Egeree Oromiyaa- EOs Podcast
About Egeree Oromiyaa – EOs Podcast
Exploring Identity, Culture, and the Voices of a Displaced Generation
Egeree Oromiyaa – EOs Podcast, founded in 2020, is a storytelling platform where we explore culture, identity, politics, literature, and the shared experiences of the past and present. We focus especially on the lives of first-generation refugees, particularly Oromo youth in Sweden and other Western countries. Through personal stories and thoughtful dialogue, we aim to give voice to the unheard and healing to the unseen.
Our podcast amplifies the voices of those who have lived through the trauma of exile, navigating the harsh journey from home to Europe. We invite role models, professionals, and changemakers to share their paths—from persecution to perseverance—to inspire, educate, and empower.
We also produce documentaries about significant historical and current events in Ethiopia, with special focus on Oromia, offering critical context and preserving narratives overlooked by mainstream media.
EOs Podcast is part of a broader media effort, including the YouTube channel Miidiyaa Dhaddacha Oromo, also launched in 2020. This digital space was created to give voice to the voiceless, but has faced repeated suppression. Due to its role in exposing state-sponsored violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, the podcast’s YouTube and Facebook accounts were banned following repeated reports by Ethiopian lobbyists and their supporters.
Banned Platforms
Despite being active for over 13 years, the following media accounts were forcibly removed:
- YouTube Channels:
- Miidiyaa Dhaddacha Oromo (est. 2020)
- BB-Show (est. 2012)
- Facebook:
- Personal account of Chala Hailu Abate, created in 2010
These bans reflect the high price of truth-telling in the face of repression. Still, the mission continues across new platforms and spaces.
About the Founder
Chala Hailu Abate, also known as Caalaa Hayiluu Abaataa, is the founder and host of Egeree Oromiyaa – EOs Podcast. Born in Ethiopia, Chala is a poet, author, human rights advocate, and former law student, now based in Sweden. He is known for bridging the worlds of Oromo cultural identity and political exile through media, writing, and public dialogue.
Digital Platforms
- Dhaloota Fincilaa.com – Established in 2017
A platform for poetry, articles, and Oromo resistance narratives. - AbooteeTimes.com – Founded at the end of 2017
Focused on community news, cultural commentary, and activism. - Miidiyaa Dhaddacha Oromo (YouTube) – Founded in 2020
Censored but influential, this channel gave a platform to marginalised Oromo voices.
Egeree Oromiyaa- EOs Podcast
Part 1, IMALTUU FI GUMGUMA GABRUMMAA - The wanderers and their murmurs of oppression)
'' IMALTUU FI GUMGUMA GABRUMMAA''
(The wanderers and their murmurs of oppression)
I wrote this short story in 2014 when Oromo students protested EPDRF's #AddisAbabaMaterPlan, the plan to evict Oromo farmers from their land around Addis Ababa.
When the students got angry and decided to be the Oromo farmers' voice in the streets and protested, they were killed by security forces in daylight at various universities.
The main idea of writing this short fiction based on the fact that happened in Oromia came to my mind after speaking to some students at #Madawalabu University in the Bale Zone in the regional state of Oromia.
I wrote it when one of the students was shot dead and died after being taken to Shashemene Hospital. This short fiction based on the actual events can be like echoes and pain from families, friends in the neighbourhood. I tried to think about the situation in Oromia. I shared the sadness and despair with families who sent their children to universities and received the bodies.
As I try to dig deep into the communities, this short story also tells how the regime's spies went deep into families and made them talk and gossip about the authorities. After speaking with them, the spies reported the people to the administration based on what they said against the government.
This short story tells how Oromo students were shot side-by-side in the streets by Ethiopian Ethiopian regimes. Simultaneously, it speaks loudly about their courageous, determination and readiness to fight Ethiopia's colonial rule to benefit their people to their last breath. It aims to glorify the ultimate sacrifice that the Oromo students made for the Oromo nation's freedom. I believe their story of brave deeds must be written in ink and remembered by the generation to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyvqOmmhmJI&t=4s
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