Detention by police in Bishoftu, East Shewa (29 Aug 2023)
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- OHRM-2023-0268
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
Addis Standard reported that police in Bishoftu city, East Showa, arrested seven Ethiopian Orthodox Church bishops and their young aides on Tuesday 29 August. The bishops – Abuna Barsuma, Abuna Lazarus, Abuna Urael, Abuna Minas, Abuna Daniel, Abuna Nicodemus, and Abuna Daxios – were among 26 ordained by three Oromo archbishops who were acting against the wishes of the Holy Synod at the beginning of 2023. All were excommunicated until most ‘resolved their differences’ at the end of January. The bishops were widely praised in Oromia Region for holding Oromo language services. The seven who were detained had refused to bow to …
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 64 (2023-12-19), p.16. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-64.pdf