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“Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy” Napoleon

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Ethiopian resistance fighters carrying giant Ethiopian flags, trek across the banks of the Omo river in Southern #Ethiopia during the Second Italo Abyssinian war of 1935-1941.

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@eyobderrick Absolutely, it addressed a real, practical need she had while most ppl use it for meaningless purposes

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@RAS_EPHI lol 😂

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@mrsdbls @BulwarkOnline In 2022, undocumented immigrants paid about $96.7 billion in total federal, state, and local taxes. $59.4 billion went to the federal government $37.3 billion went to state and local governments.

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@he_negash Medr Za-Ilmaknun

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@ChildishWiseGuy

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😡😡𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 😡😡⁣
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This is Birtukan, a young woman from the Senan District, Eastern Gojam Zone in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

Even in the face of a tumultuous childhood, Birtukan radiated a light of hope, with dreams soaring high and a heart overflowing with unwavering determination. Studying at Dembi Dollo University in the Oromia region, she was an outstanding sophomore. Her heart was set on becoming a pharmacist. She saw herself as a symbol of hope, a lighthouse of healing, and a comfort fountain. She had an unwavering resolve to mold her destiny with her own hands.

But, on one fateful day, all of that was mercilessly ripped from her hands. The unrelenting violence of armed gangs, who are organized, empowered, and shielded by the federal and Oromia regional state authorities, destroyed her innocence, dreams, womanhood, and her humanity. With profound harshness, they destroyed Birtukan's world and turned her bright future into an unrelenting sink of suffering and despair.

Apart from yearning for a hopeful future, one could wonder, what crime did she commit to deserve all of these? The answer was straightforward but profound: 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀. And for that, they unleashed a depth of suffering upon her that was unfathomable. They unleashed upon her a torment so horrific, so grotesque, it shattered the essence of what it means to be human. Her story briefly surfaced on EBS TV, a courageous expression of her truth, only to be rapidly silenced as the clip was ordered to be deleted, suppressing her voice once again.

Her own testimony below reveals a nightmare so severe that words cannot fully capture her anguish. Armed gangsters kidnapped Birtukan and carried her far into the wilderness, where the terrible darkness of wilderness soon eclipsed the warm and youthful vibe of college life. Among the six college girls caught in that nightmarish existence, Birtukan was one of those whose freedom, dignity, and hope were mercilessly ripped away.

Their captors deceived them, referring to their abduction as a “training.” A facade they employed to conceal the unimaginable terrors they had in plan for the girls. Birtukan and the other girls soon realized that what their tormentors referred to as “training” was nothing less than the total destruction of their womanhood and humanity.

Days blurred into weeks. Weeks merged into months, each one heavy with the weight of time. The unrelenting passage of time just made their suffering worse. Their only option was to hang on to life, surviving on few scraps of bread their captors threw at them and the priceless drops of water they could gather in the large, hostile wilderness. Still, the agony of hunger was little compared to the deep grief of what loomed over them, night after night.

Birtukan and her friends endured a relentless cycle of brutality so horrific that it is hard to comprehend. They endured unimaginable horrors and suffering at the hands of merciless gangs, day after day, night after night. They were subjected to a fate that stripped away their humanity, reducing them to nothing more than sex toys for the twisted desires of their captors.

The viciousness was relentless. Birtukan’s tormentors went even further, as if the unimaginable horrors of repeated gangrape were not enough. On several occasions, when her body finally collapsed from pain and exhaustion, they drove knives into her flesh to force her awake and to make sure her suffering continued. Her agony was their entertainment, and her pain was their triumph.

And still, the cruelty had no end. The injuries inflicted upon her went beyond repeated gang rapes. Her captors, who were determined to strip her of her dignity and humanity, mutilated her private parts with knives and shards of sharp iron. They left her bloodied and broken, and her body looked like a canvas painted with unimaginable pain.

The anguish that tore through Birtukan’s soul cannot be easily understood by any reasonable mind. The terror, the degradation, the torment was so deep no human being should ever endure such horrors.

Birtukan is now a mother of a three-month-old boy fathered by one of her rapists, which is a poignant reminder of the traumatic experience she endured. The world she lived in has shown no compassion; it has stayed cold and objective toward her suffering.

For a young woman who has gone through such level of trauma, what words could actually help to heal her soul? How does society grapple with the profound truth of what she endured? Birtukan still carries her pain and trauma and showcases not just the visible scars of her abuse but also the profound wounds that may never fully heal.

A Heartbreaking Injustice Against Amhara Women
Birtukan’s story resonates deeply with many others. This is a piece of a larger, harrowing campaign of terror designed to shatter the spirit of the Amhara communities by the current regime. It represents a calculated effort to dismantle the essence of the Amhara community.

The Oromia political class, which harbors these armed gangs, carries the heavy burden of one of the most horrific crimes in Ethiopia's history. Those who should speak up choose to turn their backs instead. Those who hold the responsibility to protect the vulnerable have chosen to ignore their anguish, allowing their cries for help to fade into silence.

A Plea for Justice
Every decent human being who values justice and the sanctity of human dignity should be touched by Birtukan’s story. It should ignite a fire within activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and politicians, urging them to take meaningful action. We must come together to seek accountability. The Ethiopian government must face accountability for permitting and even fostering such inhumane acts.

Feeling sympathy for Birtukan is simply not sufficient. It is essential that we take steps forward. Steadfast, unwavering, and boldly decisive movement.

Birtukan's suffering is profound. Her story reflects the strength of the human spirit, yet it is heartbreaking that she has to embody such resilience. She deserves the chance to find her tranquility.

How many more Birtukans must endure pain before the world chooses to respond? How many more voices will be muted before we finally face the reality that lies before us?

We must stand together for Birtukan's justice. We must stand up for the innocent Amhara women who endure their pain in silence, deserving of justice and recognition.

[የበራራው ራስ ዳምጤ @RasDamte]

"በጥይት የተመታሁት ጀርባዬን ከሆነ ስሸሽ ነው፤ ስጋዬን አሞራ ይብላው” ---በሽዋ አንጎለላ የተወለዱት እና በአድዋ ጦርነት ሀገር ካጣቻቸው ጀግና መሪዎቻችን መካከል አንዱ የነበሩት ፊታውራሪ ፋኖ ገበየሁ!

ጀግናው ኮሎኔል ታደሰ እሸቴ አምሳያቸው ነው!

[Aligaz @RasAligaz]

“የተሰጠኝ ህይወት ዛሬ በነፃነት፣
ሰው ተከፍሎበታል ከደምና ከአጥንት፣
ስንት ወገን ወደቀ በነፃነት ምድር፣
ትናገር አድዋ፣ ትናገር ትመስክር፣
ትናገር አድዋ፣ ትናገር አገሬ፤
እንዴት እንደቆምኩኝ ከፊታችሁ ዛሬ። “ #Ethiopia #Adwa124 #Adwa #Africa

[Sisay (Amoraw) @amorawwub]

ከአማራ ፋኖ ሕዝባዊ ድርጂት ( አፋሕድ) በወቅታዊ ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ የተሰጠ መግለጫ!

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@habtamutm I lost all respect for Mere Wodajo when he said Shewa Fano was led by Abadula Gemeda. It’s no surprise he engages in such traitorous behavior. History will not be kind to him!

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@tabor97 Actually, Amhara’s biggest problem is the opposite, the consistent forgiveness of its leaders, only to be betrayed time and time again.

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“በአማራ ላይ ሥስት ጊዜ የዘር ማጥፋት ተካሂዷል አራተኛ እንዳይደገም መደራጀት አለበን” እስክንድር ነጋ ሐምሌ 16 /1995 E.C via ዘ ፕሬስ ጋዜጣ

[Sisay (Amoraw) @amorawwub]

ትግል ከጨረሳችሁ እረፍት ውሰዱ። ቴዲ ምን ያድርግህ?

ቴዲ አፍሮ በ17 መርፌ ትህነግን ተቃውሟል ። በጃ ያስተሰርያል እና በጥቁር ሰው ምኒልክ ጠላት ሚያራክሰውን የነገስታቱን ዘመን በጎ ገፅታ አሳይቷል። በ “እያመመው መጣ” ድንቅ ስራው የአብይን አገዛዝ ገበና ገልጧል።

እንደአርቲስነቱ በተሰጥኦው ሚነቀፈውን ነቅፏል። ሚወደሰውን አወድሷል። ስራውን ሰርቷል።

ስራችን ያልሰራነው እኛው ነን። እንዲህ በማይመለከትን በትንሹም በትልቁም ስንዘባርቅ።

የአማራን ትግል የሚፈልገውን የማያውቅ፣ ጠላቱን ያልለየ፣ በሁሉም ላይ የሚጮህ አታስመስሉት።

ለማስታወስ ያህል:- ጠላታችን ይሄ ፋሸስታዊ አገዛዝ እና ስርዓቱ ነው🙈

[የበራራው ራስ ዳምጤ @RasDamte]

ከአማራ ፋኖ ሕዝባዊ ድርጅት

አርበኛ ጌታ አስራደ - ከጎንደር
አርበኛ አሻግሬ ባዬ - ከጎጃም

"ከዋናው ዓላማችን ውስጥ አንዱ ከክልሉ ውጭ ያለውን እና ከግማሽ በላይ የሚሆነው አማራ ማዳን ነው።"
https://t.co/XIfgxkNY3J

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@DuchessOfGonder The most idiotic campaign ever!

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@RasDamte @berhanenega @MeseretMedia Absolutely, the same here. I’m a bit disappointed by @berhanenega hasty decision to draw a conclusion based on hearsay

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.@MeseretMedia you’ve been fact checked, retract your lie.

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@saqsiui262134 @dagmawi_belay I believe this is the original tweet he wrote in response to Dr. Tedros's photo post. He probably mixed up his real account with his burner account 🤣