Legal Path to Further Oromo Dispossession
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Legal Path to Further Oromo Dispossession? The Oromo People Must Reject the Draft Property Ownership Proclamation

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Legal Path to Further Oromo Dispossession? A draft law may hand ancestral lands to foreign tycoons. More than property is at stake—identity, culture, and future hang in the balance. #StopTheDraft #OromoLand #IndigenousRights #LegalPathToOromoDispossession The Oromo People Must Reject the Draft Property Ownership Proclamation A draft proclamation allowing foreign nationals to own immovable property in Ethiopia…

When Those Who Should Protect You Become the Perpetrators
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When Those Who Should Protect You Become the Perpetrators

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This article was part-featured in Ethio Forum’s news documentary: የሽመልስ አብዲሳ የምስጢር ሠራዊት፤ ነጌኛዎቹ ወታደሮች (5 Feb 2025). What Do You Do When Power Becomes the Criminal? How do you describe the indescribable? How do you find words for a reality so twisted that it defies logic, morality, and even the most basic human decency?…

When Silence from Leaders Equates to Complicity: The Inaction of PM Abiy and President Shimelis on Fano’s Heinous Crimes in Oromia
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When Silence from Leaders Equates to Complicity: The Inaction of PM Abiy and President Shimelis on Fano’s Heinous Crimes in Oromia

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Most of us are now aware of the all, gruesome news on social media: the brutal act of Fano criminals slaughtering people in Dharraa, northern Oromia, with the audacity to record one of the acts for the world to witness. This recording has become nearly unavoidable, even for casual social media users, and has been…

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Joint Open Letter to the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Support of the use of the Legal name Finfinnee by the U.S. Embassy

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  Joint Open Letter to the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Support of the use of the Legal name Finfinnee by the U.S. Embassy November 30, 2023   The Honorable Antony Blinken United States Secretary of State The State Department 2201 C St., NW Washington, DC 20520   Dear Secretary Blinken: We,…

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Oromia’s Endemic Corruption is Set to Impoverish the Already Poor Farmers

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Although no official region-based corruption index for comparison exists, based on the general sentiments of public outcry, Oromia is one of the most corrupt regions of Ethiopia, if not at the top of the league table. From minor traffic offences that can be settled by offenders for mere 100 to 200 Birr on-the-spot bribe, town…

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Was Ermiyas Legesse, of Ethio 360 Media, Egging on Amhara Extremists to Harm Oromo Musician, Qamar Yusuf?

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Background Ethio 360 Media is well known for their hate and disinformation propaganda regarding the politics and current affairs of Ethiopia. They are aligned with Amhara extremist groups, and they promote one-sided narratives, both with their daily “news” and “discussion”. The latter is presented by a permanent fixture of 3 to 4 members. Their hate…

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OROMIA BARARU — A Peaceful Social Movement Launched by OLA

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Oromia Liberation Army (OLA) has officially launched a peaceful social movement under the banner of OROMIA BARARU (OROMIYAA BARAARUU, SAVE OROMIA) to draw attention to the escalation of Oromo Genocide by the Ethiopian Federal Government of Colonel Abiy Ahmed. Colonel Abiy is using the apparent peace dividend of the “Pretoria Peace Agreement” with the Tigray…

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A TikTok Video Message by Aisha Oromia Ali on Genocide in Oromia

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Gross Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity in Western Oromia. The perpetrators are the Ethiopian government and the Amhara paramilitary group called Fano. This sinister Grand Plan is to crush the Oromo People’s freedom fighters–the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)–whose majority fighting force are the Qeerroo and Qarree youths that brought about the current government…

OSA: Responding to False Accusations

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January 12, 2020 Dear Mr. Secretary General, I am writing this letter to you on behalf of the Oromo Studies Association (OSA) out of grave concern about the false accusations made against the Oromo youth – Qeeroo by Mr. Eskinder Negga and Professor Getachew Haile. OSA is an independent international scholarly organization established thirty-five years…

Participating in a ‘Meddemer’ Principle or Perpetrating a Reign of Terror in Oromia?

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By Imiru Itana 16 Dec 2019 It is well known that the Oromo were practising the Gadaa democracy in their land Oromia before falling into the hands of Emperor Menelik II in the second half of the 19th Century. Lack of communication due to the vast Oromo land and the absence of information as to…