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The Guardian:- ‘Freedom!’: the mysterious movement that brought Ethiopia to a standstill

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Qeerroo – young Oromo activists – drove the mass strike that helped topple the prime minister of one of Africa’s most autocratic governments

Supporters of Bekele Gerba, secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress, celebrate his release from prison, in Adama, Ethiopia on 14 February 2018.

Supporters of Bekele Gerba, secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress, celebrate his release from prison, in Adama, February 2018. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

 Today, Desalegn is a banker. But once he was a Qeerroo: a young, energetic and unmarried man from Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, bound by what he calls a “responsibility to defend the people”.

Twelve years ago he helped organise mass protests against an election result he and many others believed the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) had rigged. This landed him in prison, along with thousands of others, on terrorism charges. Continue reading →

SBO Bitootessa 14,2018. Oduu, Dhumaatii Mooyaaleetti Mootummaan Wayyaanee geessiste fi gaaffii fi deebii Mis. GS-ABO fi Ajajaa WBO Zoonii Kibbaa Jaal Goollichaa Dheengee Waliin taasifamee fi SBO sagantaa Afaan Amaaraa.

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Oromo Voice Radio (OVR) broadcast, March 12, 2018

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Seenaa irraa Haa Barannu!

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Damee Boruu irraa

Hooggantoonni OPDO bara kana namoota qara tahanii fi dammaqnisa qaban akka tahan waan mamnu natti hin fakkaatu. Waan hojii fi muxxannoon isaanii bara dheeraa warra Habashaa wajjin taheef ammantaa jabaa waan isaa irratti qaban akka tahe hojiin isaanii fi oolmaan isaanii ni agrsiisa. Yaroo qabsoon uummata Oromoo Qeerroo Bilisummaan hooggannamu Oromiyaa guutuutti fininu Obbo Lammaa Magarsaa Bulchaan Naannoo Oromiyaa ,“utuu uummata Oromoo milliyoona afurtama of duubaa qabnuu maal sodanaa” jedhee ture.  Jecha haqaa onnee irraa buqa’e akka tahe naaf gala. Continue reading →

NAAFKOO SOBBOOQAA *GUBAA BARA BARAA* NEW OROMO MUSIC, 2018

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“VIVA QEERROO” Dawite Mekonen romo/Oromiyaa Music 2018 (Official Music Video)

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English Summary of Qeerroo Statement on Moyale Massacre, March 11, 2018.

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Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo (aka Qeerroo, the Oromo Youth Organization Leading the Current Oromo Movement) just released a six-point statement following the Moyale Massacre. The Statement is summarized as follows:
1. All necessary measures will be (sould be) taken to halt the distribution of gas and the movement of gas companies giving service to the regime in Oromia.
2. All major roads through which goods and services are provided to the regime will be closed prudently in such a way that the regime will not be able to commit another masssacre.
3. All necessary measures will be 

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Oromiyaan Lolaa Dhiigaaf,lolaa Imimmaaniin Haramtee Akka Hinbanneef Oromoon FXG Hanga Bilisummaatti Jabaatee Itti Fufuu Qaba!

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Bitootessa 11,2018, Torbanoota lamaan kana keessa Waraanni TPLF akka malee uummata ajjeesuu, reebuun caccabsuu, jumulaan hidhuurratti fuulleffatte. Waraanni TPLF sababa waraanni ABO ykn WBO’n Oromiyaa raasaa jira jechuun uummata keenyarratti waraana kallattii afuriin banee jira. Waraanni TPLF kunneen manneen uummata Oromoo humnaan caccabsanii seenuun, dargaggeessa Oromoo Oromummaa qofaaf mana hidhaatti guuruu irratti fuulleffannoon hojeetee itti fufee jira. Oromiyaa keessatti manneen Oromoo akkasuma goleewwan Oromoo namni torban lama kana keessaa hindu’in muraasatuudha.

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“Gabrummaatti Xumura Haa Goonu”! Ibsa Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo

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Yakkaa Duguuginsa Sanyii Mootummaan Wayyaanee Sirni EPRDF/TPLF/OPDOn Waraana Labse Uummata Keenya Fixaa Jiru Ilaalchisuun Qabsoo FXG Finiinsuun Fashalessine Gabrummaatti Xummura Haa Goonu!!

Ibsa Qeerroo Billisummaa Oromoo Irraa Darbe.

Mootummaan abbaa irree wayyaanee yeroo kanatti yoomiyyuu caalaatti waraanaa uummata keenyarratti labsee deeggarsa tokko malee dirqamaan labsii waraanaa raggasisee yakka waraanaa gochaa duguuginsa sanyii (genocide) uummata Oromoofi saboota cunqurfamoo biyya keenya keessa jiran irratti gaggeessa jira. Torbee darbee erga Labsiin Waraanaa labse hanga har’atti yakki duguuggaa sanyii ajjeechaan jumlaa Oromiyaa Dhihaa Amboo, Gudar, Giincii, Holootaa,Naqemtee, Gimbii, Dambii Doolloo, Jimmaa, Harargee , Baaleefi Moyyaalee kutaalee Oromiyaa garaagaraa keessatti uummata keenyarratti itti fufinsaan gaggeeffama jira. Kan guyyaa kaleessaa Bitootessa 10/2018 Godina Kibba Oromiyaa Booraana Magaalaa Moyyaalee keessatti Uummata keenyaa nagaa irratti waraana banuun hanga guyyaa har’aatti itti fufinsaan yakki duguugga sanyii gaggeeffama jira. Continue reading →