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Why is Mr. Abebe Belew So Concerned about the Oromo Community of Washington DC?

November 27, 2014

Please note, the person in Question is Abebe Belew, not Abebe Gelaw. They are two different persons.

The Oromo Community Organization (OCO) of Washington, DC received the FY2014 African Community grant award from District of Columbia Government Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA) for Healthcare Awareness Training and Assessment program. The (OCO) has implemented the grant successfully per guidelines and instructions received with the Grant.

The OCO won the FY2015 African Community Grant award from the Office of African Affairs (OAA) for the second time.  We would like to say congratulations to our community members and thank to the OAA for the award. This grant will be used to expand the health training program we have started and strengthen services by:

• Increasing awareness about DC Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
• Providing health awareness training about high risk diseases (cancer, heart disease, tuberculosis)
• Provide health awareness training about Ebola, its transmission and prevention methods.
• Provide regular health checkup services for Community members at the Oromo House.
• Produce and broadcast health-related information, interviews, and program updates in Afaan Oromo language on local media platforms.
• The grant was awarded to eight Community-Based Organizations, which provide important services to their community in the District of Columbia. The OCO is one of them.

The Oromo Community Organization of Washington DC is the non-profit organization established in 1988 exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in Section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and its mission is to foster a unity of purpose and networking among the Oromo Diaspora in Washington, DC Metro Area in order to support one another, and to promote the preservation, continuity and development of the Oromo language, culture, traditions, and provide social services.  To implement these major objectives the OCO raises grants from other donors not only the DC government.

However, surprisingly Addis Dimts Radio http://www.addisdimts.com/ host Mr. Abebe Belew conducted an interview with the Deputy Director of Office on African Affairs of DC on November 22, 2014 and argued that why and how the Oromo Community Organization of Washington DC was awarded the FY2015 African Community Grant from the Office of African Affairs (OAA)?

Among the eight grantees mentioned above, including the Ethiopian Community Organization, Mr. Belew singled out emphatically the OCO grant in his emotion emitting questions. He also questioned the integrity of OCO in implementing the grant and urged the Director to make proper scrutiny. What is the motive of Mr. Belew?

For detail, click this link

FYI: Mr. Abebe Belew has a hand in article posted on Washington Post dated April 2, 2012 under the title “As separatists in Ethiopia disarm, a new chapter for D.C’s Oromo community it will change Ethiopia and it will change Washington” That created tremendous confusion among our community members and beyond

For detail, please read the Washington post dated April, 2, 2012.

Professor Gudrun Dahl's ASA 2014 Talk in the Oromo Philosop

Oromo studies scholars bring important issues to the table at ASA meeting in Indianapolis

Fifteen fellow Oromo studies scholars from around the world presented papers on a wide range of topics under six panels, making this the largest presence of any panels from the Horn of Africa in the program as well as actually in the conference rooms of JW Marriot hotel in the beautiful and cold city of November Indianapolis.

A few scholars were new entrants into the field of Oromo Studies with brand new focuses such as gender issues, nagaa, Oromo ecotheology, the state of religions in Oromia and Ethiopia, genocide and land grabbing, among others . Well established topics in social sciences such as the conquest and domination of Oromia by Abyssinian northerners were part of the panels. Veteran Oromo studies scholars reinforced their previous work and introduced some newer developments in their fields.

In contrast, there was not single Ethiopianist panel at this year’s African Studies Association conference. A few angry Habesha walked into one panel and resorted to ad hominem attacks and vented instead of engaging in rational discussions on historical and ongoing issues, including the fact that Menelik II committed genocide and mutilated limbs and breasts in Annoolee and Chelenko in Oromia of the last quarter of 19th century when the Oromo lost half its population to that genocide. The extremist Abyssinians in the room denied that Menelik II chopped of breasts of women, and limbs of men, commonly rendered in Afan Oromo as “Harma Muraa Aannolee and Harka Muraa Calanqoo.”

Ethiopia: The Endless Violence against Oromo Nationals Must be Halted
   HRLHA Fine              Fear of Torture, HRLHA Press Release

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           November 16, 2014

Harassments and intimidations through arbitrary arrests, indefinite detentions without trial, kidnappings and disappearances have continued unabated in Ambo and the surrounding areas against peaceful protestors since the crackdowns of April, 2014, in which more than 36 Oromos were killed by members of the federal security force.

According to HRLHA correspondents in Ambo, the major target areas of this most recent government-sponsored violence includes Ambo town and the villages of Mida Qagni district in eastern Shewa zone, approximately 25 km south of Ambo Town. More than 20 Oromos, students, teachers and farmers from different villages were arrested beginning November 11, 2014 until the time of the compilation of this press release. According to HRLHA reporters, the arrests were made following the protest by the people of the area against the sale of their farmland by the federal Government of Ethiopia to the investors

Although it has been difficult to identify everyone by their names, HRLHA correspondents have confirmed that the following were among the arrestees

No Name Age Village/Occopation
1 Kitata Regassa 70 Wenni Village, Farmer
2 Tolessa  Teshome 15 Balami High School, 10th grade student
3 Dirre Masho 15 Balami High School 9th grade student
4 Tarku Bulsho 15 Balami  High School10th grade student
5 Yalew Banti Balami High School, Teacher
6 Biyansa Ibbaa 15 Balami High School, 10th grade student
7 Tesfay Biyensa 15 Balami High School, 10th grade student
88 Mangistu Mosisaa Balami, Businessman


On the other hand, in order to clear and smoothen the road to the victory of the election which is to be held in  the coming May, 2015, the TPLF/EPRDF government of Ethiopia has started the campaign of intimidation against it suspects the members of the other political organizations running for the election. Extra-judicial arrests and imprisonments particularly in the regional state of Oromia, the most populous region in the country, has begun starting from the end of October 2014.

In this most recent wave of arrests and imprisonments that has been going on since the 30th of October, 2014, and has touched almost all corners of Oromia, hundreds of Oromos from all walks of life have been apprehended and sent to prison.

According to information obtained from the HRLHA reporters, many Oromos from Wollega, Jimmaa and Illuababor Zones, Western Oromia Regional State, Bale and Borana Southern Oromia Regional State were arrested for being the member of the Oromo Federalist Congress, the Organization operating peacefully in Oromia Regional State.  These members of the opposition political organization were accused with terrorism act and disseminating false and hateful information against the present government of Ethiopia. Among of the detainees, three members Oromo Federalist Congress – Mr. Ahjeb Shek Mohamed. Mr. Mohamed Amin Kalfa and Mr. Naziv Jemal from Jima Zone were sentenced with two years and six months in prison and the fate of the rest detainees is yet unknown,

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) expresses its deep concern over the safety and well-being of these Oromo nationals who have been arrested without any court warrant and are being held at Mida Qagni police station and other at unknown detention centers. The Ethiopian government has a well-documented record of gross and flagrant violations of human rights, including the torturing of its own citizens who were suspected of supporting, sympathizing with and/or being members of the opposition political organizations. There have been credible reports of physical and psychological abuses committed against individuals in Ethiopian official prisons and other secret detention centers.

HRLHA calls upon governments of the West, all local, regional and international human rights agencies to join hands and demand the immediate halt of such kinds of extra-judicial actions against one’s own citizens, and release the detainees without any preconditions.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to the Ethiopian Government and its concerned officials as swiftly as possible, in English, Ahmaric, or your own language

Your concern regarding the apprehension and fear of torture of the citizens who are being held in different detention centers including the infamous Ma’ikelawi Central Investigation Office; and calling for their immediate and unconditional release;
Urging the Ethiopian authorities to ensure that these detainees would be treated in accordance with the regional and international standards on the treatment of prisoners, and  to disclose the whereabouts of the detainees; and
To stop grabbing Oromo land without negotiation with the owners and compensation
Make sure the coming 2015 election is fair and free
Send Your Concerns to:

His Excellency: Mr. Haila Mariam Dessalegn – Prime Minister of Ethiopia
P.O.Box – 1031 Addis Ababa

Telephone – +251 155 20 44; +251 111 32 41

Fax – +251 155 20 30 , +251 15520

Office of Oromiya National Regional State President Office
Telephone –   0115510455

Office of the Ministry of Justice of Ethiopia
PO Box 1370, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Fax: +251 11 5517775; +251 11 5520874 Email: ministry-justice@telecom.net.et

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Claire Beston's Washington Public Speech on "Because I am Oromo" Report

Claire Beston, Amnesty International's Ethiopia and Eritrea Researcher, visited Washington DC and gave a public speech on the groundbreaking report "Because I am Oromo", a 166-pages report which documents that  Oromo people are targeted with 'sweeping" repressions in Oromia region and elsewhere in Ethiopia. The report is one of a kind because it's dedicated to the Oromo people and because  it has inspired broader international media coverage, leading to lifting Oromo stories of rampant human rights abuses from obscurity and putting a giant spot light on them so the world can see Ethiopia's dirty laundry. We are aware that there has been a weeks-long report on many Oromo media. This new post contains the actual speech and extended Q & A session with the Oromo Community of the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area. You don't want to miss this.  The speech is presented in three parts. You've two parts here and please come back for the third one. Share what you know with people in your social network so they may also know and be empowered. Share what matters, also! The best way to appreciate the public speech is to first read at least the summary of the report and then to watch the speech by an Oromo human rights hero, Claire Beston.



Claire Beston's Public Speech Part I

Claire Beston's Public Speech Part II

Claire Beston's Public Speech Part III

Posted Yesterday by Oromo Press

Conference on Land Policy in Ethiopia and a statement of oakland Institute

November 13, 2014 (Human Rights Horn of Afrique) —  The Conference on Land Policy in Africa starts today, November 12, 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Government officials, representatives from international institutions, aid agencies, and civil society organizations have gathered around the theme “ensuring agricultural development and inclusive growth.”

Given the recent explosion of land grabs across the African continent, this international conference seems pertinent and timely, especially for the millions of smallholder farmers and citizens across the continent. But let’s not allow some key facts to be drowned by the enthusiasm expressed from those attending.

We need to consider the venue and the host country, Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government is not only offering a facility for the conference, but has also played a key role as a member of the Steering Committee for the gathering. The same country is arguably one of the worst offenders when it comes to forced displacement resulting from land grabs.

In recent years, the Ethiopian government has leased over 3 million hectares to corporations for the development of large-scale agricultural plantations and is making available a total of 11.5 million hectares to investors. As widely documented by the Oakland Institute, the land offered to investors is inhabited and used by millions of indigenous peoples in different regions of the country. The Ethiopian government has embarked on a villagization program aiming to resettle some 1.5 million people from this land in order to make room for these agricultural investments. This program is being implemented through forced displacement and massive human right violations.

On November 10, 2014, the Oakland Institute released the latest of its investigative reports on agricultural investment in Ethiopia. Engineering Ethnic Conflict: The Toll of Ethiopia’s Plantation Development on the Suri People documents the dire impact of the current land policy on local people, including the destruction of lives and livelihoods, as well as massacres and violent conflict between local communities (read the Guardian article on the report).

Last week, Amnesty International published an equally troubling report, Because I am Oromo, detailing rape, unlawful killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest of Oromo people for supposed opposition to the government.

The Ethiopian government has systematically silenced all those who oppose and report on these issues within the country, curtailing free speech and creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. Independent civil society organizations have been decimated by the 2009 Civil Society Law as well as by the arrests and repression of independent voices and critics of the government’s actions and policies.

For a land conference to take place in Ethiopia, where millions of hectares of land are being forcibly taken away from local communities, this event makes a farce out of a tragedy – especially given the theme “ensuring agricultural development and inclusive growth.”

The conference includes a session on the issue of pastoralist land-use rights in Ethiopia. The possibility of a constructive dialogue at a conference coordinated and hosted by the Ethiopian government, is impossible given the well evidenced horrific abuses carried out against the pastoralist communities in Ethiopia, the primary targets of land grabbing.

There is no doubt that a critical dialogue on the issue needs to take place. But holding such a meeting under the guidance of and in the backyard of one of the world’s worst offenders of land-based human rights abuses, seriously jeopardizes any well intentioned plan for designing land policies that will ensure true development, recognizing rights of smallholder farmers, the indigenous, and the pastoralists in Africa.

Source: Human Rights Horn of Afrique

Gootota Baratoota Oromoon, Jalabultiin Yaadatnoo FDG Sadaasi 9 Mooraa Yuuniversitii Jimmaa Keessatti Bifa Howwaa Taheen Kabajamaa Bule

Guyyaan Yaadannoo FDG Sadasni 9 marsaan 9ffaa gootota Qeerroo barattoota Oromoo Yuunibarsiitii Jimmaan jalbultii isaa irraa eegaluun haala ho’aa ta’een kabajamaa jira.

Goototni Qeerroon dargaggootni baratootni Oromoo Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa mooraa arfan main Campus, Agriculture, Sayinsii fi Teekinooloojii, Economics and Bussiness fi Kolleejjii barsiisota Jimmaan haala ajaa’ibsiisaa ta’een kanbajamuu egalee jira. Goototni Qeerroon barattootni Oromoo sagalee faaruu goototaa dhageesisuun gootota ilmaan Oromoo bilisummaa saba isaaniif jecha wareegama lubbuu baasan farfachuun namoota dhuunfaa, akka walitti dhufeenyaa fi caasaa ijaarsaa fi miseensotni Qeerroo barattoota Oromoo addaatti bifa qinda’een Sadaasa 9 yaadannoo FDG marsaa 9ffaan bifa adda ta’een kabajamuu eegalee jira.

Goototni barattootni Oromoo goota bilisummaaf wareegameef hin boo’an ni faarsu malee jechuun walleelee warraaqsaa kaachisuun gootota ilmaan Oromoo bilisummaa saba isaaniif wareegaman faarsuun jabaatee itti fufe, walleelee warraqsaas kaachisuun kaayyoo goototni ilmaan Oromoo irraatti wareegamaa jiran galmaan ga’uuf muratnoo fi kutannoo qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoof qaban ifatti diinatti argisiisan.

Addatti immoo mooraa Saayinsii fi Tekinooloojii keessatti Qophii anaa dhufuu barattoota haaraaf gumii guddina, aadaa, seenaa fi afaan Oromoo waliin qindeessuun, sirnni yaadannoo sadaasa 9 guyyaan FDG marsaa 9ffaa kabajameera. Walleeleen warraaqsaas itti fufinsaan qabsiifaman, goototni barattootni Oromoo mooraa keessa gara Magaalaa Jimmaatti gadi ba’uun daandii cufuuf wayita sochii cimaa gochaa jiranitti human waraanaa guddaa Magaalaa Jimmaa fi Yuunibarsiitii Jimmaa eegaa jiruun ittifaman . Walleeleen Warraaqsaa kanneen akka:
”Siifan lolaa uummata narra hingortuu, siifan lolaa yaa lola Eeboo,hin beeloftee moo hin dheebotte yaa Abo , hin beelofnee hin dheebonnee seena baddee na boosisa yaa abo, akka Taaddee Birruu, akka Abishee Garbaa, Akka Maammoo Mazammir, Akka Laggeesee Wagii, akka Tasfuu Camadaa, Akka Jaagamaa Badhaanee, akka Alamayyoo Garbaa, akka Gaadisaa hirphaasaa siifan loolaa uummataa narra hingortuu, gumaa ijoollee keenyaa Uummataa nargortuu, kaanee haabafannuu uummataa nurraa gortuu, hanga bilisummaa qabsoon itti haafuftuu, kan jedhuu fi Sirba hirphaa Gaanfurree, Bishaan Oromiyaa caffee keessa yaatii fi wallee warraaqsaa Eebbisaa Addunyaa ”eenyu isheen daangaa Oromoo tuqxuu irra ejjettee Morma ishee hin kuttuu”‘ jechuun Ilmaan gootaa gootota ilmaan Oromoo qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo irratti wareegaman yaadachaa bulan.

Kana Maleessi barruuleen Warraaqsaa gaaffii mirga abbaa biyyummaa uummata Oromoo qabatee fi Dhaadannoo garaagaraa qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoof nama onnachiisaan of irraa qabu, magaalaa jimmaa fi Yuunivarsiitii Jimmaa keessatti uummataaf raabsaman, magaalaa keessattis haalan bittinneeffamaman, suuraan gootota Oromoos uummataa fi Qeerroon waliif kennaa jiraachuun ibsamera. haaluma kanan walqabatee FDG guddaan dhalachuuf jira jechuun mootummaan Wayyaanee yaaddoo guddaa keessa seenuun human waraanaa guddaa maqaalaa Jimmaa keessa mooraa ”Waraana dhihaa” kutaa 12ff jedhamuun beekamu keessa gadi yaasuun halkan guutuu magaalaan Jimmaa fi Yuunibarsiitiin Jimmaa Waraanaan eegamaa jirti. Soda guddaa sochii kana irraa qabduunis Wayyaaneen tajajila Interniitii fi Network ukkamsaa jiru.

A Chronological Summary of Oromian Student Movement Led by Qeerroo Bilisummaa

November 2013 – November 2014

Compiled by Daandii Qajeelaa | November 7, 2014

In memory of Oromo students who lost their lives during the November 2005 and April/May 2014 Oromo student movement known as Fincila Diddaa Gabrummaa (Revolt Against Subjugation).

Introduction

In recent years an Oromo youth wing known as “the National Youth Movement for Freedom and Democracy (NYMFD)”, widely known among the Oromo as “Qeerroo Bilisummaa” or simply “Qeerroo”, has reinvigorated the struggle of the Oromo nation for freedom, democracy and justice. From the publications and public statements of the group, one can easily see a strong connection or affiliation of the group with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). For example, the radio of OLF, Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo (SBO), routinely reports the movements of Qeerroo, and conversely, Qeerroos radio, Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa, also routinely reports the military activities of the OLF army. However, the chairman of OLF, Mr.  Daud Ibsa Ayana, was reluctant to disclose the apparent affiliation of his organization with Qeerroo in a recent interview he made with Oromia Media Network (OMN). Perhaps he refrained from doing so for obvious reasons.

While considered as the “youth wing” of the OLF, “Qeerroo” has been vibrant and visible than the OLF itself in just few years of its formation. To see the validity of this statement, it will be enough to look at the volume of information provided by Qeerroo website www.qeerroo.org, frequently updated each day, since the formation of the group in 2011. When an incident such as Oromo student protest, unlawful arrest of Oromo nationals, school dismissals related to student unrests, incidents of land grab and eviction of Oromo farmers, and so on occurs at any corner of Oromia, it is usually this youth group (its website and web-based radio) that reports first from every corner indicating that the group is well organized and widely spread not only in Oromia but also throughout the entire Ethiopia. For example, during the widespread Oromo student protests in spring 2014, it was only this group who managed to compile a list of 61 Oromo students killed 903 others languishing in several prisons in all corners of Oromia, East, West, North, and South. It is remarkable how a single youth group managed to compile all these names, not to consider all the details: school/university the student was attending, major subject the student was in, year (1st year, 2nd year, etc.), place of birth, and so on virtually from everywhere in the region. In many cases when Oromo students are killed by the regime, it is this youth group that makes the names and in some cases the pictures of the victims public. This has been happening continuously over the last four years. What is more remarkable is that the group managed to compile all these data under tight security machine of the regime and with almost no known financial or material support.

Inspired by the 2011 revolution of North Africa and the Middle East known as Arab Spring, this Oromo youth group Qeerroo Bilisummaa was formed in 2011. At first, very few people paid serious attention to it. Many believed it to be just another bluffing of desperate groups opposing the government from the Diaspora. But soon enough the group showed itself on the ground that it is for real. The movement of the group started showing itself mainly in universities and higher educational institutions in Oromia. A series of Oromo student protests broke out in several universities and colleges soon following the formation of the group.

On April 7, 2011, following the founding declaration of Qeerroo, Oromo students of Mizan Tepi University revolted. The government federal police fired live ammunition on the protesters in which 114 Oromo students were reported to have been wounded and hospitalized. 50 others have been abducted from their dormitories the next night and taken to unknown location. On April 12, 2011 Oromo students of Haromaya University staged a peaceful protest demanding the release of their classmates who have been abducted from their dormitories. Their protests however resulted in more arrests and more abductions. On April 15, 2011 Oromo students protested in Arba Minch University, SNNP regional state, which resulted in arrest of several students. On May 2, 2011 Oromo students of Jijjiga University, Ogaden regional state, protested. On May 15, 2011 Oromo students of Fiche Preparatory School, Northern Shoa, protested. May 19 – 21, 2011 Oromo students of Adama University protested. These are just few of the incidents of protests and the response of the government following the formation of Qeerroo in 2011.

Oromo student protests continued on and off, but non-stop throughout the years 2011-2014 in Oromia, apparently under the [underground] leadership of this youth group “Qeerroo Bilisummaa”. The government suppression also continued. The most wide spread and bloodiest of all the protests is the series of protests that occurred in the spring of 2014. At one time alone Qeerroo managed to compile the list of some 61 Oromo students that were killed in mainly Ambo, Gudar, and Robe (Bale zone), but the actual number of Oromo students that have been killed by the forces of the regime in the months of April and May, 2014 is probably several hundreds and those arrested are estimated in tens of thousands.

Source: Full document in PDF (44 pages)

Wayyoo Anaa Nyaatu

Fayisa Tasfayee irraa | Sadaasa 6, 2014

Mirga qabdan fayyadamuun hiriira baatani
buqqa’uu Oromoo nagaan mormtitani
kanan dhugahu kun dhugumaa?dhuguma akkas taatani
wayyoo dhaloota haaraa ;abdii borii saba koo rasaasaan
dhumtani

Qeerroon biqiltuu dha, kan suuta guddatu
yeroo isaa eegee kan firii godhatu
Qeerroon faaya dha, midhagiina biyyaati
Bareedina hawaasaa utubaa maatiti
Qeerroo malee biyyi hin miidhagu
Dinagdeen biyyaa illee daran hin dagaagu

Garuu maal godha diinatu nun taphate
Tokkummaa laafe argee hedduu nu tuffate
Kabajamuu otoo qabu sabni bal’aa oromoon
Gadi cabuun kun maali saba bicuu kanaan?

Maastar pilaanii jechuun karoora baafatu
Oromoo balleessuuf irratti mari’atu
Oromiyaaf hin ta’u sagantichi hamaa dha
Rakkinaa fi gadadoo bal’isuuf adeema
Jechuun mormaa jira qeerroon halkan guyyaa
Hin digaamtu jechuun harmeen Oromiyaa!
Seenaan isiin yaadata hin irraafatamtan yomuu
Hojiin keessan bonsaa dha yomuu hin dagatamu

Garaan nu gubatee keessi keenya gaddeera
Ijji keenya imimmaan busee dadhabeera
Garuu maal godha yoo gubate garaan
Bu’aa maali fida yoo roobe imimmaan
Rorroo isiin jiru hin ittisne taanaan
Dina dhabamsisee hin balleessu taanaan

Anaan anaan qomoowwan koo
Abdii boruu dhaloota haaraa koo
Qeerroo Oromiyaa utubaa biyya koo
Wayyoo anaa haa nyaatu jajjabewwan koo
Irbaata rasaasaa taatan wayyoo lammiwwan koo

Harmee hin bohiin maaloo sabbata jabeessi
Abbaa atiis jabaadhu harmee jajjabeessi
Ilmoo ofii dhabuun gadda gadda caalu
Dukkanni kun garu ifuun isaa hin oolu
Qabsootu kana qaba ka’aa wal kakaasaa
Iyyaa iyya dabarsaa kan rafe dammaqsaa
Wal-gurmeessaa sirritti tokkummaa keessan cimsaa
Gumaa ijoollee keessanii injifannoon deebisaa!!

Injifannoon Ummataa Oromootiif

Fayisa Tasfayee