{"id":2613925,"date":"2026-06-14T11:04:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethiopian-christians-massacred-dozens-murdered-over-last-week-historic-church-torched\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:04:01","slug":"ethiopian-christians-massacred-dozens-murdered-over-last-week-historic-church-torched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethiopian-christians-massacred-dozens-murdered-over-last-week-historic-church-torched\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Christians Massacred: Dozens Murdered Over Last Week, Historic Church Torched"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fethiopian-christians-massacred-dozens-murdered-over-last-week-historic-church-torched%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Christian persecution in Africa is ablaze in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>At least 37 Orthodox Christians were killed June 1, with more than 280 houses torched, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/indepthnews.net\/eepa-reports-on-dozens-of-orthodox-christians-killed-in-oromia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InDepthNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The World Council of Churches website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oikoumene.org\/news\/ethiopian-patriarch-urges-end-to-violence-gripping-orthodox-christians-in-oromia-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oikoumene<\/a>, reported that an\u00a0Orthodox church that was more than a century old was torched. Two other churches were looted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Christians are being massacred in Ethiopia, and most of the world\u2019s media couldn\u2019t care less.<\/p>\n<p>Churches burned. Families slaughtered. Entire communities displaced.<\/p>\n<p>If this happened to almost any other group, it would dominate headlines for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Pray for our persecuted\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KristanHawkins\/status\/2064104949190218106?\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The center of the violence was the town of Aseko, which is about 105 miles from Addis Ababa, the country\u2019s capital, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apanews.net\/ethiopias-oromia-35-christians-killed-in-ethno-religious-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The site said that since May 30, members of the Oromo Liberation Army have been beheading Christians amid the wave of violence.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from \u00a0Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the attacks seek to \u201cinflame ethnic and religious tensions and deepen social divisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">13 Orthodox Christians Massacred, Historic Church Burned in East Arsi Attacks<\/p>\n<p>ETHIOPIA \u2015 \ud83d\udca5Thirteen Orthodox Christian worshippers have been killed and a century-old church destroyed in a series of attacks in Ethiopia\u2019s East Arsi Zone, according to church officials and local\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QgoV42xo7L\">pic.twitter.com\/QgoV42xo7L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u24c9\u24c3 (@tesfanews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tesfanews\/status\/2062292580469981188?\">June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tesfanews\/status\/2062292580469981188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a> from Tesfa News reported that \u201cThe 101-year-old Tsellota Gabriel Church was also set on fire and completely destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDocumented reports indicate that more than two hundred Orthodox Christians, mostly Amhara, have been killed in the last two years in the East Arsi Zone alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman rights groups and government critics have accused the administration of PM Abiy Ahmed of repeatedly denying or downplaying reports of extrajudicial killings of civilians,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Another Islamist Massacre of Christians in Ethiopia. At least 50 Christians were slaughtered in a horrific Islamist attack in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>This is yet another targeted massacre of believers, but the mainstream media and global elites remain mostly silent.<br \/> Where is the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oXm9Ir2Aa6\">pic.twitter.com\/oXm9Ir2Aa6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 And We Know\u00a9\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@andweknow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andweknow\/status\/2064287890038030428?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Christian persecution in Ethiopia is nothing new.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross multiple regions of Ethiopia affected by prolonged internal conflict, Christian communities have faced attacks on places of worship, the killing or detention of clergy and worshippers, and the displacement of civilians,\u201d Mesfin Tegenu, executive chairman of the American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee, wrote in an Op-Ed in <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/congress-blog\/religious-rights\/5690763-ethiopia-violence-christians-persecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. government human-rights reporting has documented unlawful killings, arbitrary detention, and collective punishment linked to Ethiopia\u2019s internal conflicts, while international religious-freedom monitors have warned that instability and weak accountability have increasingly exposed faith communities to violence,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">31 may 2026 ethiopia \u2014 101-Year-Old St.Gabriel Church Burned, 13 Christians martyred<\/p>\n<p>13 innocent Orthodox Christians were k*lled while defending their faith<\/p>\n<p>Over 200 homes were burned to the ground, leaving 280 families (nearly 1,500 people) displaced and homeless overnight.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SrvaqyC8s1\">pic.twitter.com\/SrvaqyC8s1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mr Patel \ud83d\udd49\ufe0f (@Patelindianlion) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Patelindianlion\/status\/2063840081040015843?\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat makes the current moment especially alarming is the persistence of impunity. Repeated reports of harm to civilians have produced limited accountability, reinforcing perceptions that perpetrators of religiously motivated violence face few consequences,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal appeals for protection often go unanswered. 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