Oromia Killings Archives

Renewed Somali ‘Liyu Police’ Attack in Oromia Left Scores Dead, Homes Destroyed

May 27, 2018May 27, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY MOHAMMED ADEMO | OPRIDE At least four people were killed and five others wounded in renewed cross-border attacks this week by the Ethiopian Somali State Liyu Police in Oromia’s East Hararghe zone. More than 250 houses were razed to the ground and hundreds of civilians are internally displaced, according to locals and media reports.

Ethnic Violence Pushes Ethiopia to the Brink of Security Crisis

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ADDIS STANDARD Close to eighty people were killed (by official accounts) within just one week in various places located in east and west Hararghe administrative zones of the Oromia regional state, in the eastern part of Ethiopia, pushing the country to the brink of security crisis.

Conflict in Eastern Ethiopia Leaves Dozens Dead

September 1, 2017TesfaNews50 Comments

BY ADDIS STANDARD Intense fighting between the Ethiopian Somali and the Oromo ethnic groups in the eastern Ethiopia has left “more than 30 people”, including “more than a dozen army members”, dead and several others injured, Addis Standard learned. According to three residents of Mieso town, west Hararghe zone, who contacted Addis Standard late this evening, today’s fighting in […]

UN Human Rights: Press Briefing Notes on Ethiopia

August 21, 2016August 21, 2016TesfaNews15 Comments

By Ravina Shamdasani | UNHCHR Spokesperson, Given the extremely alarming reports that emerged earlier this month about serious human rights violations in the Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia, the High Commissioner reached out to the Ethiopian Government, seeking access for independent observers to the country to assess the human rights situation. We have now […]

Time to Repeal Anti-Terrorism Law in Ethiopia

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016TesfaNews23 Comments

By Anuradha Mittal, With the African Union celebrating the African Year of Human Rights at its 26th summit, at its headquarters in Addis, Ethiopia, the venue raises serious concerns about commitment to human rights. Ethiopia’s so called economic development policies have not only ignored but enabled and exacerbated civil and human rights abuses in the […]

Over 85 Killed, 3500 Detained in Oromia

December 22, 2015TesfaNews13 Comments

By Abraha Belai, The number of individuals killed during the month-long protests has risen to over 85, while over 3500 have been detained, a leading figure of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) told Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Service on Monday. Bekele Nega, secretary general of OFC, said nearly all of OFC’s members and […]