Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed’s Oromo mercenaries are killing civilian Christians, who are ethnic Amharas, in East Wollega, while the PM is drone-striking schools and hospitals in the Amhara and Tigray regions. The picture depicts a priest who was killed by Abiy’s Geda mercenaries.
🚨 An Atrocity of Atrocities in Wollega!
Komos Aba Tadese, Administrator of the Endode Selassie Monastery in the Wollega Diocese, was forcibly taken from the monastery grounds by local security forces and brutally beaten to death in an extrajudicial killing.
In Wollega, innocent people are being targeted and slaughtered by government security forces simply because of their ethnicity and religion.
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Incident date: August 10, 2026 - to date {escalating incident}
Location: Anger Gutin, Gida Ayana Woreda/District, East Wollega Zone, Oromo Region, Ethiopia
Field reports confirm that physical engagements consistent with the recent systematic targeted campaign against Amharas have already commenced in Wollega, Western Oromia, Ethiopia. On August 10, over 100 Amhara civilians—including pregnant women, mothers with newborns, children, and healthcare workers—were killed across eight consecutive days of unprovoked attacks in Anger Gutin town (Gida Ayana Woreda, East Wollega Zone). These targeted killings were accompanied by widespread arson against Amhara residential properties in Angar Gute, Andode Dichoo, and Tullu Lenca. Local evidence indicates joint operational involvement by Oromia Regional Special Forces, "Gedda Commando" units, and local irregular militias. Monitoring indicators strongly suggest this violence is poised to spill over immediately into neighboring woredas and zones, specifically Kirumu and Horo Guduru Wollega. A recent update (received today, August 25, 2026) indicates that the death toll surpassed 400 and over 300 Amhara residences are already burned.
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.@SenaitSenay's interview with @mamamesay on Anchor media, regarding @GPEthiopia's recent Red Alert on "Coerced confessions and false-equivalence mass amnesty schemes in Ethiopia".
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Coerced Confessions and False-Equivalence Mass Amnesty Schemes in Ethiopia
August 18, 2026
Statement of Issue
Genocide Prevention in Ethiopia (GPE) issues an urgent Red Alert regarding tactics deployed by the Ethiopian regime to evade accountability, delegitimize prisoners of conscience, and sanitize severe human rights abuses. Facing intense pressure from human rights advocacy groups, advancing armed resistance, and internal demands to legitimize its unilateral "National Dialogue," the regime is attempting to distance itself from the illegal nature of its mass detentions through coercion and political manipulation.
Full report:
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Coerced Confessions and False-Equivalence Mass Amnesty Schemes in Ethiopia
August 18, 2026
Statement of Issue
Genocide Prevention in Ethiopia (GPE) issues an urgent Red Alert regarding tactics deployed by the Ethiopian regime to evade accountability, delegitimize prisoners of conscience, and sanitize severe human rights abuses. Facing intense pressure from human rights advocacy groups, advancing armed resistance, and internal demands to legitimize its unilateral "National Dialogue," the regime is attempting to distance itself from the illegal nature of its mass detentions through coercion and political manipulation.
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Date: July 14, 2026
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"Ethiopia's peace is jeopardized as Tigray authorities declare the 2022 Pretoria Agreement collapsed, accusing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government of military and economic aggression. Addis Ababa, conversely, blames Tigrayan forces for escalating tensions.
Host Felicity Ezewuike and guests Kiya Tsegaye, Dr Senait Senay, Dr Abigale Mupambi, and Austin Aigbe on "One Slot" discuss the potential for renewed conflict, the agreement's future, and implications for civilians, regional stability, and African conflict resolution. The program also examines tensions among Tigray, Eritrea, Amhara, and Oromia; the role of international actors; humanitarian risks; and the prospects for diplomacy to prevent another war in the Horn of Africa." - @NewsCentralTV
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Briefing delivered by Yirga Gelaw Woldeys (PhD) (@YirgaGelaw), Director, Centre for Human Rights, Education, Curtin University, Australia on the briefing organized by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States Congress.
Briefing Topic: Ethiopia: The Enduring Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises
Date: July 08, 2026 | Time: 2:00 PM EST
Hosted by: James P. McGovern, Member of Congress Co-Chair, TLHRC & Chris Smith, Member of Congress Co-Chair, TLHRC
Full List of Panelists:
- Magnus Taylor, Deputy Director, Horn of Africa, International Crisis Group
- Abdullahi Hallakhe, Senior Advocate for East and Southern Africa, Refugees International
- Mahlet Gebremedhin, Co-founder and Board President, Omna Tigray
- Yirga Gelaw Woldeys, Director, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Australia
Moderator: Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service
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GPE Note: This is an excerpt reproduced by Genocide Prevention in Ethiopia (GPE) showing Dr. Yirga G. Woldeyes’ presentation. GPE prepared this excerpt for advocacy purposes.
We recommend viewers to watch the full Program found on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission YouTube channel https://t.co/OPflbBlNqa
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Recording of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission briefing held on Wed, 07/08/2026 - @ 2:00 PM EST via Zoom.
Topic: Ethiopia: The Enduring Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises
Hosted by:
James P. McGovern
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Chris Smith
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Panelists
Magnus Taylor, Deputy Director, Horn of Africa, International Crisis Group
Abdullahi Hallakhe, Senior Advocate for East and Souther Africa, Refugees International
Mahlet Gebremedhin, Co-founder and Board President, Omna Tigray
Yirga Gelaw Woldeys, Director, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Australia
Moderator
Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service
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July 8, 2026
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James P. McGovern
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Chris Smith
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Briefing Notice
Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a briefing on the current human rights situation in Ethiopia, the state of conflicts in Tigray, Amhara and Oromia, the status of transitional justice efforts, and prospects for improving security, respect for human rights, and democratic governance.Multiple conflicts continue to affect Ethiopia. In late 2020, a devastating civil war erupted between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), allied with Eritrean forces and Amhara militias, and forces in Tigray. While the November 2022 Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), signed in Pretoria, South Africa, technically ended large-scale conventional warfare in Tigray, international human rights organizations confirm an active, unrelenting persecution of Tigrayans, and escalating tensions threaten to reignite the war. The ongoing conflicts in the Amhara and Oromia regions continue to inflict a heavy toll. Drone strikes have been reported in all three regions in 2026. Conflict and instability have left some 1.9 million people still internally displaced and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) remains rampant. The underlying political, ethnic, and territorial disputes in northern Ethiopia and Oromia remain unresolved, and human rights organizations have documented abuses such as extrajudicial executions, attacks on civilian infrastructure and health facilities, forced conscription, torture, systemic abuse, and forced deprivation. People in the Tigray region and parts of Amhara were unable to vote in the June 2026 national elections in Ethiopia. Amid these challenges, advocates for victims are seeking accountability and justice, such as through a universal jurisdiction complaint filed in Germany against Ethiopian and Eritrean officials.Briefers will provide an update on the conflicts and the human rights and humanitarian situations since the signing of the CoHA agreement, the possibility of a wider regional conflict, and prospects for transitional justice and accountability. Briefers will also offer recommendations for how the U.S. government can effectively support peace, human rights, and accountability in Ethiopia.The briefing will be virtual via Zoom. To attend, please register here. After the briefing concludes, a recording will be made available on the Commission website. For any questions, please contact Todd Stein (for Co-Chair McGovern) or Mark Milosch (for Co-Chair Smith).Hosted by:
Panelists
Magnus Taylor, International Crisis Group
Abdullahi Hallakhe, Refugees International
Mahlet Gebremedhin, Omna Tigray
Yirga Gelaw Woldeys, Director, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Australia.
Moderator
Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service