Detention by government forces in Oda Bultum, West Hararghe (26 May 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0486
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Hararghe
On 26 May, soldiers in Sirka district, Arsi, took 35 kg of wheat and 3,000 birr from all farmers and arrested ‘poor people who have nothing to pay’ for being ‘anti-development.’ The taking of livestock in lieu of payment of taxes has been reported. Cattle were taken and driven away in Oda Bultum district, West Hararge, in mid-May, for example.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 70 (2025-06-24), p.9. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-70-24-June-2025.pdf