3-9-2016
Following last week announcement by the Ethiopian Premier Hailemariam Dessalgn, who said on the state television EBC that he had ordered security forces to take “any and all” kinds of measures against protesters, the ongoing protest being in Amhara region, Ethiopian activists and netizens have taken to Twitter under the #Amharagenocide and #AmharaProtest hashtags.
The Twitter campaign has drawn a large number of participants, perhaps being 0ne of the most highly participated twitter campaigns on Ethiopian issues.
#AmharaGenocide pic.twitter.com/9QX16xIMei
— Tewdros Woldmichael (@TWoldmichael) September 3, 2016
TPLF manifesto mentioned Amhara ethnic Ethiopians as enemy and should be wiped out of Ethiopia.#AmharaGenocide
— Alemayehu Kelemework (@akelemework) September 3, 2016
@CNNPolitics #AmharaGenocide #TPL brutal Government in Ethiopia committing crime againest innocent people of Amhara and Oromia region.
— tariku aribegnaw (@aribegnawtariku) September 3, 2016
Free The voice of amharas colonel demke . #AmharaGenocide @Ethiopiaforums @mymiftahdi @miniliksalsawi pic.twitter.com/YkQZGDhRDc
— hamza amin (@Hamzaaminahmed) September 3, 2016
Nomatter how hard it is we de ppl of Amhara stand up 2gether.#AmharaGenocide #AmharaResistance continue @UN @hrw @genocide_watch @cnni @BBC
— BeteAmhara (@BeteAmharaa) September 3, 2016
Medias turn deaf-ear to the on-going #AmharaGenocide #Ethiopia @UNHumanRights @BBCWorld @PressTV @FoxNews @hrw @RT_America
— Meruq [ ምሩቅ ] (@Meruq_) September 3, 2016
#AmharaGenocide They have been doing it systematically for the last two decades now on the streets.
— Nega Muhaba (@negamuhabaw) September 3, 2016
List of some of #AmharaGenocide victims pic.twitter.com/0IpliuIj2w
— Alemayehu (@alexbiology97) September 3, 2016
For this peaceful demonstration, the response was gun #AmharaGenocide by TPLF pic.twitter.com/Sas7IW3u6Z
— Tadie Birihan (@tadelec) September 3, 2016
Snipers on the peacefull protesters at the top of the building #AmharaResistance #AmharaGenocide #AmharaProtests pic.twitter.com/tYtuVnYaR5
— Denekew Bitew (@denekewEthio) September 3, 2016
As #Ethiopia|ns are embarking for a new year celebration, the gov’t has started a new round of #AmharaGenocide. Stop the killing.
— Akemel N. Hassen (@Akemeloo) September 3, 2016
The campaign took place between 7pm to 9pm GMT.
