The IRF Community and Africa Working Group circulated a letter addressing the escalating religious persecution of Orthodox Christian believers in Ethiopia, highlighting targeted attacks, discrimination, and violence perpetrated by extremist groups and factions within the Ethiopian Federal Army. It emphasizes the devastating impact on Orthodox Christians, including loss of life, destruction of religious sites, and systemic marginalization. It urges Congress to hold a hearing to further investigate these crimes against humanity and take necessary steps to address the abuses, ensuring a future of peaceful coexistence for all Ethiopians.

Informative Sources:

• Ethiopia: Military Assault on a Bastion of Orthodoxy by the European Centre for Law and Justice

• Ethiopia: Violence in Amhara Region by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

• Three killed in attacks on Ethiopian Orthodox Church, according to report by Voice of America

• Ethiopian Orthodox Church says internal crisis over after dissidents apologise by AfricaNews

• Ethiopia’s churches are being targeted – and no one is quite sure why by Catholic Herald

• Gunmen Target Ethiopian Orthodox Pilgrims Returning from an Annual Feast by Orthodoxy Cognate Page