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Photo of the day? An Oromo horseman at the heart of Finfinnee/Addis Abeba! Amazing skill!

Oromia in total turmoil. Hundreds are killed on weekly bases and millions have been displaced with their homes and farms destroyed. Armed militia pillage villages at will while drones, jets and helicopters indiscriminately rain bombs on civilians.

𝟐𝟏 and counting... An absolute legend, @RafaelNadal 👑

There are only 4 types of Oromo leaders: ➖The detained ➖The killed ➖The hiding ➖The complicit

Any peace dialogue is meaningless for oromo unless political prisoners, including key Oromo political leaders Jawar Mohammed & Bekele Gerba are released. #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners @UN_HRC  @amnestyEARO @secblinken @AsstSecStateAF @SFRCdems @AmbMKimani

Honestly, if you only believe atrocity crimes & sexual violence against women when they happen to “your” side by the “other” side, you are part of the problem. War is ugly & no participant is a saint. They all commit egregious crimes & all victims deserve our empathy!

HUGE respect for musician Tariku Gankisi for his uncommonly courageous act At a pro-war rally in Finfinne today, he refused to sing: “I didn’t come to sing … I’ve nothing to sing about … let us not send more of our youths to war… enough, enough with the guns. We need peace”

Coming Soon,@AddisStandard Afaan Oromoo! facebook.com/AddisstandardAO Gabaasawwaan Afaan Ingliziitiin dhiyaatan dabalataan,Afaan Oromootin dhiyeessuuf qophirra akka jiru isin beeksisaa,gamanumaan toorawwan miidiyaa hawaasaa keenya akka hordoftan isin affeerra. Team Addis Standard!

I condemn the ongoing military coup in Sudan. Prime Minister Hamdok & all other officials must be released immediately. There must be full respect for the constitutional charter to protect the hard-won political transition. The UN will continue to stand with the people of Sudan.

I am very excited to announce that I'm releasing my new Single Amma Me 12 o'clock this friday (Ethiopian time) My second release, Amma Me , bears a stronger imprint of afrobeat, but still retains the important details of the Oromo musical tradition.

A society which has no room for diversity has no room for humanity. We must speak out wherever we witness hate and #StandUp4HumanRights and the dignity of all.

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Every formidable oppositions are still in jail and their offices closed. Millions were forced to vote for the ruling party. Recognizing this government as a democratic one will be a serious blow to democracy. @UN @SecBlinken @USAID @ChrisCoons #FreeOromoLeaders

It’s heartbreaking to see many young Ethiopians being instrumentalized & mobilized in the war effort. Their energies are being channeled into a path of division instead of building a better future for all Ethiopians. In every sense, the future of Ethiopia is at stake.

This father of 4 in the Oromia region was forcibly handed 4 voters ID for him & his underage children. The govt abused the right to be elected by arresting candidates of OFC and OLF and now its on to abusing the right not to vote of citizens. #FAC

Jawar, Bekelle and Hamza after ending 40 days of hunger strike. #StarvingForJustice #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners

In less than a year @AbiyAhmedAli went from winning Nobel Peace Prize to full-on genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes. HE MUST BE STOPPED! #AbiyMustGo #StarvingForJustice #OromoProtests #TigrayGenocide @SecBlinken @SenatorMenendez @usembassyaddis @RepGregoryMeeks

If there is no justice in #Oromia, there will NEVER be peace in #Ethiopia— or even any semblance of it... That much we can assure you! Aggressively hostile, settler propagandists talking trash on ESAT are strictly advised to note this point, anyways! #OromoProtests

Having an election while major political prisoners are in prison is like serving plates with no food. And #OromoYellowMovement says no to this scam.  #WeAllArePrisonersHenceTheYellow @SecBlinken @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF @Reuters