhaan lammii Oromoo bakka isaan baqatan maratti dhabamsiisuu fi akka hin jiraanne gochuun kan ittin fufiinsaan geggeeffamaa jiru ta’uun isaa yaaddoo guddaa fi fala dhala Oromoo mara irraa akka lammiitti eegamu ta’uu keesa beektooti ni ibsu.
Maqaa baqattoota Oromoo mootummaa Keniyaatiin dharaan yakkamanii himati itti dhiyaate keessaa:
1- Abdataa Sha’aab – Baqataa
2- Amiir Aliyyii – ”
3- Zaakir Hamzaa – ”
4- Ruduwaan Nuuree – ”
5- Nabiil Jamaal
6- Abdulhakiim Abdullaahii – ”
7- Muniir Abdullaahii – ”
8- Hassan Abdullaahii – ”
9- Aarif Amiin – ”
10- Dursaa Haarun – ”
11- Bahar Mahammad
12- Abraahim Oromoo
13- Birraa Alii
14- Anawaar Mahammad
15- Abdurahiim fi hadhamanaa
16- Ra’iisaa /haadhamanaa/
17- Amiir Ahamad Usumaan
18- Ziyaad Dabbasoo
19- Gammachiis Ibsaa
20- Ahamad Nuuree
21- Ibsaa
22- Sa’id Umar /Jarman/
23- Abdii Alii Abbaas
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Namoota Olitti maqaan isaanii ibsame kun maatiin abbaa tokkootii fi abbaa manaa fi haati manaa waliin kan qabaman yammuu tahu manneen isaanii saka’atta’uun ulee fi qawween sodaachisanii kan qaban ta’uun beekameera. Kanneen UN jalatti beekumsa argatanii maandeta qaban 20 kan hafan ammoo warreen beellamaan UNtti deddeebi’aa akka ta’es hubatameera.
Kanaaf, mootummaan Keniyaas akkuma mootummaa abbaa irree Wayyaanee ilamaan Oromoo lubbuu isaanii baraarfachuuf lafa isaatti baqatan yakka dharaa tolchuudhaan miidhaa irraan gayaa waan jiruuf lammiin Oromoo marti iyyataa fi miidhama baqattoota Oromoo Naairoobi Keniyaatti gahaa jiru kana gara dhaabbilee mirga dhala namaaf falmani, akkasumas mootummoota dhiyaa fi saba himaalaee addunyaatti dabarsanii akka birmachiisaniif gaafatanii jiru.

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

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By Betre Yacob.

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.

The report came right after different Swedish TV channels showed a movie smuggled out from Ogaden by an Ethiopian refugee, who had been a government official in the region. The 100 hours long movie is said to have many evidences of genocide committed by the Ethiopian government in the region.

Speaking to journalists, Stellan Diaphragm, the commissioner of the Commission, said that he would do everything necessary to bring the case to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Reports indicate that although Ethiopia is not a member of the ICC, the country can possibly face trial for crimes under international law.

The Ogaden region is a territory in Eastern part of Ethiopia, and populated mainly by ethnic Somalis. Since 2007, the region has been a site of brutal struggle between the government troops and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a rebel group seeking for more autonomy for the region.

Different human right organizations accuse the Ethiopian government of committing grave human right violation (including genocide) against the civilians in attempt to control the ONLF’s public support.

According to the Genocide Wach, the crimes committed in the region include extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, rape, torture, disappearances, the destruction of livelihood, the burning of villages and the destroying of life stock.

AU is a shield for dictators

 SET BY BAILE DERSEH MIHRETE | October 29, 2013

BAILE DERSEH MIHRETE

They, the so called Africans are plotting here in Addis Ababa to get a licence to oppress African people and exploit the continent`s resources without any consequences. Allowing with drawl from ICC is undermining justice and reinforcing violence and violation of Human Rights.

AU is nothing but a shield for dictators to abuse the power. They were given by the people, through their greed, Africa will continue to be exploited for resources while the children of Africa starve and slaughter each other for crumbs. Africans who try to rise for change are killed and intimated. The images of Africans continue to deteriorate not because of history of colonialism but because the leaders suppress the people to be independent or the government that delivers more poverty while selling Africa wealth to highest bidders.

Prime Minister Hailmariam Desalgn claims that Africa born organizations is too much concerned about African people than any others organizations. But in history of AU there has not been a single time that AU has raised its concern to stop the massacre of innocents, the plight of millions of refuges. Most regimes in Africa have designed a political system that is sustained by corruption and repression and are not strong enough to tolerate dissent. AU is for Africa dictators not for the poor and for the innocent people. So, how come this organization can bring justice and keep the continents interest?

African criminal in powerful get protected by other African criminals in power, the fact that the union is African born organization that does not add up to or mean, it is in the interest of Africans, it is instead protect the interests of the most corrupt and powerful few. As far as I know there was and is not time that the AU has brought or condemned the perpetrator of atrocity to justice. In fact these killers were /are among the union whom they condemn to. Their courts are impotent to yield justice for voiceless

and powerless and yet Prime Minister Hailmariam Desalgn theory shows how ignorant he is, it makes me think he has disconnected from facts.

African leader want green light to commit atrocity on their own citizens by claiming that ICC is racist. Let’s see the atrocity committed in Sudan, in Liberia, in Ethiopia, in Uganda, in Libya and in all across the continent. These leaders are shameless, they talk about injustice, these aging and corrupt autocrats who see their own citizens as their private garden.

They want to send a message that they are discriminated and they are singled out, etc. and yet they never treat their own peoples as human beings, they never work for their own people, they never get elected, they never solve injustice in the court instead their gun and prison are their tools. Prisons in Africa are full of people/kids, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, young and old. They simply are shame of Africa, they have no single moral authority to talk the injustice and the discrimination that they never had and have in their country legal system. They deny natural rights of their own people .Their jails are full of innocent people who want to stand against the injustice, they prosecute and kill the voiceless and the helpless other than their families and associates. They destroy families, they kill kids, rape women, deprive millions right to live in their own land and they commit other countless atrocity against humanity. They consume the most resource of their land. They are greedy, selfish and corrupt and yet their millions citizens are starving and have no access to basic necessity like water, food, house/shelter /and school.

What I have said is, in most Africa state there is a broken justice system, leaders who kill and destroy or commit atrocity in their own people and get away with it .who hold them accountable that is ICC .It is time for the  western nations and Americans to stand with the people instead of supporting armed criminal political regimes.