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Unjust Verdict Given to Oromo Nationals by Woyane Kangaroo Court.
(OLF News, July 20, 2008) An unjust “verdict” is reported to have been given to Oromo nationals who were in jail without any for over three years by fabricated charges. Our sources from Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) reported that the following innocent Oromo nationals charged under the file of Ashenafi Adunya . Full Report
Oromo Students of Finfinnee (Addis Ababa) University Commemorated July 13 With Sorrow
(OLF News, July 17, 2008) Our sources from Finfinnee reported that Oromo students organized under the Association of Oromo Students of Finfinnee University commemorated July 13, the day the kangaroo parliament of the so called Oromia Regional State, taking direct orders from Meles Zenawi, decided to move the capital city of Oromia from Finfinnee to Adama (Nazareth).. Full Report
At a time of huger, Weyane’s amazing extravagance
July 17, 2008 (A.F) Owners of major businesses grouped into five sectors have been asked to raise funds that would be used in financing the construction of a headquarters and a training centre for the ruling party. Full Report
Extreme food insecurity in SNNPR, Oromia
July 16, 2008 (Reuters) - Food prices soar while food supply dwindles in parts of Ethiopia, including the Oromia region, leaving food security uncertain. Full Report
Zenawi (Criminal Despot) excluded from G8 dinner
July 11, 2008 (R.R.T) - The G-8 leaders have sparked outrage after it was revealed they feasted on sumptuous food consisting of a six-course lunch followed by an eight-course dinner at the G-8 summit where the global food crisis was one of the topics high on the agenda. Full Report
Heroic Oromo Students in Robe/ Bale Zone Set Wayyane Flag on Fire
(OLF news 10 July,2008)-Several Wayyane-invented “Ethiopian flags” were distributed to the Oromo students of Robe Teachers’ College against their will on July, 2008, a day which was supposed to be the students’ graduation ceremony. Our sources in Robe town, Bale zone, reported that the angry Oromo students of the college collected all the distributed flags to one place in the campus and set them on fire in public. Full Report
Ethiopia armed and trained Sudan rebels
July 10, 2008 (Al-Hayat) - According to the London daily Al-Hayat, the Sudanese army is accusing Ethiopia of smuggling heavy arms, including tanks, armored personnel carriers, and machine guns via the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M).
According to other reports, Ethiopia and the SPLA/M recently trained 700 fighters belonging to the Darfur rebel movement Sudan Liberation Movement.
Sudan says Ethiopia attacked military base
July 9, 2008 (Reuters) - Sudan's military spokesman said the attack took place early on Monday in the Jabel Hantub area of Sennar state. "They hit a camp belonging to the central reserve police and they killed about 19 people," the Sudanese army spokesman said. Full Report
Mass sexual violence By Woyane (Ethiopian) troops in Ogaden region-witnesses
July 6, 2008 (SMN) - In its battle against rebels in eastern Ethiopia's Somali Region, Ethiopia's army has subjected Somali civilian women to rape in the remote areas of Ethiopia. Some sources in the Ogaden region say that the Ethiopian troops have additionally raped female Somali detainees by government soldiers at military bases. Full Report
The main problem in Somalia is not Islamists, it is Ethiopia
July 5, 2008 (Nation Media) - Somalia has been stateless for close to two decades now, and efforts by neighbouring countries, particularly Djibouti, to bring it back to the world map is frustrated, if not made impossible, by Ethiopia. Full Report
HEADLINE: ETHIOPIA OROMO REBELS CLAIM 24 SOLDIERS KILLED IN RECENT BATTLES
June 30, 2008 (SONA) - Text of report by Ethiopian opposition Voice of Oromo Liberation audio website on 22 June. At least 24 Woyane [Ethiopian] troops were killed in less than one week in battles with OLA [Oromo Liberation Army]. Full Report
Union of Oromo students in Europe, Belgium (UOSEB) have organized successful demonstration on the human right abuse in Oromia
July 1, 2008 (UOSEB) - A peaceful demonstration organized by the Union of the Oromo Students in Europe, Belgium (UOSEB) branch was successfully made on 30th June 2008 from place jean rey (front of the European parliament) to berlaimont (in front of the European commission) in Brussels. Full Report
Oromos Bring Appeals For Justice To Heart of Europe
July 1, 2008 (UNPO) - Ethiopia’s government, led since 1991 by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, has used the nature of the diverse multiethnic state to muzzle opposition to the incumbent Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) regime and to perpetrate civil and human rights abuses against the numerous ethnic groups that make up Ethiopia’s citizens. Full Report
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi endorses Mugabe at AU summit
July 1, 2008 (Q.B) - I was not surprised but a little shocked to watch on CNN Zimbabwe's de facto president, Robert G. Mugabe, hurling insults at journalists, who were trying to interview him at the African Union Summit in Egypt. Full Report
Understand the undemocratic nature of the Ethiopian regime 
