Libya: Thousands of Refugees in Life-Threatening

HRLHA Urgent Action
September 24, 2013
For Immediate Release
The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its correspondents that hundreds of thousands of refugees in Libya, most of whom were from the Horn of African countries such as Ethiopian and Eritrea, are in a very dangerous situation after they were evicted from their original refugee camps in Benghazi, Libya where they stayed for the past three years. The eviction took place following the infiltration and assault of the refugees by who were described as workers of the Libyan Red Crescent on the 13^th of September, 2013. The assault included beating and stabbings by knives. Those who broke out of the shelters to run away from the assaults were met with Libyan armed forces that were stationed around the camps prior to the starting of the assault. Then, the refugees were forced out of the camp on allegations that they attempted to instigate disturbances in the city, and taken to remote area known as Alshatti.
According to HRLHA correspondents, about 500 refugees are now held in what was known to be a private detention centre in Alshatti located on Sahara Desert border with no adequate supply of basic necessities. HRLHA has also learnt that the very adverse weather condition at Alshatti has worsened the situation to the refugees. Even two expecting women who delivered after arriving in Alshatti and their newly born infants were not treated differently. The fact that the refugees are now held in isolation where they are not visited by international agencies like the UN High Commission for Refugees and the ICRC until this Urgent Action is documented,  as they used to when they were sheltered in Benghazi, added to the very unfriendly living condition has raised their frustrations. The refugees who were contacted by HRLHA also mention that there have been detachments and disconnections among refugees who had acquaintances and/or relationships with each other. Most of the refugees who were taken to Alshatti are originally from Ethiopia and Eritrea, HRLHA correspondents have added.
The HRLHA managed to obtain the names of the following 33 refugees:

No	Name	Country of origin
1	Foad Kasim	Ethiopia, Oromo
2	Abdi Nagassa	Ethiopia, Oromo
3	Derje Gezahegn	Ethiopia, Amhara
4	Dereje Tefera	Ethiopia, Amhara
5	Abdulhamid Abdurahiman	Ethiopia, Oromo
6	Nuredin Haji	Ethiopia, Oromo
7	Mulatu Kassa	Ethiopia, Amhara
8	Abdurahiman Jailan	Ethiopia, Oromo
9	Aman Amid	Ethiopia, Oromo
10	Nahom Gebre Mariam	Eritrea
11	Hani Gebre Nugus	Ertrea
12	Umar Mohamed	Ertrea
13	Wubshet Tesfaye	Ethiopia, Amhara
14	Abdi Husein	Ethiopia, Oromo
15	Mohamed Lencho	Ethiopia, Oromo
16	Husein Abdulkadir	Ethiopia, Oromo
17	Wazir Awol	Ethiopia, Oromo
18	Husein Ahmed	Ethiopia, Oromo
19	Amadu Tesema	Ethiopia. Amhara
20	Tekie Girmay	Eritrea
21	Abdulmohamed Nur	Ertirea
22	Naigzi Goyitom	Eritrea
23	Nigusu Abriham	Eritrea
24	Saladin Mohamed	Eritrea
25	Mohamed Sale	Eritrea
26	Abel Tadesse	Ethiopia, Amhara
27	Gemed Fikadu	Ethiopia, Amhara
28	Yusuf Tahir	Ethiopia, Oromo
29	Abduzamed Mohamed	Ethiopia, Oromo
30	Aliyi Haji	Ethiopia, Oromo
31	Awol Adam	Ethiopia, Oromo
32	Selemon Desta	Ethiopia, Amhara
33	Kedir Mohamed	Ethiopia, Oromo

HRLHA is highly concerned about the safety and future fates of those asylum seekers and refugees in such an isolated and disconnected socio-political environment. Therefore, HRLHA calls up on the Libyan Government, first of all to ensure the safety and well being of the refugees and asylum seekers by providing full protection against any kind of attacks from any side or angle and allow access to the new location to the representatives of regional and international UN and humanitarian agencies as well as media organizations so that they could receive all the supports they need especially to bring their refugee lives to an end.
The HRLHA also urges all national, regional and international human rights groups, donor countries and organizations to join hands in putting pressure on the Libyan   government so that it abides by the international norms, the 1951 International Convention of the refugees and asylum seekers and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 14 (1) “ Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”
Recommendation:
Please send appeals to the Libyan Government, concerned Libyan officials and to diplomatic representatives of Libya who are accredited to your country as swiftly as possible, in English, in Berber or Libyan Arabic Language, or in your own language expressing:
Your concern regarding the mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Libya and they should be treated according to the 1951 International Convention of the refugees and asylum seekers and other international norms of refugee and asylum seekers rights.
Appeal to:
1. His Excellency Dr. Ali Zidan Prime Minster of Libya
Tel: +218(21) 444 3700, Fax: +218 (21) 360 0889
2. His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdul-Aziz
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Libya
Tel: 22 – 2921 340 21 218
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UNHCR main office Geneva, Switzerland.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Case Postale 2500
CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Suisse.  telephone number: +41 22 739 8111
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson , 52 rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland Telephone: +41 22 917 9656
Mail: civilsocietyunit@ohchr.org
African Commission on Human and Peoples‘ Rights (ACHPR)
48 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 673, Banjul, The Gambia.
Tel: (220) 4392 962 , 4372070, 4377721 – 23
Fax: (220) 4390 764
 E-mail: achpr@achpr.org
Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE
Tel: + 33 (0)3 88 41 34 21
Fax: + 33 (0)3 90 21 50 53
U.S. Department of State
Laura Hruby
Ethiopia Desk Officer
U.S. State Department
HrubyLP@state.gov
Tel: (202) 647-6473
Amnesty International Secretariat – London
Telephone: 44 20 74135500
Fax: 44 20 79561157
1Easton Street
London, WC1X0DW, UK
Human Rights Watch – New York, Tel: +1-212-290-4700
Fax:+1-212-736-1300
Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org

A Journalist kidnapped, Threatened, and Beaten by Intelligence and Security Agents in Ethiopia

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By Betre Yacob

The Ethiopian journalist Bisrat Woldemichael was kidnapped, threatened, humiliated, and beaten by the Ethiopian intelligence and security agents on 28 August, 2013. He has reported this incident today to journalists.

Bisrat reported that the dreadful incident took place at Gotera, a place in the capital Addis Ababa as he was walking home from work. He said he was victimized for exercising his right to free expression in conjunction with the related right to press freedom.

Bisrat Woldemichael works for a magazine, Ebony, as Editor in Chief, and writes political articles on different Ethiopian private press outlets. He also blogs at  www.addismedia.wordpress.com andwww.ethiopiahot.wordpress.com. The journalist is known for his outspoken articles focused on the poor governance and pervasive human right violation, which are turning the oldest East African nation, Ethiopia, into a hall.

Violence against journalists is a common practice in Ethiopia, a country generally regarded as one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist. According to Amnesty International, during the past three years only, over 100 prominent journalists were brutally prosecuted on fabricated charges, and too many others were also subjected to harassment, intimidation, and other violence.

“It was 3:30 AM in the evening, and I was returning home from my workplace. 4 people came to me and said: ‘we need to ask you some questions. Two of them were dressed in black and their faces were almost covered with their caps”, Bisrat said, while narrating his ordeal to journalists.

“I first didn’t understand what was going on. I realized that I was in danger just when one of them put a knife on my stomach”, he noted.  “When I saw the knife, I asked them: ‘Who are you? What do you need? But none of them gave me an answer, instead they warned me just to keep walking forward,” he explained.

“I didn’t do anything but followed them, because I was surrounded, and the guy also clearly told me he would stab me with the knife if I tried to challenge them. In addition, one of them had a gun”, Bisrat said.

From there Bisrat was taken to a place far away from the main road. The place he was taken to was quite dark and out of public sight.

“As soon as we reached there they told me they were disappointed at my articles I had recently written, particularly at the one which dealt about the wealth of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ”, Bisrat said.

“They said: ‘Who are you to count the wealth of Meles Zenawi? Who are you to write about his family’s wealth?  You have passed the red line!’ ” he explained.

The journalist said that the kidnappers violently interrogated him at length, for almost one hour, and threatened him to stop writing.

 “They said: ‘here we are giving you a last warning. If you write any more for any media (or if you keep blogging), the consequence will be worse for you. If you need your life, stop wiring. Remember!  It is a last warning’ ”, Bisrat explained.

The journalist said that this was not the end of the drama but the beginning. “They also insulted and humiliated me, and finally began to beat me.

Right after the incident, Bisrat was able to go to a nearby police station, to report the case. But, according to him, having heard the case, the police officers simply gave him an appointment for the coming mooring and let him go. Bisrat said that it took him several days to get the case registered.

“They are Watching Me”

Bisrat said since the day he experienced the violence he has been under surveillance. “Few days ago, I saw them following me behind”, he explained adding “I know they are watching me very closely.”

But, in the face of such grave threats, Bisrat, a journalist who is committed to freedom of speech, has continued doing his job with courage. He continues writing about the political crisis, poor governance, and human right violation worsening in Ethiopia.

“I don’t have a choice. I am a journalist. There is nothing to do except writing what I see, hear, and feel.” Bisrat explained. He again and again made clear that no threats and tortures would make him stop writing

The paper Tigers

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, guarantees the right to freedom of expression saying that: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers. Likewise, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Ethiopia ratified in 1993, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights guarantee the right in a very clear way. They even impose formal legal obligations on state parties to insure this fundamental right is protected.

But, sadly, even in the presence of all these legal documents, Enjoyment of press freedom and freedom of expression still continue to be a far cry for Ethiopian journalists and bloggers as they experience violence while doing their job. They are harassed, threatened, humiliated, and arbitrary jailed.

Tags: Ethiopia, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Freedom of expression, Human Right Violation, Journalists, Press Freedom

A Journalist kidnapped, Threatened, and Beaten by Intelligence and Security Agents in Ethiopia

Posted about 12 hours ago | 0 comment

By Betre Yacob

The Ethiopian journalist Bisrat Woldemichael was kidnapped, threatened, humiliated, and beaten by the Ethiopian intelligence and security agents on 28 August, 2013. He has reported this incident today to journalists.

Bisrat reported that the dreadful incident took place at Gotera, a place in the capital Addis Ababa as he was walking home from work. He said he was victimized for exercising his right to free expression in conjunction with the related right to press freedom.

Bisrat Woldemichael works for a magazine, Ebony, as Editor in Chief, and writes political articles on different Ethiopian private press outlets. He also blogs at  www.addismedia.wordpress.com andwww.ethiopiahot.wordpress.com. The journalist is known for his outspoken articles focused on the poor governance and pervasive human right violation, which are turning the oldest East African nation, Ethiopia, into a hall.

Violence against journalists is a common practice in Ethiopia, a country generally regarded as one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist. According to Amnesty International, during the past three years only, over 100 prominent journalists were brutally prosecuted on fabricated charges, and too many others were also subjected to harassment, intimidation, and other violence.

“It was 3:30 AM in the evening, and I was returning home from my workplace. 4 people came to me and said: ‘we need to ask you some questions. Two of them were dressed in black and their faces were almost covered with their caps”, Bisrat said, while narrating his ordeal to journalists.

“I first didn’t understand what was going on. I realized that I was in danger just when one of them put a knife on my stomach”, he noted.  “When I saw the knife, I asked them: ‘Who are you? What do you need? But none of them gave me an answer, instead they warned me just to keep walking forward,” he explained.

“I didn’t do anything but followed them, because I was surrounded, and the guy also clearly told me he would stab me with the knife if I tried to challenge them. In addition, one of them had a gun”, Bisrat said.

From there Bisrat was taken to a place far away from the main road. The place he was taken to was quite dark and out of public sight.

“As soon as we reached there they told me they were disappointed at my articles I had recently written, particularly at the one which dealt about the wealth of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ”, Bisrat said.

“They said: ‘Who are you to count the wealth of Meles Zenawi? Who are you to write about his family’s wealth?  You have passed the red line!’ ” he explained.

The journalist said that the kidnappers violently interrogated him at length, for almost one hour, and threatened him to stop writing.

 “They said: ‘here we are giving you a last warning. If you write any more for any media (or if you keep blogging), the consequence will be worse for you. If you need your life, stop wiring. Remember!  It is a last warning’ ”, Bisrat explained.

The journalist said that this was not the end of the drama but the beginning. “They also insulted and humiliated me, and finally began to beat me.

Right after the incident, Bisrat was able to go to a nearby police station, to report the case. But, according to him, having heard the case, the police officers simply gave him an appointment for the coming mooring and let him go. Bisrat said that it took him several days to get the case registered.

“They are Watching Me”

Bisrat said since the day he experienced the violence he has been under surveillance. “Few days ago, I saw them following me behind”, he explained adding “I know they are watching me very closely.”

But, in the face of such grave threats, Bisrat, a journalist who is committed to freedom of speech, has continued doing his job with courage. He continues writing about the political crisis, poor governance, and human right violation worsening in Ethiopia.

“I don’t have a choice. I am a journalist. There is nothing to do except writing what I see, hear, and feel.” Bisrat explained. He again and again made clear that no threats and tortures would make him stop writing

The paper Tigers

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, guarantees the right to freedom of expression saying that: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers. Likewise, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which Ethiopia ratified in 1993, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights guarantee the right in a very clear way. They even impose formal legal obligations on state parties to insure this fundamental right is protected.

But, sadly, even in the presence of all these legal documents, Enjoyment of press freedom and freedom of expression still continue to be a far cry for Ethiopian journalists and bloggers as they experience violence while doing their job. They are harassed, threatened, humiliated, and arbitrary jailed.

Tags: Ethiopia, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Freedom of expression, Human Right Violation, Journalists, Press Freedom

Oromo Youth Association of Norway Condemns the Murdering of Eng. Tasfaahuun Camadaa, the Massacre in Kofalee and the Ethnic Cleansing Conflict in Anniyyaa, Oromia

September 16, 2013 at 10:46 am · Gadaa.com

The following is a statement from the Oromo Youth Association of Norway. The Association coordinated the Oromo peaceful rally held in Oslo, Norway, on September 14, 2013, to condemn the human rights violations in Oromia, especially, the murdering of Eng. Tasfaahuun Camadaa in the Abyssinian/Ethiopian prison of Qaallittii, the massacre in Kofalee, and the ethnic cleansing in Anniyyaa, Oromia.

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Statement …
On September 14, 2013, the Oromo Youth in Norway protested against human rights violations and brutal killings by the dictatorial Ethiopian government. The main objective of the demonstration was to condemn the human rights violations in Ethiopia and the ethnic based abuses, as a result of which many Oromos are being arrested, tortured, killed, and thousands are disappearing. The trend of repression is increasing alarmingly and a huge number of Oromos have been jailed, tortured and exposed to inhuman conditions under fabricated charges. The TPLF/EPRDF leadership has a standing policy of protracted attacks against the Oromo people irrespective of age, sex, profession and occupation. To criminalize Oromo, being only Oromo is enough in Ethiopia.

Among the recent victims are Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda who died in Kaliti prison, the massacred Muslim Oromos in Kofale and the genocide against Oromos in Anniyyaa, Oromia.

According to Amnesty International, the Ethiopian regime 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 centers were rife. Forced evictions were reported on a vast scale around the country.

Despite all these human rights violations, the Ethiopian government is getting huge amount of funds from Norwegian government, World Bank, European Union and the USA.

Meanwhile, the Oromo people are still dying to be heard regardless of the political and all sided suppression by the Ethiopian regime.

Therefore, we appeal to the Norwegian government, EU, USA and the international community:

• To stop funding the dictatorial Ethiopian government which uses the funds for suppressing, killing and torturing of the voiceless innocent Oromo people;

• To seek justice for Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda, who died in the Kaliti prison due to torture and ill-treatment by the Ethiopian government;

• To seek justice for all Oromo political prisoners, including the 21 Oromo students from different universities – who were sentenced to many years in prison under the so-called terrorism law by the TPLF kangaroo court;

• To seek justice for the twenty seven innocent Muslims, including 5 children, who were massacred in Kofalee, Arsi region of Oromia, by the Ethiopian government;

• Enforce the TPLF led Ethiopian government to stop the land grabbing and forced displacement in Oromia;

• Enforce the Ethiopian government to stop genocide and ethnic cleansing in Anniyyaa, Oromia;

• To support the Oromo and other victimized communities in Ethiopia to overcome injustice and help them to live in freedom, peace, and democracy, and achieve stability in the region.

Candlelight vigil was also held for Enginner Tesfahun Camada and victims of the Kofalee massacre.

Finally, all participants called upon all Oromo to come together, regardless of their religions and regions, to stand up together, hold hand in hand, and step the Oromo struggle forward.

Coordinators:
Oromo Youth Association Committee in Norway
- Email oromofirst.oromiya@gmail.com
- Facebook oromofirst@facebook.com

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Human rights group says sentencing of 21 Oromos in Ethiopia’s court is politically motivated

August 18, 2013 at 9:48 am · Gadaa.com

The following is an Urgent Action statement from the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA). HRLHA is a nonpolitical organization (with the UN Economic and Social Council – (ECOSOC) Consultative Status), which attempts to challenge abuses of human rights of the people of various nations and nationalities in the Horn of Africa.

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HRLHA – Calls for Reversal of Racially and Politically Motivated Sentences

August 15, 2013

Press Release

The Federal High Court of Ethiopia sentenced 21 Oromo Nationals (most of whom are university students) to as much as 2-8 years in prison on 7^th August, 2013. The report HRLHA received indicates that all of them have spent about three years pending trials on alleged charges of collaborating with the opposition organization of the Oromo Liberation Front with the intention of committing terrorist crimes. According to information obtained by HRLHA through its correspondents, most of the defendants were very young Oromo students picked up at different times from different universities and colleges in the regional state of Oromia and other parts of the country.

Photos: Three of the Sentenced Oromo Students

The HRLHA has learnt that most of the 21 Oromo defendants did not even have acquaintance of each other, let alone collectively committing terrorist crimes, as they were brought together from different universities in the country and met each other in the jail. According to some legal experts, the fact that the charges were mere fabrications aimed at imposing punishments intended for political intimidation has made it difficult for the accused to defend themselves. However, by blatantly acting as a political tool of the ruling party, the court handed down the guilty verdict on the Oromo nationals without taking into consideration some evidences that the defendants attempted to present to defend themselves against the charges. There are more concerns that, particularly five of the twenty one defendants, who were charged with additional and separate article (criminal code, Article 241, “Attack on the Political or Territorial Integrity of the State”) from the sixteen others, might face very harsh punishments.

Although this verdict did not come as a surprise, as it is not the first of its kind, it has enormously added to the accumulation of partiality, injustice and unfairness of the justice system, raising further concerns among the human rights groups, and defenders of justice and equality including the HRLHA.

The twenty one alleged convicts are:

No	Name	Year of sentence	University	Sex
1	Dachassa Wirtu Mosisa	8	Haromaya	M
2	Ebissa Ratessa	8	Ambo	M
3	Getu Saketa Roro	8	Finfine (Addis Ababa)	M
4	Diribsa Damte Jote	8	Finfine(Addis Ababa)	M
5	Adamu Shiferra	8	Finfine (Addis Ababa)	M
6	Sena Merera	3	Arba Minch	M
7	Silashi Sori	3	Haromaya	M
8	Abdisa Gudeta	3 1/4	Mada Walabu	M
9	Miressa H/Yesus	3	Finfine (College student)	M
10	Abdi Dereje	4	Wallega	M
11	Deme Zerhun	4	Finfine (College Student)	M
12	Alemayehu Regassa	3	Hawasa	M
13	Shafi Said	3	Jimma	M
14	Dagim Bekele	3	Adama	M
13	Lami Jirata	4	Teacher (Finfine)	M
14	Birhanu Imiru	4	Teacher(Kotobe Coolege)	M
15	Alemu Teshome Jirata	3	Journalist (Finfine)	M
16	Shashe Said	3	_	F
17	Getachew Abera	3	Wallaga (Shambu)	M
18	Dereje Getu	3	-	M
19	Jirenya Dessalegn	3	_	M
20	Lemi Wegga	4	Teacher	M
21	Alemu Teshome	3	_	M

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa calls up on the Ethiopian Government to reverse this unfair verdict, and unconditionally release the prisoners. It also calls up on all local, regional, and international activists of justice and human rights defenders to jointly raise their voices against such racial partialities and injustices so that the Ethiopian Government refrain from inappropriately using the justice system as a weapon of punishment and intimidation for political gains.

HAWAASTI OROMOO GOOTICHA OROMOO, INJ TASFAHUUN CAMADAA FI ILMAAN OROMOO WAYYAANEEN AJJEEFAMAN YAADATAN

(Madda Oduu ABO/MOA/ Melbourne, Fulbaana 2, 2013) Konyaan ABO Victoria gooticha Oromoo mana hidhaa Wayyaanee keessatti ajjeefame, Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa, ilaalchisuun sagantaa yaadannoo mata duree “Oromiyaaf Haa Dubbannu” jedhu jalatti qopheesse; hawaasa Oromoo magaalaa Melbourne  waliin marii gaggeeffate.

Sagantaa yaadannoo fi marii hawaasaa Fulbaana 1, 2013 waaree booda Galma Scientology magaalaa Melbourne keessatti gaggeeffame irratti gooticha Oromoo mana hidhaa wayyaanee keessatti ajjeefame, Inj.Tasfahuun Camadaa dabalatee, ilmaan Oromoo haala, yeroo fi bakkoota adda addaatti wareegaman yaadachiisuun ture.

Yaadannoo gaggeeffametti aansuun Ob. Bantii Oliiqaa Dura Taa’aan konyaa ABO kan VIC hirmaattota marichaa waamicha yeroo gabaabaa kana keessatti taasifame kabajanii miidhaan ummata keessanii isin quuqee asitti argamuu keessaniif hedduu galatoomaa erga jedhanii booda akeekni marichaa ibsaniiru.

Ob Bantiin akka ibsanitti akeekne sagantichaa ajjeefamuu goota Oromoo Injinar Tasfaahuun Camadaa, akkasumas Ummata Oromoo dhiyeenya kana Kofalee, Aniyyaa, Boorana, Karrayyuu, Walloo, Wallaga bahaa fi dhiyaatti, walumaagalatti guutuu Oromiyaa keessatti gahaa jiru balaaleffachuu dha.

“Kanuma waliin miidhaa, dararaa fi roorroo ummata keenya biyya keessaa fi kanneen  baqatanii biyyoota ollaatti bahan irra gahaa jiru attamiin akka falmachuu qabnu, nuti warri biyya nagaa fi bilisa keessa jirru maal gochuu dandeenya? Attamii fi yoom??  kan jedhu irratti marii gaggeeffannee sagnataa hojii fuula duraa waliin akeekkachuuf,” jedhaniiru.

Miidhaa fi roorroo ummata Oromoo irra gahaa jiru ilaalchisuun kanneen raga bahan keessaa mana hidhaa Wayyaanee keessa Injinar Tasfaahun Camadaa waliin turtee dhiyeenya kana kan baate, Addee Lalisoo Wadaajoo akka ibsitetti roorro fi dararaa Ummata Oromoo irra gahaa jiru hedduu ulfaataa fi hamaa dha. “Miidhaa gahaa jiru jechootan ittiin ibsu hin qabu, hedduu hamaa fi sukkaneessaa dha,” kan jette Ad Laliseen, “haata’uutii hidhamtooti Oromoo hundi isaanii jajjaboo, abjuu boru wareegama ilmaan Oromoon ni bilisoomna jedhu abjootu malee hidhamtoota laafanii haamlee wal laaffisan argee hin beeku,” jechuun jabina hidhaa fi dararaa keessatti illee qaban addeessitee jirti.

“Addatti ammoo Tasfaahuun Camaadaa nama hunda keenya jajjabeessu, haamlee keenya haaromsu,“ Jabaadhaa! Kanas Irraa aanna, ni moonaa!” jedhee carraa nu arge hundatti nu jajjabeessuu, haamlee keenya eeguuf jedhee  miidhaa fi dararaa isarra gahaa ture takkaa nama hin dubbanne, garuu ammoo amma mana murtii waliin nu geessaa turanitti dararaa irraa gahaa tureen miidhamni guddaan qaama isaa irraa akka mul’achaa ture, qobaatti baasanii kutaa dukkanaatti waan galchaniif galmee himannaa keenyaa Tasfaahun Camadaa waamamu illee nu waliin mana murtii akka hin dhaqne waan godhaniif haaromsa qalbiin keenya isa irraa argataa turre otoo dheebonnuu ani hiikamee ijoollee fi maatii koo dheebodhetti yommuun dabalamu gootichi Oromoo Iinjinar Tasfaahuun du’uu isaa yommuun dhagahu gadda guddaatu natti dhagahame jechuun raga baatee jirti.

“Gumaa gootota keenyaa kan baafnu, abdii fi hawwii wareegamtootaa fi hidhamtoota keenyaa kudhaammannee harka wal qabannee tokko ta’uun sirna wayyaanee cabsinee bilisummaa keenya yoo dhugoomse qofa,” kan jette Ad Laliseen, “sabni keenya maal gochuu akka qabuu fi danda’u waliin maryatee umurii sirna garboomsaa waan gabaabsu irratti bobba’uu qaba,” jechuun dhaamtee jirti.

Biyya Sudaan baqattummaan otuu jiraatuu ukkaamsamee mootummaa Wayyaaneetti dabarfamee kannamuun mana hidhaa maa’ikalaawwi keessatti dararamaa kan ture Ob. Fayisal Mahaammad gama isaatiin raga bahummaa kenne keessatti  hidhaa fi hiraarsaan ulfaataan biyya keessaa fi biyya ollaa keessatti gahaa akka jiru mirkaneesse.

“Biyyuma Sudaan keessatti ji’a afuriif erga nu hidhanii booda harka, miilla fi ija keenya nu hidhanii karaa Matammaa Mootummaa Itoophiyaatti nu darbatame ; sana boodan Tasfaahun Camadaa fa’aa Maa’ikalaawiitti arge,” kan jedhe Ob Fayisal, “dararaan mana hidhaatti ilmaan Oromoo irra gahu yaadachuunuu mata isaatiinuu waan nama dhukkubsuuf jechaan ibsuun natti ulfaata,,” jedhee jira.

“Haa ta’u malee hidhamtoonni Oromoo akkuma Obboleettiin koo Laliseen jettee takkaa hamlee kutatanii hin beekan,” kan jedhe Ob Fayisal, yeroo mana hidhaa san keessaa bilisaan isa gadhiisan dhaamsa Tasfaahuun isatti hime deebisee ummataaf ibsee jira.

“Warri har’a shororkeessitoota jedhanii hidhanii nu dararaa jiran kaleessa “Wanbadee” jedhamanii waamamaa akka turan haa yaadannu, Barri ni dabartii, Haqaa fi mirga keenya falmachuu irratti haa Jabaannu!” akka jedhe kan hime Ob Fayisal, gumaa gootowwan keenyaa baasuuf dhaamsa nuuf dhaamanii darban qalbeeffannee Wayyaanee qawween malee aangoo gadhiisuuf hin jirreef garaa laafuu dhiifnee tokkummaan dhaaba qabnu ABO fi WBO  haa jabeeffannu jechuun dhaamaniiru.

Qindeessaa Gurmuu Tumsa Oromoo kan Australia Ob. Maaramaa Quufii:  marii kana irratti dhiittaa mirga dhala namaa Ummata Oromoo irra gahaa turee fi jiru addunyaan akka beekee ummata Oromoof gurra kennu hojiilee jajjabduu hojjachaa akka jiru ibsan.

Ibsootaa fi odeeffannooleen OSGAn mootummoota Addunyaa fi “NGO” mootummaa Itophiyaa irratti dhiibbaa gochuu danda’an maraaf dabarsaa turee jiru hedduu ta’an illee har’a hunda kan caalu ragaa ijaa Addee Lalisee fi ob. Fayisal nuuf ibsan arganneerra. Miidhaa fi dararaa, roorroo fi Cunqursaa Ummata Oromoo irra gahaa turee fi jiru ibsuuf ragaan kana caala barbaadamu hin jiru.

Cunqursaa, gabrumma, dararaa fi rorroo ummata Oromoo irra gahaa jiru, hunduu miidhaadha. Akka sabaatti yoo ilaallu kan hunda caala nu dhukkubsu alagaan qee keenya irratti nutty roorrisuudha. Roorro kana hambisuuf Sabummaa keenya haa jabeeffannu, Oromummaa keenya ijaaruu irratti haa jabaannu! jechuun dhaamaniiru.

ABO bakka bu’uun marii kana irratti argamuun miidhaa fi dararaa, ajjeechaa fi roorroo Ummata Oromoo irra gahaa jiru kana qolachuuf hojiilee jajjaboo ABO hojjataa turee fi jiru kan ibsan MGS ABO fi gaafatamaan BBOA Ob. Gaashuu Lammeessaa turan.

Ibsa isaanii kana keessatti diddaa Ummatni Oromoo Habashoota irratti bara Minilikii kaasee agarsiisaa ture; Diddaa gaggeeffamaa turee fi jiru kana keessatti wareegamni gootowwanii fi hayyoota Oromoo hedduu akka ta’e yaadachiisan. Ficiloota Ummanno Oromoo bifa fi haala adda addaatiin gaggeessaa ture qindeessee Jaarmayaa Siyaasaa ititaatti kan jijjiire ABO, guyyaa hundeeffame irraa kaasee qabsoo hidhannoo, siyaasaa fi kan dipilomaasii qindeessee wareegama gurgurdaan injifannoolee cuccululuqoof duubatti deebi’uu hin dandeenye galmeesseera.

Qabsoon keenya jabaataa deemuu irraa diinni keenya Wayyaaneen yaaddoo guddaa waan qabduuf Ummata Oromoo Abdii kutachiisuuf miidhaan geessisaa jirtuus hedduu jabaachaa akka jirus ABO raga qabu irraa sirriitti hubata.

Akkuma fakkeenyaatti Wagguma tokkicha kana keessatti ABOtti hidhata qabdu sababa jedhu itti moggaafamee barattoonni Oromoo hidhaman kan galmeen dhaabaa beeku 497, Barsiiftonni 362, Qonnaan Bultoonni, hojjsttoonni, kanneen jiruu dhuunfaan jiraatan 1,757 akka ta’an ibsuun, lakkoofsi kun kan caasaan dhaabaa quba qabaatee gabaasee fi dhaabni ibsa itti baase qofa akka ta’e, baadiyyaalee Oromiyaa keessatti ajjeechaa, reebichaa fi hidhaa Ummata oromoo irra gahu ammoo lakkoofne akka bira gahuu hin dandeenye, kanneen hojii irraa har’aman, baruumsa irraa ari’amanis baayyina isaanii irraa as irratti akka hi ibsamne addeessan.

Kanuma waliin jedhan Ob. Gaashuun hordoftoonni Amantii Musiliimaa guyyaa guyyaan FF keessatti mirgi amantii isaanii akka kabajamuuf hiriira bahanii gaafachaa jiru, hoggantoota isaanii malee kan hidhame hin jiru, Habashoonni guutuu biyyaatti hiriira Mormii gaggeessaa jiru, kan isaan hidhu hin jiru.

Isilaamoonni Oromoo Asaasaa irratti, Kofalee irratti Wallo irratti, Anfilloo irratti hiriira bahu jedhamee waan yaadame qofaaf maaliif rasaasaan simataman? Yakki Ummata Oromoo Aniyyaa irra gahe, kan Karrayyuu irra gahe, kan Boorana irra gahe lakkofnee kan keessaa baanu hin ta’u.

ABO miidhaa fi dararaa kana hunda hambisuun kan danda’amu hojii fi qabsoodhaan jedhee qabsoo hidhannoo, siyaasaa fi kan dipilomaasii qindeessuun yeroo kamuu caala jabaatee hojjataa jira. Miidhaa Ummata keenya irra gahaa jiru raga guutuu waliin ibsoota adda akka dhaabaatti bahutti qabsiisee addunyaa fi Ummata Oromoo beeksisaa jira. Kun qofti gahaa miti. Mirtiin isaa Ummata Oromoo harka jira. Gabrummaa baadhee bara baraan hidhii xuuxuu ykn Sirna Wayyaanee hundeen buqqisuuf hojii ABO hojjataa jiru tumsee himneessuun galii QBO dhiyeessuu keessaa qooda fudhachuu fi dhiisuu kan jedhu murteeffachuun, kan Ummata Oromooti. Ummatni Oromoo of gaafachuu qaba jedhaniiru.

Marii kana irratti walaloon Qaallitti dubbadhu jedhu miidhaa fi dararaa akkasumas ajjeechaa mana hidhaa Qaallittii keessatti gaggeeffamaa turee fi jiru qalbeeffachiisu dargaggoo Aluulaa Moosisaan dhiyaate qalbii hawaasaa kan harkise ture.

Hirmaattota irraas yaadonni bilchaataa fi ijaaraan dhiyaatan ABO dhugumatti qabsootti akka jiru nu caala diinni raga bahaa jira. Qabsicha keessaa ala of baafnee ususuu dhiifnee ABO jabeessuu qabna. Hojiileen akka hawaasaatti hojjannu amma Jaarmayaa siyaasaa jabaa hin qabaannetti bilisummaan hawwinuun nu hin gahu.

Kanaaf dhaaba qabnu ABO, Waraana guddaa qabnu WBO jabeessuuf haa murteeffannu;

Hidhannoon keenya guddaan tokkummaa keenya. Hidhannoo keenya kana jabeeffachuun qaawwa diinni ittiin nu seenu hunda cufachuu qabna. Ijaaramuu, Oromummaan wal jaalachuu, wal guddisuu, wal jala deemuu, wal amantaa keenya haa gabbifannu,

Sagalee Ummata keenyaa haa dhageessifnu, sagalee Ummataa fi qabsoo keenyaa ol kaasuuf hawaasa Oromoo addunyaa guutuu keessa faffacaanee jiraannu qindoomina akka qabaannuuf akka irratti hojjatamu;

“Media” jabaa kan Oromoo fi Oromummaa irratti hojjatu haa horannu, hogeeyyonni hojii kana qindeessuu irratti, hawaasni Oromoo bal’aan ammoo waan danda’u gumaachuuf akka of qopheessinu

Kana booda laafina keenya irratti dhiifnee jabina keenya irratti akka xiyyeeffannu! Fi kkf dhimmoota jajjaboo QBO humneessan dhiyeessuun qaamota dhimmi ilaalutti akeekuun haamlee fi fuula xiiqii gumaa gootowwan keenyaa baasuuf gahee koo nan bahadha jedhu agarsiisuun milkiin goolabameera.