SOMALIA: Ethiopian forces pour into Guriel town, central Somalia

Guriel (RBC) Hundreds of Ethiopian forces have poured into Guriel town of central Somalia’s region of Galgadud, according to residents of the town.

Ethiopian army were officially integrated into the African Union in Somalia to help the fight against the Al Qaeda linked group of Al Shabab.

According to residents, the Ethiopian forces entered the town and stationed at former Somalia military vamp outside Guriel town early today.

The town as part of the Galgadud region is administered by the moderate Sufi militia known as Ahlusuna which has been an active ally for both Somalia government and the Ethiopian army.

The move came as AMISOM and the government of Somalia both declared the start of a joint operation to eliminate the militant group from Somalia territory within this year.

Qarriffaa Saree Lafeerratti Akeekkatu!

Baarentuu Gadaa irraa

Mammaaksa Oromoo “Qarriffaa Saree Lafeerratti Akeekkatu!” jedhu kan lammii Oromoo taane martuu akka dhagahaa fi mammaakaas guddanne shakkiin hin jiru. Mammaaksi kun mammaaksoota ummata Oromoo biratti beekamanii fi mammaakaman keessaa mammaaksa ijoo fi warreen akkaan jireenya hawaasummaa keessatti barbaachisoo ta’an keessatti akka ramadamuu danda’us tilmimaamuun nama hin rakkisu. Namni ennaa Sareen lafii goggogaas ta’e jiidhaa qoqortu(Cabisitu) ilaale maalif akka mammaakame hubachuu hin dadhabu. Sareen ennaa lafee qoqortu ilkaan ishii keessaa inni halaalatti muldhatu isa Qarriffaa jedhamuu dha. Kan ittiin namas tahee lubbu qabeeyyii biraa foxxoksitee nyaattuun isuma. Namni Qarriffaa saree dhedheeraa ittiin lafee cabsitu kan argee, gocha ishiis hubatemmoo waan ittiin Sarees ta’e Saroota halaalatti ofirraa dhorkuun/hari’uun Ulee lafa hin godhu. Harka duwwaa hin deemu. Saroonni yoo itti dhufte qarrifaa ishii isa lafeerreetti akeekkatee/arge/ saniin akka foxxoqisitee isa nyaattu waan beekuuf. Ulee harkaa qabaannaan garuu halaalatti Uleen rukutee ofirraa dachaasa, naannoo isaatii hari’a.

Kan Sareen ennaa Lafee qoqoratu Qarriffaa ishii argee hubachuu dadhabee harka duwwaa ykn harka raasee Ulee malee itti deemee garuu kan isa eeggatu hedduu dha.Homaa na hingootu jedhee hoomaa saroorootaatti harka duwwaa qajeellaan kan isa eeggatu ilkaan ishii isa Lafee gogoggaa fi Lubbi qabeeyyii biraarratti sileeffattee saniin ciramee hafuudha. Kun amaluma sarootaati waan taheef kan itti gaafatamu isa harka raasee sareetti qajeelee malee kan biraatii miti. Mammaaksi, afoollii fi dubiin dur-duri waa malee hin mammaakamne. Hin mammaakamus. Waa malees darbaa dabarsaan dhalootaa dhalootatti darbaa as hin geenye. Mammaaksii fi Afoolli dur-durii baruumsa kenna, ni akeekkachiisa, ni dammaqisa. Mammaaksii fi Oduun dur durii ennaa dhaggeeffatan qoosaa haa fakkaatu malee kan ceebba’amuu qabu ni ceebba’a, gama hundaanuu dhaloota gorsa. Yoo kan dhagehee irraa baratu jiraate.

Mammaaksii fi oduun dur-durii kan ‘ihii….’ jedhee kan gurra itti kennee dhaggeeffatee fi qalbeeffateef waa heddu barsiisa. Akeekkachiisa, qalbifachiisa. Mammaaksi mata duree irratti “Qarriffaa Saree Lafeerratti Akeekkatu!” jedhus kanuma dhugoomsa. Dubbii ijoon mammaaksa kanaas; isa dafee waa hubachuu danda’uu fi qalbifatee hojiirra oolchuu danda’uuf ergaa ‘Balaa bor sitti dhufuu danda’urraa gamanumaan of eeggadhu/of tiksi’ jedhu dabarsa. Beekaan mammaaksa akkanaa dhagahaa guddate ammoo ennaa Sareen lafeefii waan lubbu qabeeyyii biraatti Qarriffaa ishii rakkiftee garaa guttachuuf daaktu ilaaleet anis yoon harka ishii bu’e akkasuma ta’a jedhee Ulee ittin Saree fi saroota ofirraa ittisuun/ dhorkuun/ naannoo isaatii hari’uun qabatee deema. Harkaayiis hin dhabu/ ittiin of eega.

Inni waa hubachuu fi qalbiachuu hin feenee fi Gorsa namaa tuffatummoo mammaaksaa fi afoola akkanaatirraayii mitii ciibsanii waga’anuu hanga irra gahee argutti hin amanu. Xummurri nama akkanaa ammoo Qarriffaa Sarootaa qofaan Osoo hin taanee Bineensa biraatiinu Kottee kaasee hanga lubbuu isaa dhabu akka gahau shakkiin hin jiru. Nama akkasii, nama osoo itti himanuu fi gorsanuu didee ammoo dhugaanuu isa gorsa. Isa gurra tokkoon dhagahee gurra tokkoon gadi naqe, isa odoo arguu fi dhagahuu Ulee isaa isa ittiin Saree fi Saroota ofirraa ittisuun gatee didee ganda keessa deeme kan isa gorsu sarootaan Kotteesaa dhabuudha. Nama akkanaa nama harka isaatin “Hoomaa Sarootaa” of buuse yoo ijaajjitti Sarootaan jajji’amees/nyaatames/ abbaatu Saroonni homaa na hingootu jedhee Ulee isaa gate waan taheef callisanii ilaaluu malee falli biraa hin jiru.

Mammaaksi Oromoo inni akkaan dubbii akeekaan akkasii kun nama qalbii qabuuf qalbifateef jireenya isaa hawaasummaa kam keessattuu isa tajaajila. Fuundura deemeeti karaa akeekaafi. Akka dogongoraan, hubannoo dhabuun of dagatee balaarra hin buune, akka yeroo hundumaa, waan hundumaa gamasumatti akeekkatee qophaawee socho’u karaa haxaahafi. Keessattuu namni lammii isaa bakka bu’ee waldhaansorra jiru mammaaksaa fi gorsa saba isaa qalbeefatee hojirra oolchuu qaba. Ergaa akka afoolaatti darbaa dabarsaan uummanni itti fayyadamaa as gahe kanarraa waa heddu barachuu fi hubachuu qaba. Hubatees kan akeekkachisurraa akeekkatee, waan hamaa isaa fi lammii isaa gaaga’urraa yeroon goruu qaba. waan hubatamu taanaanis akkasuma hubatee akkaataa diina isaarra ittiin oolu mala malachuu qaba. Barnootas yoo tahe irraa barachuun akkaan barbaachisaa dha. Fuundura isaa fi lammii isaatu ittiin qajeela waan taheef. Kaayyoo ka’eef sanatu aadaa fi duudhaa uummataa waliin wal simatee galama gaha waan ta’eef.

Yeroo ammaa kana akkuma argaafii dhagahaa jirru namoonni tokko tokkoo fi dhaabooleen tokko tokko mootummaa wayyaanee waliin karaa nagahaa filannoo keessattti hirmaannee Itiyoophiyaa dimookiraateessina jechaa jiru. kana gochuufiis Ulee keenya lafa gooneeti filannoorratti dorgamana jedhaniiru. warri akkas jedhan akkuma beekamu baayyeen isaanii durumaanuu warra Ulee harkaa hin qabne yoo ta’an ammi xiqqaan ammoo warra dhiheenya kana Ulee qabachuun nutti haa hafu jedhee labsate. Warri kun warra harka duwwaa wayyaanee Danqaraa baattee jirtuu/ murna Qarriffaa dheereeffattee eenyu nyaadhu laata?/ jechaa jirtuun waliin waldhansoo wal dorgomuuf gara biyyaatti gala jechaa jiraniidha. Warreen duraanuu harka duwwaa jiranis ta’ee warreen amma Ulee lafa goonee jechaa jiran akka isaanitti fakkaatetti qabsaawun mirga isaaniti. Garummoo gaafii “wayyaaneen waggoottan 22n darabaniif warra karaa nagahaa ni qabsoofna jedhanii yaalaa turan eenyufaa gara haangootti dhiheessitee beekti ?” jedhuuf ofumaa of gaafatanii ofumaa deebii kennuu qabu. Warra karaa nagahaa qabsoofana jedhanii asiif achi dhamahaa turan meeqa akka hitee, meeqa akka ajjeeste, meeqa akka biyyaa baqachiiste hin dhgeenyee moo ni dagattan? kan jedhuuf deebii gahaa qabaachuu qabu. yoo carraan argame wayyaanees gaafachuun dirqama isaaniti!

Namoonni fi dhaabooleen karaa nagahaa wayyaanee waliin waldhaansoo dorgomna jechaa jiran kun keessattuu warri tibbana galluu malee jechaa jiran kun mammaaksa Oromoo isa “Qarriffaa Saree lafeerratti akeekkatu!” jedhu san waan quba qaban hin fakkaatan. Ykn dhagahuu hin feene malee wayyaaneen murna eenyuufuu hin hillee dha. Murna harka duwwaa nama kabajjuu miti. Kanaaf ragaan akka fakkeenyaatti dhihaachuu danda’u hedduu dha. Ammaas oolee haa bulu malee ilkaan ishii sabboontoota irratti, Paartilee karaa nagahaan socho’anirraatti sileeffatte isaanirrattis hojiirra oolchuun waan hin hafne. Nama akkuma mammaaksichi akeeke kan biraarratti akeekkatee ofii hin eeginii fi harka duwwaa harka raasaa waldaa Sarootaa dhaqe wanni irra gahu silaahuu beekamaadha waan taheef nama raajuu dhiisuu danda’a. Garuu nyaatamuun waan hin hafne. Qarriffaa Sarootaa dhiiga namaa mi’eeffateen jaji’amuun hin oolu. Kan abbaan of godhe callisanii ilaaluu malee wanti godhan hin jiru.

Wayyaaneen murna laafaatti, akka qoosaatti isa harka duwwaa itti dhaqeef hangoo keennituu miti. Dhaaba nagaahaa fi seera beektu akka hin taanes gochaaleen gara jabinaa ilmaan Oromoorratti waggoottan 22n darbaniif hojjette raga guddaa dha. Fuunduuraafiis hanga rukutamtee Oromiyaa keessaa hin baanetti murna yakkoota adda addaa saba Oromoorratti hojjeechuurraa duubatti hin deebitu. Murna waggootan 100n dhufuufi uummata Oromoorratti karoora baafattee hojjeechaa jirtuu dha. Silaa jarri kun kana kana hubatanii, warra isaan dura “karaa nagahaatin qabsoofna” jedhanii harka wayyaaneetti kufanii boodarra hidhaatti tortoran, ajjeefamanii fi bakka buuteen isaanii dhabamerraa barachuu qaban turan. Beekaan namarraa barata wallaalaan ammoo ofirraa barata akkuma jedhamu san jechuu dha. Kanaaf mammaaksi Abbootii keenyaa “Qarriffaa Saree Lafeerratti Akeekkatu!” jedheemiree? hanga ofirraa barataniitti eegudha!!!

Baarentuu Gadaa Gassogedaa@gmail.com

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UNPO Calls for the Release of Abducted ONLF Leaders and Urges Ethiopia and Kenya to Resume Peace Talks

Brussels, 11 February 2014 - The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) calls on the Ethiopian and Kenyan Governments to disclose the whereabouts of the two abducted senior members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Mr. Sulub Ahmed and Mr. Ali Hussein. The UNPO also urges relevant authorities to release the two men and guarantee their safety and security. The heinous extra-territorial abductions present a complete disregard for international law, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, African Union human rights law and state sovereignty.

On Sunday 26 January 2014, Mr. Ahmed and Mr. Hussein, who were in Nairobi for a Kenyan-brokered third round of peace talks between the ONLF and the Ethiopian Government, were abducted after leaving a restaurant in Nairobi at approximately 15:00 East Africa time. The two men were attacked and subdued by two security officers and four other individuals, who sought the help of guards and other civilian bystanders in the vicinity falsely claiming that they were apprehending Al-Shabaab members. It is believed that they were transported to Moyale, a town on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya, where a helicopter took them to an unknown destination.

Although the identities of the two security officers remain unconfirmed, this is not the first time that formal peace negotiations were disrupted by unlawful killings or abductions of ONLF delegates. Previously, in 1998, the Ethiopian military executed three and kidnapped two members of the ONLF members engaged in bilateral negotiations with the Ethiopian Government. The 2012 negotiations presented a glimmer of hope for the ONLF to effectively mediate the long-standing Ogaden conflict, but Ethiopian Government officials assassinated a senior ONLF leader, further stalling diplomatic efforts.

In light of recent international law and human rights violations, UNPO calls upon the international community to pressure Ethiopian and Kenyan to re-commit to peaceful dialogue with ONLF and adopt all necessary measures to ensure the viable renewal of diplomatic negotiations, including refraining from any actions, which may disrupt discussions. 

The abduction of Mr. Ahmed and Mr. Hussein may hamper new negotiation initiatives as it represents a breach of confidence. UNPO, therefore, also implores the Kenyan Government to remain a neutral party, facilitate any investigations into the abductions, provide any necessary assistance regarding the return of the abductees and ensure the proper administration of justice. 

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Government retaliates against jailed journalists, heightens online censorship.

» New leader continues Meles Zenawi's onslaught on the press.

» Government retaliates against jailed journalists, heightens online censorship.

A year after the death of Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn succeeded in preserving the repressive climate in Ethiopia. Several journalists faced interrogation or prosecution for writing about the late leader, his policies, and even his widow. One journalist, Temesghen Desalegn, former chief editor of the critical weekly Feteh, was charged in February with defaming the government in connection with his articles on Meles. Some reporters attempting to cover other sensitive topics, like anti-government protests and the forced eviction of farmers, were also detained and harassed, while others fled the country fearing arrest. The government did not disclose the health, whereabouts, or legal status of two journalists who have been in custody for seven years. Authorities banned two independent newspapers, accusing them of violating press regulations, as well as a private broadcaster which was reporting extensively on peaceful protests by Ethiopian Muslims. The country faced international condemnation over the imprisonment of award-winning journalists Eskinder Nega, Reeyot Alemu, and Woubshet Taye, who were serving heavy terms on vague terrorism charges, but the Ethiopian government retaliated by imposing harsher conditions on them, including the threat of solitary confinement. Authorities continued to crack down on the online press by increasing its “technological capacity to filter, block, and monitor Internet and mobile phone communications,” according to an October report by Freedom House.

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  Retaliatory measures in prison

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  News and opinion websites blocked

Ethiopia’s Federal Prison Administration issued a series of threats and restrictions to Eskinder Nega, Reeyot Alemu and Woubshet Taye, award-winning journalists who were serving harsh prison terms on vague terror charges.

CPJ found that the measures were in contravention of the prisoners’ rights under the constitution and international regulations governing the treatment of detainees.

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TIMELINE OF RETALIATION:

April 2013:	Prison officials threaten Reeyot with solitary confinement for two months.
April 19, 2013:	Prison officials transfer Woubshet from Kilinto Prison, outside Addis Ababa, to a detention facility in the town of Ziway, about 83 miles southeast of the capital and far from his family.
September 10, 2013:	Prison officials limit the number of visitors allowed to see Reeyot. She goes on hunger strike to protest the arbitrary restriction, and authorities retaliate by limiting visitors to her parents and a priest.
September 13, 2013:	Prison officials ban Reeyot’s younger sister and her fiancé from her visitor list.
October 2013:	Prison officials restrict Eskinder's visitors to four family members.
December 2013:	Prison officials ignore doctors' orders that Woubshet be transferred to a properly equipped medical facility in connection with kidney pains the journalist suffered, and instead send him back and forth between prisons.

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