Oromia regional State
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OLA denies kidnapping allegations, blames gov’t for university students’ abduction
Members of the Oromo Liberation Army (Photo: OLA) Addis Abeba – The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has issued a statement denying any…
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News: Families refute government’s claims of kidnapped students’ release, express concern for their children’s safety
Over 167 students were kidnapped last Wednesday near Garba Guracha town in Oromia’s North Shewa zone while traveling from Debark…
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Families of kidnapped university students distressed by overwhelming ransom demands, gov’t inaction
Debark University located in Debark Town, North Gondar Zone of Amhara region, 103km from the historic city of Gondar (Photo:…
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EHRC urges end to conflicts causing widespread human rights violations in Ethiopia
Daniel Bekele (PhD) held his last presser as EHRC’s chief commissioner (Photo: EHRC/Facebook) Addis Abeba – In its 3rd Annual…
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UN says 4.5 million people currently displaced internally in Ethiopia
IDPs sheltered in a bus station in Shambu town, Horro Guduru Wollega zone of the Oromia region (Photo: Addis Standard)…
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Is Western Oromia returning to normalcy?
During a public assembly held in May at Wollega Stadium, Nekemte, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed underscored the critical significance of…
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Police in Oromia’s East Hararghe Zone crackdown on Waaqeffannaa faithful, detain more than 80
A logo for the Waaqeffannaa Religion Followers Organization, a registered religious institution (Photo: Waaqeffannaa Religion Followers Organization/Facebook) Addis Abeba –…
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Commentary
Oromo political struggle over last half a century: Inquiry on achievements, challenges and the imperative for pragmatic imaginations
Participants of the annual Irreechaa thanksgiving festival carry the two flags that symbolize the Oromo people’s struggle for political and…
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Four civilians killed in deadly attack in Darra district of North Shawa Zone; residents and officials blame ‘Fano militants’
An attack in the Dara district of the Oromia region, situated within the North Shewa Zone, resulted in the deaths…
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Study reveals rampant gender-based violence, extrajudicial killings, mass arrests in two Guji zones
Merga Fikaduu (right), a human rights researcher and panelist for the study, and Nardos Chuta, Senior Specialist in Gender, Policy,…
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