Ethiopian American advocates have appealed to members of the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to intervene on what they describe as an ongoing human rights and civilian-protection crisis in the Arsi Zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia Region, citing years of killings, abductions, mass displacement and repeated attacks on religious institutions. […]
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450 Civilians Killed, 14,000 Displaced: EHRCO’s Findings on Identity-Based Violence in East Arsi
A new report from the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) says at least 450 civilians have lost their lives in ethnically and religiously motivated attacks spread across nine districts of the East Arsi Zone in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. The findings appear in EHRCO’s 158th special bulletin, a 37-page document covering […]
Fresh Wave of Violence Hits Asoko District in East Arsi Zone, Leaving Deaths and Destruction Behind
A coordinated attack swept through several kebeles in the Asoko district of East Arsi Zone starting in the early hours of July 7, according to residents and eyewitnesses who described intense fighting and mass displacement. The violence broke out around 3:00 a.m. and represents a sharp escalation in a district […]
Over 34 Killed in Arsi Zone as Armed Attacks on Orthodox Christians Escalate in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region
A wave of deadly attacks in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region has claimed at least 34 lives, with local church authorities, human rights officials, and community members raising urgent alarm over the ongoing violence targeting Orthodox Christian civilians. According to diocesan reports cited by Ethiopian media, 30 of […]