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Abduction / extortion / forced conscription in Adama, East Shewa (6 Sep 2025)

Ref
OHRM-2025-0720
Date of incident
Zone
East Shewa

Earlier, on 6 September, eight people from Alaagaa Duree town in Jaju district of Arsi zone were detained near Nura Asee village, Bosat district, where they had travelled to attend a funeral. They were surrounded by security forces when they went shopping in a nearby town and forcibly conscripted. They were transferred to Dooni town, where they were joined by forced conscripts from there and from Siifaa Battee village, before being taken to Hoolan Citi town. They were taken as forced conscripts ‘without their consent or motivation’ (ONM).

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 71 (2025-11-20), p.16. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-71-20-November-2025.pdf

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