The Shooting at the Ethiopian Embassy

By Gurmu Bantayehu | September 30, 2014

Hello America! Welcome to Ethiopia!!

A TPLF security officer brandishing and firing live bullets

What I saw on US TVs on Monday, September 29, 2014 is unbelievable but factual. I doubt that the world has ever experienced such barbaric act by an Embassy. It is the replica of the daily massacre being carried out in Ethiopia, now being shown to the World. It is Tigre modus operandiin Ambo and many places in Ethiopia. This is how Ethiopians are being treated daily by their government. The west would not admit it but this incident demonstrates graphically the daily butchery in a country closely nurtured by the West; a country where the rule of the jungle is the order of the day. It is exactly what Ethiopian asylum seekers are running away from; a fitting proof of the reasons for seeking asylum. The atrocities in Ethiopia, which the US government have been ignoring, is displayed in the US backyard, the capital city. As they say in the US, “ The chicken came home to roost”.

Man opens fire during Ethiopian Embassy protest in Washington

September 29, 2014 (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire during a protest on the Ethiopian Embassy grounds on Monday, according to a video of the incident, but no injuries were reported.

A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said it had detained a possible shooter after a report at about 12:15 p.m. EDT that shots were fired near the embassy in northwest Washington, D.C.

Witnesses said the gunfire took place inside the embassy compound during a protest against the Horn of Africa nation’s government.

“About half a block from the embassy, I heard at least four shots, and I thought there were people killed,” demonstrator Tesfa Simagne told Reuters Television.

A video taken inside the embassy gates and carried by the website of Ethiopian Satellite Television shows a man wearing a dark suit and brandishing a silver handgun.

Irreecha Irree Tokkummaa Keenyaa Taasisuu Irratti Of-eeggannoo Godhamuu Qabu

Boruu Barraaqaa irraa | Fulbaana 26, 2014

Akkuma beekamu yeroon isaa yeroo Irreechaa ti. Ayyaana kana yeroo kabajnu hundumaa dhugaa dagachuu hin qabne jabaa tokkotu jira. Irreecha ayyaana lammii Oromoo maraa taasisuu irratti hanga ammaatti hojii hangamtu hojjetame, hangamtu hoo nu hafe kan jedhu wal gaafachuu feesisa. Akka hubannaa abbaa barruu kanaatti, Irreecha ayyaana lammiilee Oromoo maraa taasisuu irratti hojii danuutu nu hafa. Hayyuulee seenaa fi aadaa Oromoo, akkasuma beektota baranee (scholars) irraa qoodni hanga ammaa gumaachame xiqqaa miti tahuyyuu, quufsaa dha jechuuf nama rakkisa. Irreechaaf ilaalchi Oromoon qabu gabbataa deemee har’a ayyaana miliyoonota hirmaachisu kan tahuu danda’e hojiin gadi fagoon irratti hojjetameef miti. Dheebuu Oromummaa ilmaan Oromoo qabantu ayyaana kana dagaagsee sadarkaa kanaan gahe. Jibba Habashoonni nuuf qaban irraa ka’uun xiiqeffannee eenyummaa keenyaan boonuutu ayyaana kana guddisee irree jabaa kana itti hore. Oromoon amantii fedheyyuu haa  hordofuutii Irreechi irree kiyya jedhee ayyaana kana akka mallattoo eenyummaa saba isaatti ilaaluutu jabina kana fakkaatu nutti hore.

“A Criminal State: The Blackmailing of the Oromo Liberation Struggle for Freedom and Democracy”, the futile attempt of successive regimes of Ethiopia

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By Dr. Shigut Geleta | Posted: September 24, 204

Full Speech of Dr. Shigut at the 4th New World Summit of Stateless States

Your Excellency Mr. Chairman,

Dear Honorable guest speakers,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great privilege and honor for me to be among you today representing the Oromo Liberation Front. First of all, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to the organizing committee for inviting OLF and having organized the 4th New World Summit that brought together the representatives of stateless states to discuss and share experiences about the potentials or obstacles that states are embroiling some genuine political causes today.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Views and news from the 4th New World Summit of Stateless States

Dr. Shigut Geleta addresses The New World Summit of Stateless State

The New World Summit of Stateless State was held from September 19-21 at Royal Flemish Theatre (KVS) in Brussels, Belgium. Twenty stateless political organisations have been participated on this summit. The Summit was divided in to five sessions. These are: Oppressive State, Progressive state, Global state, New States and Stateless State. Dr. Shigut Geleta has presented on the Oromo issues on the first session and his paper addressed how successive Ethiopian regimes orchestrated the notion of self-determination and attempted to blackmail genuine Oromo Liberation struggle.

FDG – Previously Unreleased Video; TVOMT – Hiriira Nagayaa

FDG – Previously Unreleased Video of Finfinnee Univ. Against the Addis Ababa Master Plan	TVOMT #Oromo protest Hiriira Nagayaa Magaalaa Torontoo fii Yaadannoo Aaddee Faxumaa Galmoo

UN experts urge Ethiopia to stop using anti-terrorism legislation to curb human rights

September 21, 2014, GENEVA (United Nations Human Rights) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Government of Ethiopia to stop misusing anti-terrorism legislation to curb freedoms of expression and association in the country, amid reports that people continue to be detained arbitrarily.

The experts’ call comes on the eve of the consideration by Ethiopia of a series of recommendations made earlier this year by members of the Human Rights Council in a process known as the Universal Periodic Review which applies equally to all 193 UN Members States. These recommendations are aimed at improving the protection and promotion of human rights in the country, including in the context of counter-terrorism measures.

Artootnie Oromo 3 sirna Wayyaanee jala miliqan

Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo (SBO) Fulbaana 19, 2014

Artiin Oromoo guddisuu fi hojiilee isaanii ummatatti dhiyeessudhaan tattaaffiin taasisan mootummaa wayyaaneetiin dhiibbaan irra geessifamu hammatuurraa biyya abbaa isaanii dhiisanii baqachuuf dirqamuu artiist Amiin Huseeni fi Artist Mihrat Waldamaariyam (Haati Shumbee) gaaffii fi deebii SBO waliin taasisaniin ibsan.

Sirba isaa “Baaleen Bu’aa, Baaleen Bu’aa Biyya Loowwanii…” jedhuun ummata Oromoo biratti dhageettii kan horatee fi beekame wellisaan dargaggeessi Artist Amiin Huseen, biyya keessatti artii Oromoo guddisuu fi quuqqaa saba Oromoo ibsuudhaaf bilisummaa dhabuu akkasumas kaasetta dhiyoo kana baaseen walqabatee humnoota tikaatiin doorsisnii fi hiraarri itti hammaachuurraa lubbuu isaa baafachuuf baqachuu gaaffi fi deebii SBO waliin taasiseen ibseera.

THE KILLING, ARRESTING AND KIDNAPPING OROMO WILL NEVER STOP OROMO STRAGGLE FOR FREEDOM

by ALEMIN KELIFA

The Ethiopian dictatorial regime TPLF the minority group they will never stop killing, arresting , kidnapping, torturing and disappearing oromo students and oromo people unless we stand together and united to fight for our right and liberty. Oromo wherever you are now is the time for us to defend our enemies from killing, arresting and torturing our people no fight back untill we free our country from brutality and killer and if we do in a short peroid of time we will get back our country like every one else. On appril 28^th 2014 Remeber what happened to oromo students in various universities and schools in Oromia Region only in Ambo more than 47 people have been massacred and hundreds of students were taken to unknown prison and many others are disppeared, tortured and killed. The TPLF Dictatorial minority regime continued the arresting,detention, torturing and kidnapping oromo students and people from various areas in Ethiopia.

Ibsa ejjannoo hirmaattota kora 38ffaa TBOJ

Fulbaana 17, 2014
Kora 38ffaa Tokkummaa Barattoota Oromoo Jarmanii(TBOJ)Fulbaana 14 bara 2014 Sa’a booda saatii 12:15 irraa egalee waaree booda amma saatii 18:30 magaalaa Frankfurt, galma Universitii Joon Volfigaang kessatti eggefame.

New World Summit-Brussels Stateless State

September 16, 2014

I would like to invite you on behalf of Jonas Staal and the entire team of the New World Summit to the 4th New World Summit in the Royal Flemish Theater (KVS) in Brussels, starting Friday evening 19^th of September and ending Sunday evening 21^st of September 2014. This edition is entitledNew World Summit: Stateless State. Because of your affiliation with the issues addressed in the summit, we would hereby like to offer you a free entrance ticket to attend one or several days to the program. Please note that Dr. Shigut Geleta, representing the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), will be speaking already on Friday 19th September. See more in pdf

During these three days, 20 representatives of ‘stateless states’ worldwide will engage in a debate regarding the question to what extent the concept of the state is still capable of representing and protecting a people’s right to self-determination. In five consecutive segments, titled Oppressive State(Friday 19:00 – 22:00), Progressive State (Saturday 13:00 – 16:00), Global State (Saturday 17:00 – 20:00), New State (Sunday 13:00 – 16:00) en Stateless State (Sunday 17:00 – 20:00) representatives of stateless organizations and states will discuss the meaning, potentials and obstacles that the state embodies today.

International Oromo Youth Association’s Press Release

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September 16, 2014

On July 1, 2014, the International Oromo Youth Association and the Advocates for Human Rights submitted a detailed report to the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The report identified numerous human rights violations of the rights of children under the age of 18 in Ethiopia. The report concluded that ethnic identity is a major risk factor—children belonging to certain ethnic groups such as the Oromo face severe discrimination and rights violations. The report specifically focuses on human rights violations that followed the recent peaceful protests that occurred across schools in the Oromia region. Other issues pertaining to liberty, security, privacy, freedom of expression and association, family, basic health and welfare, education, and leisure and cultural activities were also included in the report.

Oromo Community Demonstration in Toronto on The Canada Africa 2014 Business Summit September 15, 2014

Hawaasni Oromoo Magaalaa Stockholm Keessaatti Qophii Ayyaana Irreechaa fi Gargaarsa OMN Gaggeessan

Fulbaana/September 15, 2014 Stockholm, Sweden

Fulbana, 13/2014, hawaasni oromoo biyyaa Sweden magaala Stockholm keessatti qophii kabaja ayyaana Irreechaa fi qophii gargaarsa Oromia Media Network (OMN) haala bareedan gaggeessan jiru. Qophii kana irratti hawaasni oromoo  Sweden, Norway, fi Denmark irraa baaynaan irratti hirmatani jiru. Qophiin Ayyaanni Irreechaa, magalaa gudditti Sweden, Stockholm baka Lötsjö (Sundbyberge) jedhamutti sa’a 10:30 hanga 12:30 kan gaggeeffame yoo ta’u, itti aansudhaan aada Irreechaa fi barbaachisumaa aada oromoo guddisuu ilaalchisee, akkasumaas barbaachisumaa jarmiyaa haawaasa oromoo ilaalchisee barumsi fi mariin baldhaan gaggeeffame jira. Qophii kana irratti baachisummaa miidiyaa cimaa fi haala OMN ilaalchisee ibsi kennamee jira. Qophii kana milkeessudhaaf dubartoonni oromoo Stockholm jiran hirmaannaa guddaa godhani jiru. Qophii kana irraa galiin argamee hundi OMN akka oolu kan godhame yoo ta’u dabalataan OMN jabeesudhaaf hawaasni deeggarsa addaa godhee jira. Galgala guyyaa kanaa, Artist Hayluu Kitaabaa hawaasa gammachiisudhaan qophiin kun daran akka bareedu godhee jira.

Nageenya Keenya; Oromo Freedom Songs Remix

Nageenya Keenya – Our Safety	Oromo Freedom Songs Remix Part One 2014

Moving Forward: Sacrificing Time for Oromo Identity

Please mark your calendar to come to our event that will be held on October 5, 2014 at Footscray Park.
September 10,  2014 (Advocacy For Oromia) — The Oromos are not some secret and mystic society; they are generous, harmonious and connected society who wants to share their unique values with others.

For Oromo, Irreechaa is a good way to pass on cultural knowledge and it helps to build pride in young people and helps them to have confidence when talking with others about their culture and identity. Hence, celebrating Irreechaa means having the confidence that comes from knowing the Oromos have something unique and vital values in their long journey.

For most Oromians, Irreechaa is considered to be the ending of rainy season, and beginning of new fresh life and new aspiration for the future. The Irreechaa is celebrated every year at the beginning of Birraa (the sunny new season after the dark, rainy winter season) throughout Oromia and around the world where Diaspora Oromos live. It has a lot of importance in our community lives. We celebrate Irreechaa to thank Waaqaa (God) for the blessings and mercies we have received throughout the past year at the sacred place.

We celebrate Irreechaa not only to thank Waaqaa (God) also to welcome the new season of plentiful harvests after the dark and rainy winter season associated with nature and creature. On Irreechaa Day, friends, family, and relatives gather together and celebrate with joy and happiness. Irreechaa Day brings people closer to each other and makes social bonds. We also celebrate Irreechaa National Day to follow our tradition and religion in society.

Somalia: Sexual Abuse by African Union Soldiers

AU soldiers and sexual abusers are from: Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Sierra Leone.

September 8, 2014, Nairobi (Human Rights Watch) – Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union (AU), and donors to AMISOM should urgently address these abuses and strengthen procedures inside Somalia to seek justice.

The 71-page report, “‘The Power These Men Have Over Us’: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by African Union Forces in Somalia,” documents the sexual exploitation and abuse of Somali women and girls on two AMISOM bases in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, since 2013. The AU soldiers, relying on Somali intermediaries, have used a range of tactics, including humanitarian aid, to coerce vulnerable women and girls into sexual activity. They have also raped or otherwise sexually assaulted women who were seeking medical assistance or water at AMISOM bases. Human Rights Watch interviewed 21 women and girls who described being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian military personnel serving with the AU forces.

Ethiopia: A Generation at Risk, Plight of Oromo Students

HRLHA Urgent Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                

September 06, 2014

The human rights abuses against Oromo Students in different universities have continued unabated over the past six months- more than a hundred Oromo students were extra-judicially wounded or killed, while thousands were jailed by a special squad: the “Agazi” force

This harsh crackdown against the Oromo students, which resulted in deaths, arrests, detentions and disappearances, happened following a peaceful protest by the Oromo students and the Oromo people  in April -  May  2014 against  the so-called  “Integrated Master Plan of Addis Ababa”. This plan was targeted at the annexation of many small towns of Oromia to the capital Addis Ababa. It would have meant the eviction of around six million Oromos from their lands and long-time livelihoods without being consulted or giving consent. The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has repeatedly expressed its deep concern about such human rights violations against the Oromo nation by the EPRDF government[1]

By Lagatafo Studio | September 3, 2014

Poverty on the Streets of Addis Ababa

Published on September 1st, 2014 | by Meredith Maulsby

September 2, 2014 (The baines report) — Poverty can easily be seen throughout the capital of Ethiopia, but nowhere is it more evident than when you pass a beggar on the street.  Beggars are everywhere in Addis Ababa, and they represent a vast range of demographics. There are men, women, children of all ages and conditions– some with their mothers, some without, and the severely disabled.