An Oromo public opinion leader admitted that, Oromo men were expected to prove heroism through the castration of non-Oromo men before marriage. He said he know some of the victims.
This brutal violence is said to have affected every ethnicity in Ethiopia !
Ethiopian journalist detained after she published a video condemning the reported killings of Orthodox Christian civilians in East Arsi Zone, Oromia Region. They kill & persecute civilians b/c of their Orthodox faith & Amhara ethnicity. They then detain those who criticize them.
📍Ethnic Violence against #Amhara People in #Ethiopia: The ECLJ Issues Urgent Letter to the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. #AmharaGenocide https://t.co/5JnEIpDZCM
We call on the international community - governments, the United Nations, human rights organizations, faith leaders of all traditions, media, and people of goodwill everywhere - to stand in solidarity with Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians by:
• Strongly and unequivocally condemning all acts of violence and religious persecution
• Demanding the immediate protection of religious communities, clergy, worshippers, and sacred sites
• Supporting independent, transparent investigations into these atrocities to ensure justice and accountability
• Providing urgent humanitarian assistance to displaced families and affected communities
• Amplifying the voices of survivors and advocating for the fundamental right to freedom of religion and belief
#AmharaGenocide
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"The primary role of any government is to defend human and national security, and to promote the common good. This is not the case in Ethiopia".
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🚨 Attaques meurtrières contre des communautés chrétiennes orthodoxes en Éthiopie : des dizaines de tués et des églises incendiées début juin à Oromia.
Un fléau qui touche aussi le Nigeria, la RDC et le Mozambique…
https://t.co/cDzJ9jR2qF
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#ChristianPersecution #PersecutedChristians #Ethiopia
🇪🇹 #Ethiopia: At least 37 Orthodox Christians were killed & churches burned during coordinated attacks in the East Arsi Zone between 30 May and 1 June 2026.
➡️The ECLJ submitted an urgent appeal to the UN Office on Genocide Prevention:
https://t.co/VcKEnDVeCT
🚨 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 @AbiyAhmedAli 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞
In a statement released June 13, following reports that members of his family were abducted by regime forces, Fano commander Arbegna Samuel Baledil accused the Abiy regime of targeting innocent civilians and family members of Fano fighters in an effort to pressure and intimidate those involved in the armed struggle.
Full Statement:
“It is expected, and something we have always believed, that the struggle will cost us many things.
Previously, on October 7, 2025, my father’s younger brother, a 52-year-old man named Andebet Selamsew, was brutally killed at a place called Gazge Megeneteya simply because he was considered a member of my family. They gouged out his eyes with a sharp object before killing him. Similar atrocities have also been committed against other close members of our family.
Now again, the regime has abducted women and children of my family from their homes under the cover of darkness. Therefore, I call upon international human rights organizations to closely monitor the situation, as there is a high possibility that the same atrocities previously committed against our close family members could be repeated.
The struggle is against those of us who are on the battlefield not against the women who had nothing to do with the war. Using innocent women and children who have no connection to the matter as bargaining chips is an extremely shameful act. Even now, our main objective will not be reversed through the abduction of innocent people. Rather, we will continue forward, considering every danger that confronts us, including those affecting our families, as a sacrifice for the struggle, as we work to uproot and overthrow a system that abducts and oppresses innocent people.
Our pain serves only as a reminder that we are alive and that we carry many responsibilities; it is not something that will stop us from our journey.
My family is no more important than the Amhara who are being abducted and massacred along the roads. My family is no different from the Christians being slaughtered en masse in Arsi. No one can intimidate us through threats against our families and force us to stand on their side. Let alone Fano leaders, even our ordinary fighters cannot be swayed in that manner. It is enough for them to know that we are the children of Belay Zeleke.
Until we collectively uproot this system, the abductions, the mutilations, and the mass killings will continue. Therefore, God willing, we will strengthen and continue our struggle. We do not expect justice from this system.
Glory to the martyrs of the struggle.”
Fano Commander Arbegna Samuel Baledil
The Orthodox Christian communities in the Oromia region of Ethiopia have suffered deadly attacks earlier this month, with dozens of Christians killed and churches targeted.
Across Africa, Islamist extremist groups are carrying out repeated attacks against Christian communities in countries including Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Ethiopia.
📆Next Wednesday, June 17, H.I.H. Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate will be the keynote speaker of our side-event in the European Parliament of #Strasbourg to speak out against the ongoing perscutions of #Ethiopians
Follow online:
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🚨Raise your voices for the civilians of Arsi Christians and beyond who are being killed indiscriminately by the Abiy Ahmed regime. If you care about humanity, speak out.
Ethiopia's Orthodox Church is raising the alarm over a fresh wave of violence in Oromia, where dozens of Christians were reportedly killed and hundreds displaced. @alysonle tells you more.