July 09, 2006 (Oromia) - It is known that several Oromo nationalists who have been arrested in connection to the popular uprising since November 09, 2005. Reliable sources from Oromia reported that many of the prisoners in the so called "karchelle prison" in Finfinnee are suffering from continuous beating and different forms of torture. Although these prisoners have appealed to various governmental and humanitarian organizations, their situation is deteriorating from time to time and their suffering (torture) by the government agents is intensified.

A. Those whose are unable to hear form cruel beating in Karchelle 

1. Assafaa Lataa, age 25, arrested from Ambo

2. Guddataa Shubee, age 24, arrested from Finfinnee (Addis Ababa)

3. Taammiruu Alamaayyoo, age 30, arrested from Geedo

4. Asfaw Waltajjii, age 25, arrested from Hoplota

B. Those whose hands became out of use in Karchelle

1. Daawit Urgaa, age 22, arrested from Ambo

2. Laaqo G/ tsaadiq, age 40, arrested from Meetta Roobii

Mean while, several Oromo prisoners from Ma'ikalawii and karchelle prisons (the names of some 60 of them is listed at the end of this report), who have been arrested from their work, their home and their life are appealing to the Oromo people, all concerned nationals, international organizations, and humanitarian organizations. The prisoners say that they have been arrested only because of their Oromoness and Wayyaanes and their instrument OPDO fear that they would incite the people to fight for their democratic right.

The prisoners said that the Wayyaanee government agents are continuously engaged in a cruel torture that a human being would not do on another human being. They take our brothers and sisters away from us at any time they want and beat them, harass them, and return them back to us after making them physically disabled. Some are taken to court, but after the court gave them a verdict to be released by calling a guarantor, they refuse to release and keep them in prison. There are many others whose file is totally closed, but they subjected to remain in the prison for an indefinite period of time.

The Oromo prisoners in Ma’ikalawii and Karchellee further said that the TPLF’s dream of trying to demoralize the Oromo people and make them hopeless by keeping the Oromo in prison is a very backward philosophy. The Oromo, they say, is born with their inalienable right. Keeping us in prison and torturing us will not and should not keep us from struggling for our right, they said.

Mandela of South Africa was kept in the prison of the apartied regime for 27, but the truth came out finally and he was released. Similarly, keeping us in prison and the inhuman torture of the TPLF agents wouldn’t terrorize us, it will rather intensify the struggle for freedom, they said.

Therefore, we prisoners in Ma’ikalawii and Karchelle ask all Oromos at home and around the world:

1. To intensify the popular uprising at home and put pressure on the Government by

demanding for our unconditional release.

2. Those Oromos outside of the country and around the world should write a letter about

our situation to various governmental and non governmental bodies, should stage a

peaceful demonstration demanding for our release.

3. We ask all humanitarian organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights

Watch, and others to put pressure on the current regime by demanding our release.

4. We ask the ambassadors of various countries in Ethiopia to come and visit us and

explain our situation to the world.

5. We ask all Oromos in the Wayyaanee parliament to appeal to the Government and to

the world about our situation.

Bellow, please find the names of some of these prisoners and place where they have been arrested.

Name                              Place they were arrested                   Remarks

1. Guddataa Shubbee         Finfinnee (Addis. A)    unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

2. Kabbadaa Baqqalaa       Finfinnee (Addis. A) Unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

3. Asaffaa Lataa                 Finfinnee (Addis. A) Unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

4. Asaffaa Waltajjii           Finfinnee (Addis. A) Kept in prison by closing his file

5. Laaqoo G/Tsaadiq         Finfinnee (Addis. A) Unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

6. Gonfaa Dureessaa       Naqamte  (A teacher) unreleased due to lack of guarantor     7. Dhaabaa  Asafaa           Naqamte            unreleased due to lack of guarantor    

8. Dhugaasaa Maangashaa       Naqamte            Kept in prison by closing his file

9. Bafiqaaduu Dabalaa             Naqamte            kept in prison by closing his file

10. Fiqaaduu Nagaraa              Naqamte            kept in prison by closing his file

11. Sanyii Taaddasaa (student) Naqamte            kept in prison by closing his file

12. Abraahaam Likkaasaa  Naqamte (A teacher) kept in prison by closing his file

13. Bantii Kumaa                     Gimbii                kept in prison by closing his file

14. Walqixxee Olanii               Gimbii                kept in prison by closing his file

15. Yaasin sayid                       Gimbii                unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

16. Zawudee Tulluu   Meettaa Roobii (A teacher) unreleased due to lack of guarantor     

17. Galataa kafanaa                    Giinci               kept in prison by closing his file

18. Taammiruu Alamaayoo       Geedoo              kept in prison by closing his file

19. Tashoomaa Eebbisaa          Geedoo               unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

20. Yoonaas Galaanaa           Dambi Doolloo      unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

21. Fiqaaduu Shibashii             Qeellam              unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

22. Birraa Roorrisaa                 Adaamaa             unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

23. Asaffaa Taaffasaa              Adaamaa                 kept in prison by closing his file

24. Caalaa Huummoo              Adaamaa                 unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

25. Warquu Fayyiisaa              Ambo

26. Caalumaa Mangistuu         Ambo

27. Furgaasaa Barsiisaa           Ambo

28. Shuumii Dandanaa            Ambo                       unreleased due to lack of guarantor      

29. Daawwit Urgaahaa            Ambo Left hand broken by excessive beating

30. Fufaa Gulee                       Ambo                      kept in prison by closing his file

31. Abbabaa Gonfaa                Ambo                      kept in prison by closing his file

32. Likkaasaa Leejjisaa           Ambo

33. Taaddasaa Teessoo            Ambo

34. Shifarraa Taganyi             Ambo

35. Shifarraa Daksiisaa           Ambo

36. Alamuu guddataa              Ambo

37. Tasfaayee Beekaa             Ambo

38. Baqqalaa Beekaa              Ambo

39. Taakkalaa Koorsaa           Ambo

40. Habtaamuu Gaaromaa      Ambo

41. Rattaa Makonon               Ambo

42. Taammiraat Eebbisaa       Ambo

43. Massalaa Caalaa               Ambo

44. Minilik     Jifaaraa            Ambo

45. Qana’aa Chuuchee           Ambo

46. Abdataa Baatirii               Ambo

47. Abiyoot Daandanaa         Ambo

48. Sisaay Dhinsaa                 Ambo

49. Imnat Hayiluu                 Ambo                        Arrested several times

50. Simmanyi Dayyaasaa     Ambo      She was arrested in 2004 together with student Jaagamaa Badhaanee (who was later killed in Ambo) and was in Ambo prison for long time.

51. Sawunat Taammanaa     Ambo

52. Taarik Girmaa                Ambo

53. Moosisaa Dirribsaa       Ambo

54. Shifarraa Eebbisaa        Ambo             He is in a critical condition due to excessive beating (and was denied any medical attention.)

55. Bars.Toleeraa Owwaataa   Ambo         unreleased due to lack of guarantor 

56. Maammush Tasfaayee             Adaamaa

57. Adam Gaarisoo                        Adaamaa

58. Minishaa Girmaa                     Adamaa             She is the one who beated the former Oromian President in the may 2005 election in Arsi.

60. Sannii Xilaahuun                     Ambo                 Kept in prison by closing his file

 

Imprisonment and Killing will Never stop us from struggling for our rights!!

 

Victory to Oromo People!

Oromo Prisoners of Ma’ikalawii and Karchalle, Finfinnee (Addis Ababa)