Yohannes|ዮሃንስ|

Human right advocate, proud Ethiopian|Orthodox |strictly oppose attack on #EOTC by Abiy Ahmed& his PP gov't

[Yohannes|ዮሃንስ| @dere9744]

@BadheeA It’s real that you feel always and forever inferior!

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

A widespread and horrific attack targeting Orthodox Christians and churches is happening in the Oromia region, East Arsi zone, Aseko woreda since May 31, 2026.

Local residents have informed me by phone that so far 49 people have lost their lives, and they fear that more than 280 people whose whereabouts are unknown and who cannot be reached by phone may have also been killed.

The residents stated that OLA (Shene) militants carried out the attack and mentioned these armed groups had previously attacked an area called 'Teleta Gabriel' more than seven times.

What makes the current situation different is, they said, is that militants from Merti woreda, Fentale, Kereyu, and the Itu area all gathered together, numbering approximately three thousand. Crying and screaming in panic, residents report that these militants came to the Aseko woreda and completely burned down Biyo kebele, Teleta Gabriel, Kufte, Medhane Alem, and the surrounding areas.

Residents say the attacks have now spread to Irecha Michael, Sunte Maryam, Lencha Oda, Kwas Dire, Arba Kela, Weranbus, and various other places. They stated that, so far, not a single government force has entered the area, and the militants have laid siege to the surroundings, preventing anyone from escaping while carrying out a massacre.

This area is Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech Abebie's birthplace; perhaps she even knows some of the deceased, or studied or worked alongside them. Let's assume that unlike what we see in the rest of the world, that is going to the scene immediately to calm and comfort the public was impossible due to the ongoing attacks. But when such a horrific attack is committed in her birthplace, why did she fail to simply say 'rest in peace' and condemn the act?

What about other officials and security forces? Why have the country's defense forces, police, militia, air force, and other forces been unable to prevent an attack that has been going on not just for hours, but for days up to this very moment?

The situation in this country is sometimes exhausting. When the people cry out for rescue, these days they plead to the media rather than the government. Yet, when the media delivers this information to the public, it is the media itself that ends up being insulted and persecuted by both the public and the government.

Anyway, writing this gives me a bit of relief. However, the condition of the citizens I spoke to... the crying, panicking, and screaming... is a tragic reality that will never be erased from my mind.

May their souls rest in peace!

[Yohannes|ዮሃንስ| @dere9744]

@OLF_OLA U are the killer of orthodox and Amhara people in the whole oromia region!

[Teddy Afro @teddyafromuzika]

🎶        ዳ  ስ       ጣ   ል       /     አ     ን    ሳ    ው    🎶

   𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘 / 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗚 𝗨𝗣 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛

[Tibor Nagy @TiborPNagyJr]

Musicians are often more effective at telling truth to power than journalists or experts. Like him or hate him, Teddy Afro deserves credit for his willingness and courage in saying through song what he sees as failures in Ethiopian politics. Listen!
https://t.co/tJB1tAu71e

[Teddy Afro @teddyafromuzika]

With respectful greetings, I am pleased to announce that the new album titled “Etorica” will be released this Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 2 PM local time on the Teddy Afro Official YouTube page (https://t.co/xhazFizIIe).

#TeddyAfro

[Yohannes|ዮሃንስ| @dere9744]

@AsayeDerbie So what????

[🇺🇸 🍑Catherine🍑 🇺🇸 @cat_barnes30]

Christians are being hunted like animals in Nigeria.

Islamist groups are invading Christian villages and shooting everyone in sight. They are killing Christians on Eid and offering them as human sacrifices.

The government is silent.

The media remains silent.

[IDI @idicenter]

Ethiopia’s ancient Judeo-Christian civilization faces growing threats not only from jihadist movements but also from far-left militant groups and ethnic militias.

In Part 2 of this series, Uzay Bulut examines the role of Marxist-inspired forces, ethnic violence, and government complicity in the persecution of Ethiopian Christians.

https://t.co/ZWJsOeovlI

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

🇪🇹 Ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces in Ethiopia has reached catastrophic levels

34 Orthodox Christians were killed in the latest attack in the Oromia region, bringing this year's total to 164 fatalities and more than 1,244 since 2025.

The Arsi massacres in Ethiopia’s Oromia region mark a harrowing escalation of violence, with human rights violations reaching catastrophic levels in the Arsi Zone.

Assailants have been methodically lining up families for execution, a hallmark of orchestrated ethnic cleansing.

The death toll underscores the severity: 34 Orthodox Christians killed recently, including 26 in Shirka and 4 in Merti, contributing to 164 fatalities in Shirka alone this year, alongside 8 hospitalized victims, 8 missing persons, and 2 abductions.

This surge builds on a broader wave of unrest in Oromia since 2025, with most of the 1,244 civilian deaths occurring in the Arsi and West Arsi zones.

These Christians were murdered by the ethno-nationalist Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) as part of an ongoing pattern in the region.

The attacks are motivated by both ethnic and religious factors, yet Christians remain the primary victims.

The Arsi massacres are not random clashes but appear embedded in a policy environment that tolerates or enables paramilitary operations to reshape demographics.

The OLA uses terrorism to pursue an independent Oromo state and frequently targets the Amhara, many of whom are Orthodox Christians.

[IDI @idicenter]

Ethiopia’s ancient Christian civilization is facing a growing wave of jihadist violence. In this first part of a new series, Uzay Bulut examines the historical roots of Islamic expansion in Ethiopia and the ongoing persecution of Christians today.

https://t.co/Lsb84Gd2cT

[Sahle-Work Zewde @SahleWorkZewde]

የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተ ክርስትያን ፓትርያርክ ብፁዕ ወቅዱስ አቡነ ማትያስን ለመጠየቅና ቡራኬ ለመቀበል ዕድሉን አግኝቻለሁ:: ፈጣሪ ይመስገን::

[ቴዲ ጤና ይስጥልኝ @teddo006]

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia ( Arsi, Oromia region) needs your Voice‼️
#EOTC #AmharaGenocide

[Yohannes|ዮሃንስ| @dere9744]

@Habtishgreat The donkey guys, how the orthodox Christian killed by your government? Stupidity

[Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu]

אנחנו בעיצומה של מערכה גורלית על קיומנו.

בשבוע האחרון פעלנו בעוצמה, ביוזמה ובנחישות מול אויבינו - ונמשיך לפעול בכל הכוח, עד להשגת כל מטרותינו.

אני מצדיע לטייסינו, ללוחמינו, לצוותי הקרקע, לכוחות הביטחון וההצלה, ולכם - אזרחי ישראל - על הרוח האיתנה, האחריות והעמידה האמיצה.

יחד שינינו את פני המזרח התיכון.
יחד נמשיך להילחם.
יחד נשאג כארי.
ובעזרת השם - יחד נבטיח את נצח ישראל.

צפו בדברים המלאים >>

[Yohannes|ዮሃንስ| @dere9744]

@Abdrezak1584333 We kindly request the Israel 🇮🇱 embassy here in Addis Ababa to open its office for the public to show solidarity to the state of Israel!

[Faraz Pervaiz @FarazPervaiz3]

Ethiopia: 34 Orthodox Christians have been killed in the Arsi, Oromia region.

Eight others remain hospitalized. Another eight are missing. Two were kidnapped.

These Christians were murdered by an ethno-nationalist group called the Oromo Liberation Army and is part of an ongoing pattern in the region.

The motivation behind the attacks is ethnic as much as it is religious, yet it is Christians who keep getting killed.

The OLA employs terrorism to pursue an independent Oromo state and frequently targets the Amhara tribe, many of whom are Orthodox Christians.

Many have condemned these killings and we add our voice to theirs.

Pray for the Christians of Ethiopia.

Report by @ChristianEmerg1

[Christian Emergency Alliance @ChristianEmerg1]

Ethiopia: 34 Orthodox Christians have been killed in the Arsi, Oromia region.

Eight others remain hospitalized. Another eight are missing. Two were kidnapped.

These Christians were murdered by an ethno-nationalist group called the Oromo Liberation Army and is part of an ongoing pattern in the region.

The motivation behind the attacks is ethnic as much as it is religious, yet it is Christians who keep getting killed.

The OLA employs terrorism to pursue an independent Oromo state and frequently targets the Amhara tribe, many of whom are Orthodox Christians.

Many have condemned these killings and we add our voice to theirs.

Pray for the Christians of Ethiopia.

[ETHIO 251 MEDIA @251Media]

የካቲት 24 2018 ዓ.ም

በአርሲ ኦርቶዶክሳውያን ላይ የደረሰውን ጭፍጨፋ አስመልክቶ ከአማራ ፋኖ ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ የተሰጠ መግለጫ

የአማራ ፋኖ ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ምስራቅ አርሲ ሀገረ ስብከት ስር በሚገኙ ወረዳወች ነዋሪ የሆኑ የቤተ ክህነቷ ታላላቅ አባቶች፣ ካህናት እና ምዕመናን ላይ በደረሰባቸው ጭፍጨፋ ከፍተኛ ሀዘን የተሰማው መሆኑን ይገልፃል።

ከየካቲት 19 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ በተፈፀመው ጭፍጨፋ ከአርባ በላይ ንፁሃን ነፍሶች በብልፅግና አገዛዝ መር የሽብር ተግባር በጥይት ተደብድበው እና በስለት ተወግተው ህይወታቸው አልፏል። በሺወች የሚቆጠሩትም ንብረታቸው ወድሟል፤ ለዘመናት ከኖሩበት ቀያቸው ተሰደዋል።

አርሲን ጨምሮ የእምነት፣ የቋንቋ እና የማንነት ብዝሃነት ባለባቸው አካባቢወች ላይ ኢ-መደበኛ ኃይሎችን በማደራጀት በዜጎች ላይ ሽብር የሚፈፅመው የብልፅግና አገዛዝ መሰል የዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀልን በግልፅ እና በስውር ሲፈፅም ይህ የመጀመሪያዉ አይደለም። በዚህ ዓመት በምስራቅ አርሲ ዞን የሽርካ ወረዳ ብቻ ከ164 በላይ ኦርቶዶክሳውያን በተመሳሳይ መንገድ ተገድለዋል። በርካታ ምዕመናንም የደረሱበት አይታወቅም።

በመሆኑም ይህ ጉዳይ ለህዝብ ጀሮ እንዲደስ ያደረጉ የሚዲያ አካላትን እና የተፈፀመውን የሽብር ተግባር ያወገዙ የፖለቲካ ኃይሎችን እያመሰገንን፤ ጨፍጫፊውን የብልፅግና ስርዓት ለማስወገድ እየታገላችሁ ያላችሁ የኦሮሞ የፖለቲካ ኃይሎችና ተፅዕኖ ፈጣሪ ፖለቲከኞች መሬት የወረደ ትግል በማድረግ በኦሮሚያ ክልል የሚኖረው አማራ ህዝብ ህልውናው እንዲከበር የበኩላችሁን እንድታደርጉ ወገናዊ ጥሪያችንን እናቀርባለን።

የሀገር ውስጥ እና ዓለም ዓቀፍ ሰብዓዊ መብት ማንነትን እና ሃይማኖትን መሰረት ያደረገውን መንግስት መር ጭፍጨፋ በዝምታ ማየታችሁ ከመተባበር ተለይቶ የማይታይ በመሆኑ የአሁኑን ጨምሮ ከዚህ በፊት የተፈፀሙት የሽብር ተግባራት ተጣርተው በአገዛዙ ላይ ዲፕሎማሲያዊ እርምጃ እንዲወሰድ ግፊት እንድታደርጉ እንጠይቃለን።

በመጨረሻም ይህንን ብሔር እና ኃይማኖትን መሰረት ያደረገ መንግስታዊ ግድያ አዳዲስ ገዳይ ዩኒቶችን በማቋቋም የሚፈፅመው እና የሚያስፈፅመውን የብልፅግና አገዛዝ በማስወገድ ሀገራችንን ከቀውስ እና ከሽብር አገዛዝ እንድናላቅቅ ለመላው ኢትዮጵያዊያን ሁሉ ጥሪ እናቀርባለን!

የአማራ ፋኖ ብሔራዊ ንቅናቄ

[The American-Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee @AmericaEthiopia]

More Christians Massacred in Arsi According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Synod.

AEPAC unequivocally condemns the recent massacres of Christians in Arsi, as reported by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Holy Synod.

The Permanent Holy Synod issued an official statement following the killing of believers in Arsi, calling on the government to uphold the rule of law. According to the Synod, in addition to previous displacement and exile, a new attack was carried out in the East Arsi Diocese, during which 21 innocent Orthodox Christians were brutally killed. Survivors were reportedly abducted, and their whereabouts remain unknown. More than 10 households had their homes and property destroyed or burned.

The Synod emphasized that although the perpetrators committed these crimes in the name of religion, they do not represent any genuine faith. It stated that their objective is to create conflict among religious institutions and called upon followers of all religions to strongly condemn these atrocities.

The Synod further urged both federal and regional authorities to uphold citizens’ constitutional rights to live and worship freely, to fulfill their responsibility to protect the public, to bring those responsible to justice, and to provide an immediate and lasting solution to the crisis. Until sustainable peace is restored, the “National Peace and Church Unity Main Committee,” established by the Holy Synod, will continue strengthening its engagement with federal and regional governments.

On March 2, during a congressional staff briefing, AEPAC shared video footage of mourners from the Arsi massacre with participants, underscoring the gravity of the atrocities. At that briefing, AEPAC once again called for the urgent passage of H.Res. 937 to address the ongoing persecution and violence.

AEPAC calls upon all peace-loving nations and international organizations to take immediate and decisive action in response to the continued attacks against Christians in Arsi and throughout Ethiopia. Despite repeated atrocities, both regional and federal authorities have failed to respond nor condemn to stop these acts.

We stand in solidarity with the victims and their families and pray for the eternal rest of the martyrs who lost their lives for their faith, and for comfort and strength for their loved ones and for all Orthodox Christians.

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