Torture / ill-treatment by Fano in Gudeya Bila, East Wollega (12 Jun 2026)
- Ref
- OHRM-2026-0521
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Wollega
The accounts of beating without detention included young men in Wayu town, Jimma Raree district, for having long braided hair (resembling OLA fighters), which was forcibly shaved off (reported 12 June); school students beaten on their way to school to sit exams in Gudaya Bila district on 19 June; and the beating by Fano militia of a youth in Gida Ayana district on 30 July. Bayisa Dhereesaa was beaten so severely by Fano in Sirba Waddeessaa that ONM described him as being ‘between life and death.’
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74 (2026-09-07), p.38. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-74-7-September-2026.pdf