𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 Abiy Ahmed 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬

 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬

OLF Statement on the Disappearance of Its Leaders and Officers

After our continuous and relentless appeal on the long year’s illegal detention of our members and leaders, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) initiated an investigation in 2022 GC. The Board instituted a committee which consisted of five members from the staff of the NEBE, a representative of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), and Prosperity Party (PP). The committee visited the Federal, Finfinnee City Administration and Oromiya Regional State’s prison and prison cells . The investigation committee confirmed, among other things, that, first, 'there are many detainees even beyond those listed by the parties. Second, 'those acquitted are still kept in detention'. Third, 'many of the detention houses lack a minimal level of appropriate toilet and ventilation'.

Despite the effort by the NEBE, little has changed. Party members continued to be illegally detained, harassed, and abused. OLF offices all over the country remained closed. Those leaders who were acquitted were illegally kept in substandard detention houses.

Again, based on our repeated appeal, the NEBE set out for a further investigation into the illegal detention of OLF leaders and officers. On April 18, 2023, the Board wrote a letter to the Oromiya Police Commission stating that it further wants to investigate the appeal of the OLF and informed the Commission that a committee consisting of the PP, OLF and OFC representatives and NEBE staff would be at the Burayyu police detention centre, on April 20, 2023, one day before the planned visit by the committee, on April 18, 2023 night, the detainees were transferred to an unknown place. This was for the second time that the Burayu Police dislocates prisoners to obstruct transparent investigation.

On April 20, 2023, on the day set by NEBE and consented by Burayu Police, the committee arrived at the detention centre in Burraayyu District of Sheger Town. The local police commander who gave the appointment was not in the office. Inspector Negash Gari, Head of Criminal Investigation at the Police office, gave attendance to the committee. After hearing the purpose of the visit, he said that he was newly transferred to the office and added that he was neither informed about the issue nor knew the whereabouts of the OLF leaders. The committee left disappointed, understanding that this was a ruse to obliterate the investigation. The whole drama was irresponsible and was deliberately setup to obstruct transparent investigation.

The OLF leaders, namely, Mr Abdi Raggasa, Mr Michael Boran, Mr Kennasa Ayana, Dr Gada Olijira, Mr Lammi Benga, Mr Gada Gabbisa and Mr Dawit Abdata, were acquitted by the court but were illegally detained by the Police for the last two years. Now their whereabouts are unknown. We are highly concerned about their life. All of them suffer from different kinds of illnesses. Mr Kennasa Ayana cannot walk due to ailments sustained after he was detained. His doctor recommended for better place and treatment where he could recuperate.

The act of hiding prisoners from their families and close follow-up and blockage of their right to be attended to by legal bodies is a massive transgression of international conventions related to people under detention and other human rights instruments. Such irresponsible and inhumane treatment of detainees who need close medical attention reveals the blatant human rights abuses by the government.

The OLF reminds the Oromo people that the rights abuses of its leaders have continued unabated. It only rests on their shoulder to protect their leaders and fellow citizens from such violations.

The OLF also calls up international communities, inparticular Human Rights organizations, to closely follow such inhumane acts, locate the detainees' whereabouts, and pressure the Ethiopian government to respect the right of the detainees. We strongly urge National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to press more that the Ethiopian government release the innocent without further delay.

Victory to the Masses!

Oromo Liberation Front

April, , 2023

Finfinnee

Abiy Ahmed economic and political policies are attributable to the economic crisis in the country.

 The PM Abiy Ahmed economic and political policies are attributable to the economic crisis in the country. For example,

the PM is financing the Chaka project by printing money, which is why Ethiopia’s inflation is nearly 500% higher than that of Kenya and 1500% higher than that in Djibouti.

Here are some examples: አንድ ኩንታል (100 kg) Teff 10,000 Birr to 12,000 Birr (it used to be 30 Birr 30 some years ago); አንድ ኩንታል onion 5000 Birr to 6000 Birr; one egg (12 Birr); one good size chicken (1200 Birr); one good size sheep (12,000 Birr to 15,000 Birr); and አንድ ኩንታል wheat flour 7,300 Birr.

The IMF attributes Ethiopia’s high inflation to “loose fiscal policy,” meaning the government is borrowing and spending beyond its means. The consequence is a very high food inflation rate of 33.6% which is 17% higher than the general inflation rate. The total expenditure poor households spend on food represents a larger overall portion of their budgets compared to high-income households. This means they are the ones who suffer the most from food inflation. There are economic studies showing inflation increases poverty.

There is no reason to think the PM will stop printing money until the Chaka project is done. This means the current inflation rate will continue at an accelerated rate. The consequence will be hyperinflation and bank runs, followed by economic collapse. The only thing that will force him from destroying the nation is international sanctions.

The fact that the PM is giving priority to a vanity white elephant project rather than reconstructing the war-torn economy and resettling 5 million displaced people shows that he has no regard for the poor. He is driven by his ego to build a legacy project. There is nothing wrong to aspire for a legacy project, but Chaka is coming at the expense of the poor. If Ethiopia has $15.26 billion to spare, it should use it on projects that will help the development of the nation. A palace surrounded by three artificial lakes and shopping centers with luxury products will have zero value to the poor.

We must also remember the thousands of poor people whose houses are demolished to build his palace and surrounding luxury condominiums and shopping malls. The proposed sanction is to help protect the poor from a PM who has shown no sympathy and empathy for the poor.

#justice #freedom #democracy

10 የኦሮሞ ነፃነት ግንባር አመራሮች በኦሮሞነታችን አንደራደርም በማለት በሽንጋ በአንድ ላይ የተሰዉበት የኦሮሞ ጀግኖች ቀን /𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐨 𝐄𝐛𝐥𝐚 𝟏𝟓 𝐈𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐈𝐛𝐬𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐨

 10 የኦሮሞ ነፃነት ግንባር አመራሮች በኦሮሞነታችን አንደራደርም በማለት በሽንጋ በአንድ ላይ የተሰዉበት የኦሮሞ ጀግኖች ቀን በመከበር ላይ ይገኛል።

ይህን መሰረት በማድረግ ለኦሮሞ ህዝብ ነፃነት በትግል ላይ የተሰው የኦሮሞ ጀግኖች ቀን በየአመቱ ሚያዝያ 15 በተለያዩ ስነስርአቶች ይከበራል።

10 የኦሮሞ ነፃነት ግንባር ከፍተኛ አመራሮች ሚያዚያ 15 ቀን 1980 ወደ ሶማሊያ ዋና ከተማ ሞቃዲሾ ጉዞ ላይ ነበሩ።

ነገር ግን ለመድረስ ከቀዱበት ሳይደርሱ ‘’ሽንጋ’’ የተባለ ቦታ ሲደርሱ ድንገት የሶማሊያ ታጣቂዎች ሁሉንም የኦነግ አመራሮች አገቷቸው።

ታጣቂዎቹ አመራሮቹን በሀይማኖት ለያይተው ለመግደል ውሳኔ ላይ ደርሰው ‘’ሙስሊም የሆነ በቀኝ ይቁም ሌላ ሀይማኖት የሆነ ደግሞ በግራ በኩል ይቁም’’ ብለው ትዕዛዝ ሰጡ።

በታጣቂዎቹ ከታገቱት የኦነግ አመራሮች ውስጥ ግማሹ ሙስሊም ሲሆን ከፊሉ ደግሞ ክርስቲያኖች ነበሩ።

ታዲያ ትእዛዙ ምንም ያልመሳላቸው እነዚህ አስሩ የኦነግ አመራሮች በአንድ ድምፅ ‘’እኛ ከቤት የወጣነው በኦሮሞነታችን እንጂ በሀይማኖታችን አይደለም’’ በማለት በጋራ ያላቸውን ጽኑ አቋም ለታጣቂዎቹ አስረዱ።

‘’ከኖርንም አንድ ላይ ከሞትንም አንድ ላይ’’ ብለው ተናገሩ።

በአላማቸው ሳይደራደሩ የጠላትንም ጥይት ሳይፈሩ አስሩም የኦነግ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች እንዲረሸኑ ከተደረገ በኋላ በአንድ ጉድጓድ በሽንጋ መሬት ተቀበሩ።

በወቅቱ በሽንጋ ከተገደሉት የኦነግ ከፍተኛ አመራሮች መካከል መገርሳ በሪ፣ ገዳ ገመዳ፣ ይገዙ በንቲ፣ አቦማ ምትኩ፣ ፋፈም ዶዮ እና ሙሄ አብዶ ይገኙበታል።

ይህን መሰረት በማድረግ በ1984 በምስራቅ ግንባር የነበረው የኦነግ ማእከላዊ ኮሚቴ ሚያዚያ 15 የኦሮሞ ጀግኖች ቀን ተብሎ እንዲሰየም ውሳኔ ሰጠ።

ዉሳኔው የተደረገው በተለያዩ ጊዜያት የተሰው የኦሮሞ ጀግኖችን ለየብቻ መዘከሩ በቂ ስላል ሆነ፣ ሁሉንም ሰማእታት በአንድ ላይ ለማስታወስና ለመዘከር ያለመ ነው ሲሉ የቀድሞ የኦነግ መራር አቶ ገላሳ ድልቦ በህይወት እያሉ ከኦ ኤም ኤን ጋር በነበራቸው ቆይታ ተናግረው ነበር።

ከ1985 ጀምሮ ቀኑ በመላው የኦሮሞ ህዝብ ዘንድ ለኦሮሞ ህዝብ ነፃነት በትግል ላይ የተሰው የኦሮሞ ጀግኖች ማስታወሻ ሆኖ መዘከር ከተጀመረ እነሆ ዛሬ 48ኛ አመቱን ይዟል።

በወቅቱ የአመራሮቹ መሰዋት በድርጅቱ ላይ ከፍተኛ ጫናን አሳድሮ እንደነበር አቶ ገላሳ በህይወት በነበሩበት ወቅት ተናግረዋል።

በጊዜው በግንባሩ የነበርነው ሰዎች ሁለት አማራጮች ነበሩን የሉት አቶ ገላሳ፣ አንድ የተከፈለውን መስዋእት ረስቶ ትግሉን መተው ሲሆን ሁለተኛው ደግሞ በአቋማችን ጸንተን ህልማችንን ማሳካትና ትግሉን ማጠናከር ነበር ሲሉ በአንድ ወቅት ተናግረው ነበር።

የኦሮሞ ጀግኖች ቀን ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በግልጽ በሀገር ውስጥ የተከበረው በ2019 በአምቦ ከተማ ሲሆን፣ በቀጣዎቹ አማታት ግን በአደባባይ ዳግም አልተከበረም።

ይሁን እንጅ ሰዎች በግልና በጋራ በመሆን በተለያዩ ቦታዎች ሻማ በማብራትና በሌሎች ስነስረቶች በቀኑ ሰማእታቱን ይዘክራሉ።

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𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐨 𝐄𝐛𝐥𝐚 𝟏𝟓 𝐈𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐈𝐛𝐬𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐨 (𝐀𝐁𝐎)

Hunda dura baga guyyaa ulfaataa fi kabajamaa kanaan hunda keenya gahe!

Ummanni Oromoo weeraraa fi bittaa sirna alagaa jalatti erga kufe irraa eegalee hanga qabsoo bilisummaa har'aatti biyya isaa Oromiyaa fi mirga aadaa, afaan, duudhaa fi eenyummaa isaatiif aarsaa qaqqaalii kaffalaa as gahe. Sirna koloneeffataa bittoota Itophiyaa of irraa ittisuuf qabsoo taasiseen wareegama lubbuu himanii fixuun hin danda'amne baaseera.

Qabsoon sirna kolonii of irraa kaasuuf godhamu takkaa illee hin dhaabbanne. Bifa gurmaa'ee fi hin gurmoofneen Oromoon sirna alagaa of irraa kaasuuf qabsoo geggeessaa ture. Kana keessatti qabsoon Qonnaan bultoota Baalee, kan Jeneraal Waaqoo Guutuutiin hoogganamu, Hawwisoon Afran Qalloo, Waldaan Maccaa fi Tuulamaa fi Warraaqsi Barattootaa qabsoo hanga tokko gurmaa'iinsa qabuu fi hundeeffama dhaaba qabsoo Oromoo jalqabaa ABOtiif kanneen wixinee bu'uuraa dhiigaan baarreessanii dha.

Waldaalee fi gurmuu qabsoo kanneen keessatti gootonni ilmaan Oromoo hedduun tooftaalee adda addaatiin qabsoo hadhaawaa geggeessanii diina rom'isiisanii aarsaa lubbuu kaffalaniiru. Oromoon Bahaa fi Dhihaa, Kaabaa fi Kibba akkasumas Giddu-galeessa irraa walitti dhufuun dhaaba tokkicha ABO jalatti, sagantaa siyaasaa baafachuun akeekaa fi kaayyoo tokko jala hiriiranii qabsoo qindaawaa geggeessuun wareegamoota gama hundaan injifannoolee boonsoo galmeessaniiru.

Bu'aa bayii qabsoo bilisummaa sabaa fi walabummaa biyyaaf godhamu keessatti qabsaawonni qaqqaaliin kufanii qabsoo fuul-duratti tarkaanfachiisaa turaniiru. Goototni hedduun maqaa isaanii waamanii fixuun hin danda'amne Qabsoo Bilisummaa Oromoo ABO dhaan durfamu keessatti xurree qabsoo dhiigaan tattaraaranii dabraniiru. Hoogganoota dhaabichaa irraa hanga miseensotaa fi deeggartootaatti, seenaa boonsaa hojjetanii kanneen saba isaanii bilisummaa gonfachiisuuf lubbuu isaanii jijjiirraa hin qabne kennan kumaa fi kitila dha. Kunneen hundi akka urjiitti galmee seenaa keessaa ifaa jiraatu. Barabaraanis dhalootaan yaadatamu.

Ebli 15 guyyaa Gootota Oromoo tahee akka yaadatamu ABOn wayta murteessetti, miseensota dhaabaa wareegaman ittiin yaadatuu herreguun qofa hin turre. Ilmaan Oromoo kanneen ummata Oromoo gabroomfatuuf itti duulan osoo ittisanii kufan, roorroo fi hacuuccaan itti hammaatuu fi jabaatuu irraa sirna bittaa alagaa matayyaanis tahe gareen osoo lolanii kanneen lubbuu isaanii kennan, kanneen gabrummaan booda, bakkoota adda addaatti ummata Oromoo irraa waanjoo gabrummaa kaasuun akka sabaatti mirgi qabu kabajameefii jiraatuu qabaatti amanuun sirna gabroonfataa irratti osoo qabsa’anii wareegaman cufti akka ittiin yaadatamaniif Ebli 15 guyyaa goototaa tahee akka yaadatamu murteesse. Kanaaf, ilmaan Oromoo mirga Oromoof osoo falmanii bakkootaa fi haalota garagaraan wareegaman hundi guyyaa kana yaadatamu.

Guyyaa kana gootota mirga saba isaanii fi biyya isaaniif falmanii kufan hunda bakka tokkotti yaadachuuf yoo ta’us, addatti guyyaa kana irra, Hayyu Duree dhaabichaa Jaal Magarsaa Barii dabalatee hoogganoota Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo kudhan (10) bara 1980 gammoojjii Somaaliyaa keessatti, bakka Shinniigaa jedhamutti haala suukanneessaa taheen shiftootaan ajjeefamanii bool’a tokkotti awwaalaman yaadachuudhaan kaayyoo fi akeeka isaan itti wareegaman galmaan gahuuf irbuun kan itti haaromsatamuu dha. Hoogganootni kunneen siidaa tokkummaa lafee isaaniitiin jabeessanii gad-dhaabanii dabran. Oromummaaf jedhanii, kaayyoo manaa bahaniif wareegaman. Haalli kun tokkummaa Oromoo itichee, ulee diinni ittiin Oromoo addaan qoqqoodee bara baraan bituu yaadu cabseera.

Addi Bilisummaa Oromoo (ABO)n Ebilli 15 Guyyaa Gootota Wareegamtoota Oromoo ta’uu murteessee erga labsee guyyaan kun mooraa qabsoo Oromoo keessatti, caasaa ABO, sab-boontota Oromoo biyyoota alaa fi ollaa keessa jiraataniin akkasumas biyya keessatti dhoksaan caasaalee dhaabaan kabajamaa ture. Har’a guutuu Oromiyaa keessatti qabsaawota, sab-boontotaa fi waliigalatti ummata Oromoon yaadatamee oola.

Har’a wayta guyyaa Gootota Oromoo kabajannu kanatti haalli keessa jirru ulfaataa fi walxaxaa, dhiibbaa fi shirri kan itti heddummaate, danqaaleen ABOtti kan itti heddummeeffaman, bara ajjechaa, hidhaa fi buqqaatiin qe’ee Oromootti hammaatuun, kumoota dhibbaan qe’ee ofii irraa itti buqqa’ee dha. Qabsaawotni Oromoo, barattootnii fi sab-boontotni Oromoo sirna cunqursaa TPLF/EPRDF of irraa kaasuuf wareegama lubbuu olaanaa kafalanis, sirni maqaa jijjiirratee aangootti ol ba’e PPnis ulee sirna cunqursaa itti fufee dhumaatii fi roorroo irra hammaataa Oromoo irraan ga’aa jira.

Har’a illee kaayyoo kanaaf wareegama gugurdaatu kafalamaa jira. Ilmaan Oromoo hedduun qabsoo bilisummaatiif qaamaa hir'atanii, hedduunis maatii fi qabeenya isaanii itti dhabaa jiru. Hogganootaa fi qondaaloti ABO kan keessatti argaman miseensotnii fi sab-boontotni Oromoo kumootaan lakka’aman manneen hidhaa garagaraa keessatti hiraarfamaa jiru. Ebla 15 guyyaa Goototaa wayta kabajannu isaan kanas yaadataa, kaayyoo goototni wareegamtootni Oromoo Abbaa Biyyummaa fi Bilisummaa Oromoo deebisuuf, mirga Oromoo kabajsiisuuf osoo falmanii kufan galiin ga’uuf qabsaawotni, miseensotnii fi deggertootni dhaaba keenya ABO rakkoo yeroof osoo hin jilbeenfatin jabaatanii hojii qabsoo akka itti fufan dhaamna.

Qabsoon Bilisummaa Oromoo sadarkaa har’a dhaqqabe kana gahuu kan danda’e dhiigni Gootota keenyaa baroota dheeraaf itti dhangala’ee, lafeen isaanii itti caccabee, lubbuun jijjiirraa hin qabne kumaa-kitilaan itti wareegamee ti. Qabsoo sadarkaa murteessaa irra gahe kana murannoo fi dammaqiinsa ol’aanaadhaan daran finiinsanii galii isaatiin gahuudhaan Wareegama Gootota keenyaatti firii gochuu fi Gumaa isaanii Bilisummaadhaan baasuun dirqama sab-boontotaa fi qabsaawota ilmaan Oromoo hundaa tahuu ammas jabeessinee wal hubachiisna.

Maayii irratti, Kaayyoo fi akeekni qabsoo Gootowwan keenya wareegamaniif Ummatni Oromoo Bilisummaa fi Walabummaa akka Sabaatti qabaachuun isaaf male qabsoo isaatiin akka gonfatuufi. Kun mirga isaa ti. Sabni keenya mirga Sabummaa isaa ol’aanaa kana yoo harkatti galfate malee hacuuccaa fi rakkina siyaasaa, dinagdee fi hawaasummaa jaarraa tokkoo fi walakkaaf irratti fe’amee jiru kana jalaa bahuuf wabii hin qabu. Waan taheef, ilmaan Oromoo Gaaffii haqaa Saba Oromoo kan Bilisummaa fi mirga Abbaa-biyyummaatti amanan hundi galma gahiinsa Qabsoo Biisummaa Oromoo dhugoomsinee wareegama Gootota keenyaatti firii gochuudhaan gumaa isaanii Bilisummaadhaan baasuuf bakka jirru hundaa qabsoo haa finiinsinuun dhaamsa Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo ti.

Ebli 15 guyyaan yaadannoo Gootota Wareegamtoota Oromoo bara baraan yaadatama!

Kabajaa fi Ulfinni Wareegamtoota keenyaaf haa ta’u!

Injifannoo Ummata Bal’aaf!

Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo

Ebla 2023

Combatting Supremacist Ideologies: A Crucial Priority for Sustainable Peace and Prosperity in country

 Combatting Supremacist Ideologies: A Crucial Priority for Sustainable Peace and Prosperity in country

Prejudice, discrimination, and bigotry, which stem from supremacist ideologies, have inflicted immeasurable pain and trauma upon society as a whole.
During the Tigray war, a few right-wing politicians in Ethiopia spoke out against the war crimes perpetrated against civilians in the region and expressed their sympathy for the Tigrayan people. I commend them for their opposition to the war and their genuine indignation at the atrocities committed. However, despite their stance on the war, these politicians have continued to oppose the Ethiopian constitution, including the provision on the equality of nations, nationalities, and peoples (Article 39). They continue to advocate for the abolition of the TPLF and #OLF, as well as the constitutional provisions guaranteeing federalism, and they reject the constitutional recognition of the right of nations to self-determination within the Federal Republic of Ethiopia.
Their animosity towards the TPLF is rooted in the TPLF's stance on self-determination for nations and nationalities within Ethiopia, and at the heart of their opposition is their disdain for Article 39, which provides nations with the right to self-determination.
So, what is the driving force behind their opposition to the principle of equality for nations and nationalities? The answer is straightforward: they believe in the superiority of certain groups based on their own criteria. Ultimately, their motivation is driven by an alliance with supremacist ideology.
To create a better world, we must confront supremacist ideologies head-on and commit ourselves to building inclusive institutions that provide equal opportunities for all members of society. This requires us to dismantle extractive political and economic institutions that perpetuate supremacist ideology and promote institutions that foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and social mobility. Only then can we ensure sustainable development and a prosperous future for all.

#Justice #freedom #democracy

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬.

 "Our credible sources indicate that the top military leaders agreed to launch a new military assault with a "scorched earth policy" as a major military tactic to "wipe out" OLA from Oromia. "

OLF Statement on Ethiopian and Eritrean New Military Pact

OLA

The relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea has passed through ups and downs. It has harbored one of the deadliest wars in which millions have lost their lives, economies devastated, and social fabrics damaged. Thirty-Year War of Eritrean liberation, the 1998-2000 so-called “border conflict”, and the 2020-2022 Tigray War are the best examples. The suffering and human rights abuses that the world recorded in Tigray yesterday resulted from ill-framed relations. The culture that makes war the only option to resolve incompatibilities should change for good.

OLF commends the peaceful resolution of the Tigray War and always encourages all parties to engage in constructive dialogue for enduring peace. OLF also strongly underscores that the end of one war should not lead to the beginning of another.

On 3 April 2023, delegates of Eritrean army generals and senior officials led by General Abraha Kasa, head of Eritrean National Security Agency visited Ethiopia. Eritrean Official Yemane G.Meskel reported that "the central purpose of the current visit is to further consolidate the ties of military cooperation between the two countries". While it is legitimate for countries to consolidate cooperation on any common concern, it is also clear that the military cooperation between Ethiopia and Eritrean has divulged the Ethiopian peoples and exacerbated misery in Tigray and Oromia. In Oromia, we have earlier warned that the Eritrean involvement, in alliance with the Ethiopian Army, in the war against the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) could only increase human suffering and would not produce any positive results at all. That is what happened in Oromia in the last four years.

It is a pity that the two countries’ military cooperation again overshadowed other burning issues. People of both countries are currently suffering from deprivation, hunger, displacement, lack of good governance, corruption and all forms of human insecurities. Sensible governments give priorities to these burning issues than forming a new military pact for further devastation.

Our credible sources indicate that the top military leaders agreed to launch a new military assault with a "scorched earth policy" as a major military tactic to "wipe out" OLA from Oromia. Top military leaders such as Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Major General Abebawu Tadese and Colonel Tesfaye Ayaleu from the Ethiopian side and Major General Romadan Awliya, Brigadier General Hadish Ephrem and General Fissehie from the Eritrean side were given this responsibility. The OLF strongly condemns continued Eritrean involvement against the struggle of the Oromo People for freedom, democracy and justice.

It is also bewildering to note that the words and actions of the government of Ethiopia is self-contradictory. The statements from the Prime Minster Dr Abiy Ahmed and the Oromia Regional President Mr Shemelis Abdisa, on the federal parliament and regional council meetings, gives the impression that the government is taking action to resolve the war in Oromia peacefully. But the current military pact with Eritrea is a preparation for all-out military attack in Oromia.

Once again, the OLF would like to remind the Oromo people and the rest of the Ethiopian peoples that any unwarranted and hasty engagement with an external force against people they claim as their citizen, like the one that happened in Tigray, must be opposed and condemned. We also like to bring to the international community’s attention that another military buildup and coalition between Ethiopia and Eritrea against innocent and defenseless people will create another round of human suffering. The international community should use any leverage possible to abate it. Peace and security are the only mechanisms that guarantee the international community’s development assistance.

Victory to the masses!

Oromo Liberation Front

April , 2023

Finfinnee

Abiy Ahmed forces muss stop killing Karayyu abaa geda leaders

Another Karayyu Gadaa leader died after heavily beaten by the regime security forces

 As violence in Fentalle persists, another #Karayyu Gadaa leader died after heavily beaten by the regimes security forces.

Residents say Gobu Hawile a successor of the Karrayyu Gadaa leader who died during the 2021 massacre of the Karrayyu Gadaa leaders, died of injuries on Monday incurred when he was heavily beaten by government security forces over the last weakened.

The government forces had heavily beaten Gobu Hawile and other people who were with him in #Tututi village in Fentalle district of East Shewa zone #Oromia at a specific place known as Kaarra, a place where members of Karrayyu Gadaa leaders were massacred in 2021.

He added the son of Hawas Mato Borra, a senior Karrayyu Gadaa leader who was gunned down two weeks ago by militants from the neighboring region is among the victims of the beatings and he is currently lingering between life and death in a nearby hospital.

According to the VOA, another local elder Boruu Jille who survived the beatings is also in critical conditions and receiving treatments in Wolanchiti hospital.

A Karrayyu native and an indigenous people’s rights advocate based in the US expressed his concern that coupled with the ongoing drought, and lack of incoming aid, the persisted insecurity in the area, may result in disastrous consequences for the Karrayyu community and threaten their existence.

#justiceforkarrayyuuoromo #stopthearrest #stopthekilling #justice #democracy #FreeAlloromoPoliticalPrisoners