(Qeerroo News, 11 April 2011) The Woyane Federal police have beeen firing live ammunition on about 400 unarmed and peaceful Oromo students of Mizan Tepi University injuring several students and arresting several others a report we received on April 08, 2011 revealed.

According to Qeerroo News reporter,  the exact number of students injured and arrested by the Woyane police is unknown.

However, the latest update we received today April 10, 2011 revealed that 114 Oromo students, injured by live ammunition have been admitted to Mizan Tepi hospital and many others who were not taken to hospital are suffering in individual houses without any medical attention.

The updated report we received today added that more than 50 other Oromo students have been abducted and their whereabouts are unknown.

Oromo students in the area are appealing to all humanitarian, governmental and non-governmental organizations to follow the whereabouts of those abducted and also to save the lives of those left without medical attention.

Here is a brief chronology of events unfolding in Mizan Tepi University. On April 4, 2011 evening the rumor that Oromo students are going to lit a revolt in the university was spread and a large number of Federal Police was deployed and was firing heavy equipments throughout the night, presumably to scare of the students.

In connection with this the Tigrean students of the university were organized and started a (pro-government) rally insulting the Oromo students and the entire Oromo people.

The provoked Oromo students made everything possible to destabilize the conflict and the tension peacefully, but without success.The conflict was intensified until the so called Federal Police sided with Tigrean students and rained live ammunition on Oromo students.

That evening the deployed Federal Police picked up at least 50 [only] Oromo students from their dormitories, put them on big military trucks and have taken them away and their whereabouts are unknown.

Currently the telephone communication to the area is down and Qeerroo News reporter is unable to get more detail information about the incident.

Ka'i, Qeeroo

Nuti, bartootni Oromoo fi bartootni saboota miidhaa bittaa jala jirruu, ummata Itoophiyaas tahe hawaasa addunyaatti quca warraaqsaa qabsiisuu keenya kunoo ifatti labsineerra. Seenaa wareegama bartoota Oromoo dhiheenya taasisameef bakka guddaa kennaa nutis wareegama bilisummaa baasuuf murteessanne. Bara baraan gabrummaa keessa jiraachuu irra bilisummaaf utuu falmannuu, wareegama seena-qabeessa taheef kufuu filanne.

Ummatootni Ittophiyaa keessaas yaamicha keenya dhagahanii, miidhaa, cunqursaa fi gabrummaa of irraa dhabamsiisanii, bilisummaa, walabummaa fi sirna dimokiraasii haqaa dhugoomsatanii biyya isaanii keessa kabajaan jiraachuuf goca bilisummaa bakka hundatti akka qabsisanii qalbii fi onnee guutuun akka nu waliin hiriiran guddisnee abdanna.

Ibsa Sochii Qeerroo Oromiyaa

Ka'i Qeerroo!!

“We, Oromo and all other oppressed peoples students, declare to the world and the Ethiopian peoples that we are committed to be first in torching the revolution. Given the recent history of Oromo students’ movement, we are cognizant of the price of freedom.We are determined to die in freedom than living in slavery.

We are confident that soon the remaining Ethiopian peoples would follow us in upholding the torch of the revolution so that their oppression, suffering and slavery end here and now and give way, once and for all, for liberty, freedom and democracy to prevail.”

Oromo Youth.pdf