“Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers slaughtered, churches burnt and thousands displaced by mobs sponsored by regime. For centuries, Muslims and Christians have coexisted peacefully. Both communities appeal to the world: Stop the extremism and violence. Protect religious freedom.
Ethiopia: Regime-backed mass killings of Amhara communities in the Arsi Zone of Oromia Region reportedly continue. More than 50 Amharas have been killed, hundreds displaced, and an Ethiopian Orthodox church burned.
As Ethiopia claims "peaceful elections," Arsi remains a hotspot for the persecution of Orthodox Christians. Reports indicate deadly attacks, historic churches burned, & families displaced. Religious persecution must not be ignored, there must be accountability and justice. #EOTC
Voting for Your Executioner: manufacturing approval, forcing the victims of genocide and crimes against humanity with no option but to elect one man that has caused the destruction of an age old civilization. Sham election cannot wash the blood from the genocidists hand
Amhara Fano National Movement and Gumuz armed group shown on social media after agreeing to defend their communities and fight the Ethiopian government
In Jeju district, the government held discussions without including a single representative of the Orthodox Christians. The government is still complicit in the shedding of Orthodox blood.
#Orthodoxunderattack#Arsi#Oromia#Ethiopia
🚨Over decades, particularly since Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli’s rise amid an Oromo-dominated government, genocide against #Amharas and #OrthodoxChristians has intensified. A widespread alliance between anti-Amhara and anti-Orthodox Oromo elites and Wahhabi #Islamist extremists has fueled unprecedented brutality.
@USEmbassyAddis@orthodoxchrist@eotc_org@palkisu
#StateSponsoredAmharaGenocide
#StateSponsoredOrthodoxChristianGenocide
An 8-year-old girl from Arsi Oromia Ethiopia miraculously survived after her mother, two brothers, and sister were killed. She now stands, thanking God, though still in pain.
Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia continue to face violence.
#Orthodoxunderattack#Ethiopia
At least five members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church were killed on Monday in a new attack in Merti district, located in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone of the Oromia region, local sources confirmed.
The victims were reportedly working on teff farms when they were ambushed by armed men believed to be linked to the same group responsible for a mass killing last week. Among the dead were a husband, wife, and a neighbour, according to local witnesses.
Three individuals who had been missing since the previous attack were also found dead, bringing the total number of Orthodox Christian victims in the area to 33 since October.