tokkicha baadiiyyaa

Freedom

[Syed Abbas Araghchi Commentary @Araghchhi]

This is the largest funeral in the history of the world, this number has never seen before.
The journey from warrior to martyr.

[Bariisoo Boruu @BariisooBoruu]

Waraanichi kaayyoo ijaarameef qaba malee doorsisa saba tokkoo ykn murna tokkootiif jedhee Oromoon hin ijaarranne.
Gaafa kaayyoon galma ga'e fedhiin isaas guutama.
Waraana sabaati haa waaru ✊🏾

[Jawar Mohammed @Jawar_Mohammed]

EJJANNOO BILXIGINNAA MARII BIYYOOLESSAA https://t.co/Ke2lGCMmRB

[Tsedale Lemma @TsedaleLemma]

Congratulations to the entire #AddisStandard team.

This recognition belongs not only to those who are here today, but also to everyone who contributed to building Addis Standard over the years. Everyone who believed in the mission and carried it forward.

Most of all, it belongs to those who chose to stay and fight the good fight when the pressure was at its highest; when some of the very institutions entrusted with protecting the safety and security of citizens became sources of intimidation; when doing journalism seemed impossible, and when the easier choice would have been to simply walk away.

You stayed not because you were untouchable, but because you refused to let fear define your profession. You believed that this brand was worth the cost, that facts matter, and that the public deserves to know.

There were moments when everything seemed impossible. Yet you showed up, day after day, and kept faith in the idea that what you do matters.

This award is a recognition of that perseverance and a reflection of years of sacrifice, resilience, and quiet courage that often go unseen.

So, here I am to say thank you for holding the line. Thank you for believing. And thank you for staying.

Congratulations again on this well-deserved recognition!❤️🙌🏿🙌🏿

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

News: 'If they find you, they take you': Rights report details alleged forced recruitment campaign across #Tigray

Young men are sleeping in fields, abandoning their homes, and moving between relatives' houses to avoid what a new rights report describes as a widening campaign of forced military recruitment across Tigray.

A report released by Human Rights First Ethiopia (#HRFE) alleges that authorities and local structures have carried out coercive recruitment drives in several parts of the region, including #Axum, #Adwa, #Shire, #Adigrat, #Mekelle, #Wukro, and rural districts in the Central and North Western zones, prompting fear among families still recovering from the devastating two-year war.

"They come house to house looking for young men," one resident quoted in the report said. "If they don't find the son, they question the parents. People are living in fear."

https://t.co/7qZa2Oh4he

[Oromo Liberation Army OLF-OLA @OLF_OLA]

Another Round of Massacre in Arsi
(OLF-OLA Press Release)

Over the past several years, in Arsi—including the Asakoo area—Abiy Ahmed's forces and his network of cadres have systematically fomented division among the people. They have set Oromos against Amharas, Muslims against Christians. And within the Oromo people themselves, they have sought to turn Christian Tulama Oromo against their Muslim Oromo brothers. To effectuate division, weapons have been placed in the hands of one group over another. The Prosperity Party openly pretends as though it belongs to one community at the expense of all others. This machinery of distrust has churned for years.

Then came June 31, 2026. As OLA forces mobilized across Oromia to enforce a blockade against the sham election, Abiy Ahmed's cadres seized the opportunity. Capitalizing on years of engineered ethnic and religious incitement, regime operatives in the region actively ignited and abetted communal violence. It was in the bloodshed that followed that civilian lives were lost. It’s the typical signature Abiy Ahmed move.

Today, the mere fact that opposition forces across the country have rejected horizontal quarrels, even without any united action against Abiy Ahmed's reign of terror, the regime finds itself running out of reasons to divide people. The Oromia state administration—already caught red-handed by international media, directly ordering the killing of Oromo Gada elders and blaming it on the OLA—now claims that "the forces deployed to challenge our election targeted the church," as if churches were ever sites of electoral fraud.

From the very beginning, Abiy Ahmed had two goals when he derailed the peace process with the OLA in 2018. First, to use the idea of “OLA in the bush” as a scapegoat to crush any political opposition in Oromia. He has said openly: "The TPLF ruled for 27 years by totally controlling political life in Tigray. We will do the same in Oromia." The second aim was to wield the OLA as a phantom enemy against the Amhara. Behind closed doors, he has admitted: "If the Amhara do not kneel, I will attack them and show them whether they prefer the OLA as an alternative to me."

We have many political differences with the Amhara and other forces. That is healthy and natural, and differences will continue. But for far too long, we have allowed Abiy Ahmed to kill Amharas and blame Oromos; to kill Oromos and blame Amharas—while we gobbled divisive narratives. That era is over. Going forward, it will not succeed. Whatever political differences, we all have shared agreement on the sanctity of human life.

OLF-OLA High Command
June 4, 2026
#Oromia #Ethiopia

[Tsedale Lemma @TsedaleLemma]

My conversation with @_hudsonc on why he recently called Washington’s policy shift to lift sanctions against Eritrea a “head scratcher”.

We also discussed Eritrea’s growing strategic value, Ethiopia’s push for sea access and its foreign policy miscalculations, the implications of Red Sea insecurity, and the wider regional fallout involving Sudan, Somalia, Gulf states, and global shipping routes.

https://t.co/UOO8yVel09

[Milkessa Gemechu @milkessam]

አብይ አህመድ ሁለት አማራጭ አለው። አንደኛው ወይ መደበኛ ጦርነት ዳግም ትግራይ ላይ ያውጃል ወይ ሁለተኛው ወደ ሌላ ድርድር (ሀገር አቀፍ ነው ያሁኑ) ይገባል። የሁለተኛው አማራጭ በሰላም የሽግግር መንግሥት መመሰረት ይሆናል። በሁለቱም መንገዶች የአብይ አገዛዝ ዘመን የሚያበቃ ይመስለኛል።

[tokkicha baadiiyyaa @MahamedDingate]

https://t.co/4ZmFI90Sb6

[Jawar Mohammed @Jawar_Mohammed]

በመንግስት ባለስልጣናት እና መንግስታዊ አርቲስቶች የተዘረፈው የህዝብና ሀገር ሃብት 98 ቢሊዬን ሳይሆን 78 ቢሊዬን ነው ይለናል የፌደራል ፖሊስ። 20 ቢሊዬን ጨምሮ በመዘገቡ ሪፖርተር ጋዜጣን እከሳለሁም ብሏል። ጉድ እኮ ነው። Shame የተባለችውን ነገር ቀጥፈው በሏት!!
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በነገራችን ላይ በትላላቅ ፕሮጀክቶች ላይ የሚጠየቀው ጉቦ ከሚሊዮኖች አሃዝ ወጥቶ ቢሊዬን ከገባ ሰነባብቷል። እንዲሁም የጉምሩክ፣ ፋይናንስ፣ ንግድ፣ ትራንስፖርት ሚኒስቴር ወዘተ ባለስልጣናት በ አንድ “ስራ” ላይ ከ 100 ሚሊዬን በታች መጠየቅ ማቆማቸውን ነጋዴዎችም ሆኑ የቅርብ አካላት ሁሉ የሚያውቁት ሃቅ ነው። አንድ ሲኖ ወይም ቦቴ ለማስገባት ለፈቃድ ሰጪ 1 ሚሊዬን፣ ለቀራጩ ሌላ 1 ሚሊዬን ወዘተ መቀፍቀፍ normal cost of doing business ከተባለ ከርሟል።

ለማኛውም 98 ቢሊዬኑ በአንድ ክልል ብቻ እንኳን የሚፈጸምን ሙስና የሚሸፍን አይመስለኝም።

[Jawar Mohammed @Jawar_Mohammed]

የ120 ማፊያ እና የኦሮሞ ድርብ መከራ

እነዚህ መንግስት ውስጥ የተደረጁት የ120 ማፊያ ቡድን አባላት፣ ኦሮሚያ ውስጥ ሰዉን አፍነው እና ገድለው ሀብት ንብረቱን ይዘርፋሉ። በዚያ ገንዘብ ቅንጡ መኪና ገዝተው በአዲስ አበባ ጎዳናዎች ላይ show off ያደርጋሉ፤ በየቡናቤቱ ገንዘብ በረብጣ እየረጩ ያዋካካሉ። ይህን የሚመለከተው የከተማዋ ነዋሪ፣ የነዚያ ማፊያዎች ፈንጠዚያ የመላው ኦሮሞ ማህበረሰብ ድሎት ነጽብራቅ መስሎት “ተረኛ/ባለጊዜ” ብሎ ይፈርጀዋል። ከዞኖች የነዚህን ማፊያዎች ዘረፋና ግዳያ ሸሽቶ የተሰደደ ኦሮሞ፣ መዲናዋ ላይ በነዚህ ባለጌዎች መጨማለቅ እየተሳቀቀ፣ አይተው እንዳይደፉት እየተሽሎከለከ፣ በሌላው ማህበረሰብ እንደ ደላው ባለጊዜ እየተፈረጀ፣ ከሁለት ያጣ እድለቢስ ሆኖ ጭንቅላቱን አቀርቅሮ ይኖራል።

[ARRAATA BIYYOLESSA OROMIYAA @ArraataO]

Oduu Ammee ONM-ABO Ebla 16-2026 itti dhiyaadhaa! https://t.co/6n1F2wj5zS

[Oromo Liberation Army OLF-OLA @OLF_OLA]

Today, April 9, is a scar on the conscience of a nation. On this day, Battee Urgessaa—a voice that stood unflinching for our people—was extinguished by the order of Abiy Ahmed. Not in battle. Not by accident. By command.

Batte was no warlord, no enemy of peace. He was a champion of the downtrodden, and for that—for the audacity of speaking truth when silence was safer—he was gunned down.

Together with Battee, we remember hundreds of thousands of sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, dreamers and dissenters who were dragged from their homes, and gunned down by Abiy Ahmed for the unforgivable offense of holding a different political belief.

Today, we remember. Not with empty tears, but with unwavering certainty that justice will be served. For Battee. For the hundreds of thousands. For the millions. For every home violated and every voice buried. Justice will be served. It is only a matter of time.
#Oromia #Ethiopia

[Pakistan Strategic Forum @ForumStrategic]

Welcome to Islamic Republic of Pakistan dear Iranian Brothers 🦅 🇵🇰

[Sara | Journalist @SanaJournalist1]

🚨🇮🇷 NOW: AIR DEFENSES ACTIVATED OVER TEHRAN, IRAN

War is not stopped🚫

@grok confirmed it is real ?

[Iranian Force @MrImranPk]

🚨🚨
The historic night has begun now.

The missiles will rain down without stopping on Tel Aviv 🇮🇱

Feast your eyes 💥

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

BREAKING: QASMIYA BRIDGE IN TYRE BOMBED BY ISRAEL AGAIN

[Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT. @drhossamsamy65]

⛔️BREAKING: Iran fires 3 ballistic missiles toward Israel in the last hour.

[Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79]

The US and Iran have reached an agre….

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