The #OLF flag (aka Oromo flag) consists of three horizontal stripes of red (top & bottom) & green (middle).
At the center of the flag are a rising yellow sun & an Odaa tree, above which seats a five-pointed red star.
The colors & the symbols represent:
The green stripe symbolizes the riches & the nature of Oromo land.
The red stripes represents the sacrifices paid during the long Oromo struggle for freedom.
The rising sun symbolizes the dawning of freedom.
The Odaa tree is a hallmark of the indigenous Gadaa democracy of the Oromo people.
The five-pointed red star symbolizes Oromo struggle for peace, prosperity, freedom, democracy & unity.
Press Release on the Assassination of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa
and the Current Situation in Oromia, Ethiopia
The Oromo Studies Association (OSA) joins millions of Oromos and allies of Oromos in strongly condemning the senseless assassination of the famous artist and political activist Haacaaluu Hundeesaa. Through his music, oratory, and activism, Haacaaluu played a vital role in articulating and communicating the essence of Oromummaa and the objectives of Oromo
struggle for liberation and social justice. Consequently, as an Oromo cultural hero, he has captured the hearts and minds of millions of Oromos as the demonstrations of Oromos in Oromia and in the different parts of the world revealed.
The Oromo Studies Association denounces the brutal killings, imprisoning of thousands of Oromos for protesting against the assassination and government policies of labelling, attacking, and destroying the Oromo movement for self-determination, freedom, and democracy. Th Association finds the steps the Ethiopian government has taken to investigate Haacaaluu’s death unsettling. OSA also finds the government’s violent suppression of the peaceful protesters undemocratic and lacks legal credibility. Instead of carrying out a thorough investigation to find
out the the killers of Haacaaluu, the investigating team is focusing on the political opponents of the regime and publizing unconfirmed conspiracy theories to deflect the attention from the real assassins.
Furthermore, instead of addressing genuine Oromo demands, the regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has collaborated with the forces that are subjugating the Oromo, and has taken ideological, political, and military measures that are intended to delegitimize, discredit and destroy democratic Oromo leadership and institutions. We believe that these anti-Oromo forces are after all responsible for the current violence and crisis in Oromia.
The day after Haacaaluu’s assassination, the Ethiopian government blocked the Internet and telephone services, and independent Oromo media in the state of Oromia to restrict the flow of information. This was followed by a violent crackdown on thousands of civilians who wanted to give Haacaaluu a hero’s send off. It is disheartening that government security forces summarily executed members of Haacaaluu’s family as if the assassination of the artist was not enough. On the very same day, prominent political activists and opposition leaders like Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Borana and thirty-five other Oromo leaders were arrested.
Later Dr. Shigux Galata, Michael Booran, Kennesaa Ayaanaa and several others were arbitrarily arrested. These actions were the continuation of imprisoning prominent OLF leaders such as Yasoo Kabada, Lammii Beenyae, Kaayyo Fufaa, Professor Bayana Ruudaa, Gadaa Bulti, and
Abdii Raggaasa. They also imprisoned several members of the Oromo Federalist Congress including Dajanee Taafaa. Interestingly, some of those detained hold foreign passports. For example, Dr. Shigux Galata is a citizen of Germany, while Redwaan Amaan, Yuusuf Bashir, and Micah Chiri are United Stated citizens. A Kenyan journalist, Yasin Juma was also arrested while covering the protests and government crackdown in Ethiopia. Trusting the prime minister’s initial promise to lead the reform process, Jawar Mohammed renounced his US citizenship only to fall into the prime minister’s trap and find himself in the notorious Ethiopian prison.
The Oromo Studies Association finds these arbitrary arrests and extra judicial killings extremely concerning. Such violent actions by the government illustrates a complete disregard for freedom of speech and human rights, which are the corner stone of a free and democratic society. It is a breach to the prime minister’s promises to the nation in his inaugural speech. It is contrary to the core principles of the Nobel Peace Prize which was given to him in 2019.
OSA strongly and resoundingly condemns violence perpetuated by the state against political opposition and civilians alike. Therefore, we demand the government of Ethiopia to:
Finally, OSA expresses its utter disappointment with hostile media outlets who, in their broadcasts, portray the Oromo people as hatemongers and killers. We are particularly concerned by the way tax-payer funded and government-supported media outlets such as VOA, Deutsche Welle, and BBC Amharic programs are presenting news stories and analyses about the current violence in Oromia. We believe that the interviews are staged, the sources are unbalanced and unverified; and contrary to journalistic professional ethnics their questions are leading to draw a desired conclusion.
In so doing, the journalists at these media outlets are not only propagating baseless and hostile propaganda against the Oromo people, but they are also complicating Ethiopia’s already too complicated problems. We demand that the journalists covering the Amharic program at of VOA, DW and BBC adhere to true professional principles of journalism by being fair and balanced. We plead to the respective boards of directors of these outlets to take all necessary measures to restrain their journalists from targeting the Oromo people.
The Oromo Studies Association
July 15, 2020
Dabessa Gemelal is one of many refugees in Australia who have been working in their communities to tackle COVID-19.
Through community education and information program and other initiatives he has been providing valuable community education and information about COVID-19 in Oromo language to make sure people know about and understand government measures and support services.
Dabessa is director of Advocacy for Oromia, which started the community education and information program to share verified information with refugee communities, especially Oromo community, about the coronavirus.
Dabessa believes we will get through these times because we are working together.
“A4O community education and information program showcases the positive contribution of our community and how they have come together in this unprecedented time to help everyone,” he said.
In addition to the community education and information program Dabessa has been organising online conversations with various Oromo community organisations and members to give information in Oromo language.
“I am working with the various Oromo Community associations, running online workshops to build the capacity of our people from refugee backgrounds in accessing timely and accurate information during COVID-19.”
Dabessa has experienced more in his life than most people can say from a lifetime of experiences. Dabessa fled Oromia in fear of political persecution.
He landed in Kenya as refugee, with no rights or access to work, education, health care or housing.
“I was always under threat of being arrested. I never felt safe in Kenya,” Dabessa said.
While Dabessa was in Nairobi, applying for refugee status, his worst fears were confirmed: “I got the news my wife was arrested.”
Just like her husband, Lelisse was falsely imprisoned for three years. In that time, Dabessa arranged for their children to be brought to Nairobi, and the family made their way to Australia — without Lelisse — as refugees.
After registering with the UNHCR and after three years, Dabessa’s family received a humanitarian visa for Australia and resettled in Adelaide in September 2009.
“I had mixed feelings the first few months after my arrival, however, I was very relieved that I was finally safe from harm and be an active citizen and get an education.”
Dabessa was thankful for the safety and freedom his new home afforded him. But his continued separation from Lelisse made it hard to settle in or get ahead.
“Until Lelisse arrived, I never think about a job because I’m caring [for the] children,” he explains. “I need to be home when the children come home. I’m going shopping, cooking, and making them to be stronger.”
Dabessa believes Australia has given him so many chances to succeed with challenges.
“The biggest success for me was that Australia gave me the opportunity to further my education. Within the 10 years, I hold Diploma of Community Services Work, Diploma of Case Management and recently hold a Bachelor of Social Work.”
Through his own personal experiences, Dabessa is determined to contribute in influencing change where people with lived experience are part of the decision-making process so that we better address the needs of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia and around the world.
(Oromedia, Victoria, 21 June 2020) Mootummaan Victoria babal’ina koronaa ittisuuf qoqqobbii fi to’annaa jabeessuu beeksise.
Mataan mootummaa Victoria, Daniel Andrews, miidiyaaf akka beeksisetti, sababa dhibeen koronaa namoota 25 haarawaa irratti argameef qoqqobbiin sochii hawaasaa daangessu akka jabaatu godhame.
Akka labsa qoqqobbii haarawaa kanatti Waxabajjii (June) 22 irraa eegalee haga Adoolessa 12tti mana tokko keessatti namoota shanii ol ta’anii argamuun hin danda’amu.
Alatti immoo namoota kudhan qofaatu, bakka tokkotti argamuu danda’a
Daniel Andrews akka jedhetti, yeroo kana keessatti nageenya hawaasaa eeguuf filannoon jiru qoqqobbii jabeessuu qofaa dha.
“Seera sochii hawaasaa daangessu kana baasuutti gammachuu hin qabu; nageenya hawaasa keenyaa eeguuf furmaanni jiru kanuma,” jedhan.
Hojii irra oolmaa qoqqobbii kanaa mirkaneessufis, qaamoliin seeraa sakatta’iinsa manaa-manatti godhamu raawwachuuf qophiitti jiru.
Kanuma waliin qoqqobbii duraan ture laaffisuuf karoorri bahee jirus, sababa qoqqobbii haarawaatiin akka turfamu godhameera.
Akka kanaan Waxabajjii (June) 21 irraa eegalee haga Adoolessa 12tti jiraattota mana keessaa waliin kanneen mana keessatti argamuu danda’an namoota shan qofaa dha.
Mana nyaataa keessatti namoota 20 ol ta’anii argamuun hin dnada’amu.
Daangaan Victorias haga Adoolessa 12tti cufamee kan turu ta’a.
Karoorri sadarkaa sadaffaa kan haga namoota shantamaa akka walitti dhufuu danda’an hayyamus torban sadiif akka hojii irra hin oolle taasifameera.
Qoqqobbiin haarawaa kun kan labsame sababa namooti 25 haarawaa irratti dhibeen koronaa argameef akka ta’e beekameera.
Dilbata, Waxabajjii (June) 21 bara 2020, sa’aa 11.59 halkan irraa eegalee qoqobbiin tokko tokko akka jijjiiramu ibsamee turuun kan yaadatamuu dha.
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“Nageenya kee eeggachuu fi waan qajeeloo dalaguu yaadadhu. Yoo mana teessee dalaguu dandeetta tahe, mana taa’ii dalagi. Waa tokko godhchuun si irra hin jiru yoo tahe – hin godhini.”
(ኦሮሚዲያ, 20 ሰኔ 2020) የኦሮሞ ነፃነት ግንባር(ኦነግ) ለመላው የሲዳማ ህዝብ የእንኳን ደስ ያላችሁ መልዕክት አስተላለፈ።
የኦሮሞ ነፃነት ግንባር (ኦነግ) የሲዳማ ብሔር የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን ጥያቄ በሰላማዊ ትክክለኛና ህጋዊ በሆነ መልኩ እልባት ማግኘቱን አስመልክቶ ባስተላለፈዉ መልዕክት ስኬቱ ከፍተኛ ጠቀሜታ እንዳለዉ አዉስቷል።
“ይህ ስኬት የራስንዕ ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን መብቱን ለማስከበር ለዘመናት መራራ ትግል ሲያካሄድ ለኖረው የሲዳማ ሕዝብ ታላቅና ታሪካዊ ድል ነው።”
ኦነግ በመልዕክቱ እንደገለፀዉ የሲዳማ ህዝብ የዘመናት ጥያቄ ሆኖ የቆየው ራሱን በራስ የማስተዳደር እና በክልል የመደራጀት ህገ፡መንግስታዊ ጥያቄ ከረጅም ጊዜ ትግልና መስዋትነት በኋላ የተገኘ በመሆኑ ምሳሌነቱም አስተማሪና አበረታችም ነው።
ኦነግ በመልዕክቱ እንደገለፀዉ የሲዳማ ብሔር በመሪር ትግሉ የተጎናፀፈው ይህ ድል ልክ እንደ ሲዳማ የራስን ዕድል በራስ የመወሰን መብታቸውን ለማስከበር በመታገል ላይ ለሚገኙ ሌሎች ሕዝቦችም መልካምና ተስፋ ሰጪ ዜናም ነው ።
የሲዳማ ህዝብ ታሪካዊ በክልል የመደራጀት ጥያቄው ዛሬ እውን ሆኖ በይፋ ወደ ተግባራዊ እንቅስቃሴ መምጣቱ ትልቅ ድል መሆኑን ያወሰዉ ኦነግ “ለሲዳማ ብሔር እንኳን የትግልህ የድል ፍሬ እና የታጋዮች ልጆች መስዋዕትነት ዉጤት የሆነውን ይህን ታሪካዊ ደስታ ለማጣጣም በቃህ” በማለት መጪዉ ጊዜ የዘመናት ጥማት የሆኑት ነፃነት ሰላምና ዴሞክራሲ (ፍትሃዊ አስተዳደር) የሚረጋገጡበት እንዲሆን መልካም ምኞቱን ገልጿል።
የሲዳማ ህዝብ ራስን በራስ የማስተዳደር ህገ፡መንግስታዊ ጥያቄው ምላሽ እንዲያገኝ ለረጅም ጊዜያት ያለመታከት ታግሏል።
የሰላም አምባሳደር የሆነው የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ከአጎራባች እና ሌሎች ኢትዮጵያዊያን ህዝቦች ጋር ያለው ኢኮኖሚያዊ ፣ማህበራዊ እና ፖለቲካዊ መስተጋብር እንዲጠናከር ከመቼውም ጊዜ በላይ በቁርጠኝነት እንደሚሰራ ኦነግ በዚሁ የእንኳን ደስ አላችሁ መልእክቱ ገልጿል።
የሲዳማ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግስት ሰኔ 11 2012 ዓ.ም. ከኢትዮጵያ ፌዴረሽን አባል መንግስታት አንዱና አሥረኛዉ (10ኛዉ) ሆኖ በመዋቀር በይፋ የክልላዊ መንግስት ሥልጣኑን በመረከብ በይፋ የክልል ምስረታ ስልጣን ርክብክብ አድርጏል፡፡
የሲዳማ ህዝብ ህገ፡መንግስቱ ያጎናፀፈውን መብት በመጠቀምም የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ በአካሄደው ህዝበ ውሳኔ መነሻ ይፋ በሆነው የድምጽ ውጤት መሠረት የራሱን ክልል ለማደራጀት የሚያስችል ድምጽ ማግኘቱ የሚታወስ ነው።
Oromia Global Forum
6909 Laurel Ave, Suite 5219
Tacoma Park, MD20913
Email: oromiaglobalforum@gmail.com
Phone: 612-483-0161
To All Oromos Around The Globe,
Dear respected sisters and brothers,
We, the Oromia Global Forum (OGF), a global alliance of Oromo Civic, Professional and Faith-Based Organizations and individual proponents of Human Rights, residing in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa are writing this letter to you out of grave concern and fear for the future of the Oromo Nation. Our mission is to enhance Oromo unity, discuss, analyze and deliberate on man-made and natural disasters as well as human rights abuses plaguing the Oromo nation, and design strategies to mitigate the plights of our people.
OGF’s values are based on the egalitarian Gadaa System of the Oromo nation, in which the dignity of all human beings is equally respected and defended, irrespective of their color, culture and creed. OGF advocates for the protection and promotion of all human rights in Oromia and beyond. OGF upholds and defends the moral and ethical values of the Oromo nation, in which all human beings are equally treated, truth is defended and justice is served without discrimination. Furthermore, Oromia Global Forum (OGF) stands for, and defends Oromo national unity, integrity of Oromia, equality of its citizens, freedom of expression, social justice, self-determination and respect all forms of diversity in our society. We would like to kindly inform you that this letter of ours is based on these social, moral, ethical and human values of our Organization.
Dear respected sisters and brothers,
As you know, the Oromo nation has been impoverished and victimized since the occupation of Oromia by Abyssinian warlords. Despite uninterrupted resistance of the Oromo people to regain its liberty and dignity, the end goal has not yet been achieved. Thousands of Oromo youth paid heavy sacrifices to topple the TPLF government in a peaceful resistance between 2014-18. However, even though the resistance succeeded in removing the oppressive TPLF-led EPRDF regime, the group that took over did not make matters any better for the Oromo people. Conditions have become worse for the Oromo people. The Oromo people continued to be exploited, incarcerated, tortured, dehumanized and killed by the Abyssinian clique camouflaged as Oromo Government. Thousands are languishing in the prison chambers. West and South Oromia are under military rule for more than two years. The government has cut off communications: land lines, cell phones, the internet and other basic services to allow its soldiers free hand to torture and kill our people at will, and hide the crimes perpetrated.
Oromo students in colleges and universities are harassed, beaten and killed. Unspecified number of Oromo students are jailed in Amhara zones. More than 35,000 Oromo students are dismissed from colleges and universities around the country and languishing in cities and towns without any support. These students cannot even go back to their villages because of the war. Some of the villages are burnt down to the ground. Their parents are forcefully displaced and running away from their homes.
The Oromia Global Forum(OGF) is undertaking campaigns to expose the crimes committed by Ethiopian government, telling the international community the true Oromo stories, the sufferings of our people by writing letters to the heads of governments, parliamentarians, governmental and non-governmental officials, and by organizing media campaigns, public rallies (demonstrations) and issuing press releases from time to time.
Dear respected sisters and brothers,
As you know, the challenges facing our nation are intensifying daily. Daughters and mothers are raped. Young people are killed. Mothers are killed. Fathers are killed. Elders are killed. The dead bodies of our people are disposed into the bushes and eaten by hyena. To make the matters worse, the government of Ethiopia has illegally and forcefully extended its term in office for unlimited period to continue killing our people for unlimited time.
If we don’t not act collectively and promptly against these crimes, our nation is facing existential threat. The Oromia Global Forum believes, to avert the looming danger, all Oromos around the globe need to streamline and consolidate our efforts and resources; and act collectively and effectively.
To this effect, we respectfully and humbly invite you, the Oromo people: farmers, students, teachers, business women and men, pastors, pastoralists, sheks, activists, intellectuals, religious scholars and leaders, the media, Oromo youth (Qeerroo fi Qarree – the engine of Oromo national movement), etc. to join our hands and act together, so that we can collectively defend our nation, enhance our voices for our people and contribute to the creation of free, peaceful, and prosperous Oromia. Moreover, you are cordially invited to join us on the launching conference of Oromia Global Forum, on July 18, 2020.
We value your commitment, your cooperation and contribution, sacrificing your time, energy and other resources.
Respectfully,
Oromia Global Forum: a global alliance of Oromo Civic, Professional and Faith-Based Organizations
Signatories
Melbourne, 19 June 2020
At the threshold of the historic moment when the official transfer of power was conducted, on behalf of the Advocacy for Oromia (A4O), I take this opportunity to convey our congratulations and profound good wishes to the Sidama nation who have been struggling for freedom and equality over the past several decades. Indeed, it is a matter of great joy that at last the great day has come, the day of freedom for which the Sidama nation has yearned.
In 2002, our heart bled with you when the late dictator, Meles Zenawi, unleashed his local surrogate on you who indiscriminately mowed you down with machine guns at Loqe. In July 2019, our heart bled with you when government forces mowed you down simply to deny you what you earned today. Your peaceful resistance, endurance and finally your success is an exemplary model for other peoples in Ethiopia who struggle to freely exercise the rights granted to them by the constitution but denied by the very government that claims to protect its people. At this moment of your freedom, the A4O is thankful for all those who have paid heavy sacrifice and is proud to stand with all those who have supported the struggle of Sidama nation.
As Sidama state is entering into the first years of National Self-Rule, we are aware that the new nation will be confronted with the daunting problems of painful political oppression and economic exploitation, healing of people traumatized by conflict, reconstructing a battered infrastructure, restoring its economy, ensuring respect for human rights and the rule of law and improving the people’s standard of living. While the new Regional State of Sidama will have to face enormous challenges as it seeks to find its place as a free nation, it is also imperative that the people of Sidama who struggled for freedom and equality should not be denied the historic opportunity to start a new chapter in their nation’s history, marked by peace with justice. It is our hope that the leaders and people of Sidama will make every effort to ensure peace and stability in the new era.
Advocacy for Oromia is aware that the continuing role of the camaraderie movement is to accompany the people of Sidama in solidarity as they take up the many challenges and tasks of nation-building. It is also our sincere hope that the Sidama nation, with the support of the regional and international community, will take immediate steps to resolve the outstanding issues and to lay the foundation for a viable Sidama Regional state at peace.
Please accept our very best wishes for the bright and peaceful future of your state and nation.
Yours sincerely,
Dabessa Gemelal
Director
Advocacy for Oromia
Oromia Global Forum
6909 Laurel Ave, Suite 5219
Tacoma Park, MD20913
Email: oromiaglobalforum@gmail.com
Phone: 612-483-0161
Congratulations: To Our Sidama Brothers and Sisters
Friday, June 19, 2020
We, the Global Oromia Forum, a global alliance of Oromo Civic, Professional and Faith-Based Organizations and individual proponents of Human Rights, residing in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa extend our heartfelt congratulations to our brothers and sisters of the Sidama nation.
For millennia, the Sidama and the Oromo peoples share common border, history, culture, religious world views and mutually intelligible languages. We shared a long history of living together and learned the benefits of peaceful coexistence. We developed a strong sense of brotherhood and stood shoulder to shoulder during our happiest and saddest moments. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, we both bled together when a brutal conqueror struck us and took our lands, enslaved our people and subjected survivors to painful political oppression and economic exploitation that continued unabated under successive Ethiopian regimes. You have staged peaceful resistance since the very first day of the conquest but Ethiopian rulers responded brutally at every instance.
In 2002, our heart bled with you when the late dictator, Meles Zenawi, unleashed his local surrogate on you who indiscriminately mowed you down with machine guns at Loqe. In July 2019, our heart bled with you when government forces mowed you down simply to deny you what your earned today. Your peaceful resistance, endurance and finally your success is an exemplary model for other peoples in Ethiopia who struggle to freely exercise the rights granted to them by the constitution but denied by the very government that claims to protect its people.
Once again we congratulate you in your success and we are confident that you will convert your political victory into an economic one by tapping into your resources and raise your people from poverty to which they were subjected for over one hundred years. You are now in control of your fate that espouses greater responsibility and now is your opportunity to develop your brand new state, lay democratic institutions and become a model democracy in the region engulfed with conflicts. We at the Global Oromia Forum are strongly confident that with this remarkable victory you will prove the doubters wrong and become a role model for the rest of us.
Once again, Congratulations for the hard-won victory.
Oromia Global Forum: a global alliance of Oromo Civic, Professional and Faith-Based Organizations
Signatories
1. Advocacy4Oromia
2. Bilal Oromo Dawa Center
3. Canaan Oromo Evangelical Church
4. Charismatic International Fellowship Church
5. Gaadisa Sabboontottaa KP
6. Global Gumii Oromia
7. Global Oromo Advocacy Group
8. Global Waaqeffannaa Council
9. Horn of Africa Genocide Watch
10. Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa
11. International Oromo Women’s Organization
12. International Qeerroo Support Group
13. Mana Kiristaanaa Fayyisaa Addunyaa
14. Oromo Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
15. Oromo Communities’ Association of North America
16. Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Church of Washington DC Metropolitan Area
17. Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society
18. Oromo Human Rights and Relief Organization
19. Oromo Legacy, Leadership and Advocacy Association
20. Oromo Lutheran Church of Baltimore
21. Oromo Parliamentarians Council
22. Oromo Political Prisoners Association
23. Oromia Support Group
24. Oromo Studies Association
25. Tawfiq Islamic Center
26. Union of Oromo Communities in Canada
27. United Oromo Evangelical Church
28. Washington DC Metropolitan Oromo SDA Church
By: Workineh Torben, PhD & Dessalegn Guyo,PhD
File photo: The Ethiopian soldiers standing on the neck of a dying student (A) and brutally kicking the necks and throats of a group of students (B) in Oromia region of Ethiopia. The lastest report by the rights group Amnesty International Issued Friday, May 29, 2020 a report that displayed the endless Ethiopian’s security forces of extrajudical killings, mass detantion, massive human right violations, proprety damages, burning unharvested crops, animals, wildlife, coffe plants, forest and homes in the restive Oromia region as the chemeleon reformist prime minister was awarded the ‘Nobel Peace Prize’.
New York Times reported about Mr. Abiy Ahmad’s factious reform of Ethiopia in the Horn (Matina, Oct. 11, 2019). Here are few of the facts, which are ironically incredible to learn the confusing political atmosphere of the African country where human right violations are still unbelievable. Apparently, the political transformation and the wrongly hailed reformers transformed the fake democracy of the TPLF regime to no democracy at all. Amnesty International highlighted a few credible facts related to the dysfunctional leadership of Abiy Ahmad in its latest report (amnesty.org/Index: AFR 25/2358/2020). However, the PM of Ethiopia blatantly disagreed with the quality report of Amnesty International. That is never a surprise to hear from Mr. Abiy, who has been committing shocking crimes against peaceful citizens including kids, elementary students, high school students (please look at the pictures A and B, gives the glimpse of shocking human right violations in the Ethiopian Empire but it is immoral and against the human value to list numerous images which we cannot post in public). Over 35, 000 students were dismissed from Universities in the entire nation just for being Oromo.
Abiy hijacked the multigenerational movement of the Oromo youth by unique political strategies. He started as a sympathizer of the marginalized people and representative of the Oromos until he secured power. The international community barley understands the Ethiopian politics, because it is complex and unique to the rest of the world. Most writers, bloggers and owners of medial are the beneficiaries of the dysfunctional system. Only a few are honestly describing the nature and the underlying problems of the Ethiopian Empire. For example, Amnesty International recently disclosed credible facts related to several in humane killings by security forces of Mr. Abiy Ahmad.
The Ethiopian politics is dysfunctional by nature because it was built on the pretext and pretentious political elites rhetoric supported by misguided powers. The political dramas of Ethiopia need a sincere attention of the international community. It is becoming the most disgraceful and dangerous for peaceful citizens and the Horn of Africa. The government of Ethiopia is terrorizing Oromos (Human Rights Abuses Committed by the Ethiopian Army in Different Parts of Ethiopia); the Oromos have been under command post since Abiy Ahmad took office, and at this critical time of Coronavirus pandemic, internet and telephone access has been limited or sometimes completely disconnected in the entire Oromia. The world must tell us if the definition of terrorism has a different meaning than what is happening to over 55 million Oromos where human is daily killed, tortured, even beheaded and thrown to wild scavengers like hyenas?
The prime minister of Ethiopia was a key security personnel of the Ethiopian ruling party Ethiopian People revolution Democratic front (EPRDF) who did not remember his regimes shocking crimes. He systematically manipulated the international community through systematic approaches and shrewdly trained political games of making plagiarized speeches directly taken from intelligent politicians like Barak Obama’s
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Then he was wrongly praised by the western communities. Some of the purposeless politicians nominated him for noble peace prize that he won in early stage of his governance.
Abiy Ahmad is implementing terrorizing strategies which are chronic problems of Ethiopia. He is moving Ethiopia back to where it had been in 1950 and 1960s. His deception is incredibly dangerous that has been resulting in massive atrocity against humanity and significant violations of basic human rights; and his falling power is primarily restricted to the capital and to the state-controlled media.
Since Abiy Ahmed came to power the country’s ruling pattern has changed from pseudo civil administration to complete military marshals which evade the constitution of the country. He has been still using illegal ‘Command Post’ rule to control the most marginalized Oromos. The Oromo people are determined majority citizens of the country to dismantle lawlessness. He has been using all kind of inhumane strategies under his command post to weaken the refusal of the desperate and resolute Oromos for freedom. Abiy committed several unique crimes way more than the previous murderous tyrants; for example, his untrained security indiscriminately killing children, elderly, helpless mothers, students, entire family; his national Airforce is bombarding farmers and their cattle, burning unharvested crops, wildlife, and coffee plants. Whenever they are committing crimes, they cut all kind of public communication systems, internet and telephone (wireless and landline) connections in the entire Oromia. As the result, significant number of Ethiopian citizens, particularly the Oromos barley heard about Coronavirus (COVID-19). Clearly, the Ethiopian government is creating a dangerous territory where the emerging virus will continue to kill people and potentially keep the transmission of the deadly infections around the world.
The newest shameful political strategies of Abiy Ahmad are disgraceful and dangerous to the entire world.
The question that Abiy and his administration failed to understand is that ‘state terrorism’ can never be a wise strategy to unify and build a nation. Abiy himself publicly mention about the terrorism strategies of his previous TPLF led government during his parliament speeches; he publicly mentioned that the unsuccessful TPLF was terrorizing the people. We appreciated his honesty about that particular claim, in fact it was confirmed by WikiLeaks. The problem is, Abiy Ahmad repeated the same and even worst terrorism strategy. He failed to understand the fact that the multigenerational movement against inhumanity is unstoppable and will soon squib his regime easily. The Oromo people have been marginalized over 150 years and from the history of the naturally democratic Oromos that UNESCO registered in 2016, one can learn that as the tyrants get murderous against Oromos, the tougher and stronger they are becoming because their peaceful and welcoming mutual coexistence has been challenged Abiy’s misguided politics of hate. His counterproductive approaches to govern in Oromia will remain the nightmare of the illusionist politician who became a ‘Nobel peace’ laureate at the expense of the fearless Oromos particularly the ‘Qeerroos’. Qeerroo is unmarried youth in Oromo language, unfortunately the youth who transformed the political atmosphere in the Horn are massively targeted by the fake ‘Nobel peace’ laureate.
The international community, and donors of the baseless instability generator government must realize the ultimate outcome of the massive human right violation in Ethiopia. It will be regrettable again. The impacts of the evil actions we see against Oromos is shameful and the lawlessness of Abiy regime is becoming catastrophic against human values in the Horn and it must be condemned by all nations who have interest to maintain peace in Ethiopia and the region. We must fight lawlessness and we are calling the International community, United Nations, Human Rights Watch, International Legal Experts and interested individuals, groups or institutions to join our efforts to held criminals and massive human right violators accountable at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Abiy Ahmad hijacked the multigenerational movement to win a ‘Nobel prize, but he still prefers ignoring the importance of honest equality, democracy, respectful co-existence and collective respect to all human values. The world must tell us if there is a different definition of terrorism than what Abiy Ahmad is doing. He is designing a disgraceful suicidal network that will disintegrate the nation that is increasing the chances of inevitable civil war in Ethiopia.
Advocacy for Oromia 