16, 08, 2019
To: Prime Minster Office of Ethiopia
National Electoral Board Ethiopia
We demand an immediate release of the 700 Sidama youth incarcerated and being tortured in Hawassa Town and other districts. Maintaining state of emergency meant suppressing the constitutional rights of the Sidama people. Therefore, Sidaama hold the Ethiopian government, National electoral board, SEPDM and its various institutions constitutionally mandated for facilitating and conducting the Sidama referendum for regional statehood fully accountable for the massacre of the Sidama civilians.
We urge the government to address without any further delay the Sidama demand for regional self- administration in Ethiopia. The Sidama nation should press ahead with determination with its peaceful demand for the realization of its constitutional right to managing its own affairs within Ethiopia.
We call upon the international community to condemn the Sidama massacre of 18-20 of July 2019 and exert pressure on the Ethiopian government to release all the prisoners, remove defense and special police forces from all districts. Killing is not remedy and never brings solution. Instead we strongly advise the government to remove its army from the Sidama land and urgently initiate a civilized discussion with the Sidama people. In civilized world, defense forces protect the sovereign country from an external threat; in Ethiopia however the defense forces is used more often than not- by the government to massacre civilians. We condemn the defense forces for their brutal massacre of the civilians and urge utmost restraint whilst withdrawing from the Sidama land.
Justice, Equality and Freedom for the Sidama Nation and the Rest Nations and Peoples in Ethiopia!
Updates
August 15, 2019
The massive surge of support proves that people refuse to stay silent while the state terrorizes the Sidama nation. The government cannot ignore this collective pressure as we force them to reckon with the bloody reality of their occupation.
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Awareness creation among the society is not crime in the eyes of law. Prison free our heros Mr.Getahun Deguye(SMN mgr),activist Tariku Lemma(Dupty mgr of SMN),Maatte Mengesha(Dr.), journalist Tefera Qenfato, Asst. Prof. Alemu Xa'miso,Asst. Prof.Tesema Elias,Mr.Fasica....etc
We demand an immediate release of the over 700 Sidama youth incarcerated and being tortured in Hawassa Town Capital of Sidama and other districts. We need the exact date of referendum. the delay of expressing the date of referendum show us that the government is preparing itself to re-wage war against our people.
Release innocent prisoners.
#Freedom!
Innocent and freedom fighters must be release
Justice, Equality and Freedom for the Sidama Nation and the Rest Nations and Peoples in Ethiopia.
The must unconditionally free our political prisoners!!!
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16, 08, 2019
To: Prime Minster Office of Ethiopia
National Electoral Board Ethiopia
We demand an immediate release of the 700 Sidama youth incarcerated and being tortured in Hawassa Town and other districts. Maintaining state of emergency meant suppressing the constitutional rights of the Sidama people. Therefore, Sidaama hold the Ethiopian government, National electoral board, SEPDM and its various institutions constitutionally mandated for facilitating and conducting the Sidama referendum for regional statehood fully accountable for the massacre of the Sidama civilians.
We urge the government to address without any further delay the Sidama demand for regional self- administration in Ethiopia. The Sidama nation should press ahead with determination with its peaceful demand for the realization of its constitutional right to managing its own affairs within Ethiopia.
We call upon the international community to condemn the Sidama massacre of 18-20 of July 2019 and exert pressure on the Ethiopian government to release all the prisoners, remove defense and special police forces from all districts. Killing is not remedy and never brings solution. Instead we strongly advise the government to remove its army from the Sidama land and urgently initiate a civilized discussion with the Sidama people. In civilized world, defense forces protect the sovereign country from an external threat; in Ethiopia however the defense forces is used more often than not- by the government to massacre civilians. We condemn the defense forces for their brutal massacre of the civilians and urge utmost restraint whilst withdrawing from the Sidama land.
Justice, Equality and Freedom for the Sidama Nation and the Rest Nations and Peoples in Ethiopia!
Updates
August 15, 2019
The massive surge of support proves that people refuse to stay silent while the state terrorizes the Sidama nation. The government cannot ignore this collective pressure as we force them to reckon with the bloody reality of their occupation.
35 Comments
Sidama people self determination quest is of 130 yrs old. Since then Ethiopian Gov't has been killing 1000s & arresting a number of people instead of respecting the right of the people. Abyi Ahimed Gov't preferred mass mardering of our people instead of giving constitutional right. We demand PM Abyi stop killing and free the representatives of Sidama known as "Ejjeetto" with out any pre condition! We also demand the govt to withdraw the military from Sidama land!
Awareness creation among the society is not crime in the eyes of law. Prison free our heros Mr.Getahun Deguye(SMN mgr),activist Tariku Lemma(Dupty mgr of SMN),Maatte Mengesha(Dr.), journalist Tefera Qenfato, Asst. Prof. Alemu Xa'miso,Asst. Prof.Tesema Elias,Mr.Fasica....etc
We demand an immediate release of the over 700 Sidama youth incarcerated and being tortured in Hawassa Town Capital of Sidama and other districts. We need the exact date of referendum. the delay of expressing the date of referendum show us that the government is preparing itself to re-wage war against our people.
Release innocent prisoners.
#Freedom!
Innocent and freedom fighters must be release
Justice, Equality and Freedom for the Sidama Nation and the Rest Nations and Peoples in Ethiopia.
The must unconditionally free our political prisoners!!!
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Sidama people self determination quest is of 130 yrs old. Since then Ethiopian Gov't has been killing 1000s & arresting a number of people instead of respecting the right of the people. Abyi Ahimed Gov't preferred mass mardering of our people instead of giving constitutional right. We demand PM Abyi stop killing and free the representatives of Sidama known as "Ejjeetto" with out any pre condition! We also demand the govt to withdraw the military from Sidama land!