Three Young Men Executed in Gurage Zone Over Alleged Fano Ties
Three young men from the Amhara region were allegedly tortured and executed by Ethiopian security forces in the Gurage Zone. The report claims the victims were targeted due to suspected ties to the Fano militia and were denied proper burial.
Why it matters
This incident highlights escalating ethnic tensions and extrajudicial violence within Ethiopia, raising significant human rights concerns.
(Nairobi, Kenya) — Government security forces brutally tortured and executed three young men in cold blood in the Abeshige District of the Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia, after forcing them off a public transport vehicle and accusing them of being members of the Fano militia, according to local sources cited by Meseret Media.
The victims—identified as Temesgen Getachew, Yitagesu Asegdew, and Gizaw Girmaye, all natives of the Amhara region—were traveling on a public minibus when interceptors stopped them in an area known as Agna.
Local sources reported that federal government forces, operating in coordination with local Abeshige Agna police officers and district militia members, forced the three passengers off the vehicle.
According to local accounts gathered by Meseret Media, the security forces tied the victims’ hands behind their backs with rope, subjected them to severe physical torture, and subsequently shot them in the head at close range.
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