Bahar Oumer

Human Rights Lawyer. Former Lecturer of Law. Interested in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Oromia. RT/follow, is not endorsement.

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

My latest piece @AwashPost
https://t.co/or7QV7oiyL

[Mohammed Ademo @OPride]

1/ I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Oromo artist and protest singer Zarihun Wodajo. He was a fearless and tireless musician who embodied the tradition of Oromo resistance music.

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

This is a step in the right direction. Yes, peace has no other alternatives.

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

Watch the moment Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed revealed this afternoon in Addis Abeba that “negotiation” between the government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which the government refers to as “OLF/Shene”, will start “the day after tomorrow in #Tanzania.”

The OLA itself hasn’t, as of yet, commented on the news.

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

@BizunehYimenu Well done @BizunehYimenu

[Sahan Journal @SahanJournal]

🧵 Muslims across the Twin Cities are hosting several events to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Check out these upcoming events in Minnesota:
https://t.co/2np5kqWkZT

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

In-depth: Oromia’s makeshift prisons where “there are neither rights nor humanity”: testimonies of former prisoners https://t.co/OGPg4lY0E1

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The Hidden Reign of Terror in Oromia https://t.co/UZWSfV04Zh

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An investigation finds evidence of drone strikes inside civilian areas in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, by @ZekuZelalem and @BilehJelan in @newlinesmag https://t.co/LQD3LMTyG3

[Tsedale Lemma @TsedaleLemma]

The war in Oromia between fed. & regional govt forces & the OLA has been going on since 2019, but little is understood about the complex dynamics surrounding it, much less on its solution. This Wed.I will be hosting a conversation on Twitter w. @egebissa, @milkessam & @BilehJelan

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

Minnesota's Ethiopian leaders are cautiously optimistic about the recent peace pact in a civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people the past two years. https://t.co/DlovFbF7oq

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

When will the International community at least condemn this deadly airstrike committed by the Ethiopian government?

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

News: More airstrikes kill dozens in Mendi, West #Wollega; mounting civilian causalities draw outcry https://t.co/xVlX6enVfQ At least 20 civilians are believed to have been killed in Wed. airstrike in the town of Mendi, in Mana Sibu district of West Wollega zone in #Oromia region

[Tsedale Lemma @TsedaleLemma]

One of the hardest part of this war, on top of the devastation it brought to civilians especially in west, south & central Oromia, is the fact that the IC didn't find reason to believe its existence, let alone its impact.For one it's a hidden war with commun'n blackout. Familiar?

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

In Memoriam:Ali Mohammed Bira:Life, Liberty, Legend https://t.co/frguuSduP2 "Ali Bira the man lived an extraordinary life. Ali Bira the artist built a career that is the stuff of legend. Two qualities distinguish him from his cohort & successor song artists"A tribute by @egebissa

[Tsedale Lemma @TsedaleLemma]

A giant has fallen!

Ali Birra sang the #Oromo meaning of life: the fight to be a free nation & of course about love.

Ethiopia loved the way he sang & his intricate melody,which made him a safe channel for the Oromo to sing our truth unafraid, for six decades.

R.I.P Adeeroo 💔

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

A pioneer and legendary Oromo artist Ali Bira has passed away. Ali Bira has made enormous contributions to Oromo arts and culture. We will keep honoring and remembering his legacy.

Rest Well!

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

The banned language now being taught at Stanford https://t.co/MUtJZxvNgq

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

“I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14046 with respect to Ethiopia’’. https://t.co/EZljacJV0C

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

Today we visited Tawfiq Islamic Center to meet with Muslim community leaders and survey the damage after recent vandalism.

We cannot forget this shameful event. We stand with Minnesota’s Muslim community and will not tolerate acts of violence toward our friends and neighbors.

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

#Ethiopia: @EthioHRC says militants from local, neighboring #Amhara region responsible for recent massacre of more than 60 in #Oromia https://t.co/noZvy9HQeE The report confirmed eye witness accounts given last week to AS, including the looting of cattle & property destruction.

[Tsedale Lemma @TsedaleLemma]

Day 6 since a gruesome massacre that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians-mainly Oromo farmers-in Agamsa town of Amuru district in Horo Gudru, one of the 4 zones in the mineral rich #Wallaga, in western #Oromia. All survivors who spoke to multiple media blamed Fano militants.

[Bahar Oumer @BaharJOumer]

Gunmen kill more than 40 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region - residents https://t.co/vx2ibfjT3F