The War on the Domestic: Systemic Gender-Based Violence as State Strategy in the Amhara
The ongoing war in Ethiopia has shifted from a conventional military confrontation into a campaign that targets the very fabric of civilian society.
Central to this strategy, particularly against the Amhara ethnic group, is the systematic use of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Far from being an accidental byproduct of war or the actions of undisciplined rogue elements, evidence suggests that sexual violence is being employed as a calculated, state-sanctioned instrument of collective punishment, terror, and demographic displacement.
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Day 2,386 since 17 Amhara students, mostly women, were abducted from Dembi Dollo University. Their parents wake up every day with shattered hearts, while
@AbiyAhmedAli
’s genocidal regime spreads lies and stays silent #AmharaGenocide#BringBackOurStudents
Awareness without action is not enough. The victims have shared their stories. The evidence has been documented. The warnings have been repeated. The question now is whether they're willing to listen & whether they will act before more lives are lost.
📆Next Wednesday, June 17, H.I.H. Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate will be the keynote speaker of our side-event in the European Parliament of #Strasbourg to speak out against the ongoing perscutions of #Ethiopians
Follow online:
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or register quickly to attend in person: https://t.co/IOb2RcHsYT
💔 Heartbreaking news from Arsi, Ethiopia. Innocent Orthodox Christians are being hacked to death just for their faith and ethnicity. This is a orchestrated genocide hidden from the world. Please speak up!
@UN_HumanRights@JustinTrudeau@StateDept
#ArsiMassacre#EthiopiaOrthodoxUnderAttack
⚡️Four ENDF personnel defected with firearms, ammunition, and military documents in May 28th defections from the Fiche-Selale area (📍North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia), joining the AFNM Ras Abebe Aregay Division.
#Amhara_War_Updates
@gofundme .@AAA_Amhara reported his arrest more than 3 years ago amid widespread escalating targeting of Amhara civilians throughout the country.
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Why #AbiyAhmed's June 2026 so called Election is a "Sham". Some takways from The Economist and Journal of Democracy
1. The election is structured to confirm power, not test it. The Journal of Democracy calls it a sham; @TheEconomist says Abiy faces even less real competition than in 2021.
2. Electoral numbers are being used to mask the absence of real choice.
@NEBEthiopia publicizes 47 parties and nearly 11,000 candidates, but many parties are aligned with the ruling party or too constrained to compete meaningfully.
3. The 2021 election already exposed the pattern.
Prosperity Party won 96.8% of the 547 parliamentary seats, showing extreme dominance incompatible with healthy pluralism.
4. The 2026 field is even narrower.
In 64 of 509 districts outside Tigray, only Prosperity Party candidates are standing.
5. Large parts of the country cannot participate meaningfully.
In #Amhara, #Oromia, and #Tigray, voting is largely confined to government-held urban areas; insecurity and insurgent control exclude vast territories.
6. Tigray is excluded altogether.
No voting will take place in Tigray, home to around 6% of the population.
7. Opposition parties face systematic obstruction.
Harassment, arrests, licensing barriers, and bureaucratic sabotage are described as routine tools used against real opposition.
8. The election is taking place amid severe national distress.
The Economist cites 43% of Ethiopians living on $3/day or less, a downward spiral from 33 % a decade ago. 7 million in urgent need of food aid.
9. Centralization is deepening, not easing.
Federal subsidies to regional states fell from 60% of the national budget in 2018 to 20% by 2026, reflecting a sharp power shift to the center.
10. The election may be a stepping stone to deeper institutional change.
The Journal of Democracy argues the likely “victory” could be used to justify constitutional restructuring that further centralizes power and weakens regional autonomy.
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