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Author, researcher, #Amharic poet, Senior Lecturer. Against social, racial and epistemic injustices. From #Lalibela

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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
I want to dedicate this piece to the innocent children, women and men who have been brutally massacred for being #Amhara . I hope it explains why and how a proud independent country is now a slaughterhouse of innocent people. #AmharaGenocide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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103 days and no attempt is made to take aid to #Lalibela . People have become desperate. International donors & media are rightly concerned about Tigray but disregard Amhara & Afar areas where the war has been taking place since July. Please help all people. @WFP @ICRC @USAID
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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Today, a friend in #Lalibela directly called me to alert the world about heavy artillery firing in the town. I have now spoken to multiple residents about what is happening. They all report that heavy weaponry has been fired all night from Shimbrima, a few miles away from the
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As someone working in the field of human rights, I am appalled to witness the discrimination of the Amhara people by international human rights bodies. @amnesty and @hrw are reporting on Tigray as they should but ignore the ongoing genocide against the Amhara. Why are Amnesty
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This is happening again! Today, I received multiple calls from friends and community members in Lalibela informing me that the Ethiopian government army is firing heavy weapons again in the town. The sound and vibrations are shaking the ancient churches of Lalibela which are
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
9 months
Today, a friend in #Lalibela directly called me to alert the world about heavy artillery firing in the town. I have now spoken to multiple residents about what is happening. They all report that heavy weaponry has been fired all night from Shimbrima, a few miles away from the
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This is an important call to the International Community: "Given the radicalization of violence against the Amhara in the past month, as well as the genocidal rhetoric against the Amharas that is deeply ingrained in Ethiopian society, the Lemkin Institute believes that there is
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Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
9 months
Evidence emerging from the #Amhara and Oromia regions of Ethiopia, as well as from the capital city of Addis Ababa, have led the @LemkinInstitute to conclude that there is a strong probability that the Amhara people are facing an active genocide committed by members of the
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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It was an honour to participate at the side event of the 77th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights' in Tanzania and speak about the genocidal violence the Amhara people are facing in Ethiopia. It was also a privilege to meet my brother @HoMan99 , the
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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Bullets and artillery shells hitting very close to the famous St. Giorgis church at #Lalibela . @UNESCO should send a fact finding mission to investigate the damages and possible dangers to the sacred site. @elounasso @AAzoulay @mechtildrossler @JyotiHosagrahar
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
6 months
Today marks the third anniversary of the Bulen Massacre. Armed groups brutally killed 207 rural civilians including women and children at Bulen district in Benishangul-Gumuz Region. No human hand was used to prepare the bodies for burial. The government used an excavator to dig a
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
9 months
BBC Amharic reports that the Ethiopian government killed more than 30 peaceful civilians using drones in Western Gojam, #Amhara region. The attacks have been widespread, reaching several Amhara towns and villages including Debre Markos, Adietna Merawi, Debre Tabor, Delgi,
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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በአባይ ወንዝ ላይ ያለንን መብት ለማስጠበቅ የምንታገለውን ያህል፣ ጣናን ለመታደግ የማንጥረው ለምንድን ነው? #ጣና፣ ብዙ ሚሊዮን ገንዘብ አፍስሰን ግድብ ሳንሰራለት በተፈጥሮ ተገድቦ ያገኘነው ብሄራዊ ሃብታችን አይደለም?
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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ልጅህን ሲገድሉት፣ ቤትህን ሲያቃጥሉት፣ ሰው ባትመስላቸው ነው ፣ - ፀጥ! እረጭ! የሚሉት። *** እንደሰው ቢቆጥሩህ - ሞት እንደሚያጎለው፣ ያለቅሱ ነበረ - "እኔን!" ... "እኔን!" ... ብለው #AmharaGenocide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
7 months
The impact of what happened nearly 50 years ago continues. 23 November 1974 is a day that set the reign of terror in Ethiopia, a time when young military officers broke the cultural norm and executed elders and senior officials in cold blood. It proved that the imitation of
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
9 months
At a time when #Amhara people are facing genocidal violence, @SecBlinken 's support of the Ethiopian government speaks to the US's ongoing failure to advance human rights in the international community. Where is the "shared commitment to peace" for the Amhara people? When will
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Secretary Antony Blinken
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Spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli about our shared commitment to advancing peace and prosperity in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
7 months
Active fighting is happening in #Lalibela NOW. I can hear the artillery firing over the phone as I speak to concerned locals. The people of Lalibela and the @UNESCO rock hewn churches are in danger.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
8 months
This is happening again! Today, I received multiple calls from friends and community members in Lalibela informing me that the Ethiopian government army is firing heavy weapons again in the town. The sound and vibrations are shaking the ancient churches of Lalibela which are
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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እያንዳንዷ ቀን የእልቂትና የሞት ቀን ናት። በእያንዷንዷ ቀን ወጣቶች እንደቅጠል ይረግፋሉ። በእያንዳንዷ ቀን እንባ እንደጎርፍ ይወርዳል። ረሃብተኞች፣ ሃዘንተኞች፣ ቁስለኞች፣ ስደተኞች፣ ችግረኞች፣ ህመምተኞች - ምድሪቱ በጣዕር ላይ ናት። ብዙ
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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"ብቻየን እስክቀር ድረስ ኢትዮጵያ ትቀጥላለች" የሚሉ ሰወች የግላቸውን ህይወት እንደ ኢትዮጵያ እያዩ፣ የሚፈራርሰውን የህዝብ ህይወት ግን እንደመስዋዕትነት የሚቆጥሩ፣ በሃገር ወዳድነት ስም ራሳቸውን ብቻ የሚወዱ ሰወች አስነዋሪ መፎክር ነው።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
For 6 weeks now, Lalibela has been cut off from the world. No humanitarian aid has reached the people. Those who leave the area are telling us of hunger & a military build-up in the holy town. Pls don’t forget Lalibela. Advocate for its people and its heritage. @UNESCO @WFP @ICRC
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
The Life and Struggle of #WalattaPetros by Belcher and Kleiner is a distortion of #BlackHistory . It’s intellectually dishonest & ethically questionable. It reproduces colonial stereotypes of Africans as sexualised, tribalist & diseased. Read my article:
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
8 months
It is heartbreaking to see the continuation of gross human rights violations against #Amhara civilians in Ethiopia. How could a state allow the targeting of women and children?
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BBC News Africa
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says the Amhara region has seen widespread abuse since fighting began between the army and local militia. It cited executions of civilians and rape attacks, with at least 200 rapes to have been reported since August.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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The government's spokesperson is not telling the truth. I have confirmed that there has been fighting in the town since 7:30 am. Currently, a significant portion of the #Lalibela town has fallen to the hands of Fano forces. However, government soldiers stationed at "China Camp"
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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የአማራ ህዝብ የዘር ፍጅት ሲፈጸምበት እያየ ወይም እየሰማ ከዳር ቆሞ የሚመለከት ማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ በተለይም አማራ በህዝባችን ላይ የተጫነውን የጥላቻ ትርክት አምኖ የተቀበለ ወይም የራሱን ጥቅም ከህዝቡ ህይወት ያስበለጠ ብቻ ነው።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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More than a million Ethiopians were killed in a meaningless war in Tigray, Amhara and Afar. Now a full scale war is declared on the Amhara people. How many young people should die to keep a few cruel men in power?
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
Here is a translation of a poem I posted earlier in #Amharic . War is a heinous crime on mothers. On both sides, the fate that befalls them is the same. When we argue about who is winning and who is losing, we forget mothers always lose. #Ethiopia
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
Every war is a declaration of death. It will break mothers’ hearts forever; it will devastate generations. Our people have had enough of it, but we are at it again. My thoughts are with all Ethiopians. May peace prevail in #Ethiopia
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
I’m sad about the present. I am scared about the future. #Ethiopia
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
"There seems to be an dreadful continuity in the persecution and genocide of the Amhara under Italian fascism, the TPLF regime and today’s Oromo-led PP." #AmharaGenocide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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በማንነታቸው የሚጠቁ ሰወችን እያዩ 'የብሄር ፖለቲካ አይመለከተኝም' የሚሉ ሰወች ‘I don't see colour’ እንደሚሉ ነጮች አይነት ናቸው። በማንነት ስም የሚፈጸም ጥቃት ፖለቲካ አይደለም አለማቀፍ ወንጀል ነው።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
120 days later, #Lalibela is freed from the invading forces of TPLF. It is heartening to hear that many places in Amhara and Afar are also freed from the TPLF. I cannot wait to talk to family and friends. There are some I will never see again.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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Lalibela is a #UNESCO world heritage site. In the last 70 years, it has been seriously harmed by bad conservation projects. New projects in #Lalibela should not repeat old mistakes. A thread on the damage done to Lalibela BY conservation projects: 1/12
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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After 155 years of captivity, these tabots are being returned to #Ethiopia . This is hopeful news in this time of great sadness.
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Many assume that African Christianity is a legacy of colonialism. But Ethiopia’s Orthodox Tewahido Church ( #EOTC ) is indigenous and anti-colonialist. A thread. 1/8
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
8 months
It is a great honour for me to speak at this important event. Thank you to the @AAA_Amhara for inviting me.
@AAA_Amhara
Amhara Association of America(AAA) የዐማራ ማህበር በአሜሪካ
8 months
📢 #EVENT : AAA Advocacy Director @HoMan99 and invited speaker from Curtin Centre for Human Rights Education @YirgaGelaw will host a side event at the 77th session of the @achpr_cadhp . The presentation entitled, "Genocidal Violence against Amharas in Ethiopia: Structural Causes and
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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This article shows the complicity of the US & other international actors in the ongoing genocide of #Amharas . Most global media & human rights groups are silent. Innocent people are dying. This is the genocide no one cares about. #AmharaGenocide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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Pro Ephraim Isaac says, there are only 2 tribes in #Ethiopia . The #tribe of elites who are united by their hunger for power & the tribe of #poor people who are united by their hunger for #peace , bread, and water.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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“We told them that we are innocent farmers and we don’t have weapons. When they found no weapon after searching the house, they rounded up my two brothers alongside the younger men of our village and shot them all in the head.” #AmharaGenocide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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በዘመነ ሃይስኩል ጣና ሃይቅ ዳር የተገጠመች:: ግን አንዳንዴ ግን - መማር የጨመረልን ነገር የተካበደ ዓይመስላችሁም?
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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This continues to be the daily news we hear about our people. Rural people who tried to bury those killed by drone attack are themselves killed with drones. Families who adhere to their faith are massacred brutally. Is it wrong to mourn the dead? Is it a crime to follow your
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Wazema Radio | ዋዜማ ሬዲዮ
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has condemned the recent killing of 36 of its members in attacks in Sherka woreda, Arsi zone, #Oromia State. The church said in a statement on Monday that the attacks took place in Sole Michael, Digelo Mariam, and Robe Andeto Debre Metmaq Mariam
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
A short explanation of the history that has led to the ongoing #AmharaGenocide .
@Somaliactivist
Somali Activist
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Dr. Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes ( @YirgaGelaw ) gives a long and broad view into the historical context that led to the #Amhara Revolution today in the year 2023. “He details that for 27 years under #TPLF rule, the #Amahara people suffered massively.  Common was the expulsion of #Amhara
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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የአማራን ህዝብ የህልውና ጥያቄና ምስቅልቅሉን የኢትዮጵያ ፖለቲካ ለመረዳት ይጠቅማል በሚል ይህንን ጽሁፍ አዘጋጅቻለሁ። በቅንነት ለሚሰጠኝ አስተያየት በቅድሚያ አመሰግናለሁ። ጽሁፉ የግሌን እሳቤ ብቻ የሚያንጸባርቅ ነው።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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- ይቺን ግጥም በደግነቱና በድህነቱና ለማውቀው የአማራ ገበሬ የጻፍኋት በ1991 ዓ/ም ነው። የዛሬ 18 አመት ደግሞ የተራሮች ጩኽት መድብሌ ውስጥ ታትማለች። - የተራሮች ጩኽት በተራራ የመሰልሁትን ኩሩና ጥሩ የገጠር ህዝብ እንጉርጉሮ የያዘች የወጣትነት
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የዚህ ሰው ጽናቱ ከድንጋዩ ጽናት እጅጉን አየለ የተራራውን ልብ እንደባቄላ እሸት እየፈለፈለ ዛፍ ከማይበቅልበት ከአለቱ ገላ ላይ ገነትን ተከለ **** መልካም ቅበላ #EOTC #Lalibela
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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This is not enough. Don’t treat victims & perpetrators equally. The state is killing & jailing the #Amhara based on their identity. 3million have been displaced due to ethnic-based violence. Amharas are merely defending their lives. Condemn the government. End #AmharaGenocide .
@EUinEthiopia
EU in Ethiopia / የአውሮፓ ህብረት በኢትዮጵያ
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Press statement on the Situation in Amhara Region
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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On Int'l Day of Peace, call for the #demilitarisation of #Lalibela . Ongoing militaristion at Lalibela has the effect of turning this world heritage into a military object. Geneva convention prohibits the use of heritage in support of military efforts. #DemilitarizeLalibela
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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Those who incite or commit violence against innocent people dehumanise their own humanity, not just the humanity of their victims. Life is inter-sectional and interrelated, any cause that justifies murder towards one group will not produce peace to the other.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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Teamere Mariam is one of the precious manuscripts looted from #Ethiopia A contracted publication from @PrincetonUPress concerns us. From the hundreds of stories in the text, the authors focus on cannibalism and sexual themes. Read my earlier article for more
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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የገሃዱን አለም ምንነት፥ ያለፈውን ትውልድ ስራ በነሱ ሃሳብ ሲያስብ፥ በነሱ ቋንቋ ሲጣራ የፍጥረት ልዩ ቅንብር፥ የውበት ህብር ይጠፋል ያን ጊዜ የሱም ታሪክ፥ የፍሰት ምንጩ ይነጥፋል አንድ ሰው በአንድ ቋንቋ፥ ስለሁሉም ሰው ይጽፋል:: #StopLinguicide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
6 years
"Language is the eye of a nation. A country that loses its language becomes blind to its destiny." Aleqa Asres Yenesew. (trans. from tibe Aksum menu ante)
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
በታሪክ ገላ ላይ ትውልድ ይሰደዳል ወደላይ ይወጣል ወደታች ይወርዳል እንደመሸ ዓይቀርም ደግሞ ጎህ ይቀዳል ቴወድሮስ መንፈስ ነው ዳግም ይወለዳል።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
11 months
To understand the background of the violence against the #Amhara people in Ethiopia, please read this well researched report. The Amhara people want this violence to stop but the military is sent against them instead. #StopWarOnAmhara
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
You accuse me for saying the UN should investigate HRt abuses in Tigray, and hoped they would look into other regions? You accuse me for honouring Axum as part of my heritage as an Ethiopian? Baffling. I spoke for Tigray, even as I lost family when the TPLF occupied Lalibela.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
7 years
Over a million Geez manuscripts were written, many of which have fallen into the hands of looters or souvenir collectors. Ethiopia did NOTHING to preserve them but Merigeta Semawu tries to maintain the tradition by writing birana manuscripts in #Lalibela
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
በማንነታችን ላይ የተዘራው ክፋት መጨረሻው መገዳደል እንጅ ነጻነት እንዳልሆነ እያየን ነው። የጥላቻ ገመድ በከረረ ቁጥር ሁላችንንም ያንቀናል። ማንነት ከሰውነት የበለጠ ዋጋ የለውም። የድሆች አምላክ ሆይ! ደምማፍሰስን የሚያስቀር ��ፍትሄ ስጠን!
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
Ethiopia’s greatest threat is a colonised mindset that cannot think except following the ideas & actions of the west. We have centuries old untapped wisdom across our diverse peoples. Focus on what is best in our country & bring it out to guide us into the future.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
Renowned scholars and community leaders wrote an open letter to stop orientalist and colonial scholarship being conducted at @Princeton and published by @PrincetonUPress #BlackHistoryMatters #BHM #BlackLivesMatter #BLM #WallataPetros
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
7 months
የቅዱስ #ላሊበላ ደብር ዋና አስተዳዳሪ ቆሞስ አባ ጽጌ ሥላሴ መዝገቡ ይህንን ብለዋል። ለቅዱሱ ቦታና ለቅርሱ የሚያስብ ሁሉ እሳቸውን ሊያደምጥ ይገባል። ለአባታችን ረጅም እድሜ ይስጥልን!
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
'knowledge is not a personal property; it is the free gift of past and future generations.' Memhir Ze Debre Roha #Lalibela
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
በሞያሽ የምንኮራብሽ አንጸባራቂ ጋዜጠኛ ርዕዮት አለሙ ፦ ሃሳቤን እንድገልጽ እድል ስለሰጠሽኝ እጅግ አመሰግናለሁ፡፡ My conversation with Reeyot Alemu, winner of UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. @AlemuReeyot thank you!
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Reeyot Alemu
4 years
ከሀገር በቀል እውቀቶች ተመራማሪው ከዶ/ር ይርጋ ገላው ጋር Life and struggles of our mother Walatta Petros የተሰኘው ስራ የሀገራችንን ታሪክ ያራከሰ ስለመሆኑ በማስረጃ እያስደገፈ የሞገተበት ፅሁፋን መነሻ አድርገን ተወያይተናል
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
6 months
‘Collective punishment’: Ethiopia drone strikes target civilians in Amhara “It is both pointless and cruel. Pointless because you can’t subdue a people with an idea with bullets. Cruel because most of the victims are innocent civilians.” #AmharaGenocide
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
I am sad to hear of the passing of Prof Getachew Haile, one of Ethiopia’s prominent scholars. I hope future generations will build on his legacy and value the rich intellectual heritage of our country. #Ethiopia
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
Privatization is not new in #Ethiopia but the lessons are unlearned. Ex. 3.5 million hectares transferred to investors since 2008. Millionaire’s farms created displacing locals in places like Gambela to produce flowers, biofuel etc. almost entirely for export. The outcome: ...?
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
6 years
"So wherever you look at modern colonialism, the acquisition of the language of the colonizer was based on the death of the languages of the colonized. So it [language] is a war zone."
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
8 months
የሰብዓዊ መብትን እንዲያከብር መንግስትን በተግባር ማስገደድ ወይም መቅጣት የሚችለው የራሱ ህዝብ እንጂ የአለማቀፉ ማህበረሰብ እንዳልሆነ በተደጋጋሚ ታይቷል። ስለዚህ ለህዝብ የሚጨነቁ ሁሉ ትኩረታቸው መሆን ያለበት ተጨቋኙ ህዝብ በሰብዓዊ መብቶች
@SBSAmharic
SBS Amharic
8 months
"ዓለም አቀፍ የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ድርጅቶች በአማራ ሕዝብ ላይ ያለውን የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ጥሰት አስመልክተው በቂ ሪፖርት እያቀረቡ አይደለም" ዶ/ር ይርጋ ገላው
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
It is inhuman to ignore this ongoing violence. Ethnic based violence in #Ethiopia is fuelled by extremist political elites. Millions of Ethiopians who lived together through centuries of repression are being mobilised into attacking each other
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
Let the world know that 99% of Ethiopians don't speak English. But the education system from highschool to university is in English. State documents #privatising public assets consult in English The #Amharic is “under construction”:
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
Perhaps what happened on this day started a cycle of generational violence & hate-politics in #Ethiopia . The children who killed their parents became parents who are now hunted by their children. Reconciliation was the greatest virtue in our tradition, but not anymore. ይማረን!
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Belachew Fikre
4 years
Today in history Today marks one of z darkest days Ethiopia remembers with horror & reflection. Late evening of Saturday 23 Nov. 1974 60 high ranking personalities of the H.I.M. govt were machine-gunned by z brute Ethiopia’s Provisional Military Administrative Council-PMAC. 1/n
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
ሰው የመሆናችን ትርጉም የሚታወቀው ግፍ ሲፈጸም ግፉን በምናይበት አይን ነው። በተጠቂወቹ የስቃይ አይኖች ስናይና የተጠቂወቹ ፍላጎት የእኛም ፍላጎት ሲሆን ብቻ - ያኔ 'ሰው' ነን። ዛሬ የህዝባችን አይን የሚማትረው ፍትህን ነው። ሰው እንሁን።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
ልጅህን ሲገድሉት፣ ቤትህን ሲያቃጥሉት፣ ሰው ባትመስላቸው ነው ፣ - ዝም በል የሚሉት። *** እንደሰው ቢቆጥሩህ - ሞት እንደሚያጎለው፣ ያለቅሱ ነበረ - "አብረን!" ... "አብረን!" ... ብለው።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
Those who assume international responsibility for people & world heritage in times of war have abandoned #Lalibela . Not one of them has been there - no aid, nothing. Please pay attention to what is happening in Lalibela. @WFP @ICRC @OCHA_Ethiopia @UNESCO
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
If you think #EthiopianStudies in Europe is not a colonial enterprise, see this. A £700K work on Ethiopian manuscripts excludes Ethiopians. Even for the least position, English & German are essential. Italian, French & Arabic preferred.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
With Arat Ayina and Liqe Liqawunit Ezra in #Gondar . How wonderful it was to attend his lectures!
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
7 months
My interview with @AdebabayMedia on the situation in #Lalibela #LalibelaUnderAttack
@AdebabayMedia
Adebabay Media
7 months
LIVE🔴 የላሊበላው ሰው ስለ ላሊበላ ይናገራሉ|| ቆይታ ከዶ/ር ይርጋ ገላው ጋራ
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
Important thread on the history of ኩርዓተ ርዕሱ, one of Ethiopia's iconic treasures stolen from #Maqdala in 1868.
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Incunabula
3 years
The greatest treasure looted from the Ethiopian people at Maqdala in 1868 isn't in the BL or V&A. The Kwer'ata Re'esu, the most sacred icon of the Ethiopian people, was stolen by a representative of the Queen, later sold by his heirs & remains hidden in a bank vault today. 1/10
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
8 months
ያዘን ምድር/The Sorrow Land እንደቅቤ ልስልስ ደግ አፈር ነበረች ዞሮ የሚወጋት እሾህ አበቀለች ያን ገራገር ልቧን ሃዘን ሰነጠቀው ረጅም አንገቷን መከራዋ አነቀው ትግራይ ላይ አነባች አፋር ላይ አነባች አማራ አለቀሰች ኦሮምያ አነባች ቤንሻንጉል
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
Enablers of massacre: Ethno-nationalists invented the #Amhara as the ethnic Other, portraying minorities in Oromia and BG as 'settlers'. The Unity camp ignores this massacre to score political points, to show how much they are ‘clean’ from ethnic politics.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
#Wadla Ethiopia's centre of excellence for qine, but without traces of the books and manuscripts its scholars produced across generations.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
"ንገራቸው- ትናንትም፣ ዛሬም፣ በአማራ፣ በኦሮሞ፣ በትግራይና በሌሎችም ህዝቦች መሀል እንኳን ለመገዳደል ይቅርና ክፉ ለመነጋገርም የሚያበቃ ጠብ የለም። የድሆቹን ልጆች እንቦቅልላወቹን እሳት እየማገዳችሁ አትፍጇቸው፤ የወለደ ማህጠን ይረግማችኋል"
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
Egypt wouldn't honor the colonial treaty it once had with Britain. Why would it expect Ethiopia to honor the colonial treaty Britain once had on her behalf with Ethiopia.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
ከገር ልብሽ እንጅ ክፋት ከማያውቀው፣ ከለጋሱ ጡትሽ ግቱ ከማያልቀው፣ ከጉያሽ ስር እንጅ አቅፎ ከሚያሞቀው፣ መተኛት የሚያምረኝ ማረፍ ከስጋሽ ላይ፣ ህልምሽስ ይቅርብኝ ራሴን እንዳላይ።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
In times of despair, I return to ገድለ ላሊበላ, the Acts of #Lalibela , a magnificent book that fills you with hope and humility. It states that the holy churches will endure till the end of the world. The town is freed again.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
My article on #Lalibela . Carved from a single rock to represent the heavenly Jerusalem on earth, this sacred place went through so many challenges in the last 50 yrs. Its militarized now and locals face starvation with no aid reaching there for 6+weeks. #DemilitariseLalibela
@Genealogy_MDPI
Genealogy MDPI
3 years
Lalibela: Spiritual Genealogy beyond Epistemic Violence in Ethiopia by @YirgaGelaw #Genealogy #Ethiopia #heritage #conservation
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
11 months
The US supports the state of emergency the Ethiopian government has declared against the #Amhara people. The US knows the Amhara were excluded from the Pretoria peace deal it facilitated between TPLF and Abiy. The US is behind any consequence this war brings on the Amhara people.
@SecBlinken
Secretary Antony Blinken
11 months
Pleased to speak with Ethiopian Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli on promoting stability in Ethiopia and the region. Advancing peace and prosperity throughout the Horn of Africa is a tenet of U.S. foreign policy.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
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ያገራችን መሪወች እስከዛሬ በህዝባቸው ላይ ከፈጸሙት ወንጀል ሁሉ የከፋ ወንጀል የፈጸሙት የህዝቡ ቋንቋወችና ሃገር በቀል እውቀቶች የትምህርትና የምርምር መነሻና መድረሻ እንዳይሆኑ በማድረግ ነው።
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@YirgaGelaw
Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
6 years
ደመኛ ቢመስሉም ሞት የማይሽራቸው፣ እውነትና ውሸት ቀላል ነው ጠባቸው። አስቸጋሪው ጠብስ፣ ለሰው ልጅ መከራ፣ የተጣሉ እንደሁ ነው፣ እውነት ከእውነት ጋራ። በአንድ አለም፣አንድ ሃቅ ይኑር ከተባለ፤ እውነት አንድ አይሆንም ፍቅርን ካልገደለ:: ይ.ገ
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
እንቁጣጣሽ! መልካም አዲስ አመት ይሁንልን! Happy Ethiopian New Year. Emkutatashe! መስከረም (September) 1, 2013
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
እኛኮ -ሃገር ሃገር ብንልም ስለሃገር አሳቢ እንጅ ባላገሮች አይደለንም፤ ከተነቀልን ቆይተናል ስራችን ከደረቀ ልባችን ከገበሬው ከህይወት ልምዱ ከራቀ። በክፋት ወሬ መርዘን በዘር ጥላቻ የገደልነው ያባቶቻችንን ታሪክ ሳይሆን የልጆቻችንን ተስፋ ነው
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
6 years
ህዝባችንን ለማስተማር ሳይሆን፣ከህዝባችን ለመማር እንጣር
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
9 months
"Seit die Dämonisierung der Amhara in Verfassungen, Regierungspolitik und entmenschlichende Staatsbildungsrhetorik integriert worden ist, ist sie durchgesickert zu Menschen, die zuvor harmonisch zusammenlebten. Das sind die Auswirkungen ethnischer Politik in Äthiopien. Ohne
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
እንኳንስ አካሌ - ቀልቤም አልታደለም፣ ጫካውን አቋርጦ - ውቅያኖሱን ቀዝፎ - ለመምጣት አልቻለም፣ ከፊቴ እየታየኝ - ሰው የሰው አውሬ - የሆነበት አለም፡፡
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
የጦርነቱን ሂደት ለመቀየር ሃይል እንኳን ባይኖረን፣ ፍትህን በሰላም ስለማግኘት ልንታመም፣ልንጸልይ ይገባናል። የምንችለውን እንርዳ፣ ስለቤተሰብ የሚጨነቁትን እናጽናና። ካሁን በፊት ስለቤተሰቦቻቸው ሞት ሲጮሁ ዝም ያልናቸውንም ይቅርታ እንበል።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
ጦርነትን ጠመንጃ በያዙት ብቻ ሳይሆን ነፍሳቸውን ለማዳን በሚጨነቁት ወገኖቻችን አይን እንየው። በግፍ የተገደሉትና ከጀርባ የተመቱት ወታደሮቻችን ፍትህ ይፈልጋሉ። ሆኖም፣ ተፈላጊወቹ የመሸጉት ከህዝባችን ውስጥ ነው። ስለዚህ
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
10 months
Families of the Prophet Mohammad came to #Ethiopia running for their lives and we welcomed them. Now our people who run for their lives are met with bullets from Saudi border guards. My people are denied safety, at home and abroad. Rest in peace.
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
3 years
አዲስ ነገር እኛ አናውቅም፤አዲስ አመት ይሁን ይበለን!  Happy New Year #Ethiopia
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
5 years
እንግሊዝኛን የብሄራዊ ቋንቋ ማድረግ ሃገር ከመካድ ዓይተናነስም።
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
Thank you.
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Incunabula
4 years
I've never read an academic rebuttal of a published work as passionately argued and as devastating as @YirgaGelaw 's "Colonial Rewriting of African History - Misinterpretations and Distortions in Belcher and Kleiner’s Life and Struggles of Walatta Petros".
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Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
4 years
ድሆች በማንነታቸው ሲታረዱና አሁንም በጦርነት ሳቢያ ሲፈናቀሉ፣ ለጥቃታቸው የምንሰጠው መልስ ከማንነታቸው ጋር የተሳሰረ ከሆነ ጥቂት ዘረኛ ሰወች ይወገዱ ይሆናል እንጅ፣ ዘረኛ ስራትን የማስወገድ ተስፋ አይኖረንም። 1/3
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