#OromoVoicesMatter Twitter Campaign – There must be a balance of narratives when it comes to Ethiopia. The Oromo people must have their voices heard. It is the media’s responsibility to remain transparent and unbiased when reporting on the crisis.
As UK British nationals of Oromo origin, we demand @Channel4News cover #Oromos & #Oromia region as they did other parts of #Ethiopia. @Channel4News is responsible for bringing to light ALL narratives in Ethiopia’s war. #OromoVoicesMatter Click To Tweet As people of indigenous Oromo origin, we demand @Channel4News cover #Oromos & #Oromia region as they did other parts of #Ethiopia. @Channel4News is responsible for bringing to light ALL narratives in Ethiopia’s civil war. #OromoVoicesMatter Click To Tweet Media professionals are being directly targeted/arrested by the #Ethiopia|n gov’t & its allies, violating international humanitarian law. Int’l community must hold @PMEthiopia accountable. @Channel4News @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews #OromoVoicesMatter Click To Tweet Accurate, impartial media reports conveyed from conflict zones serve the fundamental public interest. In the information era, images and news can have a decisive impact on the outcome of armed conflicts. #OromoVoicesMatter @Channel4News @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica Click To Tweet The media must cover all sides of a conflict & remain transparent & unbiased, especially with how critical the situation is in #Ethiopia. All groups must have representation. Many are suffering under Abiy. #OromoVoicesMatter @Channel4News @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica Click To Tweet Western & Southern Oromia experienced internet blackout & military command posts. War & famine there & little to no info coming out of the areas. Int'l media must not be partisan nor censor reports. #OromoVoicesMatter @Channel4News @AP_Africa @ReutersAfrica… Click To Tweet One statute of ICC classifies recruitment of children to fight as a war crime & a crime against humanity. A recent report by @Channel4News shows children as young as 16 years old recruited by Amhara Fano. #OromoVoicesMatter @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews Click To Tweet Understanding Ethiopia's civil war requires equally & impartially covering the crisis from all sides on the ground. Media's responsible for reporting the narratives fairly & accurately. @Channel4News #OromoVoicesMatter @AP_Africa @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica Click To Tweet Int'l community has accused Amhara Fano militia of numerous heinous ethnic massacres of Tigrayans, Kemant, Oromos, & others. @Channel4News reported on Fano w/o reporting on other regions. #OromoVoicesMatter @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica The report: https://youtu.be/DzhBnNgYSOg Click To Tweet The media should not show a willingness to compromise on equality & impartiality when it comes to #Ethiopia. @Channel4News is responsible for reporting on all sides involved in the war. #OromoVoicesMatter @AP_Africa @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews Click To Tweet UK Channel 4 News must stop using explicitly partisan journalists to cover Ethiopia’s crisis. Biases are clear in reports about Amhara Fano, which leads to misinformation & false narratives. #OromoVoicesMatter @Channel4News @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews Click To Tweet Oromo are 60% of the population & 90% of political prisoners & 15% of gov’t bureaucracy in Ethiopia. Need more reporting about Oromo in English. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews… Click To Tweet Oromo children & mothers detained in police stations, East Guji Zone, Oromia Region. Need more reporting about Oromo in English. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Oromo political leaders are in prison, under house arrest or threatened with arrest. Need more reporting about Oromo in English. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Incomplete coverage of Ethiopia’s crisis has exacerbated its problems. Foreign media have covered news from other parts despite obstacles. Same needed in Oromia.#OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Crisis in #Ethiopia won’t be solved by an agreement b/n only 2 groups. All peoples must participate in shaping PEACEFUL future. Foreign media need to recognize #OromoVoicesMatter. @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Foreign media that publish in English depict the Ethiopian crisis as between 2 groups, leaving out coverage of struggles of other peoples there. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Investigative reporters find ways to uncover hidden news. Foreign media must examine crucial events in Oromia Region of Ethiopia despite internet shutdowns. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Internet shutdown & restrictions on journalists in all areas deemed volatile by Ethiopian gov’t hide positive ideas for peace. Foreign media must expose this. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Famine occurring NOW in Borana & Guji zones, Oromia, Ethiopia, due to drought & man-made. English foreign media must report this news. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Accurate, impartial reports from Ethiopia conflict zones have a decisive impact on outcome of armed conflicts. Full coverage of Oromia & other regions needed NOW. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews Click To Tweet Oromo & other media professionals have been targeted/imprisoned by the Ethiopian gov’t. Foreign media must report this. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Oromo people are not passively waiting for a change in Ethiopia. They are actively proposing solutions to the crisis. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Fano Amhara militia & Eritrean soldiers have also been marauding in Oromia. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish https://bit.ly/3cwFlPK Click To Tweet Techniques used to overcome info. blockade elsewhere in Ethiopia must be used in Oromia: satellite photos, exposing fake news and hate speech directed at Oromos. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet In this age of polarizing narratives, all sides must be heard, especially in Ethiopia with 115 million people. We need more reporting about Oromo in English. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Oromo voices were NOT heard in unfair June 2021 Ethiopian elections. Their political leaders were unable to participate. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Oromo are largest ethnic group in #Ethiopia. More Oromo voices in opinion articles & news shows presented by foreign media needed. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Amhara extremists try to misconstrue the people's attempt to rid themselves of a murderous dictator as departure from Pan-Africanism. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet The great Kwame Nkrumah advocated for a Pan-Africanism under a shade cast by democratic governing not appeasement of dictatorial leaders. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet The Ethiopian civil war is NOT a fight between Africans and Western imperialism but civil disobedience consented upon by the citizens of Ethiopia! #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Parts of Oromia have internet blackouts, military command posts & gov’t-controlled media. Foreign media has extracted news from elsewhere despite obstacles. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet Public execution of Oromo named Amanuel Wondimu by Abiy gov’t in Dembi Dollo, Oromia, May 2021 not reported in foreign media. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Many extrajudicial killings in #Oromia Region, #Ethiopia. Oromos are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia. Need more reporting about Oromos in English. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To Tweet Abiy once dismissed years of African American systematic subjugation as 'complaining'; yet shamefully calls upon black people to rally behind him. #OromoVoicesMatter @AFP @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish… Click To TweetAbiy blames African Americans for their victimization & legitimizes crimes against oppressed people, including Oromos in Ethiopia & pretends to be Pan-Africanist when it suits him. #OromoVoicesMatter @AP_Africa @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews… Click To TweetOromo struggle didn’t start with Western recognition nor will it stop with their disapproval; #oneafrica is Amhara extremists’ last desperate try to maintain status quo. #OromoVoicesMatter @AP_Africa @CNNAfrica @business @ReutersAfrica @BBCAfrica @guardiannews @AJEnglish Click To Tweet