50 yrs of anti Amhara politics must end in Ethiopia 🟢🟡🔴. An inconvenient truth ‼️
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በብልፅግና ሠራዊት ፍቅር ያበዳችሁ ሰዎች፤
“ሀገረመንግስቱ በጠመንጃ አፈሙዝ ነው የምጠበቀው” የምትሉ ወገኖች፣
1) ደርግ ሲፈራርስ እና መንግስቱ ወደ ዚምባብዌ ሲሸሽ፣ ሠራዊቱ ተበተነ። ነገር ግን የደርግን ሠራዊት ተክተው የመጡት ሕወሓት፣ ኦፒዲኦ፣ ብአዴን እና የደቡብ ኃይሎች የነበሩት ቡድኖች በመተካት አሁን ያለውን መከላከያ ሠራዊት ፈጠሩ። በዚህ ሂደት ሀገሪቱ አልተበተነችም፤ የተበተነው መንግስቱ እና ሠራዊቱ ብቻ ነው።
2) አብይ ወደ ሥልጣን ሲመጣ፣ ከመከላከያ ሠራዊቱ አመራር ውስጥ ትግራዋይ ተወላጆችን አስወገደ። በምትካቸው ግን፣ ለ27 ዓመታት ከወያኔ ጋር በመሆን ህዝብን ሲገድሉ የነበሩትን ሰዎች በኃላፊነት አስቀመጠ። ብርሃኑ ጁላ እና ሌሎች፣ ለትላንትናውም ሆነ ለዛሬው ወንጀል ተጠያቂዎች ናቸው። አብይ ሰዎችን የሚጨፈጭፈው ለሀገር ሲል ሳይሆን፣ ለሥልጣኑ ሲል ነው።
3) ይህ የብልፅግና ሠራዊት፣ በደርግ ዘመን፣ በወያኔ/ኢህአድግ ዘመን፣ ወይም በአብይ ዘመን—በየትኛውም የታሪክ ምዕራፍ—ለዜጎች መብት ቆሞ አያውቅም። ሰራዊ በሁሉም ዘመን መሪውን ይመስላል። ለዚህ ነው ይህ ሠራዊት ዜጎችን የሚገድል ኃይል ነው። በአሁኑ ወቅት የዚህ ሠራዊት አዛዥ አብይ አህመድ ነው። ይህ ጨካኝ ሰው (አራማኔ) የዜጎችን ደም እንደ ውሃ እያፈሰሰ ነው። ለዚህ ሠራዊት ፍቅር ያላቸው ሰዎች፣ በእውነቱ ለዚህ ጨካኝ ሰው ፍቅር ያላቸው ናቸው። ሀገርን እያቃጠለ ያለን ሰው እንዴት ይወዳል ሰው?
4) ሀገሪቱን እየበተኑ ያሉት ለህሉናቸው እና ለመትረፍ ሲሉ የሚታገሉት ህዝቦች ሳይሆኑ—አብይ እና እሱ ያሰማራው የብልፅግና ሠራዊት ናቸው። እኔ ሁልጊዜም ከጭቁኖች ጎን እቆማለሁ፤ ከጨቋኞች ወይም ከነፍሰገዳይ ጋር አልቆምም። ጨቋኙ ሥርዓት ይወድቃል፤ ሕዝቡ ግን ይቀጥላል። ታሪክም ይጠይቃል።
5) "አብይ ከወደቀ ሀገሪቱ ትፈርሳለች" የሚባል ከሆነ፣ ያ ማለት ሀገሪቱ ከመጀመሪያውኑ አልነበረችም ማለት ነው። ውሸት ነው። ሀገሪቱ አብይ በፊት ነበረች፣ ከአብይ ቦሃላም ትኖራለች። አንድ ሀገረመንግስት ከህዝቦችዋ በጠመንጃ አፈሙዝ የምትጠበቅ ከሆነ፣ ያ ኢምፓየር እንጂ ሀገረመንግስት አይደለም። ይህ ኢምፓየር በጫላ፣ በሃጎስ፣ ወይም በኩራባቾ ሊትመራ ትችላለች። ነገር ግን በሕዝብ ትግል አማካኝነት፣ በጠመንጃ አፈሙዝ የሚመራው ይህ ሥርዓት ተሸንፎ፣ የነፃነት፣ፍትህ እና የእኩልነት ሥርዓት መምጣት አለበት። ሀገረ መንግሥቱ በጠመንጃ አፈሙዝ ሳይሆን፣ በሕዝቦች ስምምነት ላይ ተመስርቶ ይጸናል፤ እንዲሁም ይለመልማል።
“There are 7,000 churches in Oromia. If the government wanted to kill them, they would all have to die!”@danielkibret @PMEthiopia @BilleneSeyoum
After 94 innocent, unarmed Christians are massacred simply for their faith, how can a minister in the PMO make such a dismissive statement? What a cruel, depraved, & shallow mindset. To hold the sacred office of a deacon while trading on the blood of the Orthodox faithful & shielding these massacres is sad for 🇪🇹n Christians
🇪🇹 is a majority-Christian nation for centuries. Yet, since 2018, the country has faced an unprecedented crisis: a systemic and deliberate series of attacks involving extremist Moslem militias from Arsi & Jimma linked to the administration. This is a tragedy on a scale 🇪🇹 had not experienced for centuries. Eastern Oromia is predominantly moslem. The blood of innocent Christians is crying out before the entire world. Instead of protecting helpless Christians Abiy Ahmed’s regime is sadly playing numbers.
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Dn. Daniel of the EOTC isn’t even allowed an Islamic head covering only under Abiy Ahmed Ali.
"ኦሮሚያ ውስጥ 7ሺ አብያተ ክርስቲያናት አሉ:: መንግስት ቢሆን እሚገድለው፣ ሁሉም መሞት ነበረባቸው!" 😡 👇🏼👂🏼
@danielkibret ለያንዳንዱ ኦርቶዶክስ ደም ከገዳዩ መንግስት/አክራሪ እኩል ተጠያቂ ነው 😡
✝️ ስለ ኦርቶዶክስ ዝም አንለም ✝️
#EOTCunderAttack
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Truth & Justice Matter! retweeted
A Version of #Antisemitism in Ethiopia: The Targeting of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Its Ancient Semitic Heritage
The continued massacre of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians is a moral catastrophe and a warning of something profoundly structural in Ethiopia's political crisis. At least 94 Orthodox Christians have reportedly been murdered in Oromia in less than three weeks, while the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, guardian of the Garima Gospels and a religious tradition that preserves the Book of Enoch and the Book of Jubilees, faces grave threats to its communities and heritage. I regard the systematic marginalization of Ethiopia's historic Orthodox institutions, particularly those associated with the Amhara and Tigrayan peoples, as an assault upon the country's ancient Semitic religious and cultural civilization.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government bears an urgent responsibility to protect these communities, investigate the massacres, and address allegations that its political project is dismantling their historical institutions. His government's close relationship with the United Arab Emirates, amid mounting scrutiny of regional involvement in Sudan's destruction, makes the wider crisis of governance and accountability even more disturbing. Antisemitism has a specific historical meaning, but the persecution of communities associated with Ethiopia's ancient Semitic heritage raises a broader question about the destruction of civilizations through ethnic and religious hatred. How many more Orthodox Christians must be slaughtered before the international community recognizes the gravity of this continuing carnage?
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ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS UNDER ATTACK
At least 94 Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been killed in three attacks in less than three weeks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
The attacks occurred in Merti and Shirka districts on October 20 and 24, killing at least 60, followed by another 34 deaths in Endato village, Robe district.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission attributed the earlier attacks to the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an armed Oromo nationalist movement. The OLA has denied targeting civilians.
While the conflict is rooted in ethnic and political struggles, growing violence against Orthodox Christian communities raises serious concerns about religiously targeted persecution.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, representing more than 30 million followers, is calling for urgent protection of its worshippers.
At least 94 lives lost. Christian communities remain at risk. The world must not look away.
ሀገር ማለት ድሮ ቀረ! በአብይ አህመድ አሊ አስተዳደር ውስጥ አማራ እና ኦርቶዶክስ እንደ ሀገር ወገን እንደማይቆጠሩ በተግባር በብዙ እየታየ ነው።በትብብር ካላስቆምነው ሁሉም ተራ በተራው ፅዋው ይደርሰዋል።
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An ethnic apartheid system with its homelands was a mistake in 1991. Since 2018, 🇪🇹 has lost over 600K people from internal conflicts, not a foreign enemy. 🇪🇹 is a land of a mosaic of minorities without a single majority ethnicity. Oromia itself is multiethnic and multireligious, and people of dual ethnicities number in the millions.
Abiy Ahmed’s OPDO wrong headed empire building by clubbing everyone into submission including Oromos in the opposition only breeds disaster . Addis Ababa faces similar issues, with Moyale serving as a ticking time bomb.
They can’t blame the ‘Amhara’ myth
When a Faulty Map causes bloodshed
Despite federal arrangement, the current map in Ethiopia will not work. Unless it is revised or altered, one
Must expect inter-ethnic conflicts for the next 30 years. For the record, the geopolitical conflicts in Fafan, Erer, and Liban zones are not the same as the grazing and resource-based of past conflicts. It is based on the faulty redistricting the TPLF/OPDO cocked up after the EPRDF took power. Way out:
- Revise the results of the sham 2004 plebiscite.
- Consider the re-evaluation of the contested districts which are about 400, where over 90% went unlawfully to Oromia.
- Resettle the millions of displaced Somalis and Oromos to their original homes and properties.
This needs a genuine leadership, which may not exist now.
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Truth & Justice Matter! retweeted
ARSI, OROMIA, Ethiopia: AGAIN.
On 5 November, armed assailants attacked Orthodox Christians in Arsi. More than 50 people were killed, homes were burned, and families are burying their dead in mass funerals. It came only days after the Shirka massacre of over 60 Christians in the same zone.
This is not only killing. Survivors were forced to convert to Islam as the price of staying alive. That is religious persecution.
Residents say Oromo region local authorities disarmed them before the attack. When a state disarms the victims and shields the killers through silence and impunity, that is complicity.
None of this is new. For the past 8 years, Orthodox Christians in Oromia region of Ethiopia have been killed, burned out and driven from their land in repeated waves. The pattern never changes: incitement, massacre, denial, impunity.
And the incitement is public. Radical politicians and activists from Arsi have openly called for this violence, in their own words, on camera.
It is time for:
• an independent, international investigation
• prosecution of the killers, those who incite them, and any officials who enabled them
• immediate protection for Christian communities in Arsi
Silence is no longer an option. @Pontifex
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I have studied Radicalism and Extremism in the Horn.What you see currently in Arsi and the surrounding areas of Oromia clearly has all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism linked to ISIS and some of the most extremist groups. It's high time Ethiopians realise this impending danger
Truth & Justice Matter! retweeted
እኛ የአሜሪካ ፖለቲካ ውስጥ ገብተን "ሪፐብሊካን vs ዲሞክራት፣ Red vs Blue" ስንል #ካሊጉላአህመድ ኢኮኖሚውን በአንድ ጀምበር (በሚራክል) አስመንድጎት አድሯል 😂
"አለም በሙሉ የሚጠቀምበት የጠቅላላ ሀገራዊ ምርት (GDP) ስሌት የእኔን የኮሪደር ልማት እና የፎቅ ቀለም ውበት አያካትትም፣ ስለዚህ "Rebasing" (የመሠረት ማሻሻያ) የግድ ያስፈልጋል" ብሎ እንደ እዩ ጩፋ ሚራክል አዝንቧል፣
ከሚራክሎቹ በጥቂቱ:-
ጥቅል ሀገራዊ ምርት (GDP) በ60% ጭምሮ ከ$126b ወደ $201b ተመንድጓል፣
አመታዊ የነፍስ ወከፍ ገቢ (GDP Per Capita) ከ$915 ወደ $1,517 ከፍ ብሏል፣
ከአፍሪካ ሀገራት አስረኛ የነበረው የኢትዮጵያ ኢኮኖሚ በአንድ ጀምበር አምስተኛ ሆኗል፣
በነፍስ ወከፍ ገቢ ከ54 የአፍሪካ ሀገራት 40ኛ የነበችው ኢትዮጵያ በውድቅት ለሊት ስምንት ሀገሮችን ቀድማ፣ ጠዋት ስንነቃ 32ተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ቁብ ብላ አግኝተናታል፣
Most importantly .... ለዚህ ዜና ዝግጁ ናችሁ? 😄
በካሉጉላ አህመድ የቃል ውሳኔ ኢትዮጵያ "ዝቅተኛ ገቢ" (Low-income) ሀገራት ዝርዝር ወጥታ "ታችኛው መካከለኛ ገቢ" (Lower-Middle Income) ያላቸውን ሀገራት ተቀላቅላለች! (insert: "ኧረ ጎበዝ አጨብጭቡ፣ ኧረ አጨብጭቡ!" sound effect here) 😄😄
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*** ይህ ማለት 100 ግራም ስንዴ በኪስህ ይዘህ፣ "በእኔ መለኪያ መሠረት 1 ኪሎ ነው" ብሎ እንደማጭበርበር ያህል የደነቆረ አካሄድ ነው።
*** የእድሜውን ግማሽ በመጽሐፍ ቅዱስና በሚራክል ስም የብልጽግና ጥንቆላ ሲለማመድ የነበረን ሰው መሪ ስታደርገው ከዚህ የተለየ ነገር አይጠበቅም፣
*** ይህን ሁሉ የቁጥር ድራማ መስራት ለምን አስፈለገው? መልሱ ግልጽ ነው፡ ለማጭበርበር እና ተጨማሪ ብድር ለማግኘት!
ከዚህ በፊት የኢትዮጵያ የውጭ እዳ ከጠቅላላ ሀገራዊ ምርት (Debt-to-GDP ratio) አንጻር ሲለካ 43.2% ገደማ ነበር፣ ይህ ደግሞ የዓለም ባንክ እና IMF ለደካማ ሀገራት ካስቀመጡት የደህንነት ወሰን (35%) በጣም ያለፈ ነው፣ ይህም ተጨማሪ ብድር ማግኝትን አዳጋች አድርጎታል፣
ካሊጉላ የጀመረውን ቤተመንግስት ለማጠናቀቅ የሚረዳውን ብድር ለማግኝት ያለው ብቸኛ አማራጭ እዳውን መቀነስ ሳይሆን፣ የሂሳብ ቀመሩን መቀየር ነው። አሁን ባደረገው የGDP Rebasing ማጭበርበር፣ ሀገራዊ ምርቱን በ60% ስለነፋው፣ የእዳ ጥምርታው በአስማት ወደ 25% ወርዶለታል! አሁን ለአለም ባንክ እና ለIMF "ሀገሬ እዳ የለባትም፣ ብድር አበድሩኝ" ብሎ የማጭበርበሪያ በር አግኝቷል፣ in fact ይህን ያደረገው ከIMF ጋር መክሮ እንደሆነ ጥርጥር የለውም፣
**** ነገሩ እንደዚህ ከሆነማ ኢትዮጵያ 25 አመት መጠበቅ ሳያስፈልጋት በ5 አመት ውስጥ ከሁለቱ የአለማችን ኃያል መንግስታት አንዷ ትሆናለች 😋#KassaAnbesaw
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“This is a cry for help. Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia are being k*|l£d because they are Christians. Over 60 Christians have been killed recently.”
— Ethiopian woman raises alarm over the deadly attacks on Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, as reports indicate the d£ath toll has risen to at least 94.
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#Canada petition calls for sanctions over #Ethiopia rights abuses, ceasefire in #Amhara region
Canadian MP Gord Johns has presented an Ethiopian-Canadian-backed petition to the House of Commons, urging Ottawa to impose targeted sanctions over alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia, demand an immediate ceasefire in the Amhara region, and press for the unconditional release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
The petitioners call on Canada to use its diplomatic leverage, declaring that “the Ethiopian government has carried out the arbitrary detentions and torture of Amhara journalists, civil society leaders, members of Parliament and opposition figures.”
The petition also calls for greater transparency over Ethiopia’s June 2026 general election results and an inclusive democratic process.
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When Ethiopia Founded the #OAU and Helped Establish the #UN, the #UAE Did Not Even Exist!
What an extraordinary historical irony. Ethiopia, a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and the Organization of African Unity in 1963, whose founding summit was presided over by Emperor Haile Selassie, is now implicated in the destruction of neighbouring Sudan through its relationship with the United Arab Emirates, a state that did not come into existence until 1971. I have repeatedly described the UAE as the most intrusive and destructive external power in the Horn of Africa in recent memory, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whom I call the sick man of the Horn of Africa, has brought Ethiopia into an increasingly dangerous relationship with Abu Dhabi's regional military ambitions. Reuters has documented a military training facility for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces on Ethiopian territory, with sources identifying UAE financing, trainers, and logistical support. Now UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown warns of systematic drone attacks on Sudan's civilian infrastructure, including energy and fuel facilities, leaving hospitals struggling, humanitarian supplies stranded, and vulnerable civilians facing further catastrophe.
The implications are staggering. Ethiopia, once a pillar of African diplomacy, Pan-African solidarity, and the principle of African solutions to African problems, is now facing serious questions about its role in facilitating a war marked by atrocities, crimes against humanity, and grave concerns about genocide. What a tragic reversal of Emperor Haile Selassie's diplomatic legacy. The UN Security Council, African Union, and international criminal justice institutions must investigate the entire chain of responsibility, including those who finance, arm, train, facilitate, and enable the destruction of Sudan. History will not judge this catastrophe by diplomatic rhetoric, but by the lives destroyed and the responsibility of those who made it possible.
#Sudan #SudanGenocide #Darfur #StopTheWarInSudan #Ethiopia #UAE #RSF #Janjaweed #HornOfAfrica #AmharaGenocide #TigrayGenocide #EthiopianOrthodoxPersecution #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #GenocidePrevention #HumanRights #InternationalJustice #accountability
@UN @UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts @UNOCHA @UNICEF @Refugees @WFP @WHO @UNDP @AfricanUnion @eu_eeas @StateDept @amnesty @hrw @LemkinInstitute @CrisisGroup @ReutersAfrica @BBCWorld @AP @AFP @AJEnglish @FRANCE24 @dwnews
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PRESS STATEMENT
Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM)
For Immediate Release: November 3, 2026
Subject: Deliberate Drone Attacks on Civilians by the Prosperity Regime
The Prosperity regime continues its systematic acts of cruelty. In a deliberate and planned campaign against innocent Amharas, unarmed civilians who take no part in hostilities are being targeted across multiple zones by drone and jet bombardments.
A) Documented Drone Attacks in the Past Few Days Alone:
1. South Gondar Zone, Andabet Woreda
• On October 30, 2026, at approx. 6:20 PM, a drone strike at the Buna Bank gate in Wolesh town killed two innocent civilians and wounded numerous others. The full number of wounded remains under verification.
• From November 1, 7:00 PM to November 2, 7:30 AM, four consecutive drone strikes targeted:
◦ Jara Gedo Public Associations Office
◦ Jara Gedo Health Center
◦ Private residential homes
This nighttime attack on sleeping civilians killed more than 20 residents of the town. An undetermined number of civilians were wounded.
2. Wellega - Horo Guduru Zone, Abay Dangoro Woreda
On October 26, 2026, consecutive drone bombardments in Chancho Sefer, Mender 25, and Mender 15 areas resulted in numerous civilian casualties, confirmed to include two children and one mother.
3. South Wello Zone, Ambasel Woreda
From October 31 to November 2, 2026, continuous drone and jet attacks in Wuqale town, Kebele 01, killed more than eight innocent civilians and wounded many others, with severe destruction of private and public property.
B) AFNM Position
The regime uses precision drone technology that is fully capable of distinguishing targets. Its deliberate targeting of civilians is part of the genocidal war being waged against the Amhara people.
We affirm that resisting and removing this anti-human regime is the historic duty of this generation. Through the struggle of our forces and the full participation of our supporters, we renew our pledge to fight with determination to restore peace for our people.
C) Call to Action
A regime that creates new crises daily and turns Ethiopia into a living hell will not stop its massacres with the Amhara people. This is a danger to all humanity, with an attack range that threatens neighboring countries as well.
We call on all Ethiopians and the international community to:
1. Stand with innocent civilians
2. Condemn these attacks in the strongest terms
3. Provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the victims
Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM)
Public Relations Department
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60+ Christians killed in Ethiopia last week. 20+ homes burned. Church leaders say their appeals to authorities have gone unanswered.
Ethiopia ranks #3 in the world for killings of Christians on GCR's 2026 Red List.
🙏 The full story:
link.globalchristianrelief.o…
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Five priests and faithful gathered in Denver, Colorado, to draw global attention to Orthodox Christians killed in Ethiopia’s Arsi region and elsewhere.
Source: Ermiyas Girma
#Ethiopia #OrthodoxChristians
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The U.S. condemns the ethnic/religiously motivated state violence perpetrated against civilian people in Arsi. And calls for investigation and accountability. Note that there has been no investigation and accountability under Abiy Ahmed's eight years rule.
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𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬
𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮
𝗔𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗖 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AEPAC) raises the alarm over Ethiopia's escalating humanitarian, political, and human rights crisis. Recent reports reveal a disturbing pattern of civilian killings, attacks against displaced populations, religious persecution, arbitrary arrests, and mass displacement. AEPAC urges the United States and the international community to take immediate and coordinated action.
𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦
• 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼, 𝗔𝗺𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻: Reuters (October 30) reported that at least 15 people, including five children, were killed in drone strikes on the Jari 2 internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Wollo. Another 36 people were reportedly injured. The camp shelters more than 1,700 displaced people. Witnesses reported no fighting in the immediate area when the strikes occurred.
• 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗶 – 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church reported that more than 60 Christians were killed in attacks in Merti and Shirka districts of Arsi, Eastern Ethiopia. Reuters (October 27) and Associated Press (October 28) also reported the killings. More than 20 people were seriously injured, and homes were reportedly burned.
• 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Reports by The Abay Times, citing local residents, indicate that at least 50 people were detained by Ethiopian government regional security forces following the killings in Shirka. Those reportedly detained included people who participated in burials, assisted the wounded, or gathered to mourn. These arrests raise serious concerns about government intimidation, suppression of grieving communities, and the government's impartiality and neutrality in investigating the massacres.
• 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮, 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮: Reports carried by Mereja, citing DW Amharic and Amhara War Updates, reported that more than 80 displaced Amhara civilians, including women, children, and elderly people, were killed by armed militia in Sibu Sire, East Wollega, on October 28 while traveling toward Addis Ababa in search of safety.
• 𝗠𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 – 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Reports by the Associated Press (October 30), Reuters (October 22), and Anadolu Agency (October 27) describe escalating violence around Moyale's regional border. Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have reportedly fled their homes, with many crossing into Kenya. UNHCR estimates cited in reporting put the number of arrivals in Kenya as high as 50,000, although registration and verification were ongoing.
𝗔𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗖'𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
AEPAC calls upon the U.S. Congress, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Trump administration, and the international community to treat Ethiopia's escalating humanitarian and human rights crisis as an urgent diplomatic priority.
𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬, 𝗔𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗖 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥:
• 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Translate congressional concerns and appeals to Secretary Rubio into concrete, sustained diplomatic engagement with the Ethiopian government and relevant regional actors.
• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: Demand an end to attacks against civilian populations, including reported government drone strikes against displaced communities in Wollo's Amhara region.
• 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Investigate the reported killings of Orthodox Christians in Arsi and displaced Amhara civilians in Wollega, establishing responsibility and ensuring accountability.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Demand an immediate, independent investigation into the reported arbitrary arrests, intimidation, and detention of families and mourners by Ethiopian government regional security forces following the killings in Arsi. Such actions against people seeking to mourn, bury their loved ones, and exercise their religious rights are deeply troubling and unacceptable. Those responsible must be identified and held accountable, and anyone arbitrarily detained must be released.
• 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Mobilize humanitarian assistance and civilian protection for displaced Ethiopians in Wollo, Wollega, and Moyale, including those forced to flee across the Kenyan border.
• 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: Pursue appropriate diplomatic and lawful measures against individuals credibly implicated in serious human rights violations, including government officials and security personnel where implicated.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Urge the United Nations, African Union, European Union, and Western partners to intensify monitoring, humanitarian assistance, and diplomatic pressure.
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
AEPAC welcomes the bipartisan congressional letter led by Representatives Chellie Pingree and Sara Jacobs, signed by numerous members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take decisive action on Ethiopia's escalating conflict. The lawmakers specifically call for a high-level U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, an immediate ceasefire, renewed peace negotiations, protection of civilians, unrestricted humanitarian access, restoration of emergency assistance, and targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for atrocities and fueling the conflict.
AEPAC also recognizes the September 28 congressional appeal led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Cory Booker, Chris Coons, Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, and Tim Kaine, urging Secretary Rubio to engage Ethiopian authorities and relevant armed actors to halt renewed hostilities and return to mediation.
AEPAC strongly supports these congressional recommendations and urges Secretary Rubio to ensure that American diplomatic engagement addresses not only the danger of a wider regional war but also the ongoing killings, drone attacks, religious persecution, arbitrary detentions, and forced displacement of Ethiopian civilians.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁.
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Fascist Abiy’s @AbiyAhmedAli ministers and deputy ministers, including #TheWarProfessorBirhanuNega, @_birhanu were sent for military training, which #FascistAbiyAhmedAli visited from time to time.
A man who seems unable to exist without dreaming about war, creating conflicts between nations, exploiting religious differences, and fueling hatred against nations that challenge his empty rhetoric about his supposed missions against more than 80 nations and nationalities within the empire.
Watch the videos of their military training. Surely, no one would be allowed to record such events without his permission. Perhaps he wants to show that he even owns them and may eventually turn them into his personal guards! 😅
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In Ethiopia, there is no peace, security, law and order! The state has become dysfunctional; and the country is heading into the darkest hole-possible disintegration!
The society is engulfed by violence and crime! Poverty and corruption are rampant!
In all regions of the country, there is civil war & fighting by several forces, including freedom fighters, border and ethnic conflicts!
The regime is the main actor and ring leader in propagating tensions, divisions, violence and conflicts
among the various social, religious, political and ethnic groups; by exploiting their differences to sustain its power w/ “Divide and Rule”!
Amidst all this chaos & anarchy, the so called “leader” @AbiyAhmedAli bought recently the latest and most sophisticated fighter jets - SU-35s and air defense systems S-400s; by paying or promising to pay an estimated $4 billion!
The first question that comes to mind is where did he get all this money?
Ethiopia, being one of the poorest countries in the world, is surviving mainly by donor money! The tax burden on its citizens has become so unbearable: millions are starving due to lack of food, jobs, income and very high cost of living w/ skyrocketing prices of basic necessities!
An estimated 20 million people face severe drought & starvation that could cost their precious lives and lead to mass deaths, unless sadly the world 🌎 comes to their aid!!
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The link below shows cabinet ministers and other govt officials of a “stateless state” taking a crash course on compulsory military training; ordered by the “big brother”!
Don’t think it is in North Korea! It is in Africa, in a country which was recently named one of the 5 top poorest Sub-Saharan African countries by UNDP’s 2026 MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index)-Ethiopia!
The whole country is geared to War! What is shocking, poverty has become like a national pride for the regime!
Actually, @AbiyAhmedAli once proudly said “Ethiopia is rich with millions of poor and young people! We can easily mobilize, conscript, train and assign thousands of soldiers and militia to our military units in a matter of few weeks or months”!
He also said we can close all our capital investment expenditures to sustain and fight in our wars for years; by spending tens of billions of dollars in our Nat’l budget!
No wonder he is spending billions of dollars to buy the latest fighter jets, drones, tanks, artillery and machine guns, all to kill its poor citizens!
instead of developing the country with modern infrastructure (schools, hospitals, roads, electricity, sanitation and job creation); he is also building a multibillion dollar palace for himself!
Moreover, the regime has become a big threat to regional stability, peace and security by actively working to destabilize and disintegrate neighboring countries by threatening their sovereignty and territorial integrity!!
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Over the last few years, thousands of innocent women, men and children have been slaughtered by the region’s brutal paramilitary forces (with various names including Gaada commandos, kore Negegna, Gachena Hirna, Special Forces etc)!
The so called Eth-Nat’l Defense Forces (ENDF) are collaborators in the heinous crime, rounding the innocent people and returning them to their burning 🔥 chambers for slaughter by the savage paramilitary forces; using all sorts of Stone Age like weapons in addition to bullets; such as hatchets 🪓 knives 🔪 Fire sticks and ropes to massacre the innocent people in mass with devilish and excruciating pains!
PS. The gruesome picture below shows the bodies of nearly 40 innocent Christian women, men and children massacred in Arsi simply because they are Christians!!
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Thank you, Mr. Assistant Secretary. But these atrocities are not isolated incidents. The systematic massacres, pogroms, and carnage inflicted upon Amhara and Tigrayan civilians have become so recurrent that the extraordinary has been normalized. The U.S. Embassy, humanitarian agencies, and international institutions are well aware of the scale and persistence of this suffering.
The historical and religious dimensions of these conflicts deserve serious scrutiny, including the scholarship documented in Localizing Salafism. Ethiopia's deteriorating religious freedom situation warrants urgent consideration for designation as a Country of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act.
Look at the common denominator over the past eight years: the rapprochement with Eritrea that earned Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed the Nobel Peace Prize, followed by renewed tensions; the devastating Northern Ethiopian War, in which hundreds of thousands are estimated to have perished; the continuing atrocities against Amhara civilians; and the disturbing allegations concerning Ethiopia's involvement in Sudan and support for the Janjaweed, which demand independent investigation.
The humanitarian documentation, including work by the Humanitarian Research Lab, must not be ignored. Yet the United States continues to avoid confronting the central political responsibility of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whom I have come to call the sick man of the Horn of Africa.
How many more massacres, displaced families, destroyed communities, and desecrated places of worship must there be before Washington moves beyond statements of concern?
Accountability must begin with those exercising power, not merely those carrying out atrocities.
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The United States is deeply concerned about recent reports of targeted killings of civilians in Arsi zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia. The United States condemns religious, ethnic, or political motivated violence. Such horrific attacks against any group must stop. As we seek to understand this tragedy, the United States urges against characterizations that could deepen division. The United States calls on the government of Ethiopia to investigate and to bring the perpetrators to justice.