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Arbitrary Detention medium West Wollega

Detention in Gimbi, West Wollega (13 Mar 2025)

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OHRM-2025-0147
Date of incident
Zone
West Wollega

More than 50 were later reported to have been detained in Gimbi prison (13 March, W1). Youngsters were reported to be hiding on the forest night and day, to avoid being detained. Among those detained either ‘for being Qeerroo or Qaree’, suspected of supporting OLA, or because they were being forcibly conscripted, W1 named the following in West Wallega, on 23 March.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 69 (2025-04-10), p.32. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-69-10-April-2025.pdf

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