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Arbitrary Detention medium Jimma

2 people detained by police in Jimma (10 Apr 2025)

Ref
OHRM-2025-0315
Date of incident
Zone
Jimma
Number of people affected
2

Arrests included ‘many’ being taken from Mana Sibu district, West Wallega, 10 April; four, including two teachers, from Nejo town and one from Jarso district, West Wallega, 12 April; four more from Mana Sibu, 12 April; church congregations in Qiltu Kara district, West Wallega, 13 April; two from Dabo Hanna district, Buno Bedele, 14 April; over six members of a church congregation in Geera district, Jimma, 16 April; and two young women beaten and detained on 17 April at Lata Sibu district police station, West Wallega, accused of hairdressing for OLA.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 70 (2025-06-24), p.44. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-70-24-June-2025.pdf

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