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What does State Sponsored Genocide on ethnic #Amharas and #Agaws in Metekel Zone in BSG look like?
Representatives of ethnic #Amhara residents in Metekel have travelled to #BahirDar to raise the ff grievances:

Ato Ayal Engide

“In April 2011,Ethiopian Calendar(1/)

[two years ago], right after Ethiopian Easter, they(ethnic Amharas and Agaws) were forcibly chased out of the rural parts, before they could even finish their Easter celebrations. When we knew we were next, then those of us who were in the urban areas, ended up moving to (2/)

Amhara Region. In May, there was a reconciliation between Mandura Woreda in BSG and Guanga Woreda in Amhara RS. All of us that were displaced believed that this was a true reconciliation and moved back to BSG. But those from the rural parts were still not allowed to go back. (3)

“Targetted killings of ethnic #Amharas and #Agaws has been happening for a while now. But recently, it has been out of control. For example, three brothers who were my neighbors were killed in 2011. Their names were Habte, Ayalew and Yeshewas and are all buried together. (4/)

After the reconciliation, the BSG administration started bothering us again. 12 families were killed in Banjimago. We can tell you by name who are doing these killings and it’s the Zonal administration. (5/)

"Mothers are being slaughtered…and fathers and mothers are being forced to watch their kids get thrown up and come back down to land on concrete and die. After they killed a man, they chopped off his arm when they were not able to simply take off the gold ring he was wearing."

There was a gumuz girl that was found hanging by a church. No one knows how she died. But they said it’s because you built your church here that our girl died. They came into our neighborhood and started chasing our farmers and mothers.

"...They killed a mother of 10 that was holding her newborn. She tried to run but she wasn't able to. They killed the mother and her baby using a hammer and a knife. This was the beginning to everything. We could not even enjoy our Easter celebration....."(8/)

"In June, Worku Aregaw, who worked as a teacher for 40 years, taught many Gumuz students. If there was any competition, he would give his gumuz students a priority. He taught many of today’s regional gumuz leaders. As the gumuz were attacking two farmers, "(9/)

he got in the middle to stop the attacks. As the two farmers got away, they(attackers) chased him and killed him as he was pleading with them. He is well known in the community…I lost four of my neighbors. Everyone left at the time.Everyone except the pets left."(10/)

“In Albasat in Bulen Woreda, they killed 80 innocent people. 7 to 8 people from one family were killed. The killings were so brutal and horrific. This is something we can never forget. It is etched not only in our memories but also our newborns.“(11/)

Please note translations are done with the 160 world limit in mind.
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