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The attack on the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church & the incessant massacres against its adherents have multiple dimensions. First, it is political. The Church is the most historic & influential institution in Ethiopia. For centuries, it has given legitimacy to leaders & influenced public consciousness. Weakening it, by massacring its members, dividing it through ethnic based synods, & schism, reduces its capacity to mobilize resistance or serve as a unifying force. For Abiy’s regime diminishing the Church’s institutional strength is politically necessary. Second, the massacres carry an ethnic dimension. The Church has long been associated with ‘Amhara identity’ & with the traditional Ethiopian state. That historical association has made it a symbolic representation of ‘Amhara heritage.’ Targeting the Church thus functions as an attack on structures perceived to embody that legacy. The motive is dismantling an institution that has been wrongly conflated with Amhara identity. Third, the Church is civilizational. It represents the continuity of Ethiopian history & tradition. For ideological projects that frame Ethiopia as a ‘contested hundred-year construct,’ the Church’s enduring presence is an obstacle. Abiy’s regime has been deliberately working to dismantle what it sees as the traditional Ethiopian state. This effort includes eroding historical & national symbols & institutions. The fact that non-Amhara Orthodox Christians are also victims further proves the power & influence of the church. The targeting extends beyond one ethnic group because the Church transcends ethnicity, even if it has been falsely associated with one. Its power lies in its ability to unify, build resistance, preserve history, & exert political influence. That is what makes it a target & why the attack against it persists.

Who Is Killing Christians in Ethiopia and Why? Read 👇🏿 open.substack.com/pub/robelt/p/w…

New investigation out tomorrow documents sexual violence, summary killings, and displacement in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. These are not isolated abuses; they are war crimes that demand justice.

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

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.

ተጀምሯል! Stop #christianmassacre in #Ethiopia! Over 250 Orthodox Ethiopians have been killed since September only in Arsi, #Oromia region. How many more #Orthdoxchristians die for the world to break its silence? @unhrcpr @AmnestyUK @hrw

#Ethiopia: While the world focused on the Israel-Iran conflict, the Ethiopian gov’t-backed Oromo-Islamist groups tied to Al-Shabaab were massacring Orthodox Christians in Arsi, Oromia. Ethiopia is turning into an incubation center for the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist network.

ውበት: ሞገስ: ሁሉን ያሟላች ተዋህዶ:: ❤️✝️🙏🏽

War on Orthodox Christians in #Ethiopia for 3 decades!

In Oromia’s Arsi Zone, Shirka Woreda, Mitana Hinesa, the religious attacks continued yesterday. Three Orthodox Christians were killed, one is critically injured, and three others were abducted. Their funeral was held yesterday at Mitana Yohannes Church. #Orthodoxunderattack

Three More Orthodox Christians Killed in Shirka, Ethiopia Friday Night ====== ( Adebabay Media, East Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia) — Three more Orthodox Christians were killed in Shirka, East Arsi Zone of the Oromia region, on the night of Friday, November 21, 2025. All three victims were members of the same family, and a fourth relative was seriously injured in what witnesses describe as another targeted attack against followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. According to residents who spoke to Adebabay Media, the killings took place in Shirka Wereda—widely regarded as the epicenter of the ongoing violence against Orthodox Christians in the region. Community members say the attack is part of a continuing pattern of escalating assaults in Shirka and neighboring districts, where fear and tensions have remained high since the mass killing of Orthodox Christians on October 28. Locals report that despite repeated warnings and community mobilization, authorities have taken no meaningful action to protect civilians or apprehend perpetrators. “This is a family wiped out simply for being Orthodox,” one resident told Adebabay Media, noting that threats and attacks have continued unabated for months. Frustration and grief have fueled widespread demonstrations. Protests have taken place both within Ethiopia and across the global Orthodox diaspora, with communities demanding immediate protection for Christians in East Arsi, accountability for the attackers, and an independent investigation into the growing pattern of targeted killings. As of publication, regional or Church authorities have not issued an official statement regarding the latest attack. ** The report is composed by Fr. Ephrem Eshete Ephrem @EphremKesis ==== @USEmbassyAddis @USStateDeptRBX

Dr. Biniam Asrat, medical director of Jinka Hospital, has reportedly been suspended from his position and had his medical license revoked simply for alerting the media about a new Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever that has already taken eight lives. Justice for Dr. Biniyam @hrw @WHO

#AmharaGenocide #ETOC

"The blood of our brothers and sisters is crying out, and we are left to wonder, "what are we gonna do when we hear their voice, their cry?". Life is good in America, and I can keep living like this pretending like nothing is happening back home. Or we could be the voice for the voiceless!" 👇🏼👂🏼💯 #EOTCunderAttack ✝️ ስለ ኦርቶዶክስ ዝም አንለም ✝️

At the peaceful protest held in Denver, Colorado, to condemn the massacre of Arsi Orthodox Christians, officials from the City of Aurora attended the event and delivered words of comfort. #Orthodoxunderattack #Arsi #Oromia #Ethiopia

Orthodox Christians in Oromia region of Ethiopia are being systematically slaughtered, displaced, and ethnically cleansed year after year since Abiy Ahmed’s 2018 takeover. This is genocide in slow motion. The world cannot stay silent. #SaveEthiopianOrthodoxChristians

Shocking report, evidence of SYSTEMATIC GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE of RAPE against #Amhara women & girls, VICTIMS in the "THOUSANDS, AS YOUNG AS 8 YRS & AS OLD AS 65" committed by Ethiopian genocidal PM @AbiyAhmedAli Army #AmharaGenocide #WarOnAmhara @UN_HRC bbc.com/news/articles/…

Deacon Yosef was kidnapped after speaking out against the killing of Orthodox Christians in Arsi. His family searched for him and later found he was being held at Addis Ababa Police Central. The killers walk free, while those pleading ‘stop the killings’ are the ones jailed.”

📝መረጃ 👉በምዕራብ እና በምሥራቅ ሐረርጌ ዳር ዳር ባሉ ቦታዎች ላይ ክርስቲያኖችም ስጋት ላይ ያሉ መሆናቸውን ከቦታው በሚገኙ የመረጃ ምንጮች ያደረሱን ሲሆን 👉ይህንን ተከትሎ  በቅርቡ በምዕራብ ሐረርጌ በጉባ ጉቱና አው ጉዲና ወረዳዎች እንዲሁም በጭሮ ወረዳ በረብሱ አካባቢ እስከ አሁን ድረስ የስድስት ሰዎች ህይወት በአስቃቂ ሁኔታ ያለፈ ሲሆን መንጋውን እንዲጠብቁ አደራ የተሰጣቸው አባቶች ዛሬም  ዝምታን መርጠዋል ። ይህም መረጃ ለሀገረ ስብከቱም  ሆነ  ለቤተክህነቱ  የደረሰ ሲሆን እስካሁን ለሞቱትም አዝኖ የሀዘን መግለጫም ሆነ አንድም መልእክት አለመተላለፉ ልብ ይሰብራል ፦ 👉ዛሬም  ኦርቶዶክሳውያን ክርስትያኖች በተለያዩ የኦሮምያ ክልል በስጋት እና በፍራቻ ፣ ገዳይ በዙሪያቸው ቃታውን እየሳበ ፣ ሀብት ንብረታቸውን እየዘረፈ ፣ ገሚሶቹን በአሰቃቂ ሁኔታ እገደለ ይገኛል ፣  ምንም የሕግ ከለላ የላቸውም ፣ ድምፃችንን በጋራ እናሰማ ፣ ሼር ቤተሰቦች 🙏 🙏በግፍ ለሞቱ ኦርቶዶክሳውያን ድምፅ እንሁን 🙏           📍ኢትዮ ቤተሰብ ሚዲያ

It is not only the Ethiopian Orthodox Church—one of the oldest Christian churches in the world—that is being targeted; it is faith, identity, history, and humanity itself that are being attacked and persecuted in Oromia region of Ethiopia by Oromo extremists and Islamists.