File – View from the back: A Kereyu Oromo shows off his elaborate dayta hairstyle, which is created using a long stick to make the curls that are held in place using butter.

On the last Saturday 08/06/2016 the Kereyu Oromo youth stood behind the Oromo movement in every parts of the region. And they were with their slogans (Free Oromo prisoners, we need Free Oromia, Stop killing of innocent Oromo children etc).In response the forces of TPLF (Police, Agazi and National defense forces) jointly dispersed the demonstration and arrest more than 30 youths. Accordingly,

1. Roba Said Utale
2. Jilo Roba Bulga
3. Umar Dadi Elemo
4. Hussein Bulga Tuke
5. Efa Gudeta Bariyo
6. Mohammed Bashare Hawas
7. Ali Asebot Abdi
8. Fentale Kumbi Jilo
9. Hussein Rare
10. Gada Fentale Bulga
11. Said Mohammed Tuto were those youths who are still in prison with their fellow Oromo nationalists and accused by TPLF agents as the opponent of the government by siding with the terrorist forces. But these youths are innocent Oromo Children who demand their human and democratic rights which were/are denied by the TPLF oppressive rule.

N.B Said Aliyi and Hussein were tortured and under treatment in Adama Hospital

Lists of TPLF agents who were reporting these youths to the TPLF forces:

1. Hawas Nure
2. Fentale Haldago
3. Boru Jilo
4. Kedir Roba Chirisa

The hero Kereyu Oromo request this personalities to stand with their fathers and brothers who are dying for the freedom of Oromo people unless they will be brought before justice when TPLF back to their former place.

By Dr. B.K.DERESSA

Adjusted Copy to:

• Secretary-general united nations Mr. Ban ki moon
• Secretary of state John F. Kerry
• President of the European Commission Mr.  Jean Claude Juncker

In medical terminology Cancer, also called malignancy, is an abnormal growth of cells. There are multiple types of cancer, including breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. Symptoms vary depending on the type. Cancer treatment may include chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery and also the most common causes of death worldwide.

Today, I am not going to discuss about the cancer that originate from the abnormal growth of cells but I would like to discuss about the leading cause of death worldwide the man made cancer . That is absence of freedom, democracy and peace.

According to the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START project), based at the University of Maryland: “For evidence that authoritarian states create an enabling environment for terrorism, one has only to look at the location and origins of the major terrorist groups active today. The Islamic State, for example, metastasized amid the Syrian dictatorship’s war with opposition rebels and the sectarian divisions sown by increasingly authoritarian Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. An affiliate of the group has emerged in Egypt, where coup leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is cracking down on all forms of dissent. And Boko Haram has radicalized and expanded its reach amid extrajudicial killings and other ineffective tactics by the corruption-plagued Nigerian security forces. Given this reality, the most effective way for democracies to combat terrorism at home over the long term is to foster democratic governance abroad.”

If the reality is promoting peace democracy and freedom in order to fight the burning global issues like terrorism why the USA, Europe and UN support the barbaric Ethiopia TPLF government and minority rule with full act of state terrorism ????

Concomitantly with my question I would like to congratulate the powerful western nations, world leaders and international institutions by announcing the remedies to cure world cancer. The remedies called Oromumma. The name of the therapy originate from the root of the truth called Oromo nations.

Most minor problems can be handled easily under democratic rule However, when the problems get worse rule of law overcome all the complex issues under democratic law. But under dictatorial rule (rule of gun) minor problems leads to torture, unlawful imprisonment and death. When the problems getting worse under rule of gun (like TPLF government) leads to genocide (currently ongoing open and silent genocide against Oromo nations by TPLF government) Despite all unhuman atrocities against Oromo nations for more than 120years the Oromo peoples still persistent in keeping intact and exercising daily the truth (nation of peace, nation of love, nation of freedom, nation of democratic belief, nation of generosity, nation of respect for all creatures and nation of equality). In order to clarify the facts let us look the issues deeply:

Oromo people are egalitarian society. Historically their democratic system of government known as “Gadaa” governed the social, economic political affairs of the Oromo people. Under Gadaa, Oromo women developed their own unique institution known as “Siiqee”. Oromo women used Siiqee institution to defend their rights, promote their interests and challenge male domination.

What happen to this Oromo nations with holistic approach of humanity:

After the Oromo people are colonized in 1880s all Oromo institutions are either totally banned or incapacitated. Since then the Oromo people are denied the right to determine on their social, economic, political and cultural affairs. For example, banning or incapacitating  Siiqee hindered the Oromo women defending their rights. The colonial power is not only banned and incapacitated Oromo institutions but also introduced and widened discriminatory social practices (changing Oromo name to colonized names and gave order to the city administration to change the  Oromo cites to be called in the colonized language and declare psychological war among Oromo’s in order to hate their identity and find jobs with their Oromo names).

What kinds of action has been taken by Oromo nations to defend the truth

• Raya and Azebo during 1928-30
• Bale revolt led by hero of the Oromo people general Waqo Guutu in 1960^th
• Mecha-Tulema movement led by hero of the Oromo people general Tadesse Biru in 1965
• OLF leadership with popular mass movement and imprinting Oromummaa. Oromo liberation front (OLF) is the heart and mind of all Oromo people which confronts the colonization by all kinds of means namely (diplomatic and military approach) and works in multiple ways with international community and leaders to end the colonization.
• Qube generations supported by Qeerroo leadership with historic mobilization of the Oromo people to eradicate the colonization (December 2015-2016) resulted with European parliament resolution.
• Grand Oromia protestors (more than 200 Oromo cites) to end ones and for all the colonization (august 2016)

Why the USA, Europe and UN support the barbaric Ethiopia TPLF government

During recent protests from December 2015 until now the TPLF government committed serious atrocities against Oromo peoples, namely  more than 700 Oromo’s are dead, countless were unlawfully imprisoned and tortured. The atrocities were documented by international organization and agencies, namely (HRW, AI, UN, former USA president and European union). Despite diverse tangible evidences of the holistic side of Oromo people and documented evidences of TPLF government atrocities the powerful western nations remain supporting the barbaric Ethiopia TPLF government. Let us look some facts:

In 2014 the Ethiopian Government receive around 30 million euro for the financing of multiple projects while the innocent Oromo civilians are slaughtered by TPLF soldiers in Ambo town 125km (80 miles) west of Addis Ababa (according to BBC reports in 2014, 47 were killed by the security forces) The protestors demanding respect of their constitutional rights and halting brutal act of TPLF soldiers (Agazi commando):their detail demands were:

• Stop land grapping
• Stop killings of Oromo children
• Stop killings of Oromo students
• Stop raping of Oromo Women’s
• Respect rule of law and reject rule of gun
• Abide by real definition of democracy and stop TPLF defined democracy (rule of gun, death, torture imprisonment, rape and harassment).

In 2015  The USA president  Barack Obama visit Ethiopia and shows his appreciation for the contributions of troops to an AU peacekeeping force battling al-Shabaab in Somalia  Again he mentioned also “The Ethiopian government has made extraordinary progress in bringing greater development and opportunity to its citizens,” he said, “but there are very significant restrictions that are not consistent with the universal values that we stand up for, for instance the need for a free press and we’ve seen too much intimidation, and even imprisonment of journalists, and the need for a viable space for civil society and political opposition in the country. So the president will be certainly raising issues related to human rights in Ethiopia”

In the same year of President Barack Obama visit the Oromo people’s in general (child, man, women, young, old, students, intellectuals, farmers,  sick or health) were hunted down like fox in their own country, backyard and home. All those atrocities led to the mass protest of Oromo nations in December 2015 and still in august 2016 going on.

In 2016 I myself wrote a letter to the European parliament regarding the open and silent genocide against Oromo people: Here is the essential part of their reaction:

“The European union are closely following reports on the situation in Oromia, but also in the other parts of Ethiopia. The EU delegation and EU member states present in Addis have carried out field monitoring visits to the Oromia region and continue to monitor the situation. Since its December 2015 statement on the events in Oromia, the EU has raised its concerns on several occasions with the Ethiopian authorities, for example: with prime minster Hailemariam Desalgn and Minster Tedro’s A We have called for independent investigations on the events, and for accountability for all acts of violence and abuses perpetrated against protestors”.

From this 3 tangible evidences my analysis as follows: The western powers fail to understand the brutal and barbaric nature of the Ethiopia TPLF government and the total absence of knowledge about Oromumma vision (yes in january 2016 the European parliament passed resolution by condemning the Ethiopia government military action against Oromo people). But what still missing is the translation of that resolution to action.

The OLF is working very hard in order to enhance the translation of that resolution into action but the Oromo intellectuals and Oromo people’s especially Oromo living in diaspora has to do their part through individual actions or by supporting OLF initiative through multiple ways:

• The Western powers defending their interest. So we have to show them that we are able to protect their interests better than TPLF Mafia government by further promoting Oromo nations through Oromummaa agenda and vision.
• Misunderstanding of the nature of the Ethiopia TPLF government and absence of knowledge about Oromummaa vision. That shows us our colonizers like TPLF government is able to sell false issues to the world body and we are unable to tell the truth to the world body. The solution is be able to expand the value and importance of Oromummaa on the international arena.
• The evidence of the century long humiliation, subjugation, and inequalities against Oromo peoples by colonizers and deafening of international bodies, it encourage us in order to redouble our abilities to install Oromummaa. Oromummaa Advocates for democracy, freedom, peace, equality, respect of human right and rule of law.

Action taken by Oromo intellectuals, Oromo political leaders, and Oromo voices reflects the truth:

Oromo peoples are now colonized for more than a century. During those long period of time they scarify enormous lives and properties to eradicate colonization and to regain their freedom in order to exercise their god given right.

For this freedom and human right realization the Oromo leaders and intellectuals always follow the path of truth, democratic road and humanity (the exact definition of their root called Oromo nations).

The actions taken by our leaders  and intellectuals  shows the powerfulness of the truth (Oromo nations) and commitment of Oromummaa for peace, freedom democracy, equality, respect of human right and rule of law. But Our colonizers are always choose to follow the path of destruction, non-democratic road map and path of anti-peace. Let us look some evidences from countless examples:

• The Ethiopian Emperor Hailesilasse fail to defeat Bale Oromo revolt and demand peace deal with Our hero General Waaqoo Guutu. General Waaqoo Guutuu accept the peace plan in order to solve all issues peacefully. Our colonizers as their habit after they made peace agreement and disarm the Oromo people they start to kill, torture, imprisonment and humiliation of the Oromo people to the level of dog.

2-   In 1991 the Oromo people under leadership of their vanguard Organization OLF form a transitional government with the current barbaric TPLF government. OLF accept to disarm and put his soldiers in temporary military camp for the sake of peace and democracy in order to foster new Era in the Ethiopian empire to bring eternal peace for all oppressed nations. Again our colonizers with anti-peace and anti-democracy gene code  in their DNA force OLF to leave the transitional government, and declare total war on Oromo people (start to kill Oromo civilians and start to kill and torture the disarmed soldiers in the peace camp).

• Bekele Gerba the vice chairman of OFC and the university teacher is unlawfully imprisoned, humiliated and denied any medical care for promoting peace, equality and democracy to everybody (inclusive our enemy). Mr. Bekele Gerba and his fellow innocent Oromo peoples are still languishing in prison camp without any criminal charge. This reflects also the exact character of our colonizers for more than a century (they are allergic for peace, freedom and democracy).
• Leenco Lataa the former founder of the OLF and the current president of ODF accept all humiliation for the sake of peace and travel to Ethiopia to explore peaceful solution. But the TPLF government force him to leave his own country and his own people (while they are the colonizers and occupiers). This episode also clarify that our colonizers are suffering from metastases of the world cancer (anti-peace, anti-democracy and violators of human rights).
• Oromo TV, TVOMT, OMN, qaanqee show, gadisa dhuga , Simbirtu radio, OVR, seife nebelbal radio, sagale afura biyya radio,Gadaa website, Ayyantuu news, Qeerroo website, Bilisummaa website, Oromia times, Advocating for Oromia website….etc are working hard to promote the truth (Oromo nations) through Oromummaa road map. But still we are fail to liquidate the traitors and opportunistic individuals, fail to promote the organization or movement which fight the ultimately battle for our nations, fail to bring our truth under world attention. So I would like to thank you for the job that all of you have done for our nation and we have to move step further together to glorify our nations.

My people as I have mentioned above our enemies understand very well that Oromo peoples are nation of peace. To implement their destructive policies and to dismantle the Oromo uprisings for freedom and democracy they use the word Peace and they use rule of gun instead of rule of law for implementation.

Secondly they sell false information and incorrect messages to the international community about their promises and vision while they are blackmailing the real facts and truth “Oromo nation”.

Call to Oromo people and international community:

Oromo people are nation of peace, nation of democratic rule, nation of justice and equality, nation of heroes, nation of generosity, nation of rich in culture, tradition and nature. I am proud to be born from this holistic and collective quality of nations. My people the task in front of us is enormous in order to build our nations. Our tasks are not only defeating the current barbaric TPLF government. It is also about our future that faces our nations like I have mentioned in my previous article “Nation-building is the product of conscious statecraft, not happenstance.  Nation-building is always a work-in-progress; a dynamic process in constant need of nurturing and re-invention. Nation-building never stops and true nation-builder never rest because all nations are constantly facing up to new challenges. Nation-building is therefore about building the tangible and intangible threads that hold a political entity together and gives it a sense of purpose.” 

Dear brothers and sisters

• wake up and ask yourself about your contribution in this historical national issues,
• take your responsibility to deliver your parts in order to defeat our enemies and glorify our nations,
• dedicate yourself to continue our struggle against humiliation and colonization,
• prepare yourself for ultimate scarifies to liberate your people from century long voice-less-ness and colonization,
• be ready to give all necessary support (information, material and financial).

International community: Especially the powerful states and world body (USA, European union and UN). Supporting and assisting the Oromo people in their struggle for peace, freedom  and democracy  would have enormous contribution for international community policies. Namely:

• Eradicating fundamentalist ideology and terrorism through encouraging Oromummaa vision the promotor of peace, freedom and democracy. Oromummaa Vision will bring eternal peace in Ethiopian empire, horn of Africa and Africa in general.
• Protecting and promoting western nation interest: There is no any other concrete, stable and trustful solution than Working with Oromo people in order to safeguard the western interest. The concrete evidence for this realities are as follows:
• For centuries long the pillar of economic power of the Ethiopian empire is Oromia.
• Rich in agricultural products like Teff (medically also essential)
• Rich in natural resources like Gold, mercury, marmar…etc
• The exporter of the best coffee in the world
• The heart of business arena
• The host of international organization like African Union and international embassies.
• It is also an international obligation and essential time before too late to look carefully the lies and character of Ethiopia TPLF government and assessing and analyzing the truth of Oromo people in order to safe all nations in Ethiopian empire, the horn of Africa and keeping in place the strategical aspect of Oromia.

Conclusion:

Dear brother and sister, For Oromo peoples there is only one way. That is promoting the truth (Oromo nations) through Oromummaa vision and strengthen our vanguard organization OLF. If we need to destroy our enemies and eradicate the chain of colonization we have to redouble our duties as a patriotic citizens. Supporting and strengthen OLF in all aspects (through corrective idea’s, diplomatically, militarily and financially)will lead to enhance our victories, strengthen our position on the world stage and promote our truth.

I hope the international community will look all the facts carefully and seriously in order to stand with Oromo people. It is also the essential time to translate in to action the January 2016  resolution by European parliament against barbaric act of TPLF government in order to punish the Ethiopia TPLF junta and support Oromummaa vision to bring the lasting peace, freedom and democracy in order to cure the world cancer.

Victory to the Oromo people!

Dr. B.K.DERESSA, Medical degree in internal medicine, specialized in Gastro-Hepatology diseases. University Hospital of Brussels-Belgium

Taammanaa Bitimaa irraa

Kunoo, erga Fincilli Xummura Gabrummaa inni otoo walirraa hin cintin, ji’oota sagal guutuu lakkoofsifate kun amma caalayyuu jabatee itti-fufee jira. Fincilli baranaa kun gaafa 12. 11. 15 magaalaa Oromiyaa Waltajjii keessatti argamu, Giincii irraa ka’uun Oromiyaa guutuu dhuunfatee muldhata. Fincilli kun kaabaa-kibba, bahaa-lixa, mandaroota fi magaalaawwan bira kutuun gandeen Oromiyaa cufa waliin gayee argama. Fincilli seena-qabeesichi kun Dhaloota Qabeetiin yoo jalqabamellee amma dargaggeeyyii fi shamarran, ijoollee fi magnuddoolee, dhiiraa-dubartii, quteebulaa fi hojjateebulaa, barataa/ barattuu fi barsiisaa/ barsiiftuu, sheekii fi qeesii, abbootii gadaa fi ayyaantuuwwan hunda nagaan nagaaf hiriirsisee ammas garuma fuulduraatti tarkaanfachaa jira. Uummanni Oromoo guddichi abbaan nagaa, nagaaf nagaan ka’ee warra nagaa booressuun kumaatamaan galaafatemee argama. Barana dhiigni Oromoo akka galaanaatti gad-lolayee, lafeen Oromoo akka qoraaniitti urreefamee jira. Kun marti Oromoon akka mirgaa fi haqa isaa isa uumaan qabuuf waltahuun tarkaanafatu taasise malee, waan tokkollee isa duubatti hin deebifne. Barana Oromoon waan sodaa jedhamu boolla qotee awwaaluun, bilisummaa fi walabummaa ofiitiif garuma fuulduraatti tarkaanfachaa jira!

Baatiiwwan saglan dabran kana keessa wanneen suukanneessoon ginni-bittee Tigraay kan Wayyaanee jedhamu uummata Oromoo irratti gara-jabeessummaa fi bineessummaan raawwate, kan lakkaawamee dhumuu miti. Barana Oromoota fi uummatoota biyyoota alaa irraa dureewwan Wayyaanee fi loltuuwwan isaanii kunneen: “namoota moo bineeyyii dhaa?“, jechuun akka qotee (jirraa) walqabatan taasisee argama. Warri Wayyaanee yaada akkanaa kanatti nama geessan jechaa dha. Oromoonni fi namoonni biroo otoo waan akkanaa wal-gaafachaa jiranuu, kunoo “hiriirri Oromiyaa guutuu” keessatti, gaafa 06. 08. 2016 fiixan bayee oole. Hiriira seena-qabeessicha kan magaalaawwan Oromiyaa 200 keessatti adeemsifame kana irratti namoota kitila (miliyoona) sadii oliitu hirmate. Hiriirri kun magaalaawwan guguddoo kanneen akka Finfinnee, Dirree Dhawaa, Adaamaa fi Jimmaa faa irraa hamma magaalaawwan xixiqoolee kanneen akka Awadaay, Dheeraa, Caancoo fi Mooyalee faa kan hammate ture. Oromoon akkanatti dursee otoo walirraa hin citin baatiiwwan sagal guutuu fincila, ittaansees gaafa tokkicha magaalaawwan 200 keessatti olka-ka’a jedhee namni yaade tokkollee hin turre. Amma karaa kanaan Oromiyaan teenya, guyyaa Bilisummaa fi walabummaa-tti dhiyaattee jirti jechuu dandeenya.

Hiriira nagaaf, Oromoon keenya nagaan buqqayee mana baye kana irratti warri nagaa Oromoo fi Oromiyaa booressuuf qawween biyya keenya qabate, guyyaa tokkicha keessatti lubbuu Oromoota 75 galaafatee jira. Kanneen kuma hedduun lakkaawaman immoo madayaanii jiru. Manneen hidhaa impaayerittii kan durii caalaa hidhamtoota Oromootiin dhipphachaa jiru. Yaadachuuf, ji’oota saglan dabran kanneen keessatti dhiigni Oromoo akka galaanaatti loloyee, lafeen dhalawwan Oromoo akka qoraaniitti hurraawee argama. Ji’oota saglan kanneen keessa dhalawwan Oromoo 750-ni faashistoota Wayyaaneetiin galaafatamani. Kan biraa hafee dubartiin Oromoo ulfi baatii saddeetii, mucaan waggaa sadiyii fi jaarsi waggaa 80 loltuu Wayyaanee kan Agaazii jedhamuun galaafatamanii jiru. Baatiiwwan saglan kanneen keessa Wayyaaneen nama hiriiraa fi fincilaaf baye callaa otoo hin taane: nama gabaadhaa galu, hamaamoota cidhaaf deemu, ijoollee horii tiksitu, daa’imman oddoo (dhayii) keessaa taphattu faa itti-dhukaasuun galaaffattee jirti. Bineessummaa fi gara-jabina dureewwanii fi loltuuwwan Wayyaanee kana arguu dhiisiitii, dubbachuufillee kan hedduu nama suukanneessu. Mee yaa Waaq ilmi namaa akkanatti gara bineensaatti of-geeddaraa? Akkanatti sammuu isaa kan Waaqni akka ittiin-yaaduuf isa badhaase kana gara horii sammu-maleeyyii tahaniitti jijjiirrataa? Amma jarreen kun akkanatti: Oromoos, Somaalees, Amaaras, Anyuwaakis, uummatoota Laga Omoo fi uummata Sidaamaa faas gorra’aa, dhiiga isaanii lolaasaa “wajjin jiraanna”  nuun jedhuu?

Dur, eeyyee waggaalee 130 dura naazichi gurraachi kan Minilik Lammaffaa jedhamu, meeshaa waraanaa kan ammayyaa humnoota Oroppaa oggaa sanii: Biritaaniyaa Guddoo, Faransaa, Ixaaliyaa fi Rusiyaa irraa tuullaa-tuullaan argachuun, dabalees leenjiftoota fi gorsituuwwan Faranjii fidachuun waraana ofirraa-ittisaa Oromoon waggaalee 30 guutuu adeemsise booda biyya keenya qabachuu dandaye. San booda lafa lafee Oromoo tahe, uummata keenya irraa sarbachuun Oromoo fi uummatoota kibbaa gabbaarii taasifate. Gabbaarii fi gabrummaan obbolaa lakkuu tahani. Kan nama dhibu warri Wayyaanee kun hardhaa lafa lafee keenya tahe kana fudhachuun bulguuwwan addunyaa kanneen inbastaroota jedhamaniif hiree, kaan ofiif fudhachuun uummata keenya gabbaarummaa warra Minilik sanallee dhoowwate. Gabbaartichi durii sun lafa abbaa ofiirraa hin buqqifamuu, achuma irraa taa’etoo nafxanyooota gabbara. Amma garuu, Oromoon qawween araddaa ofirraa buqqifameeti hariyama. Kana malees, hardha laggeen, haroolee fi harawwan Oromiyaa summeeffamaa jiru. Daggallii fi bosanni Oromiyaa ciramanii mancaafamuun biyyi Abbaa Gadaa fi Haadha Siiqqee lalisaa fi jiidhaan sun gara adaala-tti (“desert“) geeddaramuuf deema. Uummanni Oromoo fi kanneen biroo isaan magaalaawwan Oromiyaa keessa jiraatan gixaananii, dhamayanii manneen isaan ijaarratan buldozaraan daakamanii argamu. Ginni-bittee Tigraay kun isaan akkanaa kanaan misooma jidha. Impaayerittii uummanni kitila 20 (20 000 000) tahuu beelaan harcawu keessatti: “guddina dhibbayyaa 11 (11%) galmeessine” jechuun addunyaa sobaa jira. Biyya warra Wayyaanee kanatti sobatu, misooma fi guddinaa tahuun dhibbayyaa hedduun guddachaa jira jechaa dha!

Uummanni Oromoo abbaan firaa fi abbaan nagaa kun daangaa ofiirra tarkaanfachuun biyya namaa hin qabanne. Mirgaa fi haqa namaa hin sarbine. Yeroo ginni-bittee Habashaa uummata Tigraay beelaan ficcisiisu san Oromoo keenya afaan ofii irraa fuudhuun waan qabuun isaan gargaaraa ture. Yommuu faashitichi Habashaa kan Mangistuu Hayila-Maaram jedhamu uummata Tigraay beelaa fi waraanaan lafarra harcaasaa: “wanni Tigraay irraa argamu chookii takkallee nuuf bituu hin dandayu” jechuun, uummata Tigraay arraba isaa addaggee saniin madeessuyyu uummanni Oromoo aariin waxalamaa waan qabuun Tigroota deegaraa ture. Maarree, hardha dubbiin garagalchoo taatee, dureewwan Tigraay waciitii itti-nyaatan caccabsaa, harka laateef san nyaachaa jiru. Obsis daangaa qabaa, uummanni Oromoo obsa-qabeessi fi abbaan keessummaa kun dhiibamee, dhiibamee hallayyaatti darbatamnaan karaa nagaatiin oljechuun baatiiwwan sagal guutuu fincilaan dachee sochoosaa jira. Qabsoo bilisummaa fi walabummaa isaa karaa nagaatiin adeemsisuun addunyaa irratti of-beeksisee argama. Qeerrolee fi qeerrantiileen Oromoo harka ishii lamaan addaa ofiirra kaawuun, qoma ofii diriirsitee qawwee agaazii dura dhaabbattee jirti. Maali Oromtittii baddaa Barentuu (Harargee) san, ishii agaazicha ishiitti afaan qawwee qabe san quba-ofii itti-qabaa: “yoo dhiira taate, lappheen tiyya kunootii xiyyiitii-tee itti-roobsi” jetteen san agarree mitii! Intala Oromoo-woo ishii muka-mooyyetiin rukuttee agaazii irraa kilaash hiikkatte san ni beeknaa mitii? Kunoo, onneen Biiftuu Hamoosaa fi onneen Warqituu Liiban faa deebiyaa jirti. Baatiiwwan saglan guutuu qabsoo isa karaa nagaa adeemsisuun biyya-lafaa irratti of-beeksifnullee, dhumaatiin namoota keenyaa inni gaafa 06. 08. 16 tahe kun, akka qabsoodhuma isa karaa nagaa callaa adeemsisuun nu hin baafne sirriitti ifa nuuf taasisee argama.

Warri Wayyaanee sammu-dhabeeyyii fi gara-bineeyyiiwwan kun dirqiidhumaan gara qabsoo hidhannootti nu dhiibaa jiru. Erga isaan qawwee fi eeboo barbaadanii sabni Oromoo kana isaan badhaasuu malee, filmaata biraa hin qabu. Kana jechuun garuu, qabsoo keenya isa karaa nagaatiin adeemsisaa jirru ni dhaabna jechuu miti. Qabsooleen karaa lamaaniin adeemsifaman kun wal-jajjabeessu malee, kan wal-laaffisanii miti. Amma uummanni Oromoo waan sodaa jedhamu san boolla qotuun awwaallatee jira. Karaa maraan walgargaaruu fi walirratti du’uuf kakuu waliif seenee jira. Addaan-qoodamuu fi walitti-ka’uu biyya irraa hariyatee argama. Maarree, amma nuti bosonaa fi daggala Oromiyaa cufa manneen hin taasifannuu-ree? Leencotaa fi qeerransoota Oromiyaa hiriyoota hin godhannuu-ree? Kakuu dhaa; laguu dhaa otoo nuti lubbuun jirruu Oromiyaan: biyyi Bakar Waaree fi biyyi Leenjisoo Diigaa, biyyi Ilaansoo Halloo fi biyyi Abbishee Garbaa, biyyi Waaqoo Guutuu fi biyyi Taaddoo Birruu, biyyi Maammoo Mazammirii fi biyyi Magarsaa Barii, biyyi Elmoo Qilxuu fi biyyi Garasuu Dhukii faa warra waayee qawwee callaa yaadaa buluu kanaan hin fudhatamu. Tokkummaa keenya alaa-manaa akka sibiilaatti cimsachaa, Oromummaa keenya akka odaatti lalifachaa, kan ammaa caalaa ijaaramnee wal-ijaaraa, hidhannee wal-hidhachiisaa karaa qabsoo bilisummaa keenyaa sirriitti qabannee garum fuulduraatti xuruurra! Akkuma jagnichi keenya Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa jedhe san: bilisummaa fi walabummaan Oromiyaa “akka du’aa waan ooluu dandayuu mitii“, gaaraa dakaaa oljechuun haa sochoonu!

Spokesman tells Al Jazeera government is responsible for safety of its own citizens.

Amnesty International says 67 people were killed in Oromia and 30 in Amhara [Reuters]

Getachew Reda, a government spokesman, told Al Jazeera on Thursday that the UN was entitled to its opinion but the government of Ethiopia was responsible for the safety of its own people.

Reda’s comments came after the UN urged the government to allow observers to investigate the killings of at least 90 protesters in the Oromia and Amhara regions over the weekend.

Zeid Raad Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said allegations of excessive use of force must should be investigated and that his office was in discussions with Ethiopian authorities.

Reda, however, told Al Jazeera that it was not necessary to send observers to specific parts of the country since the UN already had a “massive” presence in Ethiopia.

He said the government would launch its own investigation into whether security forces had used excessive force and would do so in consultation with local people.

He blamed what he called “terrorist elements” for stoking the violence from abroad, without giving further detail.

At the weekend, an opposition leader told the AFP news agency that up to 50 people were killed as security forces suppressed the protests. Amnesty International put the death toll at 97.

Oromia, an area which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa, has seen several months of protests, sparked by plans to allocate farmland in the region for development.

Authorities scrapped the land scheme in January, but protests have flared again over the continued detention of opposition demonstrators.

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

(SBO/VOL – Hagayya 11,2016) Tumsa FXGf hiriirri nagaa biyyoota alaa bakka ummatni Oromoo argamutti geggeeffamuuf saganteeffamee qophiin isaa geggeeffamaa akka jiru barame.

Warraaqsa Biyyaalessaa Oromiyaa FXG guutummaa Oromiyaa keessaa belbelaa baatiilee 9ffaa qabatee jiru tumsuu, ummata Oromoo hamilee itti horuu fi jajjabeessuuf, akkasumas gocha faashistummaa mootummaa wayyaanee caalaatti addunyaatti saaxiluu fi haala biyyattii keessa jiru addunyaatti agarsiisuuf Torbee Tumsa FXG mata dure jedhu jalatti ummata Oromoo biyyoota ambaatti argamu kan hirmaachisu hiriirri nagaa guddaan Hagayya 15 – 21,2016tti biyyoota alaa adda addaa keessatti bakka ummatni Oromoo argamutti kan geggeeffamu ta’uu qindeessitootni hiriira kanaa beeksisaa jiran.

Guyyoota kana keessatti ummatni Oromoo biyyoota ambaa garagaraatti argaman hiriira nagagaa kan Torbee Tumsa FXG jedhuun geggeeffamuuf saganteeffamee jiru kana irratti akka argamanii fi biyya jiranitti haala walfakkaataan ba’anii sagalee isaanii dhageessisuun ummata isaanii biyya keessaaf akka tumsan yaamichi darbeefii jira.

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#‎Oromoprotest‬

Guyyaa har’aa Hagayya 11, 2016 Mootummaan Wayyaanee humna waraana meeshaa gurguddaa hidhatee fi taankiilee 24 Gambeellaa irraa gara Oromiyaa galchaa jiraachuu gabaasni Magaalaa Goree fi Mattuu irraa nu gaye ni addeessa.  Kanaaf ilmaan Oromoo Oromiyaa mara keessaa tooftaalee qabsoo fooyya’aadhaan of qopheessuun of eeggannoo barbaachisu akka godhan dhaamsa dabarsuu barbaanna. ‪#‎shere‬ shere Via Mohammednur Guye

 

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daawwadhu akkatti nama hawwatu qeerroon oromiyaa
seenaa hin dagatamne falmataa abbaa biyyaa

Mogor biyya Badhadha Dilgaasaa
falfadhu qeerrookoo
gumaa dhiigaatu baasaa

biyya sanyii Iddoosaa
sabni callisee hin teenyee
awwaalee ilmoosaa

biyya Baqqalaa sabbooqaa
daawwadhu mogor keenya
biyya dhiiraa biyya gootaa…..

 

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Abbaay Tsahayyee, Samooraa Yuunusii fi hogganoonni TPLF biroon guyyoota lamaaf Ameerikaa turanii biyyatti deebi’an jedha odeessi tokko. Balaa jara mudatte kana irratti qondaalota Ameerikaa waliin mariyatanii deebi’uutu himama. Oromoo fi Amaarri walitti dhidhihaachuu irraa rifaatuu guddaa keessa jiraachuun isaaniis dhokataa miti. Gorsa akkamii akka fudhatanii galan garuu ammaaf ifaa miti tahuyyuu, ammas taanaan Amerikaan naannoo sanatti dantaa ofii eegsifachuuf hanga Wayyaanee kan abdattu akka hin qabne beekamee jira. Sochiin ummatni keenya geggeessaa jiru seena qabeessa tahus dhaaba siyaasaa jabaa fi maqaa dhahamee beekamu (officially recognized) taheen kan durfamu waan hin tahiniif ”sochii abbaa hin qabne” jedhamee waamamuu jalaa hin baraaramne. Warri State Department illeen kanuma hubachuu irraa ammaaf ifatti Wayyaaneef looguu filachuu isaanii ibsa baasaa jiraniin nutti himaa jiran. Itti haa yaadamu. Via Beekan Gulummaa Irranaa

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‪#‎OromoProtests‬ Update about Bekele Gerba et al court case
በጸረ ሽብር ህጉ ተከሶ፣በዛሬዉ ዕለት የዕምነት ቃላቸዉን እንዲሰጡ የተቀጠሩት እነ ጉርሜሳ አያኔ በሀገሪቱ የህግ የበላይነት ብሎ ነገር እንደሌለና የኢትዮጵያን ፍርድ ቤት የወያኔ የገደል ማሚቶ መሆናቸዉን በሚያረጋግጥ መልኩ ቃላቸዉን ሳይሰጡ ከፍርድ ቤት ቅጥር ግቢ ወጥቷል፡፡
ሁሉንም የተከሾች ክርክር በዚህ ገጽ ማቅረብ እጅግ አዳጋች ስለሆነ፡፡ጥቂቶቹን ብቻ ለማካፈል ተገደናል፡፡
ጥፋቱን ፈፅመዋል ወይስ አልፈጸሙም? ተብለዉ መጀመሪያ በመሃል ዳኛ የተጠየቁት ‘’ኦቦ ጉርሜሳ አያኖ’’ ነበሩ፣ኦቦ ጉርሜሳም ሲመልሱ ‘’ክሱ ግልፅ አልሆነልኝም እኔ ፖለቲከኛ ስሆን የመድረክ ፓርቲ-አባል ነኝ፡፡የእኛ ፓርቲ ህገመንግስቱን ተከትሎ የተቋቋመ ህጋዊ ፓርቲ ነዉ፡፡የተከሰስኩት ግን የኦነግ አባል ነህ በሚል ነዉ፣እኔ እስከማዉቀዉ አንድ ሰዉ የሁለት ድርጅት አባል መሆን አይችልም፡፡ይሄ ክስ መንግስት መሬቴን አሳልፌ አልሰጥም ያለዉን የኦሮሞን ህዝብ በጅምላ አሸባሪ ብሎ እየከሰሰ ነዉ ያለዉ ስለዚህ ቃሌን ለዚህ ፍ/ቤት አልሰጥም’’፡፡ቀጠለ ኦቦ ደጀኔ ጣፋ ‘’የኢትዮጵያ ፍ/ቤት በግልፅ ህገመንግስቱን እያፈረሰ ያለ ተቋም ስለሆነ ለዚህ ፍ/ቤት ቃሌን አልሰጥም፣ከአሁን ወዲህም ወደዚህ ፍ/ቤት መምጣት አልፈልግም፣ዉሳኔዉም ግልጽ ስለሆነ ባለሁበት ሆኜ ይድረሰኝ!የኢትዮያ ህዝብ ግን እኛ ላይ የተፈጠመዉን በደል እንዲያዉቅልን እፈልጋለሁ’’፡፡
‘’አዲሱ ቡላላም’’ በተራዉ ‹‹የደረሰኝ ክስ የሚመስል ድርሰት ግራ አጋብቶኛል፡፡እኔ የመድረክ ፓርቲ እንጂ የኦነግ አባል አይደለሁም፣ለህዝቤ ብዬ በአደረግኩት ነገር በሙሉ ደስተኛ ነኝ፣በእ በአዲሱ ስም የተመሰረተዉ ክስ በኦሮሞ ላይ የተመሰረተ ክስ መሆኑን መሆኑን ሁሉም ሰዉ እንዲያዉቅልኝ እፈልጋለሁ፤ እኔ ለዚህ ፍትህ አልባ ፍ/ቤት ቃሌን መስጠት አልፈልግም ተመካክራችሁ ዉሳኔዉን ባለሁበት አድርሱኝ››!
‘’በቀለ ገርባ’’ ሲናገር ‹‹ባለፈዉ ቀጠሮ የክስ መቃወሚያችን ላይ ወንጀሉ ተፈጸመ የተባለዉ ኦሮሚያ ክልል ሆኖ ሳለ ለምን በፌዴራል መንግስት እንዳኛለን?! በክልላችን በቋንቋችን እንዳኝ ብለን አቤቱታ አቅርበን ነበር ቢሆንም የሰማን የለም፡፡እኛን ግን ገብቶናል ለምን ክሳችን በፌዴራል እንዲታይ እንደተደረገ፣ፍ/ቤቱ በተጻፈለት መሰረት ሊፈርድብን ነዉ፡፡ይሄ ፍ/ቤት ታዞ እንደሚሰራ ከዚህን በፊት ስምንት አመት ያለጥፋቴ ተፈርዶብኝ እኔ በራሴ ህይዎት ችግሩ ደርሶብኝ አይቻለሁ ስለዚህ ለዚህ ፍ/ቤት ቃሌን አልሰጥም››
ቀጠሉ ከኦሮሚያ ክልል የመጡ እሳት የላሱ የእዉነት አምደኞች፡፡አንዱ ‹‹ጨለማ ዉስጥ ሆኜ ምንም ማዉረት አልፈልግም››
ሌላዉ ‹‹የህግ የበላይነት ባልተረጋገጠበት ሀገር ላይ ሆኜ ለባስልጣናት ለሚታዘዝ ፍ/ቤት ቃሌን አልሰጥም››፡፡አንዱም እንዲሁ ተጠራና ተነሳ ‹‹እኛ ላይ የታወጀዉ የዘርማጥፋት ወንጀል ነዉ ስለዚህ ለዚህ ፍ/ቤት ቃሌን መስጠት አልችልም››
፣ሌላዉም ቀጠለ ‹‹የተከሰስኩት ኦሮሞ በመሆኔ ብቻ ነዉ››፡፡አሁንም ሌላኛዉ ሲጠየቅ አለ ‹‹የዘረኝነት በሽታ ያለባቸዉ ሰዎች ናቸዉ ያለትፋቴ የከሰሱኝ ቃሌን አልሰጥም››!ፍ/ቤቱ በዚህና በመሰል ከበባድ የእዉነት ቃሎች ልክ-ልኩ ተነግሮት ችሎቱ ተጠናቀቀ! Via Naf-tanan Gaadullo

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#OromoProtests Uummati gaafa gabrummaa toobbatu rasaasni gadi isa hinqabu. Kun uummata Holotaa ti. Waraana amma funyaaniitti hidhatee isaan ajjeesuuf qawwee nyaachifate of fuula duratti ilaalaa alaabaa mul’ata isaanii qabatanii sodaa malee daandii cufanii deemu. Gootummaa daangaa hinqabne. Obsi sodaa miti. Via Fooziiyaa Oromoo

August 6, 2016, Oromo Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Holota town close to Finfinne

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FXG Oromiyaa Keessatti Itti Fufe Naannoon Amaaraa Deggeruun Itti Fufeera. Galmee Namoota Ajjeefaman Haga Amaatti Beekaman Godinaale Irraa Gabaafameera.

FXG oromiyaa keessatti daran jabaatee kan jiru naanno Amaarattis fincilli uummata naannichaan jabaatee kan jiru hiriira mormii guddaa walii galaa oromiyaa magaalota gurguddoo oromiyatti itti fufeen naannoo Amaaraatti haaluma kana fakkaatuun fincilli ummataa naannoo Amaaraa magaalaa Bahardar keessatti itti fufuudhaan humna waraana wayyaanee 8 ol hojiin ala taasisuun caasaan naannichaa gabaasee jira.
uummata keessaas namootni 7 ol wareegamuu fi humna poolisii naannoo fi federaalaa fi agaazii jedhaman irratti uummanni tarkaanfiii fudhateen
hojiidhaan ala taasisuun gabaafamee jira.
Magaalaa Bahardar Hagayya 7/2016 ganama irraa kaasuudhaan
tarkaanfiiwwan adda addaa uummatichi fudhataa baheera. Konkolaataan
diinaas hojiidhaan ala tahee jira. Ajjechaan uummata oromoo irra
gahaa jiru haa dhaabbatu jechuunis uummati naanno Amaaraa dhaadannoo
dhageesisaa jira. Gabaasa dhufeen magaaluma kana ganda Zalzalmaa,
Abbaay Maadoo,ganda 13 fi naannoo Hospitaala Bahardaritti ammallee
daandiin cufamuun gabaafamee jira.
Oromiyaatti FXG sadarkaa olaanaatti ol guddatee jiruuf mootummaan
ammas taanan ilmaan oromoo irratti tarkaanfii suukkanneessaa fudhataa
jiruun Hagayya 4 asitti qofa mootummaan wayyaanee humna qabuun ilmaan
oromoo 100 ol ajjeesisee jira. Kun eenyuufis ifa tahu hidhaanii fi
ajjechaan amma uummata oromoo irratti akeekamee jiru FXG kana duubatti
kan deebisu osoo hin taanee ammallee iti fufuudhaan uummanni baadiyaa
fi magaalatti wareegama kana hunda dandamatee finiinsuun itti fufee
jira.
Sadarkaan amma FXG kun irra jiru mootummaa abbaa irree wayyaanee kan
yaaddesse tahee kumaatama guddaadhaan mana hidhaatti ilmaan oromoo kan
guuuraa jiruu fi naannoo Gammoojjii Affaaritti FXG guddicha
oromiyaatti guyyaa lama dura taasifameen yoo xiqqaate ilmaan oromoo
5500 ol gara gammoojjii kanaatti fe’amanii jiru. Namootni hedduun
maanguddooleenis bakka buuteen isanii kan dhabameedha. Kanumaan
naannoowwan biroo olla oromiyaa jiran keessatti uummanni fincila kana
deggeruudhaan itti fufanii jiraachuun kan gabaafamee jiruudha.
Oromiyaa keessatti FXG guddicha godhame kanaan namootni hedduun
lubbuun isaanii akka darbe gabaasuun keenya ni yaadatama. Isaan
keessaa baayinaa fi bakkoota adda addaatti kan xuqnu
1. Shaggar lixaatti namoota 3
2. Harargee lixaatti namoota 3
3. Baaletti namoota 3
4. Naannoo Hararge Bahaatti magaalotaa fi baadiyaalee garagaraatti namoota 26
5. Arsii lixaatti namoota 13
6. Arsii bahaatti namoota 2
7. Wallagga bahaatti nama 32
8. Wallagga lixaatti nama 4
9. Horro guduruu wallaggaatti nama 1
10. Qellem irratti nama 3
Ifatti walumaa gala gara nama 90 olii tahuun galmeen wareegamtoota kan
godinaalee oromiyaa irraa gabaasee jira.
Oromiyaan ni bilisoomti Via Oromo Sinbon

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Ergaa Harargee Lixaa Baddeessaa irraa
“‪#‎OromoProtests‬ Akkam Najiib? Eda galgala magaalaa Baddeeysaa kessatti nama enyummaan isaa hin bekkamin hanga sadarkaa gaaga’amni irra ga’utti cafaqaa turan. Dhiigni akka horii qalametti irra ya’e. Iddoon kun itti raawwatame masgidul Towfiq Kara jalaati.
Iccitiidhaan itti gafatamtoonni OPDO Namoota 4 ol kantahu, akka barametti gaara kaartotti awwaalan. Kalee fi dheengadda halkan guyyaa 11/8/2016 itti fufeet jira. Warri hidhaman akka wal quba qabaattan,akkasumas maatiin isaanii fi manguddoonni hubatuu fi ilaaluu qaban.” Via  Najiib Zannuun

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Mormii FXG aannaa Booseeti godina shawaa bahaa Magaalaa Dooniiti gootowwan ilmaan Oromoo aannichaatiin gaggeeffame. FXG itti fufee jira.‪#‎WarraaqsiOromohaajiraatu‬ ‪#‎TPLFoutofOromia‬ ‪#‎StopGenocide‬‪#‎Oromoprotests‬ ‪#‎AmaharaProtests‬ ‪#‎Ethiopiaprotests‬ Via Ibsaa Nagawoo

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FXG aannaa Booseeti godina shawaa bahaa Magaalaa Dooniiti gootowwan ilmaan Oromoo aannichaatiin gaggeeffame. FXG itti fufee jira.‪#‎WarraaqsiOromohaajiraatu‬ ‪#‎TPLFoutofOromia‬ ‪#‎StopGenocide‬‪#‎Oromoprotests‬ ‪#‎AmaharaProtests‬ ‪#‎Ethiopiaprotests‬Grand ‪#‎OromoProtests‬ ”Lukkeen Tigree OPDOn kaleeysa hagayya 11/8/2016 ilmaan Oromoo 20 gahuu ajjeesaniifii ajjeesísanii kan dhibbaan lakkaawaman madeeysaniifii qaama irrisanii arra gandoota magaalaa awwadaay keeysa daddeemanii walgahii bahaa jachuun nama dorsisuun baga isin ajjeefne jachuun ummata garaan booyatti jirutti dhaadachuuf tahuun beekkamaadha ummanni oromoos akkuma ammaas bahuufii didaa jirtanitti diddaa jabeeysuun karoora afeerraa walgayii wayyaanee kana irraa hafuun fashalsuun barbaachisaadha” Via Hassan Ismail

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ETV ወይስ ትግራይTV
1.ተመስገን በየነ-ትግሬ- ETV ዜና አንባቢ
2. ክብሮም ወልደ ስላሴ-ትግሬ..አማራ ክልል TV ዜና አንባቢ
3.. ኤደን ገብረህይወት-ትግሬ-ETV ልዩ ለዩ መዝናኛ አቅራቢ
4. ለዓለም ደስታ-ትግሬ–Addis TV አዘጋጅ
5..አርሜላ ገብረ ኪዳን-ትግሬ- ETV ዜና አንባቢ
6. ሕሊና መንራቱ- ትግሬ-አማራ ክልል tv ዜና አንባቢ
7.አልጋነሽ ተካ-ትግሬ-ፕሮግራም አዘጋጅ /Correspondent
8. ሰለሞ ንገብረ መድህን ትግሬ -ETV የደቡብ ክልል Correspondent
9. ኤደን ብርሀነ-ትግሬ- ETVየቤተ መንግስት /Correspondent
10. አብረኸት አደም-ትግሬ-ETV ካሜራ /ፊልም ቀራጭ
11.ዳኔኤል ገ / እግዚአብሄር -ትግሬ-የደቡብ ክልል ዜና አንባቢ
12.ሂሩት ገብረ አምላክ -ትግሬ-የስፖርት ዜና አንባቢ
13. መታሰቢያ ለገሠ-ትግሬ–Correspondent
14. ክብካብ ታደሰ-ትግሬ–correspondent
15. አታክልቲ ገብረ መስቀል-ትግሬ-ምስል ቀራጭ /Pothographer.
16. ፀጋልኡል ወልደጻዲቅ ትግሬ-ፕሮግራም አዘጋጅ
17. ራሄል ተክለ ዮሀንስ -ትግሬ-እንግሊዝኛ ዜና አንባቢ
18.ሳራ ፍሳሀዬ-ትግሬ-ፕሮግራም አዘጋጅ
19. አለማየሁ ገብረ ሕይወት-ትግሬ–ፕሮግራም አዘጋጅ
20. ሴይፉ አሰግድ-ትግሬ–ሮግራም አዘጋጅ
21. ገብረ ሚካኤል ገብረመድሕን-ትግሬ-ልዩ ልዩ ፕሮግራም አዘጋጅ
22. ተስፋዬ መሀሪ -ትግሬ-የአማራ ክልል correspondent
23. ኪሮስ ጸጋ-ትግሬ-የአማራ ክልልCorrespondent
24.ፍሬሕይወት ዘሚካኤል-ትግሬ-የኮምፒዩተር ፕሮግራም አንባቢ
25.አፈውርቂ ካህሳይ -ትግሬ-ልዩ ልዩ ፕሮግራም አዝጋጅ.
26-ye SPORT azegajoche bemulu Tegery
27-ye HETEMET DASESA akerabiwoch bemulu Tegery
28-WANA HALAFEWOCHE bemulu Tegery
29ጠበቃዎች በሙሉ ትግሬ ናቸው
መክሸፍ እንደ ኢቲቪ ፔጅ
ድል ለሰፊው ህዝብ !!!
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Source:Daniel Daba’s page. Via Naf-tanan Gaadullo

 

Note: Tigrai Online endores massacre of the Oromo and Amhara peaceful protesters

By Tesfai Hailu

Tigrai Online, Ethiopian News, August 10, 2016

“There’s a lot of bleeding hearts around who don’t like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is ‘go ahead and bleed’ but it’s more important to keep law and order in this society than to be worried about weak-kneed people who don’t like the looks of …”

(The late PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau)

In 1970, Canada “plunged into its worst crisis since the Second World War” in what eventually became known as the October Crisis. A provincial cabinet minister from Quebec was kidnapped and murdered, while a British  diplomat  was also kidnapped, later released, by a radical separatist group called Front de libération du Québec (FLQ).

In the name of freedom and sovereignty for the French-speaking province, the FLQ, resorted to political violence unprecedented in Canada’s contemporary history.

Subsequently, the then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (the father of Canada’s current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) “invoked the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act in Canada’s history … Civil liberties were suspended and Canadian armed forces were deployed throughout Quebec. The police were enabled with far-reaching powers, and they arrested and detained, without bail, 497 individuals, all but 62 of whom were later released without charges”.

From this crisis, Trudeau emerged as one of Canada’s greatest political figures, particularly after a defining moment wherein a reporter ambushed him with questions, yet the late PM “displayed an iron resolve” (link below):

Reporter: “Sir what is it with all these men with guns around here?”

Trudeau: “There’s a lot of bleeding hearts around who don’t like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is ‘go ahead and bleed’ but it’s more important to keep law and order in this society than to be worried about weak-kneed people who don’t like the looks of …”

Reporter: “At what cost? How far would you go? To what extent?”

Trudeau: “Well, just watch me!”

As promised, the Trudeau Government quelled the violence soon after. Not surprisingly, the action taken – particularly the suspension of civil liberties – were criticized as ‘excessive and dangerous’ by opposition groups and other critics. But there is no doubt that it ultimately saved Canada from further violence, and the country’s conceivable disintegration.

Of course the situation in Ethiopia is more complex and delicate than it was the case for Canada. Indeed, while Canada had to deal with only one specific challenge from a group of separatists, multiethnic Ethiopia is confronted with multiple political, ethnic and sectarian problems. While the North American country was already a mature democracy at the time of crisis, Ethiopia is still an emerging African democracy. Trudeau’s Liberal government had “the full support of the Premier and the Provincial Liberal Government of Quebec”, while that is not necessarily the case – at least not evident – in Ethiopia, particularly when it comes to the Amhara Regional Government that appears unable or unwilling to live up to its responsibility of putting an end to violence and lawlessness in its front and back yards.

Nonetheless, before the loss of lives of law enforcement officers and private citizens becomes the new normal, the country has to learn from Canada that it’s certainly “more important to keep law and order in this society than to be worried about”:

1. The media’s negative spin and reporting of any necessary action, especially in this information age and the era of social media when just about everyone has become a self-appointed reporter, talking head and/or political analyst.
2. Special interests that view public violence as the best available means to an end.
3. Opposition party leaders who put their partisan political interests and lust for power ahead of the country they confess to love and people they claim to represent.
4. ‘Weak-kneed’ political allies that may be reluctant to be part of any action against violence and lawlessness.
5. The ‘bleeding heart’ groups in the ‘rights business’ – such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch – that cherry-pick in their all-too-familiar condemnation of violence in developing countries, but are conspicuously silent when it comes to similar use of force in the West.
6. The ‘international community’, aka Western countries, that typically go as far as they want to stop any form of violence in their home turf, yet hypocritically feel obligated to rebuke and lecture developing countries on ‘excessive use of force’, while paradoxically providing a safe haven to propagators of hate and agents of violence.

To reiterate, the Ethiopian Prime Minister does not have the luxury of dealing with only one public crisis at this point in Ethiopia’s history. Still, if there is one important lesson for Hailemariam Desalegn to learn from Trudeau, it is that a leader cannot and should not appease or try to sugarcoat any form of violence as that could send the wrong message that the government is besieged, and in retreat, which of course is a recipe for disaster.

In his recent interview with the media, PM Hailemariam appeared to grapple with trying to make sense of the insensible current violence by bringing up economic hardship and the growing pains of development the country is going through. Nevertheless, while the concern that the unemployed, underemployed and the economically deprived segments of society are being used as cannon fodder is definitely valid, caution should be exercised not to inadvertently give a socioeconomic ‘root cause’ spin to the violence.

Instead, the primary factor behind the violence and lawlessness ought to be identified for what it really is: a shortcut to power by any means unnecessary, including the use of violence, hence should be condemned in no uncertain terms, backed with unwavering action.

BY SALLY HAYDEN

Anti-government protests in Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mass street protests that saw dozens of people shot by Ethiopian security forces over the weekend could spill into civil war if the government fails to reform land use policies, a veteran Ethiopian opposition politician has warned.

Merera Gudina, leader of the Oromo People’s Congress, said the East African country was at a “crossroads”.

“People are demanding their rights,” he said. “People are fed up with what the regime has been doing for a quarter of a century. They’re protesting against land grabs, reparations, stolen elections, the rising cost of living, many things.

“If the government continue to repress while the people are demanding their rights in the millions that (civil war) is one of the likely scenarios,” Gudina said in an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation from Washington DC.

More than 90 people were shot dead by security forces in protests across Ethiopia’s central-western Oromiya and northern Amhara regions at the weekend, according to opposition officials and residents.

Gudina said thousands of people were arrested in Addis Ababa, after the government used “massive and excessive force” to shut down demonstrations that had spread there. Other activists estimated that 3,000 protesters had been detained.

“There have been no attempts at negotiation from the government, no engagement with the opposition or the people. So far, their only response is bullets,” Gudina said.

U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged Ethiopia on Wednesday to allow international observers into Oromiya and Amhara. He also said allegations of excessive use of force across the two restive regions must be investigated and that his office was in discussions with Ethiopian authorities.

POLL IGNITES FIRST FLAMES

Protests began in November in the town of Ginchi in Oromiya over a government plan to allocate farmland to Addis Ababa for development, potentially displacing large numbers of Oromo farmers, the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia.

The plan was scrapped but protests flared again over the continued detention of opposition demonstrators.

On May 24 the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) government had won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, which critics and the opposition said were rigged.

Human Rights Watch estimated that 400 demonstrators were killed by security forces between November and June. Several prominent figures were arrested during that period, including the Oromo activist Bekele Gerba, who was taken from his home in December.

The protests have spread to other areas and people were now organizing and co-operating across ethnic lines,” Gudina said.

“That is what we have been waiting for,” he said.

“The regime could not contain the protests to only one region: all along, we have been expecting that others have their own issues.”

Government officials did not respond to requests for comment.

The state-owned Ethiopian News Agency reported that “illegal protests” by “anti-peace forces” had been brought under control. It did not mention casualties.

Gudina, who was part of the student movement involved in overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 and subsequently spent seven years in prison under the communist Derg government, said he has no power to stop the demonstrations.

“How on earth do you tell people not to demand their rights? The only advice I give is to make their protests as much as possible peacefully and legally.”

He said land policies needed to be reformed to ensure that land acquisition was fair, transparent and properly managed.

“When land is taken for real development, there needs to be proper compensation, [an] alternative livelihood should be arranged for the farmers,” he said.

Many farmers who have been moved from their land already are now living in poverty, with some women forced to turn to prostitution, Gudina said.

In a statement released on Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said it was “deeply concerned with the extensive violence that occurred during protests across Ethiopia” at the weekend.

It said it had noted that protesters and security officials had been killed but that confirmed numbers were not available.

Gudina also criticized foreign investors in Ethiopia. “Investing when such governments are at war with their people is not helping. There’s no guarantee, no security for their investment until the politics is getting better and the country is stabilized,” he said.

“They know that the country is going in a bad direction.”

(Reporting by Sally Hayden, Editing by Paola Totaro and Jo Griffin. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women’s rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change. Visit news.trust.org)

The Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopa, Hailemariam Desalegn arrives at the fourth EU-Africa Summit of Heads of States at the European council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 02 April 2014. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND

Dark clouds have long loomed over Ethiopia’s stunning development story. Now, in the face of unprecedented protests, and the government’s typically brutal response, those clouds threaten to turn into a perfect storm – with chilling consequences. By SIMON ALLISON

(Daily Maverick) — As much as Ethiopia deserves praise for its stunning economic growth, which has lifted millions out of poverty, its record on civil and political rights has always been poor. Dissent is simply not an option, and countless journalists, activists and community organisers have found themselves on the wrong side of the state – with brutal, sometimes fatal consequences.

In public, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn says that building a democratic culture takes time, but that Ethiopia is working on it. In private, Ethiopian officials admit to the abuses, but they say that unrestricted political rights would derail the state-building project. They insist that unfettered freedoms are a western luxury; a luxury that a country as large, diverse and historically divided as Ethiopia simply cannot afford.

There is some merit to this argument. It is no coincidence that Africa’s two most successful developmental states, Ethiopia and Rwanda, are both tightly-controlled one party states. Perhaps a firm hand and a coherent long term vision make it easier to implement policy, distribute aid and maintain political stability (although this is not always the answer, as the continent’s many failed dictatorships illustrate).

Proponents of liberal democracy must also acknowledge that the western model offers few examples, in Africa at least, where socio-economic rights have been successfully delivered alongside basic freedoms. “What good is freedom of speech to the hungry man?” the Indian politician Piloo Mody once asked. Western democracies themselves were almost all founded on what would be considered now to be gross human rights abuses, such as the disenfranchisement of women, or the enslavement of different race groups – abuses that dwarf the sins of modern-day Ethiopia.

But here’s the catch: as Ethiopia’s economy slows, and the glaring inequalities of its growth become more apparent, it’s becoming harder and harder to keep a lid on that dissent. While it might have been effective, Ethiopia’s authoritarian model of development is inherently fragile – and those fragilities are being exposed by the recent spate of anti-government protests. The unprecedented scale of these protests means that, for once, the government can’t make the problem disappear, no matter how ruthless its response.

The troubles began in November 2015, when affected communities began to demonstrate against the government’s plan to expand Addis Ababa, the capital, into surrounding farmlands. This tapped into wider discontent among the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group but also its most marginalised, and solidarity marches broke out across the region.

The protestors won, eventually – the expansion plans were cancelled – but at an enormous cost. An estimated 400 people were killed, and hundreds more imprisoned. This in turn fuelled more protests, and this year tensions have remained high across Oromia.

More mass demonstrations broke out in early July, but this time from a completely different source. A long-standing regional boundaries dispute in Amhara catalysed local resentment against the government, and huge rallies erupted in the region’s main cities, Gondar and Bahir Dar. Anger was directed at the government but also at the political dominance of another ethnic group, the Tigray, who occupy most senior government positions. Solidarity rallies were held across Amhara, Oromia and even in Addis Ababa.

The government responded the only way that it knows how: with lethal force. Amnesty International estimates that nearly 100 people were killed this weekend as security forces tried to disperse countrywide protests. In Bahir Dar alone, the police shot live rounds into the crowd, claiming 30 lives.

If the last nine months are anything to go by, the deaths will not stem the dissent. If anything, the more people the government kills, the louder and more widespread the protests seem to get.

For Ethiopia, the implications of this are deeply unsettling: the state can no longer stifle opposition by force. The authoritarianism which has underpinned the country’s development isn’t working any more.

Ethiopia’s rulers are now faced with a stark choice. Double down on the despotism, and risk a revolution – thereby undoing much of the country’s economic growth (donors are already under intense pressure to pull out). Or acknowledge that civil and political rights are not just a luxury, but a necessary condition for sustainable, long-term development – and reform the state accordingly.

The Ethiopian model of development may be buckling under the strain of the recent protests, and the government’s brutal response. But the model can, and must, be fixed. Before it’s too late. DM.

By William Davison

• Ethiopian government seen unlikely to make concessions
• Demonstrations involved country’s two largest ethnic groups

(Blommberg News): Ethiopia, a key U.S. ally in the fight against Islamist militants in East Africa, faces the prospect of further unrest after a crackdown on anti-government demonstrations held by its two largest communities over the weekend that Amnesty International said left 97 people dead.

Security forces opened fire on protesters in the country’s Amhara region, with the worst bloodshed in the northern city of Bahir Dar where at least 30 people were killed in a day, the London-based rights group said Monday. Deaths were reported in at least nine towns in the Oromia region, where demonstrations by Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group began in November, according to Amnesty. Communications Minister Getachew Reda acknowledged there’d been fatalities, without being specific, and said the protests were illegal.

The unrest signals an increasing challenge to the government in Ethiopia, which the U.S. considers a bulwark in the Horn of Africa, a region troubled by failing states, and has used as a base for military drones. With Africa’s fastest-growing economy, Ethiopia is part of an internationally funded African force battling al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia and also has peacekeeping troops in South Sudan and Sudan.

“This is a precarious time for the ruling party,” Michael Woldemariam, an assistant professor of political science at Boston University, said, citing the size and spread of the protests and the violence that has accompanied them.

Farmer Evictions

Under the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front, security forces have killed more than 400 people and arrested tens of thousands in Oromia since protests began in November over the eviction of farmers for infrastructure and investment, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in June. Oromo complaints include the killings and arrests of demonstrators and federal control of the region’s security.

The government is unlikely to change its strategy, according to Harry Verhoeven, who teaches African politics at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar. “Many inside the cabinet and security services fear reforms would encourage even more radical protests aiming to overthrow the regime,” he said by phone from Doha.

The U.S. Embassy in the country on Monday expressed concernover the crackdown, urging the government to respect the rights of citizens to gather peacefully.

‘Excessive Force’

Mulatu Gemechu, the deputy chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress, said that the government’s actions may worsen the violence. His organization said 86 Oromo protesters were killed by security forces on Aug. 6.

“If the government goes on like this and uses excessive force, to defend themselves people will probably take another action,” he said by phone from the capital, Addis Ababa. No deaths were reported in that city, although videos show police beating protesters with batons in the main square, Amnesty said.

Under the EPRDF, a former rebel movement that took power in 1991 after overthrowing a military regime, Ethiopia is a federal state designed to give autonomy to ethnic groups. The Oromo and Amhara communities together make up more than half of Ethiopia’s 100 million population, Africa’s second-largest after Nigeria. Activists from both groups claim that ethnic Tigrayans, who comprise 6 percent, dominate an authoritarian government.
Government officials say that four regional parties jointly run a ruling coalition, which controls all 547 parliamentary seats along with allied groups, while cabinet positions are apportioned on population size. Ethiopia’s last major political crisis was in 2005 after an opposition coalition claimed victory in a disputed election and police shot dead almost 200 protesters in the capital.

Businesses Attacked

Tigrayans and their businesses were attacked on Friday and Saturday in Gondar city and people from that group were told to leave Amhara, said Berhe Hagos, a resident.

“They think if you’re from that ethnic group you benefit from the government,” he said. “People are being humiliated based on race.”

Protests spurred by claims from activists that Tigray state annexed Amhara territory over two decades ago are a threat to the federal system, according to Verhoeven. Wolkait district became part of Tigray when boundaries were drawn along ethno-linguistic lines for a 1994 constitution.

“It’s quite explosive as the perception risks being that of a Tigrayan elite abusing its power,” Verhoeven said. “Claiming the bankruptcy of ethnic federalism is potentially a banner under which many Ethiopians can unite.”

Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopian swimmer Robel Kiros Habte has won hearts in Rio but faced a vitriolic reaction at home Thursday due to accusations that nepotism is the only reason he is at the Olympics.

The 24-year-old son of the country’s swimming boss ranked 59th out of 59 competitors in the men’s 100m freestyle heats on Tuesday, posting a time of 1:04.95 — half a lap behind anyone else.

Between the rippling abs of the world’s finest swimmers, 24-year-old Habte’s generously rounded stomach quite literally stuck out, soon earning him the affectionate nickname of “Robel the Whale” on social media.

But internet users in Ethopia — which regularly produces first-class athletics champions — were apoplectic with rage that Robel had been selected.

“Robel‪ is symbol of racism, favouritism, incompetence that we’re currently fighting,” tweeted Addis Ababa resident Lina T, referring to a wave of anti-government protests currently engulfing the country.

Habte even took the honour of carrying the flag during the Olympic opening ceremony on August 5, a symbol of patriotic pride that Ethiopians were outraged was not given to the world-class runners walking alongside him.

“It’s OK to come last in any competition, somebody has to right? It’s NOT OK to embarrass a nation by entering a competition with no competence whatsoever,” Seble T posted on Facebook.

Robel Kiros Habte carried the Ethiopian flag during the Rio Olympic opening ceremony on August 5 (AFP Photo/Franck Fife)

The Rio heats were Habte’s first competitive international tournament. Ethiopia is landlocked and has no Olympic-sized swimming pool, meaning swimming is not a traditionally strong sport there.

“Sad that we have so many Robels in the system and it’s about time to realise that is why people are so angry and frustrated,” Seble T added.

Habte had struck a defiant tone following his failed bid for Olympic glory, potentially adding to the internet firestorm.

“I don’t know why I was slower today but it didn’t matter where I finished,” he told journalists in Rio.

His father Kiros Habte also defended his son when contacted on state-owned radio station Fana, saying: “We didn’t want results. We just wanted to participate. That’s all.”

Users soon called for the swimming chief to be sacked following his comments.

“If I were the authorities, I would fire the father, NOW. Even before he gets back to Addis. They need to make a statement on this,” Facebook user Naby B posted.

The Ethiopian athletics federation, which produces the country’s strongest Olympic contingent, has also faced accusations of incompetence.

Triple Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion Kenenisa Bekele was told to stay at home in favour of younger and less experienced runners.

ONLF Press Release

After millions in Ethiopia, particularly from Oromo, Amhara and other nations staged peaceful demonstrations during last week and in November last year, the Ethiopian regime is resorting not only to killings, arbitrary detentions and inhumane torture of the peaceful demonstrators, but the regime is unleashing a very sinister plan that is intended to instigate civil war among the different nations in Ethiopia.

The regime is using the Liyu police in border areas between the Somali Territory and Oromia to suppress Oromo protesters. What is even more worrying and heinous, is that the regime is using the Somali administrations in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Northern Somalia and others areas in the Somali republic to detain, kill and harass Oromo and Amhara workers. In some towns in Ogaden, the Ethiopian army and associated militia’s detained or summarily executed scores of people of Oromo, Amhara descent or other nations from Ethiopia in support of the TPLF regime. Similarly poor workers are being detained illegally, forcefully transferred to Ethiopia or killed in Somali inhibited territories in the Horn of Africa, including Djibouti. Ogaden Somali Elders and civilians protested against this and were brutally beaten by the Ethiopian Security forces.

This is a deliberate policy to create hatred between Somalis and other Ethiopian communities, in order to forestall any future cooperation. However, such a policy is doomed to fail since Somalis in Ogaden decided that they share common interest with all the oppressed nations in Ethiopia, regardless of Ethnicity or religion. The Ethiopian regime has been committing Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Ogaden and has destroyed the wellbeing and livelihood of hundreds of thousands civilians in Ogaden since 2007 and the Somali people are resisting the regime on a daily basis. Unfortunely, innocent Somalis were also targeted in other regions during the protests.

Similarly, ONLF calls upon all national administrations in Ethiopia and their associated militias’ to desist from supporting the regime against the popular resistance and side with the people. The days of the regime are numbered and they shall start thinking about the future.

ONLF calls upon the international community to stop supporting the current regime in Ethiopia by either funding it or not making accountable for its blatant crime against all peoples in Ethiopia.

Finally, ONLF and the Somali people in Ogaden fully and unreservedly supports and sides with all oppressed people in Ethiopia and will not spare any effort to educate Somalis of the traps that is being set up by the Ethiopian regime. Ogaden Somalis and elders have already started calling for all Somalis to stop supporting the callous regime in Ethiopia and participate in the legitimate and genuine uprising against the unrepresentative regime in Ethiopia.

Issued by

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)

Member of PAFD and UNPO

August 12, 2016

(SBO) – Warraaqsa Biyyoolessaa Oromiyaa Fincila Xumura Gabrummaa (FXG) ummanni Oromoo sadarkaa ol’aanaatti tarkaanfachiisuun finiinsaa jiruun kan dhiphate mootummaan wayyaanee, ergamtoota isaa Oromiyaa keessa bobbaasuun duula miidiyaatiin wareegama ilmaan Oromoo gatii dhabsiisuu fi ummata keessatti afanfajjii uumuuf dhama’aa jira. Murni TPLF qabsoo Oromoo hudhee isa qabe ofirraa qabbaneessuuf, danda’amnaaniif dhaamsuuf ajaja garaaf-bultootatti dabarseen gaazexeessota sirnichaa Oromiyaa keessa bobbaasuudhaan shiraa fi olola dharaa oofsisaa jira. Gaaffii mirgaa ummanni dhiyeessaa jiruuf gurra laachuun caqasuu fi deebisaa sirnaa itti laachuun aadaa isaa kan hin taane mootummaan wayyaanee, ammallee Warraaqsa Xumura Gabrummaa akkaan jabaataa jiru humnaan dhaamsuu waan dadhabeef lukkeelee isaa of dura qabee duula miidiyaatti jira.

Duula kanaanis karaa tokkoon sabaa-himaalee (Media) walabaa, odeessa haqaa, madaalawaa fi qabatamaa ummataan gahan kan akka SBO, Raadiyoo Sagalee Oromoo (RSO) VOA, Docho Vele ukkaamsuu (‘Jam’ gochuu) kan itti fufe yoo tahu, karaa kaaniin ammoo miidiyaalee (Sabaa-himaalee) tohannaa isaa jala jiran fedhii ummatootaa hin calaqqisiisneen olola diiggaa fi afanfajjii hafarsaa jira. Duulli miidiyaa kun durumaanuu kan ture tahullee, keessumaa erga Warraaqsi Biyyaalessaa Oromiyaa FXGn Hagayya 6 bara 2016 gaggeeffamee sirnichatti qaanii haguugeetii as addatti Oromiyaa irratti fuuleffachuun OPDOtti dirqamni ergama wayyaanummaa tamsaasuu itti kennamee karaa Dhaabbata Raadiyoo fi Televiziyoona Oromiyaa (DhTRO) hojiirra oolfamuuf fiigamaa jira.

Miidiyaan arraata dhaaba ergamtuu OPDO tahe kun, gaazexeessota dhaabbatichaa magaalota Oromiyaa FXGn akkaan itti finiine keessa dirqamaan bobbaasuudhaan akka isaan hojii faallaa ogummaa gaazexeessummaa fi faallaa fedhii Ummata Oromoo tahe hojjetan ajaja itti kennuu odeessi SBO dhaqqabe ni addeessa. Gaazexeessonni fedhii isaanii malee dirqamaan diinaan bobbaafaman kunneen dhugaa jiru odoo beekanii fi arganii magaalotaa fi baadiyyaaleen Oromiyaa fincilaa fi mormiidhaan raafamaa jiran “Nagaa dha” jedhanii akka dhiyeessantu itti himame. Kanatti dabalee ajjechaa suukaneessaa humnoonni weerartootaa Oromiyaa keessatti ilmaan Oromoorraan gahanii fi saamicha raawwataa jiran gara dabarsuuf akka waan rakkoo homaatuu hin jiraannee fakkeessuuf hojjetu. Akka duula kanaan saganteeffametti agabaasotni/rippoortaroonni DhRTV dirqamaan Oromiyaa keessa bobbaafaman, dabballoonni OPDO Onootarra jiran, gaazexeessonni Istuudiyoo jiran hundi waliin tahuudhaan Oduu, Xiinxala hayyootaa fi ogeeyyii, Marii ummataa, akkasumas yaada ummatarraa funaaname fakkeessanii yaada dabballoota isaanii muraasa waan dhiyeessaniin warraaqsa FXG ilmaan Oromoo wareegama qaalii itti baasan busheessuu, yakka TPLF raawwates dhoksuu, gaaffii ummataa fi FXG itti fufiinsaan deemaa jiru balaaleffachiisuu irratti xiyyeeffatan.

Haaluma kanaan magaalota Oromiyaa Warraaqsa FXGtiin raafamaa jiranii fi ilmaan Oromoo hedduun gootummaan waraana wayyaanee dura dhaabbachuun itti wareegaman keessaa takka kan taate magaalaa Naqamtee keessatti gaazexeessonni DhRTO bobbaafamuun dhugaa haala naannicha keessa jiruu haguuguuf tattaafatuurratti argamu.

Garaaf-bultoota muraasa irraa kan hafe dirqamaan kan bobbaafaman agabaastotni/rippoortaroonni miidiyaa diinaa kanaa, ajjeechaa ilmaan Oromoorra gahe, hiriira guddaa alaabaa ABO qabatuu fi fannisuun guutummaa magaalattii keessatti gaggeeffame xiqqeessuun akka dhiyeessanii fi ummanni akka balaaleffatuuf magaalattii keessaa yaada funaanuuf fiiganis itti hin milkoofne. Duulli kun haaluma walfakkaatuun handhuura Oromiyaa Finfinnee dabalatee magaalota Oromiyaa hedduu keessatti gaggeeffamaa kan jiru yoo tahu, ummatarraa dura dhaabbannoo jabaan isa mudataa jira.

Namoonni yaada kennan jibbaa fi mormii mootummaa wayyaanee, yakka humnoonni sirnichaa raawwatan, miidhaa fi roorroo mootummaan walqabatee ilmaan biyyaa hiriira gaggeessuu walumaagalatti waan arganii fi dhagahan akkasumas irraa qooda fudhatan dubbachuuf malee, waan dabballootni “akka jedhamu fedhan” haasa’uu diduurraa gaazexeessonni rakkoo jabaa mudataa jiru.

Kana malees DhRTO’n keessumaa Televiziyoonni Oromiyaa baanamu Oduun jidduu kana dhiyeessaa jiru hundi waa’eedhuma warraaqsa FXG tahuun akkasumas marii ogeeyyii fi xiinxala hayyootaa jechuun namoonni foddaa TVn as bahanii olola farrummaa lallaban qondaalota OPDO amanamoo TPLF tahanii fi waajjiraalee OPDO adda addaa keessa dalagan tahuun muddamsuu sirnichaa ifatti agarsiiseera. Miidiyaan ergama diinaa baadhatee hawwii fi fedhii saba Oromoo dura dhaabbatuuf hojjetaa turee fi jiru kun, maallaqa hedduu dhangalaasee hojjettoota isaa Oromiyaa keessa bobbaasus waan fedhan ummatarraa dhabuurraa waanuma walfakkaataa irra deddeebi’ee dhiyeessaa jira.

Miidiyaaleen Oromoo haala Oromiyaa keessaa deemaa jiruu fi waliigala Impaayera Ixoophaa keessa jiru irratti odeessa haqaa, qabatamaa fi madaalawaa dabarsuudhaan fedhii ummataa tisksuuf hojjetaa jiran keessumaa ammoo Tiliveziyoona, Raadiyoo fi marsaaalee dabalatee miidiyaaleen bilisummaa Ummata Oromoo fi walabummaa Oromiyaa irratti fuuleffatuun hojjetaa jiran marti duula mootummaan wayyaanee karaa miidiyaa isaatiin gaggeesaa jiru addattis bobbaa gaazexeessota dirqamaan Oromiyaa keessa facaafamanii kana bifa isaanii danda’ameen saaxiluu fi ifatti dura dhaabbachuun Warraaqsa Ummata Oromoo wareegamaan as gaheef waardiyyaa dhaabbachuun dirqama lammumaa ti.

በቅድሚያ ይህንን ድብቅ የወያኔን ሴራ የሚያጋልጠውን ሰነድ ከነትርጉሙ ለላኩልን ወገኖቻችን ከልብ እናመሰግናል።

መጋቢት 2008 ዓ.ም

ከዚህ በታች የምታነቡት በትግረኛ ተጽፎ የህወሓት ባለስልጣናት የተወያዩበትና የተስማሙበት ድብቅ መረጃ ነው። ይህ ረቂቅ ዶኩመንት በወያኔም ባለስልጣናት ተቀባይነት አግኝቶና ጸድቆ በተግባር በአስቸኳይ በወልቃይት ጠገዴና ቃብቲያ ሁመራ ህዝብ ላይ በተግባር ላይ እንዲውል ስምምነት ተደርሶበታል።

ይህ በትግረኛ የተዘጋጀውና ወደ አማርኛ የተተረጎመው ሰንድ የተዘጋጀውና በህወሃት ባለስልጣናት እንዲተገበር ያቀረበው በብዕር ስሙ ዘጽኣት አናንያ በሚል ስም የሚታወቅ እውነትኛ ስሙ ግን ጎይቶኦም የማነ ገብረኣናንያ የተባለ ቀንደኛ የህወሃት ስውር ፊታውራሪ ነው።

ከትግረኛ ወደ አማርኛ የተተረጎመውን ከዚህ ቀጥሎ ያንብቡ። በትግረኛ የተጻፈው በመጨረሻዎቹ 3 ገጾች ላይ ማንበብ ይቻላል።

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ባለፉት 15 ኣመታት በትንሽ ግለሰቦች ሲነሳ የቆየ ባሳለፍናቸው ትንሽ ኣመታት ደግሞ የተቃውሞ ቅርፅ እየያዘ እየመጣ ያለው በምዕራባዊ ዞን ወረዳ ጠለምትና ግላዊ ጥቅማቸው የተነካባቸው ግለሰቦች በኣሜሪካ በሚገኙት የሰሜን ጎንደር ወልቃይት ጠገዴ እድርና        በጎንደር ህብረት በሚባሉ የስምሪት ኣሰላለፍ እየተረዱ ይመለከተናል በሚሉት የወልቃይት ጠገዴና ጠለምት ኣካባቢ እጆጃቸው ለኣንዳችም የልማት ስራ እንኳ ሳያነሱ ለነዚያ የግል ቅሬታ ያለባቸው ሰዎች በማሰባብሰብ የገንዘብ፣ የሞራልና ሓሳብ ምክር ሙሉ ድጋፍ በመስጠት ለኣራቱም የትግራይ ወረዳዎች ነዋሪዎች የኣማራ ማንነት ጥያቄ እንዳላቸውና በማንነታቸው ወደ ሚመስላቸው የኣማራ ማንነት ሊመለሱ እንደሚፈልጉ በማስመሰል ህዝብ ያልጠየቀው ጥያቄ በመያዝ ከህግ ውጭ የማንነት ኮሚቴ በማቋቋም ወደ ፌደረሽን ምክር ቤት፣ የኣማራ ክልል ርዕሰ ኣስተዳደርና ሌሎች የፌደራል ኣካላቶች እንደደረሳቸው በተለያየ መልክ ተሰራጭቷል።

ይህ ጉዳይ ሕጋዊ ለማስመሰልና ለማሰራጨት ሰንደቅ ጋዜጣ በ28 ቀን 2008 ዓ/ም ዕትም ኣድምቆ ለማቅረብ ሞክሯል። ከዚህ በተጨማሪ በትምክህተኞች ሃይል የሚመሩ ሚዲያዎች እየተሰራጨና እየተስፋፋ መጥቷል ፤ እየመጣም ነው። ከዚህ በመሻገር ደግሞ በውጭ ከሚገኙ ሚሊዮን ዶላሮች ለዚህ ኣላማ ለማዋጣት ዝግጁነታቸው በማጠናቀቅ ለጦርነት እስከ የማነሳሳት ስራ ለመስራትና ከጎጃምና ኣብዛኞቹ የጎንደር ወረዳዎች የገንዘብ እርዳታ የሚደረግላቸው በቀን ሰራተኛነት ስም ወደ ምዕራባዊው የትግራይ ዞን (ወልቃይት፣ጠገዴ፣

ቃብቲያና ሁመራ) በብዛት በማስገባት ኗሪ ለማድረግ በተዘጋጁብት ግዜ እና ከኣማራ ክልል ኗሪ ለዚህ እንቅስቃሴ ለመደገፍ ከጎናቸው በቆሙበት ስኣትና በትንሽ የብኣዴን ኣመራር ካድሬዎች ኣይዟችሁ እያሉ ባሉበት ስኣት ትግሬዎች እንደትግሬነታችን ተነሳስተናል ወይ የሚል ጥያቄ እንድታነሳ ያድርጋል። የዚህ ምልክት በዚህ ሳምንት በፌስቡክ የተለቀቀው የ13 ደቂቃ የቅስቀሳ ቪድዮ በቋራ ይካሔድ ወይንስ በኣርማጭሆ ብዙ ሰው በተገኘበት ዳስ ተጥሎ የመብልና የመጠጥ ግብዣ ተደርጎ ቅስቀሳ ሲደረግ ከላይ ያለውም ሆነ ታችኛው የብአዴን ኣመራር ኣያውቅም ማለት የዋህነት ነው።

ስለሆነ በትግራይስ እንደ ህወሓት ምንና ምን ስራዎች እየተሰሩ ነው የሚል የብዙ ትግሬዎች ጥያቄ እንኳን ቢሆንም በሚስጥር እየተሰራ ከሆነ ጥሩ ሆኖ ሳለ ህወሓት በመሬት ጉዳይ ተዝናንታ ስትቆይና በድረስ ድረስ ባለቀ ስኣት ብትሯሯጥ ግብ ሳይመቱ የመቅረት የነበሩዋት ክፍተቶች ኣሁንም እንዳይከሰት እንድትጠራጠር ያደርግሃል። ይህ በኢትዮጵያ የመንግስት ሽግግር ግዜ የኣማራና ትግራይ ክልል ሲከለሉ የነበረው የህወሓት ቅንነት ግን ደግሞ የብአዴን ተንኮል ታይቷል። ለምሳሌ፦ ግልፅ በሆኑ ኣከባቢዎች በግልፅ የሚወሰድ ሲሆን በእነዛ የሁለቱም ብሔረሰቦች የሚገኙበት ኣካባቢ ማለትም የትግርኛ ተናጋሪዎችና የኣገዉኛ ተናጋሪዎችም ተደበላልቀው የሚኖሩበት ከሰቆጣ እስከ ኣበርገሌ ፊናርዋ የትግርኛ ተናጋሪ ነህ ወይስ የኣገውኛ እየተባሉ በሚጠየቁበት ግዜ በብአዴን የተሸረበ ተንኮል ለሁለቱም ቋንቋ እኩል የሚችላቸውን ህዝብ ትግርኛ ትችላለህ ሆይ ተብሎ ሲጠየቅ ኣልችልም የሚል ጭንቅላቱ ነቅንቆ ምልክት ሲያሳይ በተቃራኒው ደግሞ ኣገዉኛ ትችላለህ ሆይ ተብሎ ሲጠየቅ ኣዎ ብሎ መልስ እንዲሰጥ ውስጥ ለውስጥ ተሰርቶበት በኣብዛኛዎቹ ድል ሲቀናቸው በተወሰኑ የፊናርዋ ኣካባቢና በግማሽ የኣበርገሌ ኣካባቢ ተደናቅፈው በዚህ ምክንያት ፊናርዋ ከፊል የኣበርገሌ ወደ ትግራይ ሲሆኑ እነዛ ብዙዎቹ ቀበሌዎች ግን ወደ ኣማራ እንዲከለል ተደርጓል፤ ይህ የክልሎች መነሻ ክለላ ስለነበረ ብዙ ጥያቄዎችን ኣላስነሳም። ከክልላችን ውጭ ባሉ ስንመለከት ደግሞ ከ1998 እስከ 2008 ዓ/ም የይገባኛል ጥያቄዎች የሶማሊ ክልል ከኦሮሚያ ክልል ፤ የደቡብ ክልል ከኦሮሚያ ክልል በሁለቱም በኩል ጥያቄ የተነሳበት ኣከባቢዎች በፌደረሽን ምክር ቤት ወደ ሪፈረንደም እንዲቀርብ በማድረግ ልክ ይሁን ኣይሁን እልባት ተደርጎበታል። ለምሳሌ፦ በሶማሊና ኦሮሚያ ክልል የተነሳው የይገብኛል ጥያቄ ከመኢሶና ኣዋሽ ወንዝ ጥግ እስከ የኬንያ ኣዋሳኝ የሚዘልቅ ብዙ ወረዳዎችና ቀበሌዎች ያቀፈ ነበር። በዚህ ሁኔታ ሁለቱም ክልሎች ኮሚቴ ኣቋቁመው የሪፈረንደም ቀን የሚያደርስ የስብከትና ብዙ ሚሊዮን ብር በጣም ብዙ ሺ ኩንታል ስንዴ እና ሩዝ እንዲሁም ዘይት ለህዝቡ በዋነኝነት ለጎሳ መሪዎችና የኣገር ሽማግሌዎች እንዲሁም ተሰሚነት ላላቸው ወገኖች ሲሰጡ ከቆዩ ብሗላ የቋንቋቸው ተናጋሪዎች እንደስጦታቸው መጠን፣እንደ ስብከታቸው፣ ተንኮላቸውና ቅልጥፍናቸው መጠን ወረዳዎችና ቀበሌዎች ኣግኝተዋል። በኦጋዴን ሰራዊት መከላከል ምክንያት ደካማ ውስጣዊ ኣሰራር የነበረውን የሶማሊ ክልል የተሻለ የኮሚቴዎች ኣወቃቀር፣ ብር፣ ስንዴና ሩዝ የነበረው የኦሮሚያ ክልል በጣም በበለጠ        ሁኔታ ድል ሊቀናው ችሏል። በኣሁኑ ስኣት ኣብዛኞቹ የሶማሊ የነበሩ ወረዳዎችና ቀበሌዎች በማጉረምረም ላይ ናቸው። ተታለን ወደ ኦሮሚያ ሔደን ኣሁን ልጆቻችን ቋንቋቸውን ትተው በኦሮምኛ በግድ እየተማሩ ነው፤ ያለ ቋንቋችንና ኣስተዳደራችን እየተዳደርን ነው ይላሉ። ይሁን እንጂ የማይመለስ ንስሓ መሆኑ ግን በሚገባ ተረድተዋል።

ይህ ከላይ የተገለፀው በእኛ ላይ እንዳይደገም እኛ ትግሬዎች ምን ብናደርግ ነው የሚሻለው?

የወልቃይት ጠገዴና ኣካባቢዎቹ የታወቁ የናይዝጊ ልጆች መሆናቸው ያ መሰረቱ የማይጠፋው የናይዝጊ ቤተ መንግስትና የትግርኛ ታናጋሪዎች መሆናቸውን የሚያጠያይቅ ስላልሆነ የፅሑፍ ሓተታ ኣያሰፈልገንም። ታዲያ ለምን? ቢሉ ከፊላችን እያወቅን ከፊላችን ደግሞ በየዋህነት እንዳንዘናጋ ወይ ደግሞ ብአዴን ያን ውስጣዊ የክልላዊ ስልጣን ተቀባይነቱ ለማናር ብሎ ብአዴን ህዝብ እየጠዬቀ ነው በሚል በግልፅ ጥያቄው ለፌደረሽን ምክር ቤት ሊያቀርብ ስለሚችል ሳንታለል ተዘጋጅተን መቆየት ስልያስፈልገን ነው። ይህ የተንኮል ምልክት በታየባቸው የምዕራባዊ ዞን ኣካባቢዎች ብቻ ሰርተን የምንተኛ ሳይሆን በራያ ኣንዳንድ ኣካባቢዎችም በልዩ ሁኔታ ደግሞ ራያ ኣላማጣ፣ ኦፍላ፣ በኮረም ከተማና ኣላማጣ ከተማ ጭምርም ሊሰራበት ይገባል። ለዚህ ደግሞ በግልፅና በውስጣዊ ኣሰራር ሊተገበሩ የሚገቡ ኣንገብጋቢ መርሃ ግብሮች ኣሉ። እነዚህም፦

ሀ. በግልፅ ሊሰራባቸው የተገቡ መርሃ ግብሮች

የህወሓት ፓርቲ ገዢዎችና በትግራይ ክልል ብቻ የተመሰረቱት ተቃዋሚ ፓርቲዎች ከመወነጃጀል ስራ ነፃ ሆነው በትግራይ የበላይነት ኣላማ ኣምነው የዚህ ክልልና ሃገር እድገት ለማረጋገጥ የኣቋምና የመተማመን የምናይበት ግዜ እየናፈቀን ነው። ይህ ኣሁን ያለንበት ግዜ ደግሞ ይሔን ጉዳይ ኣጥብቆ የሚፈልግበት ሁኔታ መሆኑ ማስተዋል ይጠይቃል። በኦሮሚያ ያሉ ተቃዋሚዎችና ገዢው ኦህዴድን ብናይ በሉኣላዊነትና የህዝብ የድህንነት መብትና ተጠቃሚነት የተዋሃዱና የተናበቡ ሆነው ይታያሉ።

በወረዳዎች ያለው የመልካም ኣስተዳደር እጦትና በሕብረተሰቡ መሰላቸትና ማጉረምረም ስለሚፈጥር ለእነዚህ እየተነሱ ያሉ ጥያቄዎች የሚበቅሉበት በማዳበሪያ የተዘጋጀ ለም መሬት በራሳችን እየፈጠርንላቸው ስላለን በኣፋጣኝ የሚታረምበትና ስርኣትና መልክ የሚይዙበት ሁኔታ መፈጠር ኣለበት። ወደ ምዕራባዊው የትግራይ ዞን (ወልቃይትና ጠገዴ) የሚላኩት የተሾሙ የዞንና የወረዳ ኣመራሮች፣ የፍትህ ኣካላት በደጋማው የትግራይ ኣካባቢዎች ደካማ የስራ ኣፈፃፀም ያላቸውና ጥፋትም ያላቸው በቅጣት መልክ ወደ ኣካባቢው እንዲላኩ መደረጉ፤ መምህራን፣ የጤና ባላሙያዎች እንዲሁም ሌሎች ባለሙያዎች ደግሞ ለስራቸው መጀምሪያ ልምድ እንዲያገኙበት እንዲሆን ተደርጎ የተፈረደበት ኣካባቢ ነው። ይህ ደግሞ በኣካባቢው ልማትና መልካም ኣስተዳደር ትልቅ ኣሉታዊ ተፅእኖ ኣለው።

የመፍትሔ ሓሳብ፦ ያ ኣካባቢ በልማት ተጠቃሚ የሚሆንበትን በተጠቃሚነቱ በጎረቤቱ ከሚገኙት የኣማራ ክልል ወረዳዎች የተሻለ የልማት ተጠቃሚ ሆኖ በሚያይበት ግዜ ትግሬነቱ ኣጠናክሮ የሚቀጥልበትና ለሚመጡ የትግሬነቱ ጠላቶች በጣም ኣጠንክሮ የሚዋጋበት ሁኔታ ስለሚፈጥር በዚህ ጉዳይ በጣም ተጠናክሮ ቢሰራበት ዘላቂ መፍትሔ ያስገኛል። በተጨማሪ ከምዕራባዊው የትግራይ ዞን ውጭ ብንመለከት እንኳን በደርቅ የተጠቁ የኣማራ ክልል ወረዳዎች ዋግሀምራና ራያ ቆቦን በቂ የሰውና እንሰሳ ምግብና የመጠጥ ዉሃ ሲቀርብላቸው በኣንፃሩ ደግሞ በእነዚህ ኣከባቢ የሚገኙ የኣማራ ክልል ኣዋሳኝ የሆኑ የትግራይ ወረዳዎች እንደ ጣንቋ ኣበርገሌ፤ ሰሓርቲ ሳምረና ራያ ለሰዉና እንሰሳ የሚያስፈልግ ምግብና የመጠጥ ውሃ ከጅምር በዘለለ የሚታይ ስራ ኣለ የሚያስብል ኣይደለም። ራያ ቆቦ ከከርሰ ምድር በሚገኝ ውሃ በመስኖ ሲለማ በኣንፃሩ ደግሞ ቀድሞ የተጀመረው የራያ መስኖ ስራ በትግራይ ስላልተሰራበት የራያ ትግራይ ህዝብ ለልማት ተጠቃሚነት ሲል ወደ ኣማራ ክልል ከሔድን እንደራያ ቆቦ እንለማለን የሚል መንፈስ ፈጥሮ ችግር እስከሚፈጠር ድረስ እንዲያድግ ሰለማያስፈልግ በፍጥነት መፍትሔ ቢደርግለት ኣሁንም ጠቀሜታን ያስገኛል።

ሀ. በውስጣዊ ኣሰራር ሊተገበሩ የሚገባቸው መርሃ ግብሮች

1. ለእነዛ ከህግ ውጭ ኮሚቴ ኣቋቁመው በኣካባቢውና በውጭ (በኣሜሪክ ኣውሮፓና ሌሎች ኣግሮች) እየተንቀሳቀሱ ያሉትን ኮሚቴና ኣባላቶቹ ጉዟቸው የሚደናቀፍበትና በተጓዙበት ሁሉ እንቅፋት እንዲያጋጥማቸውና ተስፋ እንዲቆርጡ ጠንክሮ መስራት ያስፈልጋል። ይሔም በዛ በሚንቀሳቀሱበት ቦታ ባሉ ትግሬዎችና የትግራይን ጣዕም በሚገባ የሚያውቁ ኣካላት በሚስጥር ሊሰራና ሊከናወን ይችላል። እነዚያ ኣባላቶቹ ጉዟቸው የሚያቋርጡበትና ከሕብረተሰቡ እንዲሁም ከቤተሰቦቻቸው ጫና እንዲያድርባቸው መስራት ያስፈልጋል። በዚህ የማይመለሱ ከሆነ ደግሞ ከሕብረተሰባቸውና ቤተሰቦቻቸው የሚለዩበት ስራዎች መስራት የግድ ይለናል። ለዚህ ሃሳብ የሚያንቀሳቅሱ ኣባላት፣ ኮሚቴውና ተባባሪዎቻቸው ከማህበራዊ ኣገልግሎት እንዲገለሉ መስራት፤ሆቴል ፣ መኪና ወዘተርፈ እንዲጠቀሙ በሚቀርቡበት ግዜ ለባለንብረቶቹና ኣግልግሎት ሰጪዎቹ የማንቂያ ሰራ በመስራት እነርሱ የሚፈልጉትን ኣገልግሎት እንዳያገኙ በማድረግ ባለንብረቶቹ ግዴታዎቻቸው እንዲወጡ መስራት ያስፈልጋል።
2. ይህ የትግራይ የቆላ ኣካባቢ ህዝብ (ምዕራባዊው ዞን)በደጋ ከሚኖረው የትግራይ ህዝብ ጋር ስነ-ልቦናዊና ማህበረ-ኢኮኖሚያዊ ግንኙነት እንዲደለደል ማድረግ። የወልቃይት ጠገዴና ቃብቲያ ሁመራ ወረዳዎች ካለፉት መንግስታት ጀምሮ እስከ ኣሁን ድረስ ማህበረ-ኢኮኖሚያዊ ግንኙነቱና ማዕከሉ የጎንደር ከተማ ብቻ እንዲሆን ነው የተፈረደበት። የንግድ ሸቀጣ ሸቀጦች ከፋብሪካ ውጤቶች እስከ ኣትክልቶችና ፍራፍሬዎች የሚቀርብለት ከጎንደር ብቻ ነው። ለተጨማሪ የግል ትምህርት ልጆቹ የሚጓዙት ወደ ጎንደር ነው፤የሱዳን ሸቀጣ ሸቀጦች የሚገኝበት በመተማ በኩል ነው፤ በትግራይ ምዕራባዊው ዞን (በወልቃይት ጠገዴና ቃብቲያ ሁመራ) እንደምንም ተጠጋግቶ ተጣቦ ኣርሶ ብር ያጠራቀመ ሰው ሲኖር ህንፃና የንግድ ቤቶች የሚሰራበትና የሚከትምበት ጎንደር ወዘተርፈ¼ይህ በጣም ሓይለኛ የሆነ ስነ-ልቦናዊና ማህበረ-ኢኮኖሚያዊ ጫና ፈጥሮ ስለሚገኝ ይሔን ችግር ለመቀልበስ ደግሞ ደረሰኝ የሌላቸው ሸቀጣ ሸቀጦች ከጎንደር እንዳይመጡ የክልከላ ጫና ሰለባ እንዲሆን በማድረግ በተቃራኒው ከደጋማው የትግራይ ኣካባቢ ጋር ግንኙነት ለማጠናከር ደግሞ በሽሬና መቀሌ የሚገኙ ታላላቅ ነጋዴዎች በልዩ ሁኔት በማናገር በኣከፋፋዮች ደረጃ ከሁሉም ዓይነት የንግድ ዉጤቶችና ሸቀጣሸቀጦች ከጎንደር ከሚመጣው ንብረት ሁሉ በጣም በቀነሰ የዋጋ መጠን ቢያንስ ግን ተመጣጣኝ በሆነ ዋጋ ሙሉ ብሙሉ የሚሸፈንበት መንገድ በኣጭር ግዜ ውስጥ መፈጠር ኣለበት። ከሽሬ ጀምሮ በሉግዲ በኩል የተዘረጋው ጥርጊያ (ሱዳንና ትግራይ የሚያገናኘው የጥርጊያ መስመር) በጣም ተጠናክሮ በፍጥነት እንዲሰራበትና ይህ የጥርጊያ መስመር እንዲጠናከር በጣም ጠንክሮ መስራትና ማገዝ፤ በዚህ ጉዳይ ከሱዳን ጋር በጥልቅትና በፍጥነት መወያየት ያስፈልጋል።የትግራይ ኪነ-ጥበብ በተለይ የትግርኛ ዘፈኖች ብናያቸው በሁሉም ዘፈኖቹ ሲጠሩ የምንሰማቸው የኣካባቢ ስሞች ትግራይ ማለት ከሽሬ የሚመለስ እንደሆነ የሚሰብኩ ናቸው። ይህን ችግር ከመሰረቱ በማረም ወልቃይት፣ ጠገዴ፣ ጠለምትና ሁመራ ያካተተ እንዲሆን የትግራይ ጥበበኞች እንዲያስቡበት ማድረግ፤ ምክንያቱም በኣማርኛ ቋንቋ የሚዘፈኑ የጎንደር ኣካባቢ ስም የሚያነሱ ዘፈኖች ሁሉ ብንመለከት ኣሁንም ያልተዋቸው በሽታ የእነዚህ ኣካባቢ (ወልቃይት፣ ጠገዴ፣ ሰሜን፣ኣርማጭሆ፣ጠለምትና ሁመራ) ስም ሳይጠሩ ኣያልፉም። ስለሆነም የጥበብ ድርሻ በሰው ልጅ ስነ-ልቦና ከፍተኛ ተፅእኖ ስላለው የትግራይ ጥበበኞች ልንሰራበት ይገባል። የቆላው የትግራይ ተወላጅ (ወልቃይት፣ ጠገዴ፣ ሁመራ፣ ቃብቲያና ጠለምት) ከጎንደር ታሪክ በላይ በኣክሱምና ይሓ ታሪክ ኩራት እንዲሰማዉና የእኔነት ስሜት እንዲያድርበት ማድረግ የግድ ያስፈልጋል። ከኣጤ ቴድሮስ ታሪክ በላይ የኢትዮጵያን ዳርድንበርን ለማስከበር ላይ እና ታች እያለ ሳለ የሞተውን የኣጤ ዮሃንስ ኣራተኛ ጀግንነት ኣውቆ እንዲኮራበትና እንዲመካበት ቢደረግ የትምክህተኞቹ የኣማራዎቹ ተግባር ማለትም ከድሮ ጀምሮ በተዋረድ የመጣውን ክፋታቸውና ዉሸታቸው እንዲሁም የትግራዋይን ስም የማጥፋትና በወሬ በማስተጋባት ብልግና እንደሰሩ በማስተማር በተቃራኒው ደግሞ የትግራይና ትግራዎትን የበላይነትንና ብሔርተኝነትን ከፍ በማድረግ በውስጣዊ ስብከት እንዲያስተጋባ በማድረግ ጫና መፍጠር።

3. የሐይማኖት ኣባቶች ግዴታዎች፦

በኣካባቢው ኣብዛኛው የኦርቶዶክስ ሐይማኖት እምነት ተከታይና የትግርኛ ቋንቋ ተናጋሪ በመሆኑ በኣብያተ- ክርስቲያናት ላይ የሚደረጉት ስብከቶችና ኣገልግሎቶች ከኣማርኛ ሙሉ በሙሉ ነፃ እንዲሆኑ በማድረግ በትግርኛ እንዲገለገሉ ማድረግ። በኣከባቢው ወደ ሚገኙ ኣብያተ-ክርስቲያናት የሚመደቡ ገበዝ፣ ቀሳውስትና ዲያቆናት ከኣካባቢ ሰዎች እንዳለ ሆኖ በተጨማሪ ሙሉ በሙሉ ትግርኛ ብቻ የሚናገሩ ኣገልጋዮች ከሁሉም የደጋው የትግራይ ኣካበቢ የሚመደቡበት ሁኔታ በማመቻቸት የመስበኪያ ቋንቋ ትግርኛ እንዲቆጣጠረው ማድረግ። ይህም ማለት ያ ኣሁን ያለው የኣካባቢው የኣብያተ-ክርስቲያናት ኣገልግሎት የኣማርኛ ቋንቋ የበላይነት የሚያራምዱ የጎንደሬዎችና የጎጃሞች ቋንቋ ለትግርኛ ቋንቋ የሚቆጣጠረው ስለሆነ ነው።

4. የኣካባቢው ተወላጅ የሆኑ ተሰሚነት ያላቸው የኣገር ሽማግሌዎች፣ የሐይማኖት መሪዎችና ሃብታሞች ትግሬነታቸው እንዲኮሩበትና ለእነዛ በመሓል ስሜት ያሉ ሰዎች ሰብከው የሚያመጡበት ሁኔታዎች ለመፍጠር መነጋገርና መግባባት በመፍጠር እንዲሰሩበት ማድረግና በልዩ እንክብካቤ መያዝ ያስፈልጋል።
5. የኣካባቢው ኗሪ ተወላጆች በመንግስት ስራዎችና በግል ስራዎች በሁሉም የትግራይ ደጋማው ኣካባቢ ከሚኖሩብት የተሻለ ስራ እንዲሰሩ ማድረግና ከትግራይ ነጋዴዎች ጋር ጥብቅ ሁኔታዎችና ግንኙነት እንዲኖር መፍጠር። በተቃራኒው ደግሞ ወደ ትግራይ ምዕራባዊው ዞን የደጋማው የትግራይ ህዝብ በብዛት በማምጣት ቋሚ ኑሮ የሚኖርበትና የሚመራበት ሁኔታዎች በመፍጠር ይህ መርሃ ግብር በፍጥነት እውን እንዲሆን ማድረግ ኣስፈላጊ ነው።
6. ኣዳዲስ የሰፈራ ማዕከሎችን በማቋቋም በሸራሮና ሁመራ የጥርጊያ መስመር ፈቃደኛ የወልቃይትና የጠገዴ ተወላጆች በዛ ኣድርገን ከሌላ ኣካባቢዎች ኣደባልቆ በሰፈራ ማዕከሎች ማስፈር። በኣማራ ክልል ድንበር የሚገኙ ኣዋሳኝ የወልቃይትና የጠገዴ ቀበሌዎች ላይ ከትግራይ በሚመጡ ሰፋሪዎች በቋሚነት እንዲሰፍሩና በእርሻና ንግድ በጣም ፈጣንና ጠንካራ እንዲሆኑ በማድረግ የተለያዩ የብድር ኣገልግሎት እንዲያገኙ በማድረግ እንዲሁም ግብር እንዳይከፍሉ በማድረግ በቋሚነት የሚኖሩበት ሁኔታ ማመቻቸት።
7. በባላባት የወልቃይት ጠገዴ ተወላጆችና ለስራ ከደጋው የትግራይ ኣካባቢበሔዱትና በሚሔዱት የትግራይ ተወላጆች መካከል በትዳር በሰፊው እንዲገናኙ በማድረግ የትግራይ ልጆች ኣንድነት እንዲጠነክር መስራት ያስፈልጋል። በመጨረሻ እነዚህ የመሳሰሉትን የሚነሱ ጥያቄዎች የሚከታተል ውስጣዊና ሚስጥራዊ ኮሚቴ በማቋቋም መፍትሔዎችን ያፈላልጋል፤ በትምክህተኛ የኣማራ ሓይል በኩል የሚደረጉ ዉስጣዊና ዉጫዊ እንቅስቃሴዎች በትኩረት መከታተል ያስፈልጋል።

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HRLHA’s Appeal to the UN Security  and Human Rights Councils

August 12, 2016

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• Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and
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Source: Retrieved from facebook (Oromo protest)

Despite being condemned by several international human rights organizations such as HRW, AI, HRLHA ,  and others and the international mass Media (Newspapers –  Washington Post,  the guardian UK, The New York Times, Reuters, and etc.), (Radio and TV –  BBC, CNN, Aljazeera and etc.) for murdering  over 150 protesters in Oromia and Amhara regional states on August 6 and 7, 2016,  the  Ethiopian government has rejected the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s call for a  probe into the deaths of protesters.

 Getachew Reda, the government spokesman, shamelessly offered his government’s rejection of the UN human rights chief’s calls and recklessly  saying that “Ethiopia is responsible for the safety of its own people”. This approach to the present human rights crisis in the country by the government of Ethiopia clearly shows that the government is not ready to solve citizens’ grievances in a peaceful way. The rejection by the Ethiopian government to the call for a neutral body investigation to solve the political crisis in the country will give it more time to systematically carry out further atrocities against the Oromos and Amharas by a group of government-armed and funded killing squad known as the Agazi.

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The HRLHA wants to emphasize that the massacre on August 6,  2016 perpetrated against Oromo nation protesters was not the first incident of its kind.  It was simply the continuation of the killings that have occurred in the past nine months since the Oromo social movement started in November 2015.

The Oromo nation’s social movements started on November 12, 2015 and have continued to the present. During this time, over 700 Oromos, mostly youth, have been brutalized by the killing squad, the Agazi force. Human rights violations against the Ethiopian people started in 1991 when the current government came to power. In the past twenty five years, many people have been systematically eliminated in different ways. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, disappeared, imprisoned, fled the country, etc. The recent Oromo nation’s social movement is the reaction to these terrible events.  The HRLHA and other human rights organizations appealed several times to the world’s nations to put pressure on Ethiopia to halt its mistreatment of its citizens and allow a neutral body to investigate the situation.

To crush the social movement in Oromia, the government changed the Oromia civil administration to martial law on February 26, 2016 and the social movement continued to lose an average of five to ten lives a day to the present time. All Oromia villages, towns and farming areas have been occupied by the killing squad members who are committing killing, disappearing, and raping on a daily basis in Oromia villages. This is an indication  of the systematic elimination of the Oromo nation by the government-armed and funded killing squad Agazi .

This reminds us the tragedy  of Darfur- Sudan in 2003 , where  the genocide was carried out by a group of government-armed and funded Arab militias known as the Janjaweed (which loosely translates to ‘devils on horseback’)[4] while the government of Sudan resisted calls for a neutral investigation into the atrocity in Darfur[5].

The HRLHA appreciates the steps taken by  the UN Human Rights Commissioner and appeals to the UN Security Council and UN Human Rights Council to use your mandates to  put pressure on the government of Ethiopia to stop the killings of innocent protesters.  If the UN Security and UN Human Rights Councils  fail in responding swiftly  to the merciless killings presently taking place in Oromia and Ahmara Regional States , a genocide comparable to those in Darfur- Sudan (2003), in Yugoslavia (1998) and in Rwanda (1994) could occur.

Therefore, the HRLHA respectfully demands that the UN Security and Human Rights councils use their mandates to stop the  systematic genocide against the Oromo and other nations in Ethiopia and act as swiftly as possible to halt the atrocities in Ethiopia.

Recommendations:

1. The UN Security and Human Rights Councils must condemn the imposition of undeclared Martial Law in Oromia
2. The UN Security Council must pass an order to intervene in Oromia and Ahmara Regions to stop the unprecedented killings, torture and rape by the TPLF squad Agiazi force using the mandate of the three pillars of the responsibility to protect, as stipulated in the Outcome Document of the 2005 United Nations World Summit (A/RES/60/1, para. 138-140) and formulated in theSecretary – General’s 2009 Report (A/63/677) on implementing the responsibility to protect:
   1. The State carries the primary responsibility for protecting populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, and their incitement;
   2. The international community has a responsibility to encourage and assist States in fulfilling  this responsibility;
   3. The international community has a responsibility to use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other means to protect populations from these crimes. If a State is manifestly failing  to protect its populations, the international community must be prepared to take collective  action to protect populations, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

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[3] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/HRCIndex.aspx
[4] http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/crises/crisis-in-darfur
[5]http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/crises/crisis-in-darfur

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