We were having session with
dr.
#DebruNegash
who lost 52 families and relatives during
#Amharagenocide
in Hararghe in Post 1991 time when we hear
#SaudiArabia
based Amhara activist
@SuleimanAbdell7
who lost 20 families during Amhara genocide in Wollega was hijacked today.
#FanoMessage
Key concepts
_ Every one who worked for this cause for over 32 years, all the sacrifices, the pain and suffering got us to this point ,this is a generational movement that many paid price for, we honor & recognize all.
_Collective leadership
_Dynamic Networking
#Gashena
is now free from
#TPLF
. Thankful for all who paid the ultimate sacrifice. I am still amazed how TPLF's losses are not covered by MSM as much as their gains. It's mortifying that MSM got so enamored by a terror group. It's a messed up world.
#Ethiopia
The GoE kidnapped General Tefera Mamo, who bravely fought against TPLF invasion but released TPLF founders & key players of the North Command attack. Imagine going to the front to defend your country, knowing the government kidnapped your brother in arms but released the enemy 1/
The regime in Ethiopia has commenced drone attacks in Debre Birhan. A lot of civilians are killed! There is no coming back from this... Genocide, war crime and all kinds of crimes against humanity is being committed by this regime. It's writing it's own exit in the peoples'
The first day of the Grand Amhara Convention was a great success! I first would like to thank the Organizers,
Federation of Amharas in North America (FANA) & Canadian Amhara Societies Alliance (CASA) and the organizing committee for this great gathering.
The convention is of
.
@UN
is pulling out of
#Dessie
&
#Kombolcha
because
#TPLF
fighters looted their warehouses. So you'd still send trucks even when they don't return 'em,but you'd abandon just liberated destroyed cities?
#NeverAgain
no handouts let's make our p2p aid a success. Donate to
@AEF_BEKAN
..."the world observes..."
@StateDept
thank you for observing, this is what we've been saying time and again, that there is a massive humanitarian disaster brewing in Ethiopia that is ignored by the world!
Recognizing one of the most courageous women in Ethiopia who is doing
We are proud to share that Meaza Mohammed, independent journalist and advocate, has joined 10 other incredible women from around the world for the annual International Women of Courage Award.
#Herstory
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWOC
#EskendirNega
This was from the last time when he came to DC. Almost everyone including us two here asked him not to go back! But after going back and forth and discussing why he should, he finally said "There are people who are detained for our cause, for our vision of
#AmharaGenocide
_ Over 13,000 killed just in the last 4 months
_ Over 100,000 Amharas illegally detained
_ Over 111,000 houses demolished around Addis Ababa
Authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country's Amhara region, lawyers and witnesses said.
#MinnesotaAmhara
#AHSM
#IAMFANO
August 19, 2023
Thank you for the amazing unity shown, my heart is full, I know we will stop
#AmharaGenocide
much quicker than expected with such unity and presence.
Thank you all who organized it and thank you to those who came from far and
Do you want to know the level of hate against Amharas in Ethiopia?
Here is an example,
#Metekel
Zone security council members that were represented from every God Forsaken district (woreda) in Metekel (I say that because the kind of horror they committed against Amharas there
#GPE_RedAlert
GPE received alarming information that the Benishangul-Gumuz (BSG) Regional officials have deliberated on starting a new round of ethnic cleansing of
#Amhara
|s out of the region at a meeting organized by the security council of the Metekel Zone in BSG Region in the
For love of God, Ethiopians! AGOA is a trade agreement, not aid or free, stop begging to keep it. You'll only confirm that it's the right leverage against you. Trade with the other 170+ countries. While your compatriots are being gunned down by TPLF, why do u care about this?
.
@mohammed_meaza
is not only an amazing journalist and committed human rights defender but rather a great diplomat too! We truly are lucky 🍀 to have her!
Please follow her lead everyone and shine for the sake of our cause! Go places, your presence means they can trail back to
#IAMFANO
The genocidal regime is committing war crimes across
#AmharaRegion
in Ethiopia.
The people that are forced to defend themselves against their own nation's defense force (a force the regime is sending into the region in the name of defence force while they enlisted their
💔💔💔💔💔💔
21st century and this is happening.. unbelievable.. my only hope is on fanos! I dream of the day fanos will storm every single such detention centers.. just as allied forces did into all the concentration camps Nazis kept!
#IAmFano
#Update
: Gelan residents are
#AmharaResistance
has continued for the third day. The government of Ethiopia has deployed the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) into the region, while at the same time removing earlier ENDF contingents from Tigray Regional Border areas.
As usual, telecommunications and
To me this is equivalent to promoting a researcher who broke a vial of highly infectious viral material with intent to hurt the human population into "Chief Infectious Diseases Researcher". *smh*
Just announced: CNN's
@nimaelbagir
has been promoted to Chief International Investigative Correspondent.
Hard to think of anyone more deserving of this recognition.
Congrats, Nima!✨
The Eth. Gov. does not know how to govern whatsoever, they're now copying EOTC's steps.
EOTC calls for a rally.. they call for a rally
EOTC sues the Gov.. the gov readies to sue EOTC
EOTC says Gov is taking over it's churches.. Gov claims EOTC is planning coup d'état
*sigh*
William, why were you against a unilateral ceasefire when the Eth. Gov issued one in June, 2020?Can you imagine the lives that could have been saved? Can we say that from ICG PoV, only TPLF's 'Unilateral ceasefires' are valid? As always hoping for peace, I await your response.
Tigray govt says its forces are withdrawing from Amhara and Afar in order to give peace a chance.
While there're many obstacles, this withdrawal to Tigray, after battlefield setbacks, is an opportunity to stop the fighting, and so should be grasped by all.
The Amahra Public Committee
#APC
has called for a rally this coming Sunday across all cities In Amhara Region.
I can only imagine what the feeling is like when an entire band of criminals that were labeled terrorists by the people's representatives were all released while the
Fano getting mechanized ....
In Gonder, the regime has been indiscriminately firing at civilians. In a feat that showed who really cared for the people , Fano continuously attempted to draw out the regime forces out of urban areas by moving out after capturing the city.
From
.
@daddyhope
, what is your premise in ur current crusade? 'Ethiopians don't like other Africans, therfore let's destroy them?', 'A program recorded about prejudice in different societies represents the norm in those countries?', 'That there is a certain way all Africans think?' 1/
This is a picture taken by one of the AEF delegates.This little girl was displaced from Wollega due to OLF into Wollo then she is displaced again twice in Wollo due to TPLF. It is heart wrenching!
No don't just feel sad.Please please be a voice to the Amhara people in Ethiopia.
Like clock work! They detained the organizer of the Guma award, where Artist Flagot expressed her concern about the situation in Ethiopia through make up and her attire.
Just let us know if this is not a Police State? And when you find out what they are trying to silence
Thank you, Amhara Heritage Society in Minnesota (AHSM) and Amhara Association in Minnesota (AAM) for jointly organizing this rally to raise awareness about
#AmharaGenocide
and
#WarOnAmhara
!
Thank you
@Emuye06
and everyone who came out in this Minnesotan cold to be a voice!!
My
This is really a great way to show how biased and selfish TPLF supporters advocacy is.
1. The government did nothing to him when he protested he even went on and joined TPLF aka TDF.
2. No Amhara or Afar cried saying 'you didn't become a voice for us too'. He chose to advocate
@SenaitSenay
Funny that two years back, when Esayas Tadesse spoke out VERBALLY for Tigray during Gumma award (no complaint there), he nor no Gumma organiser was arrested. Esayas ended up joining TDF. The slightest movement from
#Amhara
seems to strike fear.
There is a lot to learn from this! When people finally give up on the system, they start taking things in their own hands. While there is so much wrong with the governance and politics of Ethiopia. The non-existence of social services is also apparent. This is of course, on top
This crowdfund campaign raised more than $1.6m within 48 hours.
Backed by Ethiopian comedian Eshetu Melese, the fund is for a charity that plans to build what it describes as the first nursing home facility for homeless people in the country.
They used a picture from Sekota Amhara Region again, I wonder do any of you get any data from Tigray? Or do you just get phone calls, write stories & use pictures from Amhara & Afar? Basically no one knows what TPLF is doing with Tigray people. 1/
It is with an absolute heavy heart that I write my condolences to my dear friend and colleague Lej Tedla Melaku (
@NegedeYehuda
) and his entire family on the passing of his father, Dr. Melaku Worede.
Dr. Melaku Worede was a prized son of his country Ethiopia. He was a globally
CC: To the international community that has been looking for solutions where they do not exist. Doing the same thing and expecting different results .. as they say... is insanity... let's try something that works for a change!
Stop
#AmharaGenocide
Stop
#WarOnAmhara
Ongoing war on Amharas & the illegal State of Emergency declaration by the Ethiopian government
GPE_RedAlert
Status: Extended Threat
Ethiopia
August 05, 2023
The regime in Ethiopia has declared a State of Emergency in the Amhara region as a pretext to continue its ongoing
August 8, 2023
#GPE_Voices
#ProtectAmharas
Campaign
#JusticeForRastafarians
Dear Tuff Lion,
We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for your support in raising awareness for the protection of the Amhara people and justice for the Rastafarian community
#FreeChristianTadele
The Ethiopian regime has totally lost it!! Detaining a Member of Parliament is another low. Tyranny is the minimum for a genocidal government, not surprising but really telling of their paranoia too!! Thank you for doing your best as the people's
Abiy Ahmed‘s regime arrested Mr. Christian Tadele, who is a member of the House of People's Representatives. As a member of the Parliament, he has immunity but the regime doesn't care to lift the immunity before his arrest. He is arrested today in the evening from his home.
It has to be known that the Amhara Regional President, Dr. Yilikal Kefale is fully accountable for all the lives that are lost during this non sensical war the regime waged on the Amhara people. This is more than enough to show that APP is not only instrumental in getting
Enatwa Gonder!
#GibaBelew
This genocidal regime in Ethiopia
📍 Took thousands of our people to concentration camps, we don't know if they are alive or not (mass a abductions started May, 2022.
📍 They killed thoudands of Amharas
📍 They displaced millions
📍 Now they want to make
#AmharaResistance
Thousands of people are detained for your freedom, but you dare go out and indulge in conspiracies. Focus and be a voice for those who were a voice to you under very risky situation!
Now the government detained all human rights defenders and journalists they
💔💔💔
As the notes indicate, it does not even exhaustively report Gojam, Shoa and Bete-Amhara yet. Extra judicial killings in detention camps and the incident from today's Finote Selam drone strike on a civilian position is not also included.
This is the meaning of a Genocidal
#GPE_AtrocityReport
#WarOnAmhara
Civilian death in
#Amhara
Region by area as of April 01, 2023:
Death toll
Gonder: Death: 10,021 | Injured: 20,000
Gojam: Death: 590 | | Injured: 601
Bete-Amhara (Wollo): Death: 91
#FanoMonth
She believed she could, so she did! stand for the safety, liberty and survival of others. She died so her people can live.
Fano will stop
#AmharaGenocide
.
To survive is natural, no earthly rule can trump the will to survive, it's biological.
In memory of all those
In remembrance of, Fanohewan, an Amhara freedom fighter who valiantly fought to end the
#AmharaGenocide
. Her courage and unwavering dedication to justice were cut short by a tragic act of the Ethiopian government. We must honor her memory by standing with
#Fano
.
#IAmFano
#VoAS
✊🏾
Message is on point!
But most importantly, mad respect for
@SuleimanAbdell7
!!!! He just schooled people how you can honorably join a cause when you later get it, without judgment and also acknowledging what he misunderstood before.
Everyone learn from this...narrow
Genocide unfolds step by step: classification, dehumanization, polarization. The horrifying path continues with persecution and extermination. The plight of ethnic Amharas is alarming. We must stand against it.
#AmharaGenocide
#JusticeForEthiopia
@JoeBiden
@SudanPlusNews
Until an official English/ captioned version becomes available!
Some powerful points I summarized from the message of the leader of the Amhara Popular Front (APF), Eskendir Nega
📍He started by extending greeting for Amharas and all other Ethiopians.
📍 The ongoing
#WarOnAmhara
ዛሬ ታላቁ እስክንድር፣ የአማራ ሕዝባዊ ግምባር (አሕግ) መሪ፣ የሚከተለውን መልክት በዓለም ላይ ለሚገኙ የኢትዮጵያና፣ በተለይም የአማራ ሕዝብ ልኳል።
Message from the Great Eskinder Negga, leader of the Amhara Popular Front (APF) to the people of Ethiopia
I heard they harassed, pulled, pushed and hit her while they abducted her! Yene enat! I am sick and tired of this good for nothing zeregna system in Ethiopia. Ever since 1991 we have been at it! Something gotta give!
It is only because of luck that this didn't happen to me! I
#FreeGenetAsmamaw
The FederalPolice and Oromo Regional Police have continued abducting Amhara journalists without any explanation or legal procedure. Journalist Genet Asmamaw, who was one of the founding staff of the ASRAT media and now working with YenetaMedia has been
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They will try everything to silence Amharas!
Now more than ever the lives of the thousands of detained Amharas in Ethiopia is at risk!
@amnesty
@hrw
@UNOSAPG
what are you waiting for? Where is the detailed report on this? Have you not waited long enough?
Amhara Association of America(AAA) የዐማራ ማህበር በአሜሪካ
📢
#ALERT
: AAA has verified on September 4th, an assassination attempt was made on 23 Amhara prisoners of conscience by
@AbiyAhmedAli
regime security forces as they were being transported to detention from court. These detainees remain in imminent danger.
#FreeAmharaDetainees
So much happened between our Seattle meeting and now, but it was a roller coaster since then so I didn't have time to post about it. I apologize to Amhara Association of Seattle and to the organizing team for taking this long to thank you publicly for your amazing event on April
#Mota
, Gojam, 17 civilians were gunned down by government security personnel today.The people went out to stop the gov. from abducting people they targeted in broad day light. In
#Merawi
, they have surrounded Fano Zemene's family residence. They've completely regressed to 2016.
I am thankful they said something, but the level of 'both side-ism' is extreme!
This is why
@GPEthiopia
asked for a mechanism that is specific to solving the issues
#Amhara
|s are facing!
All the current mechanisms and the cliques that are formed around them are detrimental to
At least 183 people have been killed in clashes in
#Amhara
, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 since July, according to information gathered by
@UNHumanRights
.
"All human rights violations and abuses in the various regions of Ethiopia must be promptly, impartially and effectively investigated."
Ethiopia, April 28,2023.
Amharas are under state of emergency!
The non-State actor, OLA, who acted as a proxy for OPP the party the Prime Minister of Ethiopia leads used to be the one who terrorized families of prominent Amharas who fight for their right. Now, probably after
UAE is supplying the regime in Ethiopia with arms that it is using to commit
#AmharaGenocide
and wage
#WarOnAmhara
This has to be denounced and political pressure need to be put to stop such arms transfer to a genocidal government.
#Ethiopia
A UAE Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III visited 🇪🇹Ethiopia today. The aircraft involved is 🇦🇪1227/
#896C2F
.
She was seen both around 🇪🇹Addis Ababa Bole Airport and 🇪🇹Harar Meda Military Airport, a common combination.
Visit was likely related to the presidential visit.
Please share this notice for all your senators, house representatives, members of parliament, foreign services of the countries you live in, the justice department of the countries you live in. The Ethiopian government has now waged an open and obvious genocidal war on ethnic
[2]
#GPE_RedAlert
#Ethiopia
April 4, 20223
The Ethiopian Government has embarked on a new wave of mass arrests targeting ethnic Amharas of all standing!
The international community needs to unequivocally denounce these acts of mass profiling and mass targeting. The literal
Here is West Tigray(Shere) just as indicated in one of the confidential cables of US agencies. Please do not endoese TPLF's criminal deeds that took place over the last 30 years, they forcibly annexed Wolkait & now its back where it belongs. We are done with TPLF's lawlessness
Fruits of ethnic politics in Ethiopia, ppl get killed just for their ethnic identity,religion or for loving their flag.Two people killed today, because the Oromia Special Force thought having the Ethiopian flag without the emblem was an offense worth death!
#WeyblaMariam
#Ethiopia
Amhara Associations in Germany and all anti fascist groups that came out, thank you for exposing
@AbiyAhmedAli
's crimes during his official visit in Germany.
This is beyond disgusting!You used Amhara IDP pics in story that you've completely built around supporting TPLF!Story suddenly stops at the timeline when TPLF committed atrocities in Afar&Amhara?Is it lost on you TPLF attacked the north command & started the war? Why?
#NeverAgain
#AmharaConcentrationCamps
@SecBlinken
@VP
@MikeHammerUSA
, we know everyone is for their own in this world and Amharas are doing their best to survive, and they will survive.
But an intervention to stop such heinous treatment of people just for their identity would mean a lot
Another secretly recorded video shows thousands of Amharas that are kept in concentration camps.
The detainees ask the medical staff how they can get treated and when they are able to get out [of the camp].
He hopelessly responds “I don’t know” 💔
#WarOnAmhara
While it was very encouraging to see genuine interest regarding our accounts of the ongoing genocide against Amharas in Ethiopia, it's actually shocking how little is known about it across the board.
My takeaway message was that building a very committed advocacy base that keeps
#GPE_Update
On October 23, 2023, an international team of GPE delegates traveled from different states in the US and from other continents to New York to give briefing on the ongoing genocide against
#Amhara
|s in particular, and the escalated human rights disaster across
August 10, 2023
#GPE_Voices
#ProtectAmharas
Campaign
#JusticeForRastafarians
Dear Arkangelle,
We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for supporting the Protect Amhara campaign and your efforts to advocate for justice for the Rastafarian community in
📢
#UPDATE
: Yesterday, AAA Chairman Tewodrose Tirfe &
@mohammed_meaza
met with several congressional offices in Washington DC to brief representatives on
#WarOnAmhara
in Ethiopia. Mr. Tirfe also participated in a diaspora consultation meeting with SEHOA
@MikeHammerUSA
in which he
My heartfelt condolences for the Muslim victims of violence in Gonder. We all demand justice so the perpetrators are held accountable!
#JusticeWillBeServed
. Others trying to use this as an opportunity to fracture Amharas! Try in vain. Every single individual in
#Gonder
#Gojam
1/
.
@USEmbassyAddis
can you please update
@SecBlinken
of the situation in Addis? The Eth gov. Is openly shooting at Christians for protecting their church. At least stop giving them the finance that they use to murder the people.
If one Amhara worked so hard in exposing this regime as much as it tried to find something on Amhara advocates, we probably have already won the struggle against Fascisim in Ethiopia.
So now Nate found the pictures from the time we went to Ethiopia to discuss terms for the
The shared content was a post by a pro-TPLF account, how did that happen? Seems someone going rogue rather than an actual hack, I don't think institutional accounts are managed without dual authentication.
Our Facebook account was hacked today and a post was shared. This was not an official communication of the European Union or the EU Delegation to Ethiopia. We have managed to secure the account and are investigating the circumstances of this hack.
Dear all Ethiopians, who are extremely worried that
#HR6600
will be used against Fanos! Right this minute Your government is hunting down Fano Mere! You remember how y'all hashtagged
#ArmFano
when TPLF got to Debresina? 'cause u knew they'll all flee and leave you 4 them? 1/
.
@TwitterSafety
@Twitter
this is genocide denial!This is a picture of Amhara IDPs from Metekel.Not even related with the war! They're victims of ethnic based attacks.
@AmnestyEARO
is completely misusing this picture from
@AFP
. Remove now pls.This is misuse of
#AmharaGenocide
data
What do Dejen, Bahirdar City and Gonder City have in common? Yes... They don't let our heroes down. What we have seen about Col Demeke in Gonder, Fano Zemene in Bahirdar and The Great Eskendir in Dejen is that they all said no to the illegal transfer of our heroes to the
USA low key endorsing the demolition of 115K mostly Amhara (and all non Oromo) houses in Addis Ababa!
Giving service in as many languages as possible is a great idea, but inadvertently (or knowingly who knows) endorsing the deadly plan of OPP to annex Addis Ababa into Oromo
#TPLF
is now trying to pass the murder of the Amharas it gunned down in Alamata as a drone attack causality. How stupid do you think people are?Drone strikes burn their targets.This is total stupidity.
DNA matching with an alive kin shld be used to debunk TPLF's lies abt Alamata.
I am correcting this for all who will continue to cover this story.
Amharas, are not protesting the overall concept of regional forces being centralized. That will be a massive misrepresentation of facts! Amharas were against this genocidal system for over 30 years, including the
#Ethiopia
: Protests have erupted in the Amhara region after citizens took to the streets in protest of a federal order to integrate regional special forces into the Ethiopian police/military.
The World should know that the Ethiopian Government is using the full power of the State to terrorize citizens, to commit genocide against Amharas, and to neutralize all citizens at large that do not agree with it's ways!
If all allies of the Ethiopian people don't declare this
May he rest in peace and glory!!! I am so sorry to hear this Wondimalem. Egziyabher yatsinachu 💔.
We will never forget all the bright youth they robbed us off thru this senseless war and genocide. He is forever a hero!!!
We need an initative who documents our fallen heroes so
This is my cousin,
#Fano
Daniel, who was killed by Abiy Ahmed Ali’s forces. In his very young age, he has tried his best to defend his people from the evil and has given his life for freedom and liberty. His death isn’t in vain.
@danielkibret
and his likes are mocking the
US to honour
@mohammed_meaza
at the 2023 International Women of Courage Awards
“The award will honour Meaza Mohammed for her committments to advocating for victims of gender-based violence and ensuring accountability”
የእኛ ልጅ በርቺ እንዳትረቺ 💪🏾
#womenHistoryMonth
Thank you, this was all I was hoping to see from Hermela, that regardless of the political sides we take, we should not deny facts about atrocities. We can't demand anyone to be an advocate for any cause, we can only ask for them not to deny it provided it actually happened.
I
Went to see this documentary last night in DC. "We're Still Breathing" shines a light on the increasingly dark plight of Amharas in Ethiopia, who have for decades been ethnically targeted by different actors in the country. In recent years, the targeting has been brutally violent
Every front is engaged!
Advocacy, Diplomacy, Self-Defense, Peaceful Civil Disobedience, Human Rights Defense!!!
#AmharaGenocide
will stop
@mohammed_meaza
thank you for charting a way to the solution. Very proud of you 💚!!
#Ethiopia
I met Mike Hammer(SOHOA)
@MikeHammerUSA
and discussed the situation in Ethiopia, particularly in the Amhara region and the Wolkait and Raya issues, which remains complex and daunty.The country needs support from the US and other int' communities to address the myriad challenges.