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News: #PM_Abiy lays foundation for #Africa’s largest Airport; #OLF describes project as extension of 2014 “Master Plan,” demands equity Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the #Bishoftu International Airport, poised to become Africa’s largest aviation hub, while the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) condemned the project as involving “forced displacement,” alleging that thousands of residents are being uprooted and demanding ownership stakes for affected farmers. The ceremony in Abbuu Seeraa, Bishoftu, was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh, #Oromia Regional President Shimelis Abdisa, & Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Abiy described the airport as a “mega station” central to Ethiopia’s long-term aviation and industrial strategy, with the capacity to handle up to 110 million passengers. The OLF described the project as a humanitarian crisis, alleging that it extends Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=54477

የኦነግ ሸኔ አባላት ሴቶች ላይ የአስገድዶ መድፈር ወንጀል መፈፀማቸውን አምነስቲ አረጋገጠ። ዓለም አቀፉ የሰብአዊ መብቶች ተቋም አምነስቲ ኢንተርናሽናል፤ የኦሮሞ ነጻነት ሠራዊት አባላት በሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች ላይ ለወሲብ ባርነት እና በቡድን መድፈርን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ ወሲባዊ ጥቃቶችን ፈጽመዋል ሲል አዲስ ባወጣው ሪፖርት ወንጅሏል። አምነስቲ ኢንተርናሽናል ዛሬ አርብ የካቲት27/2018 ዓ.ም. ይፋ ያደረገው የምርመራ ሪፖርት፤ በኦሮሚያ ክልል የሚንቀሳቀሱት የታጣቂ ቡድኑ አባላት ከአውሮፓውያኑ 2020 እስከ 2024 ባሉት ዓመታት የፈጸሟቸውን ድርጊቶች በመዳሰስ ያካተተ ነው። የታጣቂ ቡድኑ አባላት በሴቶች ላይ የፈጸሟቸው ፆታዊ ጥቃቶች፣ ከፍርድ ውጪ የሆነ ግድያ እና የንጹኃንን ንብረት የማውደም ድርጊቶች "በጦር ወንጀልነት ሊፈረጁ የሚችሉ" እንደሆነ አስታውቋል። ምርመራው የተደረገው በኦሮሚያ ክልል ቄለም ወለጋ ዞን ውስጥ በሚገኙት ሳዮ እና አንፊሎ ወረዳዎች ውስጥ እንደሆነ ገልጿል። የሰብአዊ መብቶች ተቋሙ ምርመራውን ሲያከናውን በቡድኑ አባላት ወሲባዊ ጥቃት ለተፈጸመባቸው 10 ሴቶች ቃለ መጠይቅ ማድረጉን እንዲሁም የጤና ባለሙያዎችን ማነጋገሩን እና የሕክምና መዝገቦችን መመርመሩን አስረድቷል። አምነስቲ ቃለ መጠይቅ ከተደረገላቸው 10 ሴቶች መካከል አምስቱ ለወሲብ ባርነት ተዳርገው ነበር ሲል በሪፖርቱ አመላክቷል። የድርጅቱ የምሥራቅ እና ደቡብ አፍሪካ ሪጅናል ዳይሬክተር ቲጌሬ ቻጉታህ፤ "ለሰባት ዓመታት ያህል ኦሮሚያ ክልል ውስጥ ያሉ ታጣቂዎች በኮሚዩኒኬሽን እና በመገናኛ ብዙኃን መገደብ ምክንያት በተፈጠረው የጨለማ ሽፋን ስር ሆነው ንጹኃንን ለከፍተኛ ስቃይ ዳርገዋል" ብለዋል። #Ethiopia#Oromia#AmnestyInternational#OLF#news#ዜና#ኦነግሸኔ#አምነስቲ

#Premiering_now: Two Years Without Justice: Remembering the BrutalAssassination of Bate Urgessa April 9, 2024, a night that ended in a brutal execution a husband, a father of five, an intellectual and a peaceful politician. Two years later, the questions remain. Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/gAXvr9JN3Y8?si=q7C8otTOvcTw_fZ5 In this commemorative episode of The Standard Signal, host Tsedale Lemma discusses with Prof. Ezekiel Gebissa to revisit the life, final hours, and aftermath of Bate Urgessa’s brutal assassination by government forces, and examine what has (and hasn’t) changed since. #BateUrgessa#Ethiopia#JusticeDelayed#HumanRights#Oromo#OLF#PoliticalViolence#Accountability#AfricaNews#HornOfAfrica#TheStandardSignal#NeverForget

The Standard Signal Ep 16| Two Years Without Justice: Remembering the Brutal Assassination of Bate Urgessa On April 9, 2024, Bate Urgessa was brutally assassinated by government forces. This special episode revisits the timeline, and what it reveals about justice and political space in Ethiopia today. #TsedaleLemma in conversation with #EzekielGebissa Premiers tonight at 7:30 PM EAT Subscribe to watch: https://youtube.com/@addisstandard #BateUrgessa#Ethiopia#Anniversary#JusticeDelayed#HumanRights#PoliticalViolence#Oromo#OLF#Accountability#HornOfAfrica#TheStandardSignal