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🇪🇹 Ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces in Ethiopia has reached catastrophic levels 34 Orthodox Christians were killed in the latest attack in the Oromia region, bringing this year's total to 164 fatalities and more than 1,244 since 2025. The Arsi massacres in Ethiopia’s Oromia region mark a harrowing escalation of violence, with human rights violations reaching catastrophic levels in the Arsi Zone. Assailants have been methodically lining up families for execution, a hallmark of orchestrated ethnic cleansing. The death toll underscores the severity: 34 Orthodox Christians killed recently, including 26 in Shirka and 4 in Merti, contributing to 164 fatalities in Shirka alone this year, alongside 8 hospitalized victims, 8 missing persons, and 2 abductions. This surge builds on a broader wave of unrest in Oromia since 2025, with most of the 1,244 civilian deaths occurring in the Arsi and West Arsi zones. These Christians were murdered by the ethno-nationalist Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) as part of an ongoing pattern in the region. The attacks are motivated by both ethnic and religious factors, yet Christians remain the primary victims. The Arsi massacres are not random clashes but appear embedded in a policy environment that tolerates or enables paramilitary operations to reshape demographics. The OLA uses terrorism to pursue an independent Oromo state and frequently targets the Amhara, many of whom are Orthodox Christians.

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