Killing in West Arsi (17 Aug 2025)
- Ref
- OHRM-2025-0688
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Arsi
Between 17 August and 21 September, there were 31 ONM reports of abuses in Arsi and West Arsi zones. Almost all included detention and beating of civilians, mostly together with other forms of violence against persons or property, committed with the intention of driving Oromo from their land; ‘drying out the ocean to kill the fish,’ to deny support to OLA. Abuses were reported from 13 districts; three in West Arsi (Negele, Awashoo and Shashemane) and 12 in Arsi. The five Arsi districts from which most abuses were reported were, in decreasing order, Shanan Kolu, Martii, Siree, Sirka and Sudee.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.21. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf