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    Dhudhaa Malbulcha Oromoo fi Sodaa Halagaa Hambisuu

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-09-022022-12-18
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    Ibsaa Guutama Oromoon ummata guddaa beekamaa akka hin beekamne godhamee. Shira fi hacuuccaa gad isaan qabuuf godhame jalaa, tattaaffannaa ofiin ol ka'uu eegalani. Kanneen gargaarsa galtuu Oromoon barabaraan gad qabanii hambisuu barbaadan, jara humnaa fi qabeenya saanii tola bolqanii fi dhiiga saanii xuuxaa jiraatani. Isaanis, miseensota bulcha kolonii durii fi ammaa; raayyaa qabamaa fi daldaloota...

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    Oromo Political Tradition and Ending Aliens Fears

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-09-022022-12-18
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    By Ibsaa Guutama Oromo are a known big people made unknown. They started rising by their own effort despite several machinations and suppressions to keep them down. They were those that had been freely exploiting their labor and resources and sucking their blood at will that wanted to keep them down for ever with help...

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    The Question: Can the Olympics ever be apolitical?

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-282022-12-18
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    Feyisa Lilesa's solidarity sign to Ethopians is the latest political act at a games By Davin O'Dwyer Source: THE IRISH TIMES On the final day of the Rio Olympics, as the Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa crossed the finishing line in second place, he raised his arms above his head and crossed his wrists in an...

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    The Bravest Olympian in Rio — Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa Risks Death But Speaks Out About Killings of Oromo Protesters in Ethiopia After Earning Olympic Silver in Marathon

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-222022-12-18
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    Media coverage of Olympian Feyisa Lilesa's taking stand: MUST WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhjdE9AJtxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdRNuEaYWJA The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/world/africa/feyisa-lilesa-ethiopia-olympic-marathon-protest.html?_r=0 The Times:Ethiopia Says Olympic Runner Feyisa Lilesa Will Get Hero's Welcome Despite Defiance http://time.com/4461354/ethiopia-olympic-runner-feyisa-lilesa/ BBC - read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37150673 Letsrun.com: The Bravest Olympian in Rio — Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa Risks Death But Speaks Out About Killings of...

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    Ethiopian runner makes protest sign as he crosses line in Rio

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-222022-12-18
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    21 August 2016 Source: BBC - read more at:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37150673 An Olympic marathon runner from Ethiopia staged a daring protest against his home government when he crossed the line in Rio on Sunday. As he took the silver medal, Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms above - a gesture made by the Oromo people who have suffered...

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    The Atse v. Gadaa Tradition: Contradictory Governing Principles in Ethiopian Politics

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-182022-12-18
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    By Professor Guluma Gemeda* Current widespread protests, particularly in Oromia, and lately in Amhara and other regions, have highlighted the weaknesses of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front's (EPRDF) regime. Opposition groups are predicting possible collapse of the regime in the near future. Even some former members and supporters of the EPRDF are waking...

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    'A Generation Is Protesting’ in Ethiopia, Long a U.S. Ally

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-132022-12-18
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    Source: The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/world/africa/ethiopia-protests.html?ref=africa&_r=0 By Jeffery Gettleman AUG. 12, 2016 Is Ethiopia about to crack? For the last decade, it has been one of Africa's most stable nations, a solid Western ally with a fast-growing economy. But in recent months, antigovernment protests have convulsed the country, spreading into more and more areas. In...

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    UN demands Ethiopia admit observers amid reports dozens killed in protests

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-122022-12-18
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    Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/11/un-ethiopia-observers-reports-dozens-dead-protests UN high commissioner for human rights says reports from two regions were ‘extremely alarming' with allegations of abuses by security forces The United Nations has urged Ethiopia to allow international observers in to parts of the country hit by deadly weekend clashes between security forces and protesters. At least 49 people...

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    Oromo protests: Why US must stop enabling Ethiopia

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-102022-12-18
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    Source: CNN Awol K. Allo, Special to CNNUpdated 1835 GMT (0235 HKT) August 9, 2016 http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/09/africa/ethiopia-oromo-protest/index.html Dr Awol K. Allo is LSE Fellow in Human Rights at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. He writes on the issues behind several months of protests by Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, the Oromos. Around 100 people...

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    Dozens killed as police use excessive force against peaceful protesters in Ethiopia

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-092022-12-18
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    Source: Amnesty International PREESS RELEASE AUGUST 8, 2016 At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Ethiopian security forces fired live bullets at peaceful protesters across Oromia region over the weekend, according to credible sources who spoke to Amnesty International. Thousands of protesters turned out in Oromia and Amhara calling for political...

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    THE OLF MOURNS THE PASSING OF TARFA DIBABA

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-052025-01-21
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    Source: www.oromoliberationfront.net (OLF) For Immediate Release 29 July 2016 It is with the deepest sorrow that the OLF announces the passing of Tarfa Dibaba on 29th July 2016 at the age of 76. Tarfa Dibaba was one of the founders and a senior member of OLF leadership. He was one of the early educated few...

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    The passing of great Oromo nationalist Tarfa Dibaba

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-08-022022-12-18
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    We just heard a sad and heartbreaking news. It is the pass away of a great political tower in the Oromo national liberation struggle, Comrade Tarfa Dibaba. Comrade Tarfa Dibaba was a nationalist who introduced with his comrades the Oromo national liberation struggle for independence. He was a member of the great Oromo generation of...

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    Ethiopia and Eritrea in Tigray Tigrinys’ context

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-07-202022-12-18
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    By: Ibsaa Guutama July 2016 The continued colonial status of Oromia cannot be understood without understand the nature of the colonizer, the Abyssinian state. The power struggle within that state has lived not only creating tension to the Habashaa but also affecting the peaceful life of its neighbors in one way or other, more so...

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    Ethiopia: Protest Crackdown Killed Hundreds: Free Wrongly Held Detainees, Independent Inquiry Needed. By Human Rights Watch 15 June 2016

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-07-142022-12-18

    “Such a Brutal Crackdown” Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia's Oromo Protests download whole document: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/ethiopia0616web.pdf

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    A Historic Mass Uprising in Oromia

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-07-142022-12-18
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    By: Itana Gammada The only viable choice for nations or peoples under colonial occupation is to set forth their goals, become organized and united in their stated objectives, and fight for their freedom, independence, justice, and dignity. Because of infringements of colonialism and imperialism on the way of life of indigenous peoples, never in human...

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    “Let No External Pressure Force You to Back from Fulfilling Your Responsibilities to Your People”

    By Staff Editor Posted on2016-04-24
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    by Prof Mekuria Bulcha Introduction "Dhibbaa kara kamiyyuu isinitti dhufuun dirqamtani of duuba hin jedhina; waan saba keenyaf hin baasaa, bu'as qaba jettan hojjedha." "Let no external pressure force you to back from fulfilling your responsibilities to your people; do what you believe will serve the interest of our nation." Yishaaq to Galaasaa Dilboo, Secretary...

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