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< Back Amhara Genocide Testimonies By Nazrawi K, for more detail refer AAA report This pogrom has been principally catastrophic. Local Oromo residents and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) surrounded our villages from all directions. They carried out the racial killing in the villages relentlessly for eight consecutive hours. I witnessed two Amhara peasants named Ahmed Sherif and Ahmed Ali get shot dead cruelly with a heavy weapon called Dishqa from a distance. My family members together with six other individuals were murdered with close range gunshots in an empty room located near my house. Their corpses were then inhumanely mutilated using machetes. Twelve innocent civilian ethnic Amharas were burnt to death inside a house located in the center of Gutin Sefer. Fifty-Five other people, residents of Silsaw village were mass slaughtered at once in a jungle located in Chefie village. Among the dead only two were adult men whereas the remaining fifty-three were children and women. Forty-Eight other Amharas were also blood bathed at the backyard of Jafar Mosque found in Silsaw Village where they were hiding to escape the massacre. With this disregard for the mosque and human life however, the killers turned a sacred place into a mass homicidal playground. It was the local Oromo vigilant youths who showed shortcut paths to and from the villages to the OLA militias, cutting the last breath of suspected gunfire survivors using machetes, demolishing, and robbing the properties of the Amharas. I identified thirty-one people who were slaughtered in mass from Ahmed Yusuf’s family alone: comprising his children and grandchildren. Another individual whom I cannot name right now has also lost his twelve family members. On the other hand, the entire family members of Ahmed Sherif (Man who got shot dead using Dishqa) who were seven in number were annihilated altogether. Accordingly, we have buried four hundred fifty dead bodies thus far all over the villages. I even anticipate more dead bodies will be found in the jungle and other areas where we have not yet visited. I have never suspected such genocide to happen on us in my lifetime. The killers were acting by far as wild animals. I do not think they belong to the human race. Even wild animals like the Hyenas do not kill human beings in a way the OLAs did. I am more than certain if they were to come back again, they would kill all of us who survived by miracle. There is nothing remaining that attaches and connects me to live together anymore. I only need the responsible body to get me and the other survivors out and let us live in our parents’ land in Wollo, Amhara Region. Please help us get relocated before we totally vanish, and our race (Amhara) gets exterminated without a new generation to replace and continue after me. Please, please, please.” Previous Share Next

< Back State Sponsored Amhara Genocide By Nazrawi K, for more detail refer AAA report The June 18 Genocide on Amharas' was programmed, authorized, and reinforced by authorities of Oromiya Regional State and federal government. Primarily, the militias of the Kebele who were in charge of keeping the security of the area left the place some days prior to the heinous genocidal attack. Then, open the door to militants of Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) to do the dirty work without any challenge. An eyewitness spoke that, the Gimbi Woreda Administration (where Tole Kebele is located) had been informed in advance that OLA militias had surrounded the kebele. To the contrary, the concerned body of the woreda administration transferred stationed armed forces to a place called Dedesa camp while leaving the Amhara dwellers unprotected. Meanwhile, there were also concerning evidence that show possible synchronization and conflict of interest flanked by government officials and OLA. For instance, an OLA member Gemechu Ometa is a son of Nigatu Ometa who is the Kebele Administrator. There is also a brotherhood relationship between Abebe Wakoya who is an OLA member and Kidanu Wakoya the Kebele’s security head. These people including the head of government militia office in Tole Kebele left behind the area 3 days ahead of the racial killing. Second, at the time when the massacre was actively underway, the coverage of telecommunication outlets including phone and internet in the area was totally blackout (take into account that Ethio Telecom which is the service provider of national telecommunications, is possessed and ran by the federal government), successfully denying victims any means to alert the entire world regarding their plight. Thirdly, the members of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and Oromia Special Force (aka Oromiya Liyu Hayil) were not deployed during the course of the 9-hour long racial killing. However, when these forces returned back to the area after the successful massacre happened, they threatened survivor individuals not to record the mass slaughtered dead bodies, the funeral process as well as the mass graves for the reason that the genocide could potentially bring outrage against the local and federal governments. This latest state sponsored massacre managed by the OLA has been happening side by side to the huge crackdown named “law enforcement operation” against Amharas (particularly to demolish Fano groups). The operation has been led by the coordination of 1. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, 2. His Oromo Prosperity Party (OPP), 3. The Amhara Regional Government [Amhara Prosperity Party (APP)] As a result, the government acknowledged to the detention of more than twelve thousand Amharas starting from mid-May 2022. Those detained comprise 1. Over 20 journalists from mainstream and social medias, 2. 62 opposition political party members, 3. Lawyers, 4. University professors, 5. Current/ex-government officials All of the above-mentioned detainees were critical of the Prosperity Party and the government. Moreover, they have been well known to opposing the intermittent massacres that has been systematical made against Amharas. On several occasions, it has been observed that family members of missed targets were also kidnaped to lure out the targets. Accordingly, more than thirty peaceful protesters were murdered by government security forces only in May 2022 in different parts of Amhara Region. Irritated by the intermittent and coordinated crackdown operations on dissenting voices and genocides, Ethiopians in general and the Amhara community in particular are requesting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to step down and leave office. Furthermore, they demand an independent international inquiry to be carried out into the continuing state-sponsored genocide against ethnic Amharas' in different parts of Oromiya. Previous Share Next

< Back The Amhara People Ethiopia Amhara region is in the cool highlands of Ethiopia. There are many wonderful ancient churches and castles in the Amhara region and a long history of famous kings and emperors. When people tell stories in Amharic (the language of the Amhara region) they often start with the phrase teret teret ye lam beret. This means that the cows are safely in the barn, and it's time to tell stories. The Amhara People, also known as Abyssinians, are an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the northern and central highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region. The Amhara, who are the second largest ethno-linguistic group after the Oromo people, are descendants of ancient Semitic conquerors who migrated southward to mingled with indigenous Cushitic peoples who built the powerful ancient Kingdom of Aksum in Ethiopia. They claim ancestry through Shem the eldest son of biblical Noah and trace their lineage all the way to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba; aw well as the legendary ancient King Menelik I. They carried that same ancestral line all the way to 1974 with Emperor Haile Selassie. Also, about 50 % of the Amhara are part of what is known as the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which is an ancient Christian church founded around the 4th century. Previous Share Next

Situation Analysis for Current Amhara Causes Problem Tree Amhara fighting against Prosperity Party TPLF OLA Others SHOP What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act Consequences Systematic Marginalization What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act Amhara fighting against Prosperity Party TPLF OLA Others Main Problem Say Hello Causes Amhara fighting against Prosperity Party TPLF OLA Others What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act

Situation Analysis for Current Amhara Causes Problem Tree Amhara fighting against Prosperity Party TPLF OLA Others SHOP What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act Consequences Systematic Marginalization What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act Amhara fighting against Prosperity Party TPLF OLA Others Main Problem Say Hello Causes Amhara fighting against Prosperity Party TPLF OLA Others What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act What are Systematic Marginalization done to Amharas Systematic Marginalization Persecution Constitution Genocide act

< Back Amharas charred to death inside Gutin Sefer and Silsaw villages AAA has verified from multiple sources that 12 civilians including three children who were hiding in a hut in Gutin village were deliberately burnt to death by the assailants. While the victims were inside the hut the militants arrived and surrounded the hut. They then set fire to the hut while the victims inside were crying to be spared. All were burned with the hut. The victims who were charred to death included Leyla Aminu who was six months pregnant and her 6-year-old daughter Sofia Seyd; Ansha Nuru who was nine months pregnant with her 3-year-old son and her brother’s 6-year-old daughter; Nurit Yasin, a mother of two, Sheikh Mohammed Ahmed with his five other family members; his wife Aminat Yimam, his daughter Zemzem Mohammed, his daughter Rabia Mohammed, and his other mentally ill-daughter (name unknown), and his grandson Kasim Itefa (Zemzem’s son). Remains of their bodies that were consumed by the fire were buried in a mass grave in the same place they were burned. In a similar method of killing, a source told AAA that the OLA militants dragged a 40-year-old mother; Ansha Ibrahim Yimer into a hut located in Silsaw village, and then set fire to it causing the hut to burn down while she was inside the hut. Previous Share Next

< Back Persecution This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. You can create as many collections as you need. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own, or import content from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, videos and more. You can also collect and store information from your site visitors using input elements like custom forms and fields. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Preview your site to check that all your elements are displaying content from the right collection fields. Power in Numbers 30 Programs 50 Locations 200 Volunteers Project Gallery Previous Next

< Back Systematic Marginalization This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. You can create as many collections as you need. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own, or import content from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, videos and more. You can also collect and store information from your site visitors using input elements like custom forms and fields. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Preview your site to check that all your elements are displaying content from the right collection fields. Power in Numbers 30 Programs 50 Locations 200 Volunteers Project Gallery Previous Next

< Back TPLF This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. You can create as many collections as you need. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own, or import content from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, videos and more. You can also collect and store information from your site visitors using input elements like custom forms and fields. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Preview your site to check that all your elements are displaying content from the right collection fields. Power in Numbers 30 Programs 50 Locations 200 Volunteers Project Gallery Previous Next

< Back Amhara Genocide - Tolle, Gimbi, Oromia By Nazrawi K, for more detail refer AAA report “We have buried four hundred fifty corpses so far. However, there were some dead bodies that remained unburied. Moreover, wild beasts ate the carcass of Emama Mutie who lived in Gutin Sefer. In a jungle found at Chefie village (wherein fifty three people were mass murdered in one place) we buried fifty five dead bodies almost all were children and women. Only a small number of them were adult men. In Silsaw Sefer, we managed the mass burial of sixty three carcasses in a single, small and below standard hole (comprising forty eight who were mass slaughtered at a Moseque backyard named Jafer). Additionally, there are 3 mass graves in the nearby area of the mosque where we managed the funeral of fourteen, eleven and two corpses, respectively. When we see the case of Gutin Sefere, we collected 12 dead bodies that were ignited with fire inside a hut where they tried to be out of sight from the heinous mass killers of OLA. Similarly, we covered their corpses with soil in a single hole. In the other hand, the funeral of the remaining twenty eight deceased bodies that we collected from the same village was managed in three different sites located at the village. We have not yet finished the collection and burial of the dead bodies in a village called Begene. Nevertheless, we buried seventy one corpses in one mass grave site and eleven others in an identified place of the village. We have also managed the burial of numerically counted 124 dead bodies in villages including Seventy Seven at (Seni and Assosa Sefer), Seventeen at (Karakore), Fourteen at (Oromo Shewa), and sixteen at (Hayaw) villages.’’ Previous Share Next

< Back Mass-execution Cheffie village According to witnesses, the assailants forcibly took the victims from various villages to the execution site. After gathering them, the assailants executed all 53 Amhara's in six rounds of gunfire. One of the hardest-hit families, Sheikh Abdu Hassen’s family from Begene village lost 12 members including his daughters: Kedija Abdu with her two children, Toyba Abdu and her child and four others, and his daughter-in-law Lubaba Ahmed with her three children. Among other victims of this mass execution, Ansha Seyd (aged 25) a mother of 15-day-old baby; Asia Yesuf (aged 40) with her four children, Salih Ahmed (aged 7), Juhar Ahmed (aged 5), Serdes Ahmed (aged 3) and a 1-year-old baby; Aminat Seyd (aged 45) with her three children, Ahmedin Seyd (aged 9), Kasim Seyd (aged 6) and Muktar Seyd (aged 4). Other victims were Ansha Abdu (age 1), Hayat Ali (aged 2), Mohammed Ahmed (aged 3) and Semira Mohammed (aged 4) and Zebura Omer (aged 4). One source who was part of the burial of these bodies described the execution as cruel: Previous Share Next

< Back Constitution This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. This is placeholder text. To change this content, double-click on the element and click Change Content. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click on the Content Manager button in the Add panel on the left. Here, you can make changes to your content, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. You can create as many collections as you need. Your collection is already set up for you with fields and content. Add your own, or import content from a CSV file. Add fields for any type of content you want to display, such as rich text, images, videos and more. You can also collect and store information from your site visitors using input elements like custom forms and fields. Be sure to click Sync after making changes in a collection, so visitors can see your newest content on your live site. Preview your site to check that all your elements are displaying content from the right collection fields. Power in Numbers 30 Programs 50 Locations 200 Volunteers Project Gallery Previous Next