Zemenun Enchalew

[Seyoum Teshome @seyoum_teshome]

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[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

@martinplaut I think the colonial agreements where void when Italia invades Ethiopia for the second time in 1936.

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

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[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

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[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Ethiopia: Video footage circulating on social media that shows government forces searching Amhara farmers’ grain warehouses and making the grain unusable has sparked wave of public outrage

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

@AmesganawM አትርሱኝ

[Andargachew Tsege @AndargachewTse2]

164 imminent Amhara prisoners of conscience in Ethiopia have written a letter to the international community regarding the foundational failure of the National Dialogue Commission in Ethiopia. Below is the full text of their letter.

Date: January 2025
To:
 The United Nations
 The African Union
 The European Union
 The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
 The United States of America, the State Department
 The United Kingdom
 The Russia Federation
 The People's Republic of China

Subject: Foundational Failure of the National Dialogue Commission in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has been facing multitudes of historical, political, social, economic, constitutional, and structural problems. Many believe that these problems should be resolved through honest national dialogue, consultation, negotiation, and reconciliation. To allegedly address the nation's complex issues that caused deep-rooted ethnic tensions and conflicts, the Ethiopian government has established the National Dialogue Commission under proclamation number 1265/2021.
However, the National dialogue commission is beset by critical problems from its very inception. Many stakeholders and the public at large have questioned the legitimacy of the nomination and selection process of the national dialogue commissioners. The current practice of the commission is not free from the influence and intervention of the Prosperity Party. As a result, a significant number of opposition political parties of the country rejected the credibility of the commission and refrained from participating in it. In addition, insurgents in Amhara and Oromia regions, which represent over 70 percent of the population, are not part of the National dialogue.

Although the National dialogue commission claims to have selected participants and gathered agendas for the national dialogue in 10 regions, the process systematically excluded over 25 million of Amharas residing in these regions. So far, participants were selected for agenda gathering and National dialogue along ethnic lines and Prosperity Party (PP) structure.

Therefore, in its current status the commission has failed to be all inclusive and demonstrated that it's handling of the National dialogue could not lead to the aspired resolution of the fundamental and actual problems of the country.

In a gross injustice of history, the Amhara people were unrepresented during the 1991 Transitional process and the subsequent Transitional Government of Ethiopia as well as the process of drafting and approving the 1995 constitution of the country. As a result, the Amhara people have been subjected to political and statistical marginalization causing deprivation, dismissal from government structure, and systematic cleansing across the country. Besides, Amhara's historical territories were illegally annexed to Tigray, Oromia and Benishangul-Gumuz regions. In addition, over 25 million Amharas who live in other regions have not political nor legal representation. Horrifyingly, millions of Amharas have been victims of social engineering, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in the past three decades.

Since 2017, atrocities against Amhara in Oromia and Benishangul Gumuz regions has greatly intensified to genocide and causing unprecedented displacement of Amharas in the two regions.

The 2021-2022 war between Tigray region and the Federal government has inflicted huge human and material losses further deepening the economic and social crisis in the Amhara region. In the on-going war in Amhara region, the Federal government committed war crime, crime against humanity and genocide. It has been using sexual harassment and hunger as war instrument in the region.

On top of its blatant disregard to the above historical and structural injustices, the National dialogue commission reportedly intends to proceed with selection of participants for agenda setting under the following utterly chaotic and unfavourable situation in Amhara region.

a) The Ethiopian government National Defense Force (ENDF) used air and ground forces (aircraft, drones, and heavy artillery) killing thousands of innocent Amhara civilians, including children, women, and the elderly;
b) Thousands of Amhara scholars, politicians, journalists, social activists, human rights advocates, and youths are being arbitrarily detained in prisons, and military camps;
c) More than 7 million Amhara children are out of school due to fear of the government drone, air, and heavy artillery attacks;
d) Millions of Amhara Fanos and youths are fighting against the fascist and genocidal Abiy Ahmed regime;
e) More than a million Amharas are internally displaced and over hundred thousands of homes in Addis Ababa and surrounding area were demolished targeting mainly ethnic Amharas.

Hence, under the above circumstances confirmed by local and international human rights orgnizations , conducting the National dialogue in the Amhara region is grossly irresponsible and unacceptable. It will nullify both the process and the outcome of the National dialogue. We, the Amhara political prisoners, strongly believe that there is no space for National dialogue, consultation, negotiation, and reconciliation in Ethiopia. Experience from other countries indicated that National dialogue will not succeed without legitimate, inclusive, and independent facilitating bodies as well as an enabling environment.

Therefore, we highly condemn the illegitimate and politically motivated National dialogue that disregards the constitutional, structural, and existential concerns victimizing the Amhara people.

To this end we call upon the international community, funders, international organizations, and countries addressed in this letter to recognize our concern, immediately intervene, and reconsider the financial and technical support to the National dialogue commission.

We want to assure you that the outcome of the National dialogue commission under the current conditions will fuel the existing ethnic-based conflicts, create unforeseen civil war, genocide, and lead Ethiopia to a total collapse as well as destabilize the horn of Africa.

Sincerely
Lists of Amhara Political Prisoners
1. Hon. Mr. Yohanes Boyalew
2. Hon. Mr. Christian Tadele
3. Hon. Dr. Kassa Teshager
4. Dr. Wondewosen Asefa
5. Dr.Tewodros H/mariam
6. Dr. Meseret Kelemework
7. Dr. Sisay Awgichew
8. Dr. Mearegu Biyabeyen
9. Dr. Chane Kebede
10. Dr. Zerihun Baheriw
11. Dr. Gibreab Alemu
12. Mr. Alelegn Mihretu
13. Mrs. Meskerem Abera (Journalist)
14. Mr. Gobeze Sisay (Journalist)
15. Mr. Dawit Begashaw (Journalist)
16. Miss. Genet Asemamaw (Journalist)
17. Mr. Abay Zewdu (Journalist)
18. Mr. Tesfay Mekuriaw
19. Mr. Tadesse Wodaynew
20. Artist. Yordanos Aleme 4
21. Mr. Menber Alemu
22. Mr. Sisay Melkamu
23. Mr. Biset Terefe
24. Mr. Dawit Ebabu
25. Mr. Masresha Eneyew
26. Mr. Tewodros Teshome
27. Mr. Andebet Teshager
28. Mr. Abreham Getnet
29. Mr. Molalegn Sisay
30. Mr. Habtamu Dagne
31. Mr. Chane Zeyede
32. Mr. Samuel Beze
33. Miss. Halima Mohamed
34. Mr. Ashagre Melese
35. Mr. Dagne Abebe
36. Mr. Tilaye Yitayew
37. Er. Firdu Tafere
38. Er. Tizazu Yitbarek
39. Saj. Gorefe Wotate
40. Mr. Belay Adamu
41. Mr. Mulugeta Agzew
42. Mr. Kefale Esubalew
43. Mr. Amare Melese
44. Mr. Tewodros Nibret
45. Mr. Tadele Asefa
46. Mr. Wotetu Desalegn
47. Mr. Desalegn Ejigu 5
48. Mr. Admasu Alemu
49. Mr. Shibeshi Mekonnen
50. Mr. Tewodros Tamiran
51. Mr. Birehanu Tewelegn
52. Mr. Tariku Tadesse
53. Mr. Desale Alemu
54. Mr. Habtamu Fekadu
55. Mr. Eyob Tamiru
56. Mr. Fetalew Ademasu
57. Mr. Mekonnen Desalegn
58. Mr. Getenet Amare
59. Mr. Dejen G/tsadik
60. Mr. Gizachew Tamiru
61. Mr. Fentahun Fikadu
62. Mr. Wondemu Berehe
63. Mr. Abdurehman Ahmedin
64. E/r. Yeshiwas Aletaseb
65. Saj. Altasb Dinku
66. Mr. Samson Mamo
67. Mr. Desalegn Wubu
68. Mr. Habtamu Teshager
69. Mr. Meleku Tesfe
70. Mr. Asemamaw Arega
71. Mr. Misganaw Abatneh
72. Mr. Hussien Seid
73. Mr. Micheal Melak (Human Right Defender &Journalist)
74. Mr. Brehanu Sileshi 6
75. Mr. Eskender Shiferaw
76. Miss. Hiwot Alemayehu
77. Mr. Aron Tirefe
78. Mr. Haile Tadesse
79. Mr. Bisrat Kassaye
80. Mr. Solomon Fikadu
81. Mr. Amanuel Yalew
82. Mr. Samuel Yalew
83. Mr. Brehanu Manaye
84. Mr. Habtamu Andarege
85. Mr. Bantayehu Ayalew
86. Mr. Tesfaye Birku
87. Mr. Ashenafi Yihune
88. Mr. G/mariam Setegn
89. Mr. Meseret Worku
90. Mr. Melake Misale
91. Mr. Aweke Sineshaw
92. Mr. Gete Amenu
93. E/r. Dawit Yifru
94. Mr. Alemhulutena H/micheal
95. Mr. Fekadu Mengiste
96. Mr. Manaye Ayele
97. Mr. Yilem Bezabih
98. Mr. Abreham Ayana
99. Mr. Zena Hailu
100. Mr. Andualem Ashagre
101. Mr. Wubet Akale 7
102. Mr. Ermiyas Mekuria
103. Mr. Zenebe Shita
104. Mr. Amanuel Haile
105. Mr. Hassen Mohamed
106. Mr. Abdulkader Mohammed
107. Mr. Wogene Sirak
108. Mr. Endashaw Mandefro
109. Mr. Muluneh Ayetenfesu
110. Mr. Melayekt Amare
111. Mr. Chernet Zemene
112. Mr. Yilake Gedamu
113. Mr. Tamirat Misganaw
114. Mr. Abebaw Fekadu
115. Mr. Chilot Yismaw
116. Mr. Lakew Mose
117. Mr. Habtamu Fentaw
118. Mr.Tseghan H/mariam
119. Dr. Daniel Teshe
120. Mr. Sintayehu Nigatu
121. Mr. Asamenew Tadese
122. Mr. Marew Sileshi
123. Mr. Fasil Getachew
124. Mr. Mesele Cheru
125. Mr. Shegaw Muhabaw
126. Mr. Tadese Melese
127. Mr. G/micheal Abaye
128. Mr. Mekuanent Tesfu
129. Mr. Amanuel Belete
130. Mr. Endale Gize
131. Mr. Henok Wale
132. Mr. Muluken Tesfa
133. Mr. Kenaw Tsegaye
134. Mr. Endesew Getu
135. Mr. Yenalem Mekonen
136. Mr. Temesgen Tachebele
137. Mr. Wondwosen Assefa
https://t.co/q1EcYgogag. Dinknew Mekuanenet
139. Mr. Temesgen Zena
140. Mr. Melkamu Tinfe
141. Mr. Eyasu Gelagel
142. Mr. Daniel Gulema
143. Mr. T/brehan Zewdu
144. Mr. Abreham Abeje
145. Mr. Chane Demeke
146. Mr. Cherent Eshetu
147. Mr. Setegn Beyeno
148. Mr. Tesema Melese
149. Mr. Asemamaw Melak
150. Mr. Dachew Getu
151. Mr. Bekure Mulate
152. Mr. Desalegn Jenbere
153. Mr. Nigusu Tilahun
154. Mr. Adisu Derebew
155. Mr. Mola Bazezew 9
156. Mr. Belay Sisay
157. Mr. Yonatan Girma
158. Mr. Yimer Mohamed
159. Mr. Niguse Yilekal
160. Mr. Habtamu Dagnew
161. Mr. Tadele Melkamu
162. Mr. Samuel Mengistu
163. Mr. Destaw Mamo
164. Mr. Endasegnew Kibeb

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kilinto Prison Center
January, 2025

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

@dagmawi_belay ዘመዴን እንዲህ በቀላሉ ጣል ማድረግ አይቻልም። ከባድ ሚዛን ነው። የአማራውን ትግል በተመለከተ ደግሞ አቻ የማይገኝለት ግዙፍ አቅም ያለውና ስንቶችን የገነዳደሰ ነው። እናም እኛ አማራዎች እንፈልገዋለን።

[Dfg F @DfgF16647]

@AmharaArmy

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

%!(EXTRA string=sewmehonleras) https://t.co/T1P6wsOSi9

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

@tadesse_yuri All will harvest what they sow.

[Yuri Tadesse @tadesse_yuri]

Violation of Article 23(c) of the Hague Convention IV (1907) by Ethiopian Government soldiers : Fano Mola Melaku had been engaged in a fierce battle against forces loyal to Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister. In the heat of combat, he was captured and sustained grave injuries that required immediate medical care. He was subsequently transported to Woldia Hospital, a place where one would expect the sanctity of medical treatment to be upheld.

As doctors worked tirelessly to save Fano Mola Melaku's life, a horrifying interruption occurred. A group of Ethiopian soldiers stormed into the hospital, their voices resonating with disdain for the wounded Amhara fighter.

Despite the soldiers' menacing presence and their attempts to stop the medical treatment, the doctors at Woldia Hospital remained resolute in their commitment to their professional oath. They valiantly explained that their duty was to provide medical care to anyone in need, regardless of their affiliation or origin. Their dedication to saving lives clashed starkly with the soldiers' sinister intentions.

The soldiers, unmoved by the doctors' pleas and ethical stance, resorted to brutality. They forcibly removed Fano Mola Melaku from his hospital bed, using a bedsheets as a crude means of restraint. The wounded fighter was then taken to Woldia Stadium, where countless other Amhara prisoners were being held.

In front of a captive audience of fellow prisoners, Fano Mola Melaku was subjected to a savage beating. Shockingly, the torment did not end there. In a gruesome act, he was beheaded in plain sight, further intensifying the horrors of the situation.

The brutality continued as the soldiers took his lifeless body to the streets, where they callously drove a car over his head and body until his remains were indistinguishably mixed with mud. This depraved display of inhumanity is a stark reminder of the disregard for human dignity that unfolded in Woldia that day.

Fano Mola Melaku's family, unaware of the horrors their loved one had endured, received his lifeless body covered in a blood-stained bedsheet, along with a stern warning not to uncover it. Overwhelmed by grief and curiosity, some family members could not resist and unveiled the gruesome truth—a piece of human flesh mixed with mud.

This incident constitutes a direct violation of Article 23(c) of the Hague Convention IV (1907), which explicitly prohibits the killing or wounding of an enemy who has laid down their arms, surrendered at discretion, or is incapacitated. The silence of the international community in the face of such atrocities is concerning and raises questions about accountability.

The killing of Fano Mola Melaku at Woldia Hospital is a grim reminder of the atrocities being committed in Ethiopia's ongoing conflict. It serves as a call for the world to break its silence and demand justice for the victims of this brutal violence. The Ethiopian government must be held accountable.

@EthioHRC @ocaorg @amnesty @hrw @AJEnglish @BBCNews @CNN @AFP @UNHumanRights @UNESCO @EthioHRC @USEmbassyAddis @MWLOrg_en @CPJAsia @CPJ_Eurasia @ashenafi_meaza @pen_int @pressfreedom @CPJAfrica @CPJAmericas @AbiyAhmedAli @GPEthiopia @AAA_Amhara
@USEmbassyAddis @UKinEthiopia
@EthiopiaEU @MikeHammerUSA
@TiborPNagyJr @CohenOnAfrica
@AnaMartinsGomes @JosepBorrellF
@DanielBekele @FRANCE24 @BBCAfrica @AJEnglish @washingtonpost @AFP @USEmbassyAddis @StateDept
#WarOnAmhara
#AmharaGenocide
#FreeMeskeremAbera
#FreeAmharaDetainees

[Suleiman Abdella @SuleimanAbdell7]

ዘመቻው ተጀምሯል
#Amharagenocide is here and now!
The #Amhara are seen by ethnonationalists and government as second citizens, humiliated, displaced and executed for over 30 years now. Their crime Being #Amhara! #Ethiopia

#AmharaGenocide
#Antisemitism. Lead by #Antisemitic @AbiyAhmedAli

Just wondering, If Auschwitz is an different?

The International Community Need to Act Accordingly #Antisemitism in Ethiopia.

@netanyahu
@elicoh1

@SecBlinken
@SenSchumer
@CohenOnAfrica
@MikeHammerUSA
@POTUS
@PowerUSAID

[Suleiman Abdella @SuleimanAbdell7]

ጠንከር ያለ ዘመቻ ተጀምሯል።
As long as international institutions, the Ethiopian government is committing ethnic cleansing against the Amhara people, you choose to remain silent. But the leaders of the powerful countries have not said anything concrete so far. Trained by exile Nazi's undercover missionaries in.Addis Ababa .. and Oromia region
#AmharaGenocide
#Antisemitism. Lead by #Antisemitic @AbiyAhmedAli

Just wondering, If Auschwitz is an different?

The International Community Need to Act Accordingly #Antisemitism in Ethiopia.

@netanyahu
@elicoh1

@SecBlinken
@SenSchumer
@CohenOnAfrica
@MikeHammerUSA
@POTUS
@PowerUSAID
@USAmbUN
@antonioguterres
@hrw

@AJCGlobal
@WorldJewishCong

@Jerusalem_Post
@i24NEWS_EN

@cnni
@BBCBreaking
@WSJ
@nytimes
@washingtonpost

[Suleiman Abdella @SuleimanAbdell7]

የአብይ አህመድ ወታደር አማራ ክልል ማጀቴ ላይ 70 ንፁሀን አማራዎችን እንደጨፈጨፈ ⁦@guardian⁩ አጋልጧል። Ethiopian troops accused of mass killings of civilians in Amhara region | Global development | The Guardian,
⁦ https://t.co/rDIVrITY5o

[Suleiman Abdella @SuleimanAbdell7]

For Immediate Release: Urgent Appeal to the United Nations Regarding the Humanitarian Crises in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region. "The Ethiopian government has started an unjust war that targets the Amhara ethnic group." @UNHumanRights @UN @amnesty @MikeHammerUSA @business @CNN

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

የሁለቱም ጩኸት ጎልቶ የሚሰማው ስለክብራቸው ሲሉ እውነተኞቹ ዝም ስላሉ ነው።

[ጉራማይሌ @ejig_ayehu]

ለአሸንዳ ኦሮሞው መቀሌ ይሄድና ወልቃይትና ራያ የትግራይ ናቸው ይላል ቀብድ መሆኑ ነው😊
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ለእሬቻ ደሞ ትግሬው አአ ይመጣና አአ የኦሮሞ ናት ይላል
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የሚያስቀው 2ቱም ይሄን ጮክ ብለው የሚናገሩት አንማረውም በሚሉት በሚጠሉት አማርኛ መሆኑ ነው😂

[ጉራማይሌ @ejig_ayehu]

ለአሸንዳ ኦሮሞው መቀሌ ይሄድና ወልቃይትና ራያ የትግራይ ናቸው ይላል ቀብድ መሆኑ ነው😊
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ለእሬቻ ደሞ ትግሬው አአ ይመጣና አአ የኦሮሞ ናት ይላል
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የሚያስቀው 2ቱም ይሄን ጮክ ብለው የሚናገሩት አንማረውም በሚሉት በሚጠሉት አማርኛ መሆኑ ነው😂

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

https://t.co/JRmLIAZ5mJ

[Zemenun Enchalew @enasib]

https://t.co/nqUEIk2tyX