Friday, September 6, 2013
DON’T CRY FOR ME OROMIA….
Statement of Oromo American National Foundation (OANF) on the Murder of Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda by the Ethiopian Regime
Oromo American National Foundation | September 6, 2013
The dastards in the Tigrean ruling thugs committed an unforgivable cowardly act against a gallant Oromo activist, Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda. After kidnapping him in Kenya where he sought refugee status due from the constant harassment by the Tigrean henchmen in his Owen country Oromia, they render him to that wretched land –Ethiopia, against all the laws of civilized international standard. Even though the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States and the Kenya Judiciary absolved Engineer Tesfahun Chemeda from accusation of the Ethiopian regime that he was involved in terrorism, the malicious cowards of the Wayannee regime bribed corrupt Kenya security officials and did rendition him to their dungeon, in Ethiopia!
In the ensuing two years, they tortured him relentlessly to break his inexorable will to fight for dignity and democratic rights of the Oromo nation. He was a valiant fighter contemptuous of the barbarians at core sore of our nation’s essence! They placed him 24 hours a day for two years in solitary confinement! In their final criminal assault, they murdered him and lied to the world by announcing that he took his own life! It’s been said that cowards die a thousand times while a hero dies only once – it is the ignoble fear of the Wayannee thugs that will die thousand times! Tesfahun Chemeds valiant courage, to stand to their ghoulish act without breaking down is a testament to the heroic ethos of our élans who continue to confront the Tigrean thugs everywhere in Oromia undaunted!
The vile massacres of Oromos in Kofalee and the ghastly killing of Tesfahun Chemeda is our anguish, but in any struggle, lives will be lost against diabolical and fascist gangs! The struggle and its glory, like a diamond will sparkle, and the memory will live in the hamlets, valleys and mountains of Oromia for generations to come! The best, the brightest, the finest will continue to be martyred for the dignity of our people. We inherit our courage to struggle from our forefathers and mothers, Oromia with its brave sons and daughters will be defended with revolutionary zeal. All the spilled blood of Oromo martyrs will soak the fertile soil of Oromia to rise up like the seeds of spring to bloom our hills and magnificent valleys to urge us to fight-on! Let us bring the best of our knowledge and our time to this inheritance of honor and glory!
The vile massacres of Oromos in Kofalee and the ghastly killing of Tesfahun Chemeda is our anguish, but in any struggle, lives will be lost against diabolical and fascist gangs! The struggle and its glory, like a diamond will sparkle, and the memory will live in the hamlets, valleys and mountains of Oromia for generations to come! The best, the brightest, the finest will continue to be martyred for the dignity of our people. We inherit our courage to struggle from our forefathers and mothers, Oromia with its brave sons and daughters will be defended with revolutionary zeal. All the spilled blood of Oromo martyrs will soak the fertile soil of Oromia to rise up like the seeds of spring to bloom our hills and magnificent valleys to urge us to fight-on! Let us bring the best of our knowledge and our time to this inheritance of honor and glory!
The Tigrean lunatics hoped to kill our nobility and splendor. A lunatic may kill an Oromo activist/revolutionary, but he cannot kill the revolutionary idea of free Oromia! The idea of free Oromia shall never die; new generation of gallant Oromo youth will pick-up the torch to fight for the next thousand years or till Oromia becomes a freeland!
Hence the struggle for Oromia will continue and like Engineer Tesfahu Chemeda, a new generation of Oromo youth is willing to pay any price, confront any foe, engage friends and allies of our cause until the political and social conditions of our land is emancipated! And so, Tesfahun Chemeda and all the Oromo martyrs, we are proud that in this struggle, your valiant life will be celebrated, your heritage will be honored!
We will paraphrase a song/poem from Eva Peron’s opera and Khalil Gibran’s Verses //,,,,,to venerate our fallen comrade TESFAHUN CHEMEDA
It won’t be easy you’ll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I have done
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new…
Don’t cry for me OROMIA
The truth is I never left you
All though my student activism days
My pure existence
I kept my promise
Don’t keep your distance
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I have done
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new…
Don’t cry for me OROMIA
The truth is I never left you
All though my student activism days
My pure existence
I kept my promise
Don’t keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all t desired
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all t desired
Don’t cry for me OROMIA
Have I said too much?
There is nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true……
There is nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true……
KHALIL GIBRAN:::—-
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather he longs to attain
You give but little when you give of your possession. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give
We also dedicate a poem by an English poet:- William Ernest Henley It is called INVECTUS
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather he longs to attain
You give but little when you give of your possession. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give
We also dedicate a poem by an English poet:- William Ernest Henley It is called INVECTUS
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquered soul
Black as pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquered soul
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed
I have not winced nor cried aloud
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the
Scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Looms but the horror of shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the
Scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Oromo American National Foundation
811 Upshur Street, NW
Washington DC, 20011
Phone: 202-722-1274
Namibia: BBA Winner Dillish Accepts Her Borana Heritage
Photo: Big Brothe
Newly crowned Big Brother Africa: The Chase winner Namibia's Dillish recently learned of her retired Kenyan soldier father, Abdi Guyo, and that she hails from the Borana ethnic group in Northern Kenya.
Creating a media frenzy, the topic of who and where Dillish's biological father resided became scrutinized by the media in the past few days.
A week after Dillish took home the grand prize of USD $300,000, the winner and her family revealed that the Namibian beauty was on a mission to find her real father.
According to NewVision, in a Google hangout organized by the Kenyan Embassy in Namibia, Selma, Dillish's mother and biological father Abdi, were able to talk to each other for the first time in close to 23 years.
According to reports, Dillish has invited her newly reunited biological father to her 23rd birthday party in Namibia, to be held on the 16th of September.
Enough is Enough! Enough is Enough!
Enough is Enough! Enough is Enough!
Oromo in Action Photo report
Report of the demo images UOSG
Frankfurt, 30.08.2013
Report Organized by the UOSG , HOB and VOMN protest demonstration in Frankfurt
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Of the Union of Oromo Students in Germany ( Union of Oromo Students in Germany – UOSG ) in collaboration with the Association of Oromo in Berlin ( HOB) and the Association of Oromo in Munich and surroundings ( Homn ) referring protest demonstration took place on 31.08.2013 before the Ethiopian consulate, Escher Landstrasse 105-107 , in Frankfurt am Main.
The protest event was directed against the act committed by the TPLF regime human rights violations and tyranny in Oromia , and was awarded by the solidarity of the union of Ogadenia and numerous participation of the members and the Oromo nationals from all parts of Germany, special glamor.
The protest event was directed against the act committed by the TPLF regime human rights violations and tyranny in Oromia , and was awarded by the solidarity of the union of Ogadenia and numerous participation of the members and the Oromo nationals from all parts of Germany, special glamor.
To remove the call with the calls was already sent to different organizations.
The aim of the demonstration
1.the TPLF regime in Ethiopia Dunning that the crime is that the regime exercises every day brought to justice
2.the to inform people in Germany about the situation in Oromia & Ogadenia
3.Before to show all that we are never alone killed the freedom , democracy and human rights will
4.Recognize EU countries and all helpers to move the tyranny in Ethiopia not to Finance
5.the recent killings of the civilian population, including Political in Arsi zone Kofele , Oromo issue Linge eg Engineering Tesfahun Chemeda in Kaliti prison sentencing , etc.
To put 6.a sign that the common resistance of the oppressed will be victorious
7.Too clarify that such actions will continue as long as our requests are not met
2.the to inform people in Germany about the situation in Oromia & Ogadenia
3.Before to show all that we are never alone killed the freedom , democracy and human rights will
4.Recognize EU countries and all helpers to move the tyranny in Ethiopia not to Finance
5.the recent killings of the civilian population, including Political in Arsi zone Kofele , Oromo issue Linge eg Engineering Tesfahun Chemeda in Kaliti prison sentencing , etc.
To put 6.a sign that the common resistance of the oppressed will be victorious
7.Too clarify that such actions will continue as long as our requests are not met
The protest was highly emotional but also disciplined and peaceful even though it took place before the eyes of our families represent the tormentors. The usual and well-known films to the participants by the consulate staff had no intimidating effect on the participants. On the contrary, the readings and the calls went still fully committed to the planned end.
At the end of the event would consider Mr. Mekonnen Gurmessa as representatives of the organizers and a closing speech turned to the participants and they come Thanked number for the Empire and active participation of all the participants present and swearing to do again and again to the freedom of our people .
At the end of the event would consider Mr. Mekonnen Gurmessa as representatives of the organizers and a closing speech turned to the participants and they come Thanked number for the Empire and active participation of all the participants present and swearing to do again and again to the freedom of our people .
The event ended successfully at 13:00 clock .
30.08.2013
Board of UOSG
HOB
Homn
www.tboj.de
30.08.2013
Board of UOSG
HOB
Homn
www.tboj.de
Tokkummaa Barattoota Oromoo Biyyaa Jarmanii (TBOJ)
Union of Oromo Students in Germany (UOSG)
Koree Hojii Geggessituu TBOJ
UOSG Executive Committee
khg@tboj.de
www.tboj.de
Regensburg, Germany
Tel: 0049(0)152 13802604
Ethiopia: opposition vows to stage anti-government protests
September 5, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia’s Newly established opposition Party Semayawi (Blue Party) on Thursday vowed to stage anti-government rally after the group was banned from holding demonstrations last week.
Blue Party Chairman, Yilkal Getnet, told Sudan Tribune that the group will soon stage protest rally to call up on the government to make political reforms.
However, he declined to reveal when the protests will be held but said will be announced soon.
The planned protests also intend to call for the release of all political prisoners including Journalists being arrested under the controversial anti terrorism proclamation.
Blue Party first planned to stage a protest on Sunday, the same day when government called a huge counter-extremism rally. However, Blue party said it was banned from staging the rally then.
Hundreds of thousands of residents in Addis Ababa on Sunday gathered at Meskel square to denounce a growing extremism in the dominantly Christian nation.
The pro-government demonstration aimed to promote centuries old religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence among religions in the Horn of Africa’s nation.
The opposition official alleged that dozens of its members and supporters were arrested following Sunday’s anti-extremism rally.
However, communication minister, Shimeles Kemal, dismissed the allegations and denied there were arrests against members of the opposition party.
Kemal said the Blue Party wasn’t granted a permit to stage rally on Sunday.
Government officials said Blue Party was not banned from staging rally but it was only asked to postpone it just for security reasons.
The opposition group further alleged that government agents have confiscated or destroyed over $ 20,000 worth belongings of the party during the crackdown and vowed to take the case to court.
After the Blue Party held a rare demonstration against the government in June along with Muslim protesters, some government officials since suspect the opposition party of having links with local Extremist groups.
The group is accused of backing an emerging religious extremism to advance its own political agenda, an allegation it denies.
(ST)
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