2 people beaten or tortured by police in Aira, West Wollega (13 Jan 2026)
- Ref
- OHRM-2026-0023
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
- Number of people affected
- 2
Other episodes of detention in West Wallega included youths being taken in Mana Sibu when on the road to Mandi on 13 January; three teachers and several elderly people in Haru Sibu also on 13 January; and a teacher and two other civilians severely beaten and taken to the Jarso district police station on 24 January, falsely accused of feeding information to OLA. Finally, W1 reported that Geleta Yadessa, a teacher, was arrested from Geba Sembata in West Wallega on 23 February.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 72 (2026-03-03), p.45. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-72-3-March-2026.pdf