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Irreecha: A Story of Oppression and Resistance

October 3, 2022 Because I am Oromo Teresa Gornall

On October 2, 2016, millions of Oromos—an ethnic group descended from an ancient Cushitic-speaking people—gathered in Bishoftu, Ethiopia to celebrate the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival.…

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A Living Hell: Oromo Migrants Bear the Scars of Houthi Bombing

January 25, 2022 ALL Teresa Gornall

This is the second in a series of articles that will cover the stories of survivors of the March bombing, and the traumas faced by…

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Children detained alongside their Mothers in Goro Dola District of East Guji Zone

November 25, 2021 ALL OLLAA

Background In the wake of the state of emergency imposed by the federal government in Ethiopia, thousands have been imprisoned on dubious grounds, according to…

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Death in the Process of Child Birth in East Guji District of Gumi Endello

November 4, 2021 ALL OLLAA

A woman by the name of Cuquloo Jarso Gabaaboo has lost her life during childbirth due to a lack of accessible health services in the…

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Oromos Targeted and Killed on a Daily Basis by Federal Government-Backed Amhara Militias in Benishangul-Gumuz Region

October 22, 2021 ALL OLLAA

OLLAA has received a confirmed media report of targeted killings occuring in the Benishangul-Gumuz region against ethnic Oromos. This verified report states that on October…

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Oromo Lawyer Kidnapped and Killed in West Shewa Zone of Oromia Region

October 15, 2021 ALL OLLAA

On October 6th, OLLAA received a verified report of the suspected extra-judicial killing of a lawyer named Wayineshet Abbaabaa in the West Shewa Zone, Ejerie…

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Arrest and Detention of Oromo Youth After Attending Thanksgiving Festival

October 12, 2021 ALL OLLAA

Oromo Youths Arrested and Detained After Traditional Annual  Thanksgiving Festival in Various Parts of Oromia Region of Ethiopia. On October 8th, 2021, OLLAA received a…

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Extra-Judicial Killings Continues in Oromia

October 8, 2021 ALL OLLAA

On the 30th of September, 2021, OLLAA received a verified report of the brutal assassination of Mr. Lataa Fiixee, who was an administrator of Dugdaa…

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Oromo Political Prisoners Under Unlawfully Detention in Southwest Shawa Zone

October 1, 2021 ALL OLLAA

OLLAA has receive a verified report on 24th September,2021 of the illegal detention, beating and torture of eleven Oromo political prisoners currently detained at Ammayya…

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Oromo Student Killed at Hawassa University

September 30, 2021 ALL OLLAA

OLLAA has received a report that an Oromo student by the name of Abdi Tujuba was found dead on September 24th, 2021 in the student…

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Four Minor, ages 15 and 16, sentenced to 15 and 16 years in prison by Oromia High Court

September 23, 2021 ALL OLLAA

Seven month ago, on February 24th, OLLAA received tips from social media that four minors were sentenced to 15 years or more in prison. Their…

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