All documented incidents
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Every published incident, newest first. Open one to read the full record.
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Killing in Babo Gembel, West Wollega (23 Jun 2026)
On 23 June, a respected farmer and peace advocate, Duulaa Sirriiqaa, in Kutala Kusi kebele, Babo Gambel district, West Wallega, was dragged from his home and shot dead by security forces, claiming his son was a member of OLA (ONM).…
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Killing by government militia in Hidhabu Abote, North Shewa (23 Jun 2026)
A militia member was killed and six others wounded in Ejere town, Hidhabu Abote district, in a dispute over the distribution of loot taken from the population, in which hand grenades were discharged (reported by ONM on 23 June). Source:…
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Torture / ill-treatment by government militia in Burayu, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (23 Jun 2026)
On 23 June, ONM reported that government militia in Ashawa Meedaa in the Dirree Cirrachaa district of Burayu sub-city, were targeting youth on public roads, beating them and taking their smartphones before detaining them on fabricated…
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Detention in West Arsi (21 Jun 2026)
On 21 June, the same day as the execution of detainees in Gadab Hasaasaa district, West Arsi, elderly farmers in the district, including twelve named by ONM, were detained on the pretext of their sons being members of OLA. They were held…
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Killing in Yubdo, West Wollega (21 Jun 2026)
An innocent young man named Eliyas was shot many times, killed and his body left in a field: and an elderly woman, Qulluccee Tarrafaa, was seriously wounded when security forces raided Jawi Koboshee kebele, Yubdo district, West Wallega,…
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Abduction / extortion / forced conscription by government forces in Fentale, East Shewa (21 Jun 2026)
ONM reported that in June over 50 government militia members were extorting money and property from residents in Fantale, Dugda and Bora districts, under various pretexts. On 21 June, a subsistence farmer and head of a large family,…
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Suspect in Oromia courtroom killings of judge, ex-wife dies by suicide while under medical care
The Oromia Supreme Court has confirmed that the suspect accused of fatally shooting a judge and a plaintiff inside a courtroom in Walmara District, West Shewa Zone, earlier this month has died by suicide while under medical treatment.…
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Abduction / extortion / forced conscription in Gololcha, Bale (20 Jun 2026)
Yaasin Jamaal, a young man in Gololcha district, Arsi, had his vehicle stolen on 20 June according to ONM and was forced to pay 7,000 birr to the authorities to reclaim it. On 30 June, officials in Shashemane were reported to be extorting…
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Detention in Robe (Arsi), Arsi (19 Jun 2026)
Farmers in Guna district, Arsi, and Shala district in West Arsi, were arbitrarily detained on 18 and 19 June, according to ONM. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74 (2026-09-07), p.49.…
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Detention in Adama, East Shewa (19 Jun 2026)
Chuuchaa Gaarii, a young man living in Adama town, was accused of supporting OLA and taken to an unknown location on 19 June. His place of detention or the location of his body remained unknown at least until the ONM report on 30 June.…
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Detention in South West Shewa (19 Jun 2026)
ONM reported the arrest of civilians accused of supporting OLA on 19 June in the districts of Tole and Bacho two days later. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74 (2026-09-07), p.20.…
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Killing by government forces in Jimma (17 Jun 2026)
In East Wallega, on 17 June, government forces shot and killed livestock belonging to three farmers in Gudaya Bila district, and were reported to be preventing farmers using their land in Jimma Arjo district in the following week (ONM).…
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Detention in Yabelo, Borena (16 Jun 2026)
ONM reported that in June over 120 people were being held without charge, on suspicion of supporting OLA, in Surroo Barguddaa district, West Guji and that a school principal, Galmaa Shinii, and a 2nd grade teacher, Alakee Galmaa, in…
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Killing by government forces in Bedeno, East Hararghe (16 Jun 2026)
It was reported that Jemal Abdullaa, a young man from Mata Rammis village, Bedeno district, East Hararge, was killed by government security forces on about 16 June. His body was discovered part way down a cliff face 12 days later. Source:…
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Detention by government forces in Fentale, East Shewa (16 Jun 2026)
Nine young men were taken to a military camp in Bosat district on 16 June and beating and arrests were reported in Bora district on 17 June and Fantale district on 21 June (ONM). In the last two weeks of June, more arrests were reported…
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2 people killed by government forces in Kuyu, North Shewa (16 Jun 2026)
ONM reported that on 16 June in Kuyyuu district, two young men were taken from prison and executed. On the same day, two villagers in Dubana Agalu, Kuyyuu district were killed and three others were wounded when government forces fired…
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Humanitarian access restricted by government forces in Gudeya Bila, East Wollega (Jun 2026)
Destruction of school property when it was turned into a military camp in Gudaya Bila district; the banning of motorcycle transport between Jireenya kebele, Guto Gida district, and Nekemte, in retaliation for the OLA road blockade at the…
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Abduction / extortion / forced conscription by government forces in East Wollega (Jun 2026)
Theft and extortion were not limited to cash. Three farmers in Horo Bulluq, between them, had three oxen and 35 sheep taken by government forces in June. Local cadres and militia stole 17 cattle, worth one million birr, from Kiisii…
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Detention in Gudeya Bila, East Wollega (Jun 2026)
One of the most common reasons given for the detention of women, for example in early-mid June, Balaaynesh Taaddasaa, Goban town, Jimma Raree district, and mother of seven, Biraane Toolassa, Gudaya Bila district, is that their husbands or…
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Killing by government forces in Gamo Nagaro, Horo Guduru Wollega (Jun 2026)
A farmer and father, Daraje Soori, was killed by soldiers who surrounded his home in Gamo Nagaro, Jimma Ganati district, Horo Guduru, in late June. His brother, Fiqadu Soori, was taken into detention. Both were falsely accused of working…
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Displacement by government forces in Meta district, East Hararghe (Jun 2026)
ONM reported in June that government cadres forced residents from their homes in Saddoo kebele, Meta district, and gathered them together. They singled out families of Oromo nationalists and ordered them to bring their children ‘out of…
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Abduction / extortion / forced conscription by government militia in Dinsho, Bale (Jun 2026)
There were two reports of other abuses in Bale from ONM in mid-June: extortion of money and theft of livestock by government militia in Dinsho district, and using community meetings in Gasara and Agarfa districts to terrorise and threaten…
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Displacement by government militia in Meta district, East Hararghe (Jun 2026)
Saddoo kebele in Meta district became an open-air interrogation centre in June, when cadres picked out families of Oromo nationalists among the assembled villagers and threatened them with eviction if their children did not return from…
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Killing by government forces in Tole, South West Shewa (Jun 2026)
Prominent resident of Tume Wayu kebele, Tole district, Haata’uu Waacilaa, was killed by government militia at a location named Lidataa, around mid-June, during a raid on the village in which goods were stolen and youths taken for…
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Detention in West Shewa (Jun 2026)
Most of those detained were farmers in areas where OLA had been active but detainees also included young men and a prominent trader. Some were the sole providers for large families, like farmers Galana Qixata (father of nine) and Shalama…
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Homes / property burned or looted by government forces in Hidhabu Abote, North Shewa (Jun 2026)
In the first week of June, the homes of three women in Hidhabu Abote district were burned down by government forces who claimed the women had family members in OLA (ONM). ONM reported that in late June homes in Hamdaa Weezaroo kebele,…
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Detention by government forces in Sheger, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (Jun 2026)
Government forces in the Special Zone around Finfinnee were reported in June by ONM to be singling out Oromo youth, especially those from Wallega zones, for mistreatment, extortion and detention. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report…
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Torture / ill-treatment by government forces in Jeldu, West Shewa (14 Jun 2026)
On 14 June, Prosperity Party militia reportedly took mobile phones from residents in Dire Incinni district. On 23 June, ONM reported that farmer Araarsaa Dabbaal in Kooluu Galaan kebele, Jaldu district, was robbed of two oxen as well as…
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Detention in West Wollega (13 Jun 2026)
Widespread arrests have continued throughout western Oromia in response to the support for OLA among the civilian population. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was quoted by ONM on 13 June as having threatened to ‘drive out the guerilla fighters…
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Torture / ill-treatment by government forces in West Shewa (13 Jun 2026)
ONM reported on 13 June that government soldiers were sent to all rural villages in Chalia district to collect 50kg of grain from each household for ‘militia support.’ Those who were unable to comply were accused of supporting OLA, beaten…
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Homes / property burned or looted by government forces in West Shewa (13 Jun 2026)
ONM reported on 13 June that the home of farmer and father of seven, Lamma Badhadha, in Buyama Rogee village, Dire Incinni district, was burned down and the area ‘turned into a military camp’ while his family were living out in the open.…
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Killing by government militia in Burayu, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (13 Jun 2026)
ONM reported on 13 June that armed gangsters of the ‘120 group’ which have worked in cooperation with the Koree Nageenya apparatus to intimidate, imprison and kill Oromo in West Showa, had extended their operations to Burayu, west of…
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Detention by government forces in West Wollega (12 Jun 2026)
Most detentions were of civilians accused of supporting OLA or relatives of suspected members of OLA. Large numbers of people were rounded up and properties burned in areas in which OLA had been active, as a form of collective punishment…
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Torture / ill-treatment by Fano in Gudeya Bila, East Wollega (12 Jun 2026)
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…
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Homes / property burned or looted in Dugda, East Shewa (12 Jun 2026)
On 12 June, drone strikes destroyed homes and properties in the Horofee area of Waldaa Qal’inaa village, Dugda district. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74 (2026-09-07), p.22.…
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Disappearance in Qarsa Mallima, South West Shewa (12 Jun 2026)
It was reported that Hirphasaa Guddisaa, a teacher at Leman Secondary School in Qarsa Mallima district, was killed on 12 June. His arrest from home at 11.00 p.m. on 7 June and subsequent disappearance in detention was reported by ONM. He…
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Homes / property burned or looted by government militia in Bedele, Buno Bedele (11 Jun 2026)
More than 100 families were forced off their land in Gawo Qebe district, Qellem, at the beginning of June, accused of supporting OLA, and made destitute. In the same week, farmers in Dhidheessa district, Buno Bedele zone, were reported to…
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Detention in Robe (Arsi), Arsi (9 Jun 2026)
ONM wrote on 9 June that the Heban district administrator, Woyyeessaa Dheekkamaa, was detained because he was suspected of supporting OLA, and replaced by a ‘pro-government’ administrator. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74…
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Displacement by government forces in East Wollega (9 Jun 2026)
Government forces beat and evicted Oromo residents from their land in Wayu Tuqa district, East Wallega, and began settling Amhara migrants on their choice farmland in Miinyaa Kuraa kebele on 9 June. Oromo farmers were branded OLA…
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Killing by government forces in Dera, North Shewa (8 Jun 2026)
Farmer and father of four, Aabbuu Suudee Boruu, a resident of Qundee village in Warree Gabroo kebele, Darra district, was shot and killed by government security forces on 8 June after being held for a week in a local military camp, where…
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Detention in Negele, Guji (8 Jun 2026)
It was reported on 8 June that Buddha Dharraa, a married woman from Negele, Arsi, had been detained in Negele prison for over one year, without being charged or appearing in court. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 73 (2026-06-12),…
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Homes / property burned or looted by government militia in Shala, West Arsi (7 Jun 2026)
On 7 June, government militia took over the community hall in Shala district, West Arsi, ‘holding meetings and threatening locals.’ On the same day at Afarsoo in the Faraqsaa kebele in Marti district, Arsi, Sulxii Arabaa was accused of…
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Killing in Doba, West Hararghe (7 Jun 2026)
On 7 June, Somali Region forces shot and killed a young herder, Sheeyidii Maammad Hasan, in Biyyoo Jannataa kebele, Doba district, West Hararge, and stole the 38 cattle which he was tending. His father, Mammad Hasan, was killed in an…
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Killing by government militia in Kuyu, North Shewa (7 Jun 2026)
On 7 June, a member of government militia in Kuyyuu district, Tafarii Simee, was shot dead by colleagues ‘in a dispute’ (ONM). Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74 (2026-09-07), p.14.…
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Detention in East Shewa (6 Jun 2026)
Three farmers in Ada’a Barga district were accused of harbouring OLA fighters when arrested and their houses searched on 6 June. Four others in the district were arrested on 11 June, accused like most of the detainees of supporting OLA.…
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Detention by government militia in Jimma Arjo, East Wollega (4 Jun 2026)
On 4 June, Takilee Fiixaa, a high-ranking Prosperity Party official in Jimma Arjo district was detained by colleagues in kebele 02, charged with supporting OLA. Two days later, ten Prosperity Party militia members in Nunnu Qumba district…
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Killing by government forces in Adama, East Shewa (4 Jun 2026)
Daawwit Mul'ataa Dinqaa, a young man in Adama city, was shot dead by a policeman on 4 June, falsely accused of being an OLA supporter and an escapee from prison (ONM). A drunken altercation between militia members and soldiers belonging…
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Killing by government militia in East Shewa (4 Jun 2026)
Makkoo Umar Roobaa, a woman in Bosat district, was reportedly shot dead by a militia member after witnessing him ‘fleeing from a fight’ on 4 June (ONM). Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 74 (2026-09-07), p.22.…
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Killing by government forces in Meta Walqite, South West Shewa (4 Jun 2026)
A 15 year-old girl, Burte Girma, was shot dead by ENDF when helping her father on their farm in Meta Walqite district on 4 June. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 73 (2026-06-12), p.23.…
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Killing by government forces in Gida Ayana, East Wollega (3 Jun 2026)
Two farmers who had been forcibly conscripted into local militia were shot dead by their commanders in Jireen kebele, Nunnu Qumba district, on 3 June, when they attempted to desert, escape the military camp and return to their farms and…