All documented incidents
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Every published incident, newest first. Open one to read the full record.
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Detention in Meki, East Shewa (18 Nov 2021)
The family of top OLF youth leader Dawit Abdata were rounded up and detained in Meki, E Showa, on about 18 November, including his 82 yearold father, Abdata Hundessa, his uncle, Bedilu Hundessa, aged 70, cousins Hawi and Ayantu Badilu…
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Killing in West Wollega (17 Nov 2021)
A recent visitor to Ethiopia, interviewed by OSG on 17 November, reported that another young man was shot and killed in Chalia, W Wallega, on 8 November. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 58 (2021-12-14), p.20.…
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Detention by government forces in Goro Dola, Guji (2 Nov 2021)
On 2 November, OLLAA released the names of 176 detainees in Goro Dola woreda police station, E Guji. Unless otherwise stated, they are all from Goro Dola woreda. In reasons given for their detention ‘Shane’ essentially means OLA, the…
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Killing in Boke, West Hararghe (2 Nov 2021)
OLLAA 2 November reported that Yadata Mahdi, in his twenties and about to get married, was killed at 7 pm on 25 October in Boke Xiqo town … Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 58 (2021-12-14), p.19.…
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Killing in Haro, East Wollega (26 Oct 2021)
HRLHA and OLLAA 26 October gave information on the following, among the 25 killed in Haro 01 kebele/district, Kiramu, on 10 October. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 58 (2021-12-14), p.21.…
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Killing by government militia in East Wollega (25 Oct 2021)
Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA), in a 25 October press release, reported that attacks on civilians by heavily-armed Amhara Region Militia lasted two days and left many dead in Kiramu and two other districts -Guto Gidda…
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Killing in Chinaksen, East Hararghe (25 Oct 2021)
Addis Standard 25 October reported attacks on Oromo in Chinaksen district, E Hararge, adjacent to Somali Region, by Somali Region Forces and citizens, on 20 October. The attacks left at least four dead and hundreds fled their homes, as…
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Abduction / extortion / forced conscription by government forces in Ambo, West Shewa (24 Oct 2021)
CONSCRIPTION FNN News 24 October included an interview with two child soldiers, captured by Tigrean Defence Forces the previous day. They gave themselves up. As they did, some were shot at from behind by Ethiopian government forces. The…
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Killing in Horo Guduru Wollega (18 Oct 2021)
Jabessa Bulti Magarsa Fekadu Tadele Edosa Raji Kalifa Wonde Tekalign Zerihun Mekonnen Two brothers were shot dead in Harbu Nagasa kebele, Jardaga Jarte woreda, Horo Guduru zone on 18 October (HRLHA): Rabirra Bayana, 12th grade student…
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Killing in Borena (15 Oct 2021)
Finfinnee News Network (FNN) broadcast a report on 15 October which included video recording of two young men being taken into the bush in Hidi Lola district of Borana zone and shot dead. The recording emerged on social media on 10…
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Torture / ill-treatment in Jimma (12 Oct 2021)
Irreecha detention and beatings OLLAA 12 October reported the detention and mistreatment of dozens of returning Irreecha celebrants in Arsi and Jimma zones on 4 October and also the arrest and beating of shop-owner Mahamadzen Nura and…
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Civilians killed in Haro Addis Alem kebele, Kiremu woreda, followed by retaliatory killings
After the Oromia special forces left Haro town, civilians in Haro Addis Alem kebele were killed by "OLF-Shene" fighters from 10 October 2021. In response, informally organised local residents and people from the neighbouring region…
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Detention in Bishoftu, East Shewa (4 Oct 2021)
Among those detained in ‘Meksiko’, Finfinneee/Addis Ababa, on 4 October were: Abdalla Miju Ana Tajudin Tamam Haji Saladin Abdi Magarsa Abdi Shamsu Junadin Gadisa Aliyi Ibsa Aliyi Detained in Bishoftu on 4 October: Habtamu Taye Sisay Abara…
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Rights Commission expresses concern for civilians after killing of 29 people in east Wollega, Oromia state in two separate attacks
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concerns over the security situation of civilians in Kiramu Woreda, in East Welega Zone of Oromia regional state after the killing of 18 people in Boka Kebele on September 17 and…
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Killing in South West Shewa (24 Sep 2021)
SOUTHERN NATIONS, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLES REGION Suspected killing in Awasa First year Awasa University student, Abdi Damene Tujuba, was found dead on 24 September. His family in Waliso, SW Showa, reported he was a well-known Oromo…
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3 people killed by police in Nejo, West Wollega (23 Sep 2021)
Three men killed in police custody in Nejo, Wallega, in July (OSG Report 57, p.17) have been named by sources of OLLAA, reporting 23 September. They were arrested following the bombing of a police vehicle on 16 July -Jawe, a men with…
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Detention in North Shewa (23 Sep 2021)
OLLAA reported on 23 September that two girls and two boys aged 15 and 16, from Bosat, N Showa, were sentenced to terms of 15-16 years in prison after being detained since their arrest on 30 June 2020, for taking part in protests…
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Killing in Ejere, West Shewa (22 Sep 2021)
After he returned to his dormitory, shared with three Amhara students, on the evening of 22 September at 11 pm, he went missing. When he failed to appear for breakfast next day, his friends searched all over the campus. His dead body was…
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Detention by police in Gelan, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (22 Sep 2021)
The high level OLF detainees who were transferred with Col. Gamachu Ayana from Galan police station on 22 September (Gadado 3 October) and taken to an isolated, secure, unofficial unit in Galan, are believed to be: Gada Gabisa Mikael…
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Disappearance by police in Gelan, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (21 Sep 2021)
For example, Col. Gamachu Ayana and nine others disappeared from Galan police station on 21 September and their location remained unknown for several weeks until they were relocated in a special, secure unit, an unofficial detention in…
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Killing in Dugda, East Shewa (18 Sep 2021)
Lata Fixe, administrator of Dugda district, S Showa, renowned for his enthusiastic support for development and agricultural projects was killed at 8 pm on 18 September, when heading to his home in Dugda from field-work (Gadado 3 October).…
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Killing by government forces in Kellem Wollega (13 Sep 2021)
Egnu Wondimu, aged 15, was shot dead by government forces ‘in front of his parents at his home’ on 13 September (Gadado 3 October). The location was omitted from the report. Government forces killed the following civilians in Qondala…
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Killing by government forces in Bordode, West Hararghe (11 Sep 2021)
Lencho from Miesso town, Gumbi Bordode district, W Hararge, was killed by government forces on 11 September (Gadado 3 October). Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 58 (2021-12-14), p.18.…
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Disappearance by police in Miyo, Borena (3 Sep 2021)
Two young men, Boru Guyo and Dereje Birhanu, were arrested in May, accused of attending an antigovernment protest in Hidi Lola town, Borana zone. OLLAA reported on 3 September that the young men disappeared from custody in Miyo police…
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Killing by government forces in West Shewa (28 Aug 2021)
Two men were taken from prison in Meta, W Showa, on 28 August 2021, and killed by government forces (OMRHO, p.18): Ijara Magarsa Debisa Regassa Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 59 (2022-04-04), p.9.…
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Killing in Gindeberet, West Shewa (21 Aug 2021)
Gadado 21 August provided further detail of the abduction and killing of Mosisa Lama. He was taken from Finfinnee/Addis Ababa bus station by security forces on 16 August. He was taken from prison and executed. His body was found 190 km…
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60 killed in retaliatory ethnic-based attacks in Gida Kiremu woreda; residents displaced
In the days after the 18 August 2021 attack, people from among local residents carried out retaliatory ethnic-based attacks that killed 60 people, EHRC found. Residents were displaced to Amhara Region and to Kiremu town. Source: Ethiopian…
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Nearly 540,000 displaced in Benishangul Gumuz; 1.4 m people in SNNPR need assistance; & 51,000 secondary displacement in Wellega, Oromia: UN
August 18/2021 – More than 538,000 people are displaced in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, while nearly 1.4 million people across 16 zones and 6 special Woredas of the the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) are…
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More than 150 residents killed in ethnic-based attack in Gida Kiremu woreda after security forces left
After security forces deployed in the area moved elsewhere on 17 August 2021, armed men identified as "OLF-Shene" attacked residents of Gida Kiremu woreda on 18 August in an ethnic-based attack. Residents told EHRC more than 150 people…
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Detention in Arero, Borena (16 Aug 2021)
On 16 August, the following were taken from Harqallo 01 following ‘Analysis of the woreda council’:* Mohammed (Dashu) Gumi Mandhe, 20, pastoralist from Wato Dambobi Doyo Bekele, 29, driver from Bokola Gamada Xenxira Birbirsa, 21, grade 11…
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Killing in East Wollega (3 Aug 2021)
He was summarily executed and his body was found around the Sorga river on 3 August. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 57 (2021-09-01), p.17. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Report-57.pdf
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Detention in West Hararghe (30 Jul 2021)
A whole family in Daro Labu district, W Hararge, were detained on 30 July. Hadiya Hasan, her husband Mohammed Jundi and their two sons Wabsa’a and Kedir were imprisoned. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 57 (2021-09-01), p.11.…
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Killing in East Shewa (25 Jul 2021)
Elderly Adunya Amante, in the town of Ginderebet, E Showa, was killed on 25 July. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 57 (2021-09-01), p.6. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Report-57.pdf
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Killing in Nejo, West Wollega (17 Jul 2021)
Three prisoners in Nejo, W Wallega, were taken out and killed on 17 July. Their bodies were left out at night and were partly devoured by hyenas so it was not possible to recognise or name them (Gadado 30 July). Source: Oromia Support…
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Killing by government forces in Metu, Illu Aba Bor (16 Jul 2021)
Andualem Tameru, a Grade 12 student in Metu, Illubabor, was killed by ‘military forces’ on 16 July (Gadado 30 July). Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 57 (2021-09-01), p.17.…
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Torture / ill-treatment by police in Burayu, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (Jul 2021)
Prisoners in Ethiopia are entitled to 20 Birr/day feeding allowance to keep them alive. This was withdrawn from OLF detainees in July and has not been resumed, because they were not regarded as ‘real prisoners’. Relatives bringing food to…
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Killing in Bako, West Shewa (Jul 2021)
The wave of killings in Showa in late July also included that of Mallasa Chala, who was an Oromo Federalist Congress leader in Bako, W Showa. Mallasa was held in prison, from where he was taken and summarily executed. Another prisoner,…
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OLF’s Lammi Begna, Dawit Abdeta whereabouts unknown again; family members say they are kidnapped
Addis Standard learned through sources that Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) members: Lammi Begna and Dawit Abdeta disappeared during a transport from their last known location, the detention center at Mojo Police Station. Addis Standard was…
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Killing in Miyo, Borena (11 Jul 2021)
Gadado reported on 11 July that over 300 Oromo left Miyo district in the aftermath of that execution. Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 57 (2021-09-01), p.21.…
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Torture / ill-treatment by government forces in Nejo, West Wollega (11 Jul 2021)
Residents of Horo Guduru told the BBC that Eritrean forces were recently deployed there and were ‘beating and detaining at random and robbing in a manner never seen before’. Gadado 11 July also reported that retreating Eritrean soldiers,…
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Killing by Eritrean troops in Gindeberet, West Shewa (11 Jul 2021)
Gadado reported on 11 July that Eritrean troops killed six civilians in Gindeberet district when they ran amok looting there and in Abuna district, W Showa, on 11 June (see Destruction and Detention, p.8). Those killed in Gindeberet were…
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Mohammed Deksiso free at last after missing for weeks
Mohammed Deksiso, the Jimma university graduate was released after nearly Five months of detention. freed from where he was held for over six weeks without his family’s knowledge of his whereabouts. He was arrested on February 14, 2021…
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Killing in Genji, West Wollega (7 Jul 2021)
Two were killed together in Beketo, Genji, on 7 July, two in Bikiltu Ankori, Genji, on 7 August and another two there on 20 October, two in Homi Suchi, Aira on 22 November and at least three in Chalia town, Guliso on 28 December. Source:…
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Killing by government forces in Borena (5 Jul 2021)
Waqo Jilo was shot dead on 5 July 2021 when he attempted to protect his wife from being abducted to a nearby military camp. She became mentally ill after his death and since then she needs to be prevented from wandering around naked in…
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OLF’s Abdi Ragassa re-arrested shortly after release; his whereabouts remain unknown
Abdi Regassa, a senior member of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) was reportedly taken by security forces after the court ordered his release. His lawyer Tuli Bayisa told Addis Standard that the Oromia Supreme court acquitted Abdi of…
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Detention in Burayu, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (24 Jun 2021)
Station until March 2020 but was then moved frequently between facilities despite being freed by courts six times, including on 24 June 2021, when he was re-arrested as he attempted to go home from court. He has spent periods in Awash…
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Killing by government forces in Chancho, Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (19 Jun 2021)
Three Oromo women and a baby from Chancho kebele, Metekel zone, were killed by Amhara Special Forces on 19 June, according to a report from the same informants in Metekel and USA: Addisee Haile 45 Burtukan Olana 21 and her baby Darartu…
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Oromo Liberation Army says it detained two Afghani employees of a mining company in West Wollega; Zonal Admin refutes claims
The Oromo Liberation Army, OLA, said in a statement that its forces have “detained two Afghani nationals working for Moon Rock Mining and Marble Development PLC in western Oromia.” The statement didn’t specify as of when the two were…
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Killing by government forces in Jimma (12 Jun 2021)
A horrific video clip, lasting 29 seconds, was posted on Facebook on 12 June, depicting the semi-naked body of a young man with a disfigured face and head being dragged by his bound feet along a metalled road in Jimma zone. He was…
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Killing by government forces in Gindeberet, West Shewa (11 Jun 2021)
Destruction and Detention Eritrean troops went on a rampage of killing and destruction in two districts of W Showa on 11 June according to Gadado on 11 July. As well as killing six civilians in Gindeberet district (p.6) the Eritrean…