Meseret Awash

[Orthodoxy Daily News @OrthodoxyNews]

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.

[반치 ☦︎ @Yemariam_1]

⁺⁺⁺ የኢየሱስንም፡ሥጋ፡ወስደው፥እንደ፡አይሁድ፡አገናነዝ፡ልማድ፥ከሽቱ፡ጋራ፡በተልባ፡እግር፡ልብስ፡ከፈኑት።⁺⁺⁺
~ዮሐ ፲፱:፵ 📖🌟

#ዕለተዓርብ ☦️❣️🙏

[liyu fkir @LiyuFkir]

ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ በግፍ ለሚጨፈጨፉት ንፁሃን ነፍስ ይማር ብሎ ወደ አምላካቸው መፀለይ እንኳ የማይቻልበት ሀገር ..😢💔
ነፍስ ይማር ማለት እና ማዘን ማልቀስ ያሳስራል አልተፈቀደልህም 😭😢👇

[ኤልያስ @Eliasyemariam]

We strongly condemn the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Prosperity Party regime for its direct and systematic participation in the persecution and killing of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians.

In the Oromia region, state forces and state-backed actors are carrying out targeted attacks on Orthodox churches and their faithful. Historic churches have been burned to the ground, worshippers massacred while praying, and entire communities terrorized with impunity. This is not a failure to protect citizens - it is active state involvement in atrocities against a religious community that forms a cornerstone of Ethiopian identity.

The Abiy regime bears full responsibility for these crimes. By orchestrating, enabling, or directly executing violence against Orthodox Christians in Oromia and beyond, it has turned the machinery of the state into an instrument of religious and ethnic persecution.

We call on the international community - the United Nations, African Union, United States, European Union, and all governments that claim to stand for human rights - to immediately condemn these atrocities, launch independent investigations, impose targeted sanctions on responsible officials, and demand accountability at the highest levels.

Silence in the face of state-sponsored killings of Orthodox Christians is complicity. The world must act now before more blood is shed.

Justice for the victims. An end to the Abiy regime’s war on the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
#AmharaGenocide
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[kim~ሶና @rjsjjvjpurple]

ለሰማዕትነት የተዘጋጀን ትውልድ በማሰር
ስለ ሰማዕታቱ እንዳያስብ ማድረግ አይቻልም

[ነብዩ @neby_G]

🚨 @AbiyAhmedAli 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟑 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐱 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚

According to local sources, Ethiopian authorities have started arresting prominent Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church clergy and religious teachers in what observers believe is a crackdown on voices that publicly condemned the recent massacre of Orthodox Christians in Asko Woreda of East Arsi Zone, Oromia Region.

The arrests follow reports that more than 53 Orthodox Christians were killed, over 280 remain missing, hundreds of homes were destroyed, and the historic 101-year-old Telata Chefa St. Gabriel Church was burned during a large-scale attack allegedly carried out by Oromo Liberation Army (OLA/Shene) militants against Orthodox Christian communities in East Arsi Zone between May 31st to June 2nd.

Among those arrested is Deacon Zelalem Taye, a well-known young gospel preacher recognized for his teaching, counseling work, and extensive service to Orthodox Sunday schools. He was reportedly detained in Addis Ababa and is believed to have been targeted after writing about the killings of Christians in Arsi.

Priest Getnet Aytenew, a prominent Orthodox priest known for his educational content on social media and his commentary on church affairs, was also reportedly arrested. Sources indicate his detention is linked to his writings regarding the massacre of Orthodox Christians in Arsi.

Authorities also detained Priest Dr. Mezgebu Kassa, a respected theologian, researcher, author, and former Chief Executive Officer of EOTC TV. Dr. Mezgebu is known for numerous theological publications, including the book Betré Haymanot and the internationally published Theanthropic Ethics in Conversation with Autonomy and Heteronomy. He is being held at the Federal Police detention center in Mexico Square, Addis Ababa.

In addition, Yeneta Betre Mariam Abebaw, a prominent Orthodox scholar and educator known for making traditional church teachings widely accessible through digital platforms, was arrested in Gonder City. He is the author of several widely circulated works on Orthodox theology, apologetics, and Ge’ez language studies.

The arrests have generated concern among church followers and observers, who note that all four individuals are known primarily for religious teaching, theological scholarship, and public advocacy. Reports from multiple sources suggest that the detentions may be connected to their public statements and writings regarding the killings, destruction of churches, and humanitarian crisis affecting Orthodox Christian communities in East Arsi Zone.

The wave of arrests comes amid growing criticism of the government’s response to the violence, with local sources alleging that survivors remain trapped in affected areas while humanitarian assistance faces significant obstacles in reaching displaced and wounded civilians.

[ሚካኤል @mkali9191665366]

"We speak when a priest is imprisoned. We must also speak when innocent civilians suffer. True justice does not choose whose pain deserves a voice.

[Sam ሳም ⚖️❤️💛💚 ⚖️ @SLemma2]

Revelation 21:4
ራእይ 21:4
እንባዎችንም ሁሉ ከዓይኖቻቸው ያብሳል፥ ሞትም ከእንግዲህ ወዲህ አይሆንም፥ ኀዘንም ቢሆን ወይም ጩኸት ወይም ሥቃይ ከእንግዲህ ወዲህ አይሆንም፥ የቀደመው ሥርዓት አልፎአልና፡” ብሎ ሲናገር ሰማሁ።

[የቦግሻ ተከራይ @DE_S_TA16]

በእስር ላይ ያሉትን ከእነርሱ ጋራ እንደ ታሰራችሁ ሆናችሁ አስቧቸው፤ እንዲሁም በሰው እጅ የሚንገላቱትን ራሳችሁ መከራ እንደምትቀበሉ አድርጋችሁ አስቧቸው።

ዕብራውያን 13:3

[አርጋኖን @yabu1204]

በዚህ በእኛ ዘመን አትግደሉን ማለት ለእስር ይዳርጋል!

ለምን እውነቱን ትክዳላችሁ እውነቱን እውነት ሐሰቱን ሐሰት በሉ ያላችሁን አምላክ እርሱ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስን አይደለምን የምታመልኩት።

ፍትሕ!

[Sean Nelson @Sean_ADFIntl]

The attacks on Ethiopia’s Orthodox churches in Oromia recently and sadly ongoing for years are shocking, and officials should be doing more to stop it. It is specific targeting of these Orthodox communities.

But it’s not clear to me that “Islamists” are doing this, but rather extremist Oromo nationalists. Maybe some might be Islamists as well, but this seems timed more for national destabilization because of elections and to inflame tensions.

[✞ Soስna (እሙ)🌸 @Emuye06]

By persecuting, abducting, and imprisoning our fathers and teachers, you cannot completely cover up or silence the horrific massacre that has been committed against Orthodox Christians in the Oromia region of Ethiopia
@AbiyAhmedAli @hrw @amnesty @AmnestyEARO

#Orthodox #Ethiopia

[Ras Menelik ኢቶሪካ(Das Tal) 🇺🇸🇮🇱💚💛❤️ @RasMenelik2]

ተጎጂዋ እናት ደግሞ የምትለውን ስሟት በመድኃኔዓለም ስሟት። አሸባሪው የወሀቢስቱ የአቢይ የሽመልስ አብዲሳ አገዛዝ እንዴት አድርጎ ወንድ ወንዱን እንደጨረሰ። እንዴት ኦርቶዶክሱን እጨፈጨፈ እንዳለ ስሟት ቪድዮውን ተመልከቱት። አይታችሁም ፍረዱ።

[✞ Soስna (እሙ)🌸 @Emuye06]

The harassment and arrest of those who advocate for the safety of the Orthodox Church must stop immediately.

#Ortodoxunderattack #Ethiopia

[✞ Soስna (እሙ)🌸 @Emuye06]

As you can see in the video, the sheikh is tearing the crosses worn by Orthodox Christian followers from their necks. We are witnessing that there is no freedom of religion in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. And please do not claim that this video is AI-generated
#Ethiopia #Oromia

[Eyerusalem Tesemma🦅 @Queen_of_Amhara]

A troubling escalation in the harassment of singer Teddy Afro. Eyewitnesses and close sources claim that around 9 PM, group of armed Ethiopian federal policemen arrived in a patrol vehicle and forcibly entered his private studio and office in the CMC area.

The officers severely beat the security guard of the building to break into the studio, bypassing legal procedures and any court authorization. This incident raises serious concerns about violations of due process, respect for private property, and the broader safety and rights of citizens.

[ዳር እስከዳር 💚💛❤️ @DareEskedar24]

#We_Stand_With_Teddy_Afro
#International_Comminity_
#Protect_the_Pop_Star_Teddy_Afro_Please
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