Active Genocide Alert for Ethiopia - Update 2, by Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention "For the past eight years, the Amhara have been systematically targeted based on their ethnic identity and subjected to killings, abductions, sexual violence, and arbitrary detention. This pattern of violence has led to an estimated tens of thousands of civilian casualties. The tightly knit genocidal structure that the regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has created to "exterminate" Amhara identity all over Ethiopia must be dismantled." - @LemkinInstitute lemkininstitute.com/active-g… End #AmharaGenocide

ደቡብ አፍሪካ ላይ ሙድ ስንይዝ እኮ...ከክልሌ ውጣልኝ ብለን የምን🤔ገል አንመስልም እኮ😂😂

🚨 @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.

⚡️ℹ️ #UPDATE: On June 8th, 2026 AAA Research and Advocacy Director @HoMan99 successfully defended his PhD dissertation at @Concordia in Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦. On behalf of the AAA team, we extend our congratulations to Dr. Hone Mandefro!

#ስዕላዊመረጃ በአርሲ፣ አሰኮ ወረዳ ከሰሞኑ በደረሰው ጥቃት ዙርያ መሠረት ሚድያ ከመንግስት ምንጮች እና ከአካባቢው ነዋሪዎች ያሰባሰበው አዲስ መረጃ! ህይወታቸው እንዳለፈ የተረጋገጠ= 53 ያሉበት ያልታወቀ ሰዎች= 190 የቆሰሉ= 47 የታገቱና ገንዘብ የተጠየቀባቸው= 6 የተቃጠለ ቤት= 308 የተቃጠለ ቤተክርስቲያን= 2 ተፈናቅለው እሬቻ ማካኤል የተጠለሉ= 789 ተፈናቅለው ሱንቴ ማርያም የተጠለሉ= 691 ተፈናቅለው አሰኮ ከተማ የተቀመጡ= 262 ተፈናቅለው ሌንጫ ኦዳ፣ ወራንቡስ፣ ቦግዶ፣ ኮበሬ የተጠለሉ= 133 ጠቅላላ የተፈናቀሉ= 1,875 *የአካባቢው ነዋሪዎች ዛሬ ለሚድያችን እንደተናገሩት ተኩሱ ከዛሬ ጠዋት ጀምሮ ቆሟል፣ ነገር ግን የተፈናቀለው ህዝብ ወደ ቀዬው መመለስ አልቻለም። | መሠረት ሚድያ |

At least 37 killed as Orthodox Christians continue to be targeted in Arsi Oromia. Read more.  borkena.com/2026/06/02/ethio… #Ethiopia #News #OrthodoxChristians #ArsiMassacre

⚡️ℹ️ #MEDIA: On June 3, 2026 AAA Senior Analyst and Comms Director @TheFitawrari discussed the war in Amhara and expectations for the 2026 national election in Ethiopia in a panel interview hosted by @The_Newsmakers @trtworld. youtu.be/-enmVcYBHG0?t=1236&…