Does Gadaa System have relevance in the age of #OromoProtests? A new research...
The following is the first part of a research paper by Geremew Nigatu Kassa, who is studying the Gadaa (Gada) institution, political process and system of conflict resolution; he’s based in Oslo,...
View ArticleVeteran Oromo politician Ibsaa Guutama speaks on Facebook about Qeerroo and...
The following are bilingual Facebook posts of Obbo Ibsaa Guutama, the veteran Oromo political leader and author of “Prison of Conscience,” a book that narrates the politician’s decade-long life behind...
View ArticleEthiopia: TPLF’s Hidden Agenda of Reducing the Oromo Population Must be Stopped
The following report by the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA) was released on April 17, 2016. —– Ethiopia: TPLF’s Hidden Agenda of Reducing the Oromo Population Must be Stopped HRLHA...
View ArticleAl-Jazeera:- Abdirahman Mahdi of ONLF: ‘Ethiopia is boiling’
Senior leader of Ethiopia’s Somali rebel group discusses a growing alliance of groups seeking self-determination. Ethiopia, Africa’s oldest independent country, is one of the West’s closest allies in...
View ArticleAsafa Jalata (Prof.):- The Oromo Movement: The Effects Of State Terrorism and...
Paper presented at the Conference on New Directions in Critical Criminology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, May 6-7, 2016. —– THE OROMO MOVEMENT: THE EFFECTS OF STATE TERRORISM AND...
View ArticleMekuria Bulcha (Prof.):- From Student Movement to National Revolution – A...
From a Student Movement to a National Revolution A Struggle with an Independent Oromo State in Sight* Mekuria Bulcha Introduction The Oromo and the other peoples in the southern part of Ethiopia are...
View ArticleEthiopia:- Joint Statement by Four Oromo Liberation Organizations: ODF/ADO,...
JOINT STATEMENT by four Oromo liberation organizations Minnesota May 1, 2016 We, the representatives of four organizations which are committed to the liberation of the Oromo people and the independence...
View ArticleSeenaa Solomoon:- Oromummaan kan namni namaf latee namaara fudhaatu miti!
Abdii hin kutadhu akkamiin kutadhaa Dirqama enyummaa ba’aa sabaan baadha Imaanaa haadha koof Imaanaa Abbaakoo Galmaan ga’uf demaa cinaa dhabus hirko Lammiin qabsa’uf sun hanga humna kooti Dugda natii...
View ArticleDispatches | Human Rights Watch on Ethiopia: Using Courts to Crush Dissent
by Felix Horne | Researcher, Horn of Africa – Human Rights Watch For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses...
View ArticleKeeyeroon Darajjee:- Hanga Oromoon [Walaloo]
[via BeekanGuluma.org] Ibbida saafaa duraa ilaalaa, Hin kulkulfannu kan jedhan baala Mukukula citaa baala daarimuu Gogeeti badaa kansaa maal himuu Goraa balbalaaf booda hin millannu Gonfoo eenyummaa...
View ArticleIbsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo Irraa Kenname (Caamsaa 11, 2016)
Ibsa Qeerroo … —- “Basaastuu fi Basaastummaa” Da’annoo Godhachuun Olola Qabsoo fi Qabsa’ota Bilisummaa Oromoo irratti oofama Jiru Ilaalchisee Ibsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo Irraa Kenname. Caamsaa 11,...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: Video of the November 12 [2015] Ginchi protest emerges as Oromo...
On November 12, 2015, residents and students of Ginchi town in western Oromia broke their long-held silence by openly protesting against the impending cutting down of the local Chilimo old-growth...
View ArticleEthiopia – Oromo Studies Association (OSA): Call for Papers
The Oromo Studies Association (OSA) will hold its Annual Conference between July 29-31, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The following is its Call for Papers; please make note of the important dates/deadlines...
View ArticleBoruu Barraaqaa:- Rakkoo Mooraa Keessaa Qabnu Yeroodhaan Furachuu Nu Feesisa
Boruu Barraaqaatiin* Gidduu kana baay’een keenya diina mataa irra nu jiru dagannee walii keenyatti dhagaa darbuudhaan qabamnee akka jirru hin haalamu. Kunis lafumaa ka’ee miti. Nu keessaa namni hoggana...
View ArticleVideo Clips: how Irreecha Arfaasaa (‘Oromo Festival of Good Spirit’) is being...
Editor’s Note: Traditionally, Oromos hold two seasonal Irreecha festivals: 1) one is held at the end of September (or beginning of October) at the start of the sunny season and the end of the rainy...
View ArticleHiriira Mormii Hawaasa Oromoo Biyyaa Deenmaark
Hawwaasni Oromoo biyya Deenmaarki keessa jiraatan gaafa Caamsaa 13, 2016 hiriira mormii magala guuditii Copenhagenitii godhaniin. Gochaa mootummaan Wayyaanee uummata Oromoo irratti gochaa turtee fi...
View ArticleHassen Hussein:- Rumination on #OromoProtests
Rumination on #OromoProtests By Hassen Hussein* (first published on OPride.com) #OromoProtests an indomitable spirit Battered, bruised, and bleeding Profusely; Detained, maimed, and gunned Pulled...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: Solidarity Statement of OFC-ISG on #AmharaProtests
The following is an Amharic statement of the Oromo Federalist Congress International Support Group (OFC-ISG) on the ongoing #AmharaProtests. —- በጎንደር የተወሰደውን የሃይል እርምጃ እና የተከሰተዉን ቀዉስ በማስመልከት የተሰጠ መግለጫ...
View ArticleOromo lawyers group on #IrreechaMassacre, statement
The following is a statement by the International Oromo Lawyers Association (IOLA). —- International Oromo Lawyers Association (IOLA) 12711 Mankato Street NE Blaine, MN 55449 USA Email:...
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