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OFC central committee member held in police custody for more than a week without court hearing: family member
Shamen Begna, central committee member of the Oromo Federalist Congress (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Shamen Begna, a central…
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Former State Minister of Peace charged with crimes of ‘supporting anti-peace forces’ ‘unauthorized possession of weapons’
Addis Abeba – Federal prosecutors at the Ministry of Justice’s Directorate of Organized and Cross-Border Affairs filed three criminal charges…
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Remembering Jaal Battee Urgessa: A Beacon of Hope for the Oromo People
The late Bate Urgessa (Photo: Social Media) By Kiya Segni @KiyaSegni A Tragic Loss On the 9th of April, a…
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OLF says gov’t investigation into murder of senior official marred by ‘plethora of intentional distractions of evidence, misinformation and disinformation campaigns’
The Late Batte Urgessa (Photo: screenshot) Addis Abeba – The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has expressed doubts about the credibility of the…
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‘Assault on decency’: Why Bate Urgessa’s murder shocked many to the core
Bate Urgessa served the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in different capacities since he joined the party in 2018 (Photo: Social…
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Police confirm 13 arrests linked to Bate Urgessa’s murder
Bate Urgessa was fatally shot on Tuesday night, and his remains were discovered early on Wednesday (Photo: Social Media) Addis…
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Oromia region strongly refutes reports implicating gov’t forces in Bate Urgessa’s killing
The late politician Bate Urgessa (Photo:Screenshot/Prime Media) Addis Abeba – The Oromia regional government in a statement released late Wednesday…
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Rights Commission calls for prompt, impartial investigation into Bate Urgessa’s killing
Bate Urgessa spent years in and out of detentions on several occasions (Photo:Screenshot) Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights…
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Local officials refute al-Shabab operating in Oromia’s Bale zone, posing security threats
Al-Shabaab is an Islamist insurgent group based in Somalia (Photo:Anadolu) Addis Abeba – Local officials have denied a report that…
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