Irreecha 2013 “Thanksgiving” Oromo National Holiday Colorfully Celebrated in Oromiyaa and Across the Globe

(September 29, 2013) – An estimated 2-3 million festival goers and pilgrims celebrated this year’sIrreecha at Hora Arasadi in Bushoftu, Oromiyaa, despite Woyane’s attempt to disrupt the Oromo National Holiday with trivial distractions in the capital. Hundreds of Oromos across the globe have also celebrated the month-long Irreecha “Thanksgiving” festival, which was kicked off in Toronto on August 31, 2013.

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(September 29, 2013)

The 2013-Irrecha – Oromo Thanks-Giving in Toronto

The march to the river for cleansing

Oromos in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and other cities in Ontario and other parts of Canada warmly celebrated this year’s Irrecha Holiday yesterday, August 31, 2013 in the suburb of Whitby, a typical countryside environment that closely resembled that of Oromia. The 2013 Irrecha of Toronto has also attracted some Oromos from cities like Washington D.C and New York, from across the border in USA. There were also visitors from Germany.

As usual, this year’s Irrecha celebration in Toronto included ceremonies such as dhibaayyuu or sacrifice, cleansing or cuphaa, hulluuqqoo and darraa-gubaa or firework. Irrechaa, which is often described by anthropologists as “The Channel to God”, in all its senses is equivalent of what the Westerners call and celebrate as “Thanks Giving”. Particularly the “Dhibayyuu” part of the Irrecha ceremony is the part that signifies the saying “Thank you” to God aspect of the Holiday. Oromos of all religions, ages and gender join each other in celebrating Irrecha. Some video clips on this year’s Irrecha in GTA could be watched at: http://youtu.be/s1h7SqVOiE0, http://youtu.be/Dhu4cOxYKRA, http://youtu.be/_Q98Xw-SrDo

Oduu gaddisiisaa

Innaa Lillaahi WA'INNAA ileeyhi RAAJI'UUN

Guyyaa kaleessaa kiibxata Sheek Amaan Hasan Håkan jedhaman Addunyaa tana irraa du'aan gama aakiraatti godaanuun dhagahame. 
Baalee Roobeetti ulamaa'a Gurguddaa irraa Håkan lakkaayamaniifi Jaami'a Roobee guddichaa fi umriidhaan Håkan ture namni Gadi dhaabe isaan akka tahe himameera.

Madrasaa salafiyyaa Roobetti hundeessuunis Sababa sheeka kanaa akka tahe dubbatama Umrii ofii Guutuu Håkan qisaasan magaalaa Baalee Roobee keessatti Ulamaa'ota beekkamoo, Du'aataa fi Barattoota ilmii wajji taa'uudhaan akka Tures ni himamaaf Sirni awwaalaa Aalima kanaa yeroo Raawwataamu namoonni lakkoofsan Hedduu Tahan akka argamaniifi waggootii dura namni hangana Hedduu yaa'ee akka hin beeknes ibsameera Sheeka keenya Rabbiin Jannataan isaan haabadhaasu. 
Mastiisaaniitiif obsa cimaa haa kennu Muslimtootaafis Aalima Bakka haa buusu Aamiin AllAAHUMMA Aamiin!

The Brain Bale Rebellion, Sheik Musa Bati, died at age 70

By Kadiro Elemo | September 26, 2013
Oromo nation is saddened by the news of the death of Musa Bati , Wednesday 24 September 2013 in nagell Borana , southern Oromiya . Musa Bati , who served a honorific title Sheikh oldest in Arabic - that his salad age , because of his knowledge of Arabic and Somali, was among the pioneers in Bale peasant resistance against the Ethiopian rule in the 1960s and 1970s to end the humiliating yoke tribute -giving , land dispossession and cultural suffocation . A close confidante of General Waqo Gutu , led Sheikh Musa the Oromo fighters during many fierce battles including the landmark battle Dhombir 1963. Because of the heroic activities Sheikh Musa at Ethiopian army and naftanya marching , his family paid a heavy cost. In the morning of the early 1960s , when the Ethiopian jets raided his village , his family lost their entire stock market , more than 300 cows and camels. In raids , which lasted three days , lost Oromo farmers more than 12,000 animals and countless people . At the time when the Oromo were unwanted in the administration , civil service , schools , media , justice systems of the empire, this tragedy was a major turning point in his life . This increase , according Zaytuna Bati , a niece of Sheikh Musa, the determination of Sheikh and his friends , to fight for the right of his people before they achieve victory over the invaders who despise their culture and robbed their country .
As a prolific author, who earned the name of " brain of the revolution , " Sheikh Musa was a man in charge of keeping diaries of struggle and negotiate with enemies. In the late 1960s , when he met the Emperor Hayle Sillasens to negotiate a ceasefire and a peace agreement , the emperor could hardly believe his eyes when he saw a young man in his early 20s. The skinny boy does not meet the expectation of the emperor who heard a lot about the bravery of an imaginary Sheikh. Then the emperor said , "I want to deal with Sheikh Musa, a big one , not a baby one. " A witness had come to prove to the Emperor that he works with Sheikh Musa, the real and the only one. When the confused emperor offered him a chance to go to school and a car , said Sheikh Musa him that his main requirement was to ask empire cease their abuse and violent repression of the Oromo people , who declined his offer the same opportunity extended to all Oromo children.
Aside from a brief exile in Somalia , Sheikh Musa refused to leave the country he loved most , Oromiya . He returned to the country after the fall of the military dictatorship Mangistu Hayle Marya in 1991. He took part in the transitional government of Ethiopia , the Transitional lease. He remained in Oromiya even when the EPRDF government, after crossing the rental period , led a huge clamped down on all democratic rights and brutally suppressed the Oromo people's quest for self-determination. A fearless advocate of Oromo people were Sheikh Musa of " dubbii sibilaa " ( Hard Talk) arrested for many years, and Hurso Agarfa , along a prominent Oromo activists and elders . He was released after his health deteriorated , and when Mahmud Bune , a brother of Colonel Hussein Bune , another icon of the Bale rebellion, died in a prison. Sheikh Musa was 70 and survived more than 20 children, some of them still languishing in prison houses in Ethiopia on fictitious accusations of supporting anti - peace elements. We will have good opportunities to remember the legacy of Sheikh Musa Bati during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the modern Oromo military struggle against the Ethiopian rule. We 'll show a video message Sheikh Musa Bati to Oromo and friends of the Oromo , 20 October 2013 , in Minnesota , during the 50th anniversary celebration, via Facebook and YouTube. Maatii Sheekh Muusaafi firoota isaaniif Rabbin obsa haa kennu .

የመንግስት የደህንነት መስሪያ ቤት ከወልድያ ሙስሊም ተማሪዎች አመጽ ጀርባ ሼክ ሙሀመድ አላሙዲን አሉበት አለ

መንግስት ፣ “ኢህአዴግን የፈተነ ወሳኝ ክስተት” በማለት የገለጸውን የሙስሊሞች እንቅስቃሴ አልሻባብ፣ አልቃይዳ ፣ ግንቦት ሰባት ፣ እና የኤርትራ መንግስት እንደሚደግፉት በተደጋጋሚ በመገናኛ ብዙሀን ቢገልጽም፣ ለኢሳት የደረሰው መረጃ እንደሚያመለክተው ከሆነ ደግሞ የደህንነት ሀይሎች ቱጃሩን ሼክ ሙሀመድ ሁሴን አላሙዲንን ከእንቅስቃሴው ጀርባ እንዳሉበት የሚጠቁም መረጃ ለመንግስት ባለስልጣናት ማቅረቡ ታውቋል።

በቅርቡ በወልድያ ከተማ የወልድያ ሙስሊም ተማሪዎች ባነሱት አመጽ መንገድ ዘግተው ወደ ላሊበላ ፤ ሰቆጣ ፣ ደሴ እና አዲስ አበባ የሚደረጉ የትራንስፖርት ጉዞዎች እንዲስተጓጎሉ ማድረጋቸው ይታወሳል፡፡

ከዚሁ ጋር በተያያዘ አመጹን አነሳስታችሁዋል የተባሉ 13 ታዳጊ ወጣቶች በእስር ላይ ይገኛሉ፡፡ የደህነነት ሐይሎች አጣራነው ባሉት መረጃ አመጹን ሼክ አላሙዲን ከጀርባ ሆነው ደግፈውታል።

የኢህአዴግ አመራር እና የፌደራል ፖሊስ የጋራ የጸረ ሽብር ግብረ ሐይል በጉዳዩ ዙሪያ በሰፊው ውይይት ካደረጉበት በኃላ ፣ በባለሀብቱ ላይ እርምጃ ለመውሰድ ባይቻልም በወዳጆቻቸው በኩል ምክር አንዲሰጣቸው በአቶ በረከት ስምኦን የሚመራ አንድ ቡድን መዋቀሩን ለማወቅ የደረሰን መረጃ ያመለክታል።

ሼክ አላሙዲን ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ ከታክስ እና ከግንባታ ጋር በተያያዘ ከመንግስት ጋር ውዝግብ ውስጥ መግባታቸው ይታወቃል። የደህንነት መስሪያ ቤት በባለሀብቱ እንቅስቃሴ ዙሪያ መረጃ እንዳገኘ ቢገልጽም፣ መረጃውን እንዴት እንዳገኘው አልታወቀም። አንዳንድ ወገኖች ግን የሼክ አላሙዲን ከህግ በላይ መሆን ያሳሳበው መንግስት፣ አጋጣሚውን በመጠቀም ባለሀብቱን ለመምታት የፈጠረው ዘዴ ሊሆን ይችላል ይላሉ።

በጉዳዩ ዙሪያ ሼክ አላሙዲንን ወይም ወኪሎቻቸውን ለማግኘት ተደጋጋሚ ሙከራ ብናደርግም አልተሳካልንም።

ሼህ አሊ አላሙዲን ለኢህአዴግ ከፍተኛ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ እንደሚያደርጉ ይታወቃል።

Addis Ababa: the outgoing president's residence rent 400,000 birr per month

source: capitalethiopia.com, on 23/09/2013

he Office of the President has finally concluded a deal to rent a 400,000 birr per month residence for outgoing President Girma Woldegiorgis on Friday September 20, canceling previous plans to rent a fully furnished house from Elias Arega at 530,000 birr a month.
The current house owned by Solomon Girma, businessman and owner of Mesale Bar and Restaurant, has been selected by the government to be the residence of President Girma, who has served in the position for the past 12 years after the first president, Negaso Gidada (PhD) resigned in 2001.

In the past few months the president’s office, i.e. the Palace Administration, has been looking to rent a house for the outgoing president. Three weeks ago the office had reached an agreement with Elias Arega to rent a fully furnished house for 530,000 birr per month. Although it is not known why, the plans were changed and a new deal was concluded with Solomon Girma instead.
Solomon told Capital that the house is semi furnished, ‘as the president will probably prefer to bring some of his own stuff’.
The two-storey residence which includes a swimming pool, located on Haile Gebresilase Avenue, behind Axum Hotel, was rented to the Kenyan Embassy the previous year. Before that the owner himself was living in it for five years after construction was completed. 
Currently, an elevator is being installed in the house by Dan Technocraft, a lift technology supplier and contractor, before it is transferred to the Office of the President. According to sources, the lift installation will cost 1.6 million birr.        
The deal was finalized on Friday Sept. 20 at the head office of Documentation and Authentication Registration Office (DARO). 
“Based on the standard of my house I could get higher offers than the president’s office’s but I am proud to rent my home to the outgoing president,” Solomon told Capital with delight.
Sources said that the owner has to turn over the house to the Office of the President, by the end of September.
As per Ethiopia’s laws, the outgoing president has the right to receive several benefits, including a presidential standard residential house, but if the former president is involved in political activities the benefits shall be terminated.     
According to the country’s constitution, the president shall not be in the position for more than two terms or 12 years. The current President is the first to occupy the position for two terms since the constitution was ratified. 
President Girma, whose second six-year term comes to an end next week, is renowned for his role on environmental issues.
The ‘Proclamation No. 255/2001 Administration of the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’ states that the government has to supply an up-to-the standard residential house and other facilities for the outgoing head of state. A September 2009 proclamation no. 653/2009 further states that the government will provide benefits for an outgoing head of state, heads of government and other top government officials.  
According to the proclamation number 653/2009 under the article ‘Rights and Benefits of Outgoing Heads of State and Government, Senior Government Officials, Members of Parliament and Judges Proclamation’ an outgoing President, Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister shall be provided with a residential house having four-to-five bedrooms, the administrative costs of which, including remunerations of housekeeping staff, shall be covered by the government.
The proclamation also states that an outgoing President, Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister and his family shall get local and overseas medical services at the expense of the Government.
“An outgoing President, Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister shall be provided by the government with three high standard transport vehicles,” the 2009 proclamation also states.
In related news, speculation about the incoming president is rampant, even though the government or the leading party (EPRDF) has not given any hint about the identity of the incoming president.
One presumed front-runner to replace President Girma is former Caretaker Mayor of Addis Ababa and prominent diplomat Ambassador Berhane Deressa. However, it has not yet been confirmed by the government. 
According to the 2001 proclamation, the president shall have no affiliation with any political parties.

Amanamaa wayyanee fii waahila Mallasaa Håkan ture Dr. Nagaasoo Gidaadaa hidhame jedhu ..

ዶ / ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ ታሰሩ

አንድነት የፊታችን እሁድ ለሚያደርገው ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ መቀስቀሱን; ኢሕአዴግ ማሰሩን ቀጥለዋል

25 september 2013 (Zehabesha) - የቀድሞ የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬዘዳንት እና የአሁኑ የአንድነት ለዴሞክራሲና ለፍትህ ፓርቲ (አንድነት) ሊቀመንበር ዶ / ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ መታሰራቸውን ብስራት ወልደሚካኤል ከአዲስ አበባ አዘገበ ዶ / ር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ መታሰራቸው የተገለጸው ዛሬ መስከረም 15 ቀን 2006 ዓ.ም. ሲሆን ዘ - ሐበሻ ወደ አንድነት ጽህፈት ቤት ደውላ "ዛሬ እስከ ጠዋት ድረስ ሥራ ላይ ነበሩ 'የሚል ምላሽ አግኝታ ነበር አሁን ይህን ዜና እየዘገብን ባለንበት ወቅት ወደ አዲስ አበባ የአንድነት አመራሮች ጋር ስንደውል ስልኮቻቸውን ያነሱ ሁለት የአንድነት አመራሮች የዶ / ር ነጋሶን መታሰር ለዘ -. ሐበሻ አረጋግጠዋል .

የፍኖተ ነፃነት ጋዜጠኛ ብስራት እንደዘገበው "አንድነት ፓርቲ አባላት በጉለሌ ክፍለ ከተማ መስከረም 19 ቀን 2005 ዓ.ም. በአዲስ አበባ መስቀል አደባባይ ለተጠራው ህዝባዊ የተቃውሞ ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ በሽሮ ሜዳ ቅስቀሳ በማድረግ ላይ ሳሉ መታሰራቸውን ተከትሎ የፓርቲው ሊቀመንበር ዶ / ር ነጋሶ ያዘዝኩት እኔ ስለሆንኩ ልጆቹን ልቀቁ;. ከፈለጋችሁ እኔን ማሰር ትችላላችሁ በማለታቸው የጣቢያው ፖሊሶች ዶ / ሩ ነጋሶን ማሰራቸው ተረጋግጧል "

(የአንድነት አባላት በቅስቅሳ ላይ) ፎቶ ምንጭ የሚሊዮኖች ድምጽ ለነፃነት

ፖሊሶች ዶ / ር ነጋሶን ከያዙበት ሽሮሜዳ ወደ ጉለሌ ፖሊስ መምሪያ በፖሊስ መኪና እና በበርካታ ፖሊሶች ታጅበው መወሰዳቸውን የዘገበው ብስራት በቅስቀሳ ላይ እያሉ የታሰሩትን የአንድነት ፓርቲ አባላትን ለማስፈታት ሄደው ዶ / ር ነጋሶ በምትካቸው በመታሰራቸው የተለቀቁት የአንድነት ፓርቲ አባላትም ቅስቀሳቸውን ቀጥለዋል.

በእሁድ መስከረም 19 ቀን 2005 ዓ.ም. በአዲስ አበባ መስቀል አደባባይ ለሚደረገው ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ቅስቀሳ እያደረጉ የሚገኙ ከ 28 በላይ ሰዎችን ለማስፈታት ወደ ፖሊስ ጣቢያ ያመሩት ዶ / ር ነጋሶ <ልጆቹ የፈጸሙት ህገ ወጥ ድርጊት የለም, ሲቀሰቅሱ የነበሩትም እውቅና የተሰጠውን ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ነው. ቅስቀሳው ህገ ወጥ ነው የምትሉም ከሆነ እነርሱን የላኳቸው እኔ በመሆኔ እኔን ልታስሩኝ ትችላላችሁ "ማለታቸው ተዘግቧል.

ይህ ዜና እክሰተጠናቀረበት ጊዜ ድረስ ዶ / ር ነጋሶ ያልተፈቱ ሲሆን የፊታችን እሁድ ለሚደረገው ሰልፍ ቅስቀሳ ላይ ያሉት የአንድነት አባላት በቄራ አካባቢ ሲታሰሩ የሚቀሰቅሱበት መኪናም በፖሊስ ታግቷል.

Libya: Thousands of Refugees in Life-Threatening

 500 refugees are now held in what was known to be a private detention centre in Alshatti located on Sahara Desert border with no adequate supply of basic necessities. HRLHA has also learnt that the very adverse weather condition at Alshatti has worsened the situation to the refugees. Even two expecting women who delivered after arriving in Alshatti and their newly born infants were not treated differently. The fact that the refugees are now held in isolation where they are not visited by international agencies like the UN High Commission for Refugees and the ICRC until this Urgent Action is documented,  as they used to when they were sheltered in Benghazi, added to the very unfriendly living condition has raised their frustrations. The refugees who were contacted by HRLHA also mention that there have been detachments and disconnections among refugees who had acquaintances and/or relationships with each other. Most of the refugees who were taken to Alshatti are originally from Ethiopia and Eritrea, HRLHA correspondents have added.

The HRLHA managed to obtain the names of the following 33 refugees:

No	Name	Country of origin
1	Foad Kasim	Ethiopia, Oromo
2	Abdi Nagassa	Ethiopia, Oromo
3	Derje Gezahegn	Ethiopia, Amhara
4	Dereje Tefera	Ethiopia, Amhara
5	Abdulhamid Abdurahiman	Ethiopia, Oromo
6	Nuredin Haji	Ethiopia, Oromo
7	Mulatu Kassa	Ethiopia, Amhara
8	Abdurahiman Jailan	Ethiopia, Oromo
9	Aman Amid	Ethiopia, Oromo
10	Nahom Gebre Mariam	Eritrea
11	Hani Gebre Nugus	Ertrea
12	Umar Mohamed	Ertrea
13	Wubshet Tesfaye	Ethiopia, Amhara
14	Abdi Husein	Ethiopia, Oromo
15	Mohamed Lencho	Ethiopia, Oromo
16	Husein Abdulkadir	Ethiopia, Oromo
17	Wazir Awol	Ethiopia, Oromo
18	Husein Ahmed	Ethiopia, Oromo
19	Amadu Tesema	Ethiopia. Amhara
20	Tekie Girmay	Eritrea
21	Abdulmohamed Nur	Ertirea
22	Naigzi Goyitom	Eritrea
23	Nigusu Abriham	Eritrea
24	Saladin Mohamed	Eritrea
25	Mohamed Sale	Eritrea
26	Abel Tadesse	Ethiopia, Amhara
27	Gemed Fikadu	Ethiopia, Amhara
28	Yusuf Tahir	Ethiopia, Oromo
29	Abduzamed Mohamed	Ethiopia, Oromo
30	Aliyi Haji	Ethiopia, Oromo
31	Awol Adam	Ethiopia, Oromo
32	Selemon Desta	Ethiopia, Amhara
33	Kedir Mohamed	Ethiopia, Oromo

HRLHA is highly concerned about the safety and future fates of those asylum seekers and refugees in such an isolated and disconnected socio-political environment. Therefore, HRLHA calls up on the Libyan Government, first of all to ensure the safety and well being of the refugees and asylum seekers by providing full protection against any kind of attacks from any side or angle and allow access to the new location to the representatives of regional and international UN and humanitarian agencies as well as media organizations so that they could receive all the supports they need especially to bring their refugee lives to an end.

The HRLHA also urges all national, regional and international human rights groups, donor countries and organizations to join hands in putting pressure on the Libyan   government so that it abides by the international norms, the 1951 International Convention of the refugees and asylum seekers and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 14 (1) “ Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”

Libya: Thousands of Refugees in Life-Threatening Situation

The following is a statement from the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) on the killing of an Oromo political prisoner, Eng. Tesfahun Chemeda, at the Abyssinian/Ethiopian prison of Qaallittii on Aug. 24, 2013. HRLHA is a nonpolitical organization (with the UN Economic and Social Council – (ECOSOC) Consultative Status), which attempts to challenge abuses of human rights of the people of various nations and nationalities in the Horn of Africa.

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HRLHA Urgent Action

September 24, 2013

For Immediate Release

The Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) has learnt through its correspondents that hundreds of thousands of refugees in Libya, most of whom were from the Horn of African countries, such as Ethiopia and Eritrea, are in a very dangerous situation after they had been evicted from their original refugee camps in Benghazi, Libya, where they stayed for the past three years. The eviction took place following the infiltration and assault of the refugees by those who were described as workers of the Libyan Red Crescent on the 13th of September, 2013. The assault included beating and stabbings by knives. Those who broke out of the shelters to run away from the assaults were met with the Libyan armed forces, that were stationed around the camps, prior to the starting of the assault. Then, the refugees were forced out of the camp on allegations that they attempted to instigate disturbances in the city, and taken to a remote area known as Alshatti.

According to HRLHA correspondents, about 500 refugees are now held in what was known to be a private detention centre in Alshatti, located on the Sahara Desert border with no adequate supply of basic necessities. HRLHA has also learnt that the very adverse weather condition at Alshatti has worsened the situation to the refugees. Even two expecting women, who delivered after arriving in Alshatti and their newly born infants, were not treated differently. The fact that the refugees are now held in isolation where they are not visited by international agencies like the UN High Commission for Refugees and the ICRC until this Urgent Action is documented, as they used to when they were sheltered in Benghazi, added to the very unfriendly living condition has raised their frustrations. The refugees, who were contacted by HRLHA, also mention that there have been detachments and disconnections among refugees who had acquaintances and/or relationships with each other. Most of the refugees, who were taken to Alshatti, are originally from Ethiopia and Eritrea, HRLHA correspondents have added.

The HRLHA managed to obtain the names of the following 33 refugees:
[* for the list of names, please visit HRLHA's website @ http://humanrightsleague.com * ]

HRLHA is highly concerned about the safety and future fates of those asylum seekers and refugees in such an isolated and disconnected socio-political environment. Therefore, HRLHA calls up on the Libyan Government, first of all, to ensure the safety and well being of the refugees and asylum seekers by providing full protection against any kind of attacks from any side or angle, and allow access to the new location to the representatives of regional and international UN and humanitarian agencies as well as media organizations so that they could receive all the supports they need, especially to bring their refugee lives to an end.

The HRLHA also urges all national, regional and international human rights groups, donor countries and organizations to join hands in putting pressure on the Libyan government so that it abides by the international norms, the 1951 International Convention of the Refugees and Asylum Seekers and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 14 (1) “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”

Recommendation:
Please send appeals to the Libyan Government, concerned Libyan officials and to diplomatic representatives of Libya who are accredited to your country as swiftly as possible, in English, in Berber or Libyan Arabic language, or in your own language expressing:

Your concern regarding the mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Libya, and they should be treated according to the 1951 International Convention of the Refugees and Asylum Seekers, and other international norms of refugee and asylum seekers rights.

Appeal to:

1. His Excellency Dr. Ali Zidan, Prime Minster of Libya
Tel: +218(21) 444 3700
Fax: +218 (21) 360 0889

2. His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdul-Aziz, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Libya
Tel: 22 – 2921 340 21 218

Copied To:
- UNHCR Main Office Geneva, Switzerland
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Case Postale 2500
CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Suisse.
Tel: +41 22 739 8111

- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 9656
Mail: civilsocietyunit@ohchr.org

- African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
48 Kairaba Avenue, P.O.Box 673, Banjul, The Gambia
Tel: (220) 4392 962 , 4372070, 4377721 – 23
Fax: (220) 4390 764
E-mail: achpr@achpr.org

- Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights Council of Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, FRANCE
Tel: + 33 (0)3 88 41 34 21
Fax: + 33 (0)3 90 21 50 53

- U.S. Department of State
Laura Hruby
Ethiopia Desk Officer
U.S. State Department
HrubyLP@state.gov
Tel: (202) 647-6473

- Amnesty International Secretariat – London
Tel: 44 20 74135500
Fax: 44 20 79561157
1Easton Street
London, WC1X0DW, UK

- Human Rights Watch – New York
Tel: +1-212-290-4700
Fax: +1-212-736-1300
Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org

SEENAA GABRUMMAA DHAALUUN YOOM DHAABBATA?

Y.G(2005) |

Habaabileen keenya akaakilee keenyaaf , Biyyaa fi ummata seenaa mataa isaa qabu dhiisanii dabran . akaakileen keenya ammoo,Biyya walabummaa qabdu dhaalee, Biyya gabrummaa jalaatti kufte Abbootii keenyaaf dhaalsise dabre . Abbootiin keenyaa fi dhalooti isaan harkaa fuudhes, waan Abbootii isaanii irraa dhaalan bakkatti deebisuuf qabsoo wal irraa hin cinne gaggeessaa haa jiraatan malee, seenaan waggaa 150 olii, gabrummaa waliif dabarsuudha. Qooqa, aadaa, dudhaa, seenaa gabrummaa jalatti sukkumamu walii dabarsaa har’a geenye jirra. Biyyaa fi Ummati kabajamaan kun garuu har’allee gabrummaa jala jira. Dhalooti har’as , imaanaa abbootii isaa fi akaakilee isaa bakkatti deebisuuf , lubbuu isaa bakka bu’aa hin qabne wareeguuf gama hundaan sochii taasisaa jira.

Ani akkan hubadhutti, seenaan gabrummaa wal dhaalsiisuu kun dhaabbachuu kan dadhabeef, hanqina nuuti hubachuu dadhabne lama irraati natti fakkaata. Inni duraa waan habaabileen keenya Biyya walaboomte keessa isaan jiraachise san kan dhaallee nutti fakkaatu fi nu keessa jira jennu caalaa, waan diinni ittin nu cabsu qaama taasifachuu keenya hubachuu dhabuu yennaa ta’u, inni lammaaffaan, gootummaan habaabilee keenyaa innii haqaa nu keessa waan hin jirreefidha. Ni jenna malee , hojiin nu keessa hin jiru. Kun lameen sirritti nu keessa odoo jiraate, karaa dheeraa kana hin deemnu. Walis hin dhabnu. Walis hin danqinu.

Dhaalmaayaa seenaa wal irraa hin cinnee kana keessa , Ilmaan Oromoo addatti dhalooti har’aa waan of gaafachuu qabuutu jira. seenaan inni habaabilee isaa irraa dhufaa dabraan dhaale deebisuuf, tattaafachuun akka jirutti ta’ee, ani dhaloota itti aanuuf , Biyyaa fi Ummata gabrummaa keessa jiruun dhaalsiisamoo, Biyya Birmadummaan ishee kabachiifteen dhaalchisa ? jedhanii of gaafachuu qaban. amma yoomitti Biyya gabrummaa fi seenaa gabrummaa dhaloota dhaalsiisaa jiraannaa ? dhaalmaan akkasii yoom dhaabbata ? eenyu irratti dhaabbata ? maaf nu irratti akka dhaabbatuuf wareegama barbaachiftu kafallee seenaa haaraa , Biyya walboomte haaraa hin dhaalsiifnu ? jedhanii of gaafachuu qofaa odoo hin taane , murteeffachuu qabu .

Qabsoon Oromoo adeemsa kanaatti jira miti ? gaaffiin jedhu ka’uu ni mala . garuu akka amma jirruun odoo hin taane, wareegamni Bilisummaa keenyaaf nu barbaachisu salphaa akka hin taane hubatamee , dhalli Oromoo hundumtu bakka jirutti , gabrummaan ana irratti haa dhaabbatu ! jedhee kutannoo seena qabeessa murteeffatee, gamtaan ykn tokkummaan diina irratti ka’uun ala furmaatii biro akka hin jirre, sagalee tokkon muteeffachuun murteessaa waan ta’eefidha. Diinni har’a nu dura dhaabbate jiru , kan afaan qawween qofaa nu dura dhaabbate odoo hin taane, baroota keessa eenyummaa fi maalummaa keenya dhabamsiisuuf kan deemu ta’u irraa, nuutis, diina kana dhaabuuf Qawwee baadhachuu qofaa osoo hin taane, sabummaan keenya akka dhabamuuf diinni waan nu irratti hojjatu maraa of irraa qolachuun barbaachisaa ta’uu nu feesisa.

Gama kaaniin, dhalooti jiru hundumtu amma yoomitti seenaa fi qaba ture jennee dubbanna ? jechuun , waan furmaata jedhamee akeekame irratti xiyyeeffannee hojjachuun barbaachisaadha. Aadaan, seenaan, safuun, Afoolli , Maammaaksi kkf, kan abbootii fi akaakilee keenyaa kan dubbannu malee, dhalooti isaan booda jiru, dhaloota boriif maal kaa’ee jira ? jennee of gaaffannee seenaa hojjachuuf ka’uun murteessaadha. Aadaa fi seenaa Ummata kanaan sadarkaa barnootaa addunyaan itti jirtu geenyeerra. Eebbifamnee mindaa fufurdaa arganneerra . garuu waan Ummati kabajamaan kun qabu bakkatti deebisuuf sochiin taasifnu hanqachuu irraa, Biyyuma gabroomte, seenaama gabrummaa dhaalsiisaa jirra. Kun yoom dhaabbata ? eenyutu dhaaba ? gaaffiilee jedhan ofitti fudhannee mooraa qabsoo jabeessinee salphina keessaa ba’uuf hojjachuun barbaachisaadha.

Sabni gabrummaa jala turee fi gabrummaa jibbe, wareegama barbaachisu kafalanii Bilisoomanii , dhaadannoo , gabrummaan nu irratti haa ga’u ! jedhu dhugeessanii , dhaloota itti aanutti seenaa gabrummaa dhaalsisu irraa baraaramanii, Biyya Bilisoomte itti kennanii , seenaa haaraa dhaloota jiru ilaallatu hojjatanii dabran . kun gootummaadha. Nuutiwoo ?seenaa gabrummaa dubbachuu qofa odoo hin taane, dhaabuuf hojiin haa mul’ifnu. Wareegama malee bilisummaan akka hin jirre dhaloota jiru barsiisuu qofaa odoo hin taane, wareegama ba’u sun firii akka argatuf irratti haa hojjannu . nama wareegamaan seenaa jijjiru ta’uuf of haa qopheessinu.

Dhaloota itti aanu seenaa gabrummaa odoo hin taane, ykn gabroomu itti himuu osoo hin taane, akka itti bilisoomu itti himnee fi waliin dhaabbannee, seenaa haaraa hojjannee, Biyya bilisoomte ijoollee keenyaa dhaalsiisuuf haa hojjannu. Oromoon akkas tureen dhaabbate, Oromoon akkasii jechuutti ce’uu qabna. Hojiin siyaasaa dhimma Oromoo ilaallatu irratti hojjatamu qofaa miti, waggoota 50n dhufaniif gaaffiin Oromoo dhaabbachuu akka hin dandeenye ifadha. Gootummaan abbootii keenyaa seenaa qofaa ta’ee himamu hin qabu. Nu keessas seenee hojjachuu qaba. Onnee seenaa fi gootummaa Ummata keenyaa dubbatu qofa odoo hin taane, kan itti seenee seenaa hojjatu fi dhaloota itti aanuuf seenaa haaraa dhaalsiisu ta’uuf dirqama lammummaa haa gumaachinu.

Seenaan Oromiyaa fi Oromoo seenaa addunyaa keessatti akka hin haqamnetti katabameedha. Waggoota 22 dura seenaan Oromiyaa fi Oromoo beeksiisuu wareegama kafalameen lafa qabatee jira. Amma irra deebinee kan dubbannu hin jiru. Akka haaraattis wanni dhalootaaf himnu hin jiru. Biyyaa fi Ummata wareegamaan beekame kanatti iggitii gochuuf , marxifatanii hojjachuu qofaatu nurraa eegama. Seenaan Abbootii keenyaa har’a akka haaraatti dhaloota kanatti himnu kan jiru hin fakkaatu. Waan waltajjiif qofaa itti fayyadamnus miti. Seenaa saba kanaa bakkatti deebisuuf socha’uu qofaatu nurraa eegama. Seenaa dubbachuuf yoo ta’e, jala deemtoonni wayyaanee iyyuu guyyu lallaban.

Amma Bilisummaa Ummata kanaa kabachiisanii dhaloota itti aanu daandii mataa isaa irra akka imalu taasisuuf , hojii qabatamaatu barbaachisa. Dhaloota of gurmeessee lubbuu isaa diina duratti of kennaa jiru kana dhaqqabnee, akka wareegamni isaa firii malee hin hafneef cinaa isaa hiriiru qofaatu , seenaa durii qofaa haasa’aa akka hin hafne nu taasisa. Kana jechuun, seenaa dabre kaasuun hin barbaachisu odoo hin taane, seenaa haaraa galmeesisuutti haa fulleeffanuu jechuufidha. Dhalooti sadii seenaa wal fakkaataa hojjatee dabreera. Gabrummaa wal dhaalsisuu. Dhaloota amma jiru ammo seenaa haaraa hojiin argamu danda’u, harka keenya keessa jiru, hojitti jijjiiruuf haa hojjannu.carraan hegaree keenyaa nu harka jiraachuu eenyullee ragaaf hin waammannu.

Qabsoon walii galaa Oromoon bakka jiru maratti gaggeeffachuu danda’u baafannee tarkaanfachuun barbaachisaadha. Addunyaa kana irratti wanni diinaaf dhiifne teenye ilaallu tokkollee jiraachuu hin qabu. Bilisummaa barbaanna taanaan , Bilisummaan akka itti argamu danda’u  irratti hojjachuutu qoricha. Bilisummaan , Ummata Bilisummaa qabaachaa ture jennee waan dubbanneef jijjiiramu hin danda’u. akka gootoonni keenya , waggoota 150 oliif lubbuu isaanii bakka bu’aa hin qabne akkuma kafalanii dabran nuutis, murtee akkasiin of kakaasu qabna. Seenaan wal fakkaataan yeroo daddabalamu, umama keenya irraa rakkoo qabnaa ? jechuutti nu geessa malee, furmaata biro nu argamsiisuu hin danda’u.seenaan gootummaa abbootii keenya maaliif yeroo keenyatti hankaake hafa ?

Dhuguma Oromummaa habaabilee keenyaa dhaallerraa ? aadaa, qooqa , safuu dhaalle ykn dhaloota itti aanutti dabree jennawoo, waan dhaalle kun waan nurraa eegu maaf hin gumaachinu ? Oromummaa dhaallee ittin boonaa jirra yoo ta’e, Gootummaa Oromummaa kabachiisu maaf hin dhaalle ?Gootummaan abbootii keenya dhugumatti nu keessa jiraa ? yoo jiraate, diina golatti nu seene huunee waliin kan hin duuneef maali ? mallattoon gootummaa kanawoo ???????ijoollee ofii mana hidhaa keessaa reeffa guuruun gootummaa ta’u hin danda’u. salphina malee.

Dhalli Oromoo hundumtu seenaa gabrummaa fi Biyya gabrummaa jala jirtu hin dhaalsifnu jedhee bakka jirutti socha’uu qaba. Seenaa keenya keessatti akaakilee keenya gootummaan kan dhaadheessinu ta’uun qofti bu’aa hin qabu. Nuuti akka isaanii ta’uu hafuun keenya, hanqina ykn qaawwaa seenaa uumaa jiraachuu keenya beeku nu barbaachisa. Gootummaan sun maaf akaakilee keenya qofa irratti dhaabbata ? maaf natti hin ceene ? dhiiga hankaakeen dhaladhee ? jedhanii of gafachuun dansaadha.  Abbootiin keenya, gabrummaa dhaabuuf wareegaman malee , seenaa gabrummaa dubbachuuf hin wareegamne. Warri har’a cichoominaan itii jiranis kanuma. Kanaaf, seenaa gootummaa abbootii keenyaa bakkatti deebisuuf haa hojjannu . gootummaan saba keenyaa nu irra ga’ee maaliif dhaabbate ? mammaaksaa fi afolli akaakilee keenyaa qofaa dubbachuun dhaabbatee, dhalooti har’as mammaaksa bara kana keessaa uumee dhalota boriif dabarsuu qaba. Dandeettin isaanii sun  maaf nutti hin ceene ? maaf seenaa isaanii qofaa kan dubbannu taane hafne ? hundu of gaafate gaaffii seenaa jalaa of baasuuf haa hojjatu.

Abbootiin keenya Bilisummaan dhiiga malee akka hin argamne hubatanii of laatan. Nuutiwoo ? mammaaksa isaanii fi dhaadannoo isaanii qofaa katabnee ykn dubbannee Bilisummaa argachuu dandeenyaa ? kun mataan isaa seenaa hanqina qalbii keessatti galmaa’a . kanaaf Bilisummaa qofa dubbanne eessallee akka hin geenye hubannee , Bilisummaan waan nu gaaffattu keessaa amma tokko gumaachuuf haa murannu. Seenaa haaraa haa hojjannu . amma yoomitti abbootiin keenya jennee hafna ? seenaan qabsoo Oromoo gootummaan beekamu, gootummaan isaa dhaloota kanaan mirkanaa’ee Biyya walaboomtee fi ummata bilisoome dhaloota haaraa haa dhaalsifnu.dhalootii kun seenaa haaraaf haa socha’u. Biyyoonni ykn saboonni seenaa isaanii waggoota 400 fi 150 deeffatanii nu irratti dhaadachaa fi burraaqaa jiran. Nuuti woo ? isaan seenaa abbootii isaanii dubbachuun qofa  hin hafne . hojiin argisiisanii , seenaa abbootii isaanii gabrummaa nu irratti gadi jabeessan. Nuutiwoo ? gabroomu qofaaf umamne ? moo abbooti keenyatti ba’uu dhabnee , gabrummaa of irratti kunuunsina ? gootummaan isaanii ,maaf bara keenya hankaake ? of haa gaafannu.

TPLF’S Long Term Political Objective and Its dreadful Impact For Oromos

Oromo elders have been practicing Gadaa system for well over 500 years.  Social scientists of diverse backgrounds at different times have studied the Gadaa system. Many of them have testified that it is uniquely democratic. The above three sentences partially clears that our ancestors were ruling our land democratically since long time back. Starting from 70’s we have been struggling to get back that right of we had lost under Menelik’s Empire, it was self-determination of Oromoiyyaa. Indeed, we shall get back our right for two main reasons, firstly we are capable of ruling our land, secondly it’s our natural right to posses and govern our land. The young generation has to show its super effort to secure those rights by what ever it takes. ‘’We should say enough for once again!’’ TPLF should not rule our land for the coming years in the presence of us.

The latest event of ethnic cleansing that is being  perpetrated against the Oromos in Eastern Hararge zone is a continuation of a grand design of the TPLF-led regime of Ethiopia to undercut the demographic weight of the Oromo and the territorial expanse of Oromiyyaa.  This design, one which its leaders in many occasions in such obvious boldness have spoken about, is framed to fulfill its long-term political and economic objectives.

The obvious political objective of the TPLF-led regime of Ethiopia is primarily the restraint of the Oromo political life. The regime with a minority constituent base is always scared of the Oromo population size with its potential political weight. To overcome this fear and sense of insecurity, it has been determined to maintain its political hegemony and keep Oromiya under its occupation by all what it takes. To achieve their devilish political interest they had to go through different mechanisms .One of among their methods is preying young Oromo generation who are vibrant and insuperable in political stage.  Frankly TPLF have chosen to squeeze our political knowledge superiority by using their aggressive power. As we still see they are exercising their power by carrying out worst actions like Imprisoning, torturing, killing, chasing of Oromo patriots.

With the intent of ethnic cleansing, the TPLF has directly launched a silent war on the Oromo people over the years. However, such a war meant to extinct a community of people has often been masked under the heading of “human rights violation”. In effect, what the TPLF has been and is still carrying out on the Oromo nation should be taken as a designed action of ethnic cleansing. Its actions that clearly attest to this fact are many.  Other actions of the TPLF have violated the very existence of Oromo communities during its rule. Man-made famines it help created resulted in starvation that took heavy tolls in life in many parts of Oromiya and most notably in Borena, Hararge, and  Arsi that the international media once referred to it as ‘green famines’. Its barbaric act of environmental terrorism has equally brought about destruction of ecosystems and exacted an inordinate number of human lives and loss of habitats for rare flora and fauna. Suffice to mention here two notorious cases that illustrate the TPLF’s acts of brutality on the environmental resources of Oromiya: The blazing and decimation of the forests in Bale and most recently in Iluu Abbaa Boora. The immediate impact of this act on the present generation of the affected communities is enormous. Furthermore, looking at this heinous crime of the TPLF from a larger scope, it is conceivable that such a destruction of ecosystems would have far-reaching implications on generations to come. It would undoubtedly check the population growth of the communities, a desired result that the TPLF leaders are hoping to secure.

Despite relentlessly working at its silent ethnic cleansing grand plan over the last two decades, the demographic weight of the Oromo people has still remained upsetting for the TPLF led-regime.

For the TPLF regime, pitting one ethnic group against another has served as a political survival means for so long. It would continue using this wild political card for as long as it is in power. Should all ethnic groups who have lived in harmony side by side for millenniums and shared a common political history fail to see its divide and conquer policy and rise up in unison and challenge it, the policy will continue serving its purpose. This would mean all oppressed ethnic groups will remain prey of this parasitic regime.

For at least two decades, genocidal massacres against Oromo have been framed that way in order to cover-up the deliberate effort by TPLF elites to either reduce Oromo by attrition to a minority population or to destroy them fully so that Tigireans can take over Oromia and its resources. That is their long-term plan.

With absolute military, economic and diplomatic powers, Tigirean elites have ever been emboldened to destroy the Oromo nationality and its material, cultural and intellectual properties. They are accountable to no one–not to their laws, not to international law and not to moral principles. TPLF elites’ arrogance is becoming limitless, soaring. While they engage in genocidal activities in Oromia, the international community has afforded them the complete silence they so want. However, the human and material destruction caused by Tigire elites in Oromia is equivalent crisis to Syria and Darfur. Although, we should have to get limited interference of international community to calm current genocidal deeds of TPLF. We shouldn’t wait their help, we have to strengthen our struggle as much as we can . I will conclude this short article with Martin Luther king saying   ‘’freedom is never voluntarily given by oppressor, it must be demanded by oppressed ‘’.

Oromiyyaa for Oromos !!

Riyad B. Ebrahim

ESAT Claims Four Ethiopian Air Force Pilots Defect and Join Ginbot 7

opposition cyber media, ESAT claimed that four Ethiopian Air Force pilots have defected and joined the Eritrean-backed opposition group, Ginbot 7.

According to ESAT, the names of the pilots are: Aklilu Mezene, Tilahun Tufa, Getu Worku and Biniyam Gizaw. However reliable sources told Awramba times that some pilots were fired due to professional incompetence and bad behavior last year and it is unknown whether these “defected pilots” are previously included in this list. Government authorities have not yet given any official explanation on the matter.

Ethiopia is the second strongest military power in Africa next to Egypt; according to the global firepower’s 2013 unique analytical display of world military data.

Listen to ESAT’s report.

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