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Documentation, research and advocacy for civilian protection in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.

In this issue  ·  No. 50  ·  July 2026 Last updated 27 July 2026

Documentary.

Four films published to date on the consortium's YouTube channel. Each one is accompanied here by an editorial brief documenting sources, methodology, voice talent and translation choices.

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Political prisoners

Voices Behind the Walls.

Eleven Amhara political prisoners — July 2026.

A short film that gives a face and a name to eleven detained Amhara — journalists, doctors, teachers, lawyers and elected officials — then places them within a larger whole: at least three hundred prisoners.

Runtime
10:30
Released
July 2026
Language
English, FR / AM subtitles
Production
A GADTF production
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Children & civilian infrastructure

Educational Genocide.

The Amhara Region, Ethiopia — 2021–2026.

A research investigation built around a single fact: 4.4 million children verified out of school by UNICEF in a single Ethiopian region. Six categories of uncounted children, thirty-two documented school attacks, and a structural anatomy of educational collapse under internet blackout.

Runtime
14:58
Released
2 April 2026
Language
English
Production
Narration: Matthew Wheeler
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Conflict-related sexual violence

Violence Against Women.

A silent war crime in the Amhara region.

UN-verified findings, eyewitness testimony and institutional reports on the systematic use of sexual violence against women and girls in the Amhara conflict. Drawing on PHR, BBC, OHCHR and EHRC documentation.

Runtime
10:00
Released
28 January 2026
Language
English
Production
Narration: Cate
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Religious persecution

Ethiopian Orthodox Church Under Attack.

Places of worship, faith and the conflict.

A documentation of attacks on Ethiopian Orthodox churches, clergy and faithful in the Amhara region. The film situates the contemporary destruction within the longer history of the Tewahedo tradition and its civic role.

Runtime
9:12
Released
3 December 2025
Language
English
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Aerial warfare

Drone Over Amhara.

A short film on the unmanned air war.

A first short-form treatment of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) campaign over the Amhara region: how strikes are documented, how civilian casualties are counted, and how the diaspora has built a verification network in the absence of independent press access.

Runtime
6:30
Released
2 November 2025
Language
English

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The consortium produces films on a slow editorial cycle. The constraint is intentional: every claim must be sourced, every figure cross-verified, every silence given the time it deserves. New films are announced on the YouTube channel and through the forthcoming newsletter.