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Official account for a grassroots movement striving to prevent and end Gender-based violence against young girls and women in Tigray, Ethiopia.

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

The Yikono Movement was launched in November 2019 because of the hope and aspiration members hold for their community to do and be better.

[Tghat ትግሃት @TghatMedia]

Recently displaced women & children in Abiy Adi, Tembien. When asked where they came from, almost everyone of them tells that they have been displaced at least twice. Many are first from Western Tigray, then either from Dedebit, Sehraro, Shire, Aksum, Adwa, etc.

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

Doctors showed Reuters the bloodstained stone and two 3-inch nails they said they had removed from her body.

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

The young mother was trying to get home with food for her two children when she says soldiers pulled her off a minibus in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, claiming it was overloaded.
https://t.co/PzOE0QN0G7

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

It was the beginning of an 11-day ordeal in February, during which she says she was repeatedly raped by 23 soldiers who forced nails, a rock and other items into her vagina, and threatened her with a knife.

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Dear Women of Tigray,

Women around the world are watching in horror as Ethiopian and Eritrean forces take away everything you love. We are watching in horror, but also in awe. In awe of your strength, resilience, kindness and rebellion.

We will always stand with you.

[United Tegaru Canada @unitedtegaruca]

*Trigger Warning*

As April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month we would like to draw attention to the devastating headlines of weaponized sexual and gender based violence taking place in Tigray. Help us raise awareness and end #TigrayGenocide #WeaponizedRape #MeToo #GBV

[Women of Tigray @womenoftigray]

"It [rape] is not an inevitable consequence of war, it’s something that is planned. We need to say that we can stop it. It’s not inevitable." @margotwallstrom
Tigrayan women and children need your voice today to say no to weaponized rape. #EndImpunity #TigrayCantWait

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

Where oppression and abuse thrive, women and children are always the most affected.

Ciham Ali has been detained in secret for over 8 years. No one knows where she is.

#FreeCiham

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

Ciham Ali turns 24 this month. She has been detained in secret for over 8 years.

No one knows where she is.

Her family have not seen or heard from her since 2012. This shouldn't be her fate.

#FreeCiham 📢

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

Please note that the report was published on March 30, 2021. We apologize for the error.

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

@InsecurityInsig published a report on Sexual Violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region on March 30,2020.

The report describes brutal incidents of rape in Tigray. We've indicated some highlights here 👇

[#ይኾኖ @Yikono_]

Nearly a third of survivors were threatened with further violence if they sought help and/or reported the assaults.

You can find the full report here 👇
https://t.co/Sx27ySYwgN

#TigrayGenocide
#WeaponizedRape