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Arbitrary Detention medium Jimma

Detention in Jimma (25 May 2025)

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OHRM-2025-0485
Date of incident
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Jimma

On 25 May, three were detained in Sayo Nole district, West Wallega. Two brothers were detained in Darimu district, Illubabor, on 27 May and another young man was detained there on 28 May, because ‘his face looked new.’ Another young man was beaten and detained in Dabo Hanna district, Buno Bedele, on 30 May. Six were detained in Boji Coqorsa district, West Wallega, on 30 May; two more, including a 70 year old man, were taken from Babo Gambel district, West Wallega, around 30 May and a young man was detained in Goma district, Jimma, on 31 May.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 70 (2025-06-24), p.45. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-70-24-June-2025.pdf

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