Subject: Ongoing Struggles and Commitment to the Cause of Tigray
Dear @StateDept@UN@_AfricanUnion@UN_HRC@CanadaEthiopia@G20@AsstSecStateAF@AJEnglish@UKParliament@BBCWorld@EU_Commission@CNN@cnni#UNGA80@SecMarcosR5215@USEmbassyAddis@UKinEthiopia
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to share the latest developments and ongoing challenges facing the people of Tigray as communicated in the recent Weekly Message of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Despite the lasting ceasefire agreement signed in Pretoria, the genocide declared against the people of Tigray tragically continues unabated. The Tigrayan people and the TPLF have consistently appealed to the Ethiopian government, international negotiators, and the global community to halt this humanitarian catastrophe. Unfortunately, these calls for peace have been met with deaf ears by the Ethiopian authorities.
Regrettably, the government has escalated its destructive campaign, flagrantly violating the Pretoria Agreement. Actions such as withholding civil servants’ salaries, causing critical shortages in fuel and essential commodities, and collaborating with elements engaged in national betrayal have deliberately been employed to exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and foment instability in Tigray.
Nonetheless, the Tigrayan people and the TPLF remain steadfast in their pursuit of peace, working diligently within the framework of the Pretoria Agreement to realize a durable solution. The unwavering resilience, strategic capabilities, and extensive experience of the TPLF continue to fortify the defense of the region. Their peaceful political struggle has effectively exposed and confined these forces of destruction to their true bases, ensuring that their plans to sabotage peace and prosperity will ultimately fail.
We remain committed to supporting the noble cause of the Tigrayan people and their right to peace, dignity, and justice. It is through solidarity and persistent struggle that the betrayal and chaos instigated by these destructive forces will be overcome.
Thank you for your attention and continued support.
#UpholdPretoriaAgreement
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
@BerhanuAsres
Dear @USEmbassyAddis@UKinEthiopia@StateDept@TegaruEurope@UN@UNHumanRights@EU_Commission@_AfricanUnion#UNGA80@CanadaEthiopia@G20@AJEnglish@BBCWorld@cnni#Justice4Tigray#Ethiopia: President Tadesse says budget freeze leaves #Tigray unable to pay civil servants, banks short of cash, warns fragile peace at risk
Tigray Interim Administration (#TIA) President Lt. Gen. Tadesse Worede has warned that the region’s fragile post-Pretoria peace is under serious strain as a federal budget freeze has left the administration unable to pay civil servants or maintain essential services.
He said the economic pressure extends beyond unpaid salaries, with severe cash-flow shortages leaving banks “running out of cash” and preventing residents from accessing their own money, describing the measures as “absolutely unacceptable.”
Speaking at a mass gathering in Aksum during the Hidar Zion celebrations on Sunday, President Tadesse said the delay in federal budget subsidy transfers has intensified existing pressures at a time when the administration is “making every effort to prevent a slide back into war.”
He noted that the budget subsidy has not been sent to Tigray for the past two months, undermining local government functionality and affecting the livelihoods of thousands of salaried workers.
Last week, the TIA announced that it is unable to fully implement newly introduced federal civil-service salary adjustments due to a severe budget shortfall, leaving the administration without the resources required to meet the expanded wage bill.
#UpholdPretoriaAgreement
https://t.co/CT4wDMUFyt
እንመን ኢኹም?
“Majority ላዕለዋይ ኣመራርሓ ቦርድ GSTS”
While the adage ‘late than never’ works in many cases, but in this case - no, it doesn’t!
- wherein scholars and professionals have allowed a rogue small group of people to destroy an association and failed to take measures, despite repeated calls from some of us for over a year and half,
- wherein Gebre-Meargawit GSTS went as far as attacking the TDF siding with SIMRET and its rogue rag tag militia in Afar.
Questions:
- Who are these ‘majority GSTS leadership’? We need to know who they are so that we ask them questions.
-When are they going to give press release so that they respond to ‘why did it take this long?’ and be held accountable?
ዛዕባ:
ብዛዕባ ዘይሕጋዊ ኣካይዳ ዓለም ለኸ ማሕበረሰብ ምሁራትን ሰብ ሞያን ትግራይ(Global Society of Tigray Scholars and Professionals - GSTS) ኣመልኪቱ: ብኣብዝሓ (Majority) ላዕለዋይ ኣመራርሓ ቦርድ እቲ ማሕበር ኣመልኪቱ ካብ ዘውፆ መግለፂ
“ምፍራም ውዕል ምቁራፅ-ተፃብኦ ኣብ ፕሪቶርያ ስዒቡ ኣብ ትግራይዝተፈጠረ ፖለቲካዊ ኣፈላላያት ኣብ ክንዲ ረብሓታት ትግራይን ህዝቢ ትግራይን ማእኸል ገይሩ ንህዝቢ ትግራይ ብዝጠቅም መንገዲ መፍትሒ ኣብ ምንዳይን ምእላይን ምንጣፍ ፣ ብግልባጡ ብውሑዳት ኣባላት መሪሕነት እቲ ማሕበር (ካብ ኣርባዕተ ዘይበልፁ ኣቦ መንበርን ካልኦትን) ንሕገ-ደንቢን ትካላዊ ኣሰራርሓን፥ ከምኡውን ንመትከል ዘይሻራዊነትን ፖለቲካዊ ዘይወገንተኝነት እቲ ማሕበር ጥሒሶም፣ ንቲ ማሕበር ጨውዮም ዘይሕጋዊ ምንቅስቓስ ክገብሩ ፀኒሖም ኣለዉ።”
Message:
I would like you to read my article from 2024 @Tghat that discussed the complicity of the majority of GSTS “members” versus the persistent rogue actions of the fringe “supreme executive” leaders. I call them Gebre-Meargawit GSTS.
https://t.co/eTQkin6Abk
Historically, the small group of about 4 rogue leaders of GSTS were the main servants of the TPLF since its inception. They were tied to the top leadership during the lead to the first conference. They worked hand and gloves till the creation of TIRA- with their 5 candidates participating as members of the cabinet.
I opposed the inclusion of TPLF CC members in the 2018 board election- it was ignored. I decided to stay away from the leadership while participating in some events.
Even after the Feb 2024 fiasco by these handful rogue leaders, our effort to rescue the association failed because of the failure and complicity of the majority.
What woke the ‘majority’ GSTS board?
- our petition drive
-the last press conference of rogue leaders with ZerayPress?
- Other?
Dear @EU_Commission@UKinEthiopia#UNGA80@realDonaldTrump@UNGeneva@SecMarcosR5215@CanadaEthiopia@USEmbassyAddis UN Warning Over Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace as New Tensions Emerge in the North
Human rights organisations have warned that Ethiopia’s fragile post-war calm is at risk of unravelling, amid renewed political tensions, stalled accountability efforts, and fresh accusations exchanged between Addis Ababa and Asmara.
In a report released on 23 November, Human Rights Watch said the 2022 African Union–brokered truce that halted the two-year conflict in Tigray faces “a real risk of collapse.” The group said that although the cessation of hostilities reduced active fighting between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the monitoring mechanism has failed to address ongoing violations, allowing attacks on civilians to continue in areas of northern Ethiopia not covered by the agreement.
The report noted that Ethiopian authorities have not credibly prosecuted those responsible for grave abuses committed between 2020 and 2022, a period marked by mass atrocities, displacement and the destruction of critical infrastructure. It criticised the UN Human Rights Council for ending its Ethiopia investigation mandate in 2023 following what it described as pressure from Addis Ababa, despite the near-halt of local accountability initiatives.
The organisation urged regional and international actors—including the African Union, Kenya, South Africa, the United States and Ethiopia’s international partners—to mobilise urgently to prevent renewed violations. It called on the AU to issue public reports on truce violations, including attacks on civilians.
The warning comes as tensions rise between Ethiopia and Eritrea, following renewed disputes over access to the Red Sea. The developments coincide with intermittent clashes between federal-aligned militias and Tigray Defence Forces, and with the TPLF submitting a memorandum to the UN Security Council and the United States alleging drone strikes by Ethiopia’s national army. The group accused the government of undermining the Pretoria Agreement by obstructing implementation and continuing abuses against Tigrayans.
Addis Ababa, in turn, has accused Eritrea of arming anti-government militias, including Amhara Fano fighters and TPLF units. Eritrea’s Information Minister has strongly denied the allegations, calling them an attempt by Ethiopia to justify preparations for a new conflict.
Analysts and regional observers say that while the 2022 truce ended active hostilities, significant provisions—including independent investigations, the return of displaced communities and unhindered access for rights monitors—remain unfulfilled. Specialists warn that the absence of accountability risks fuelling further abuses in other conflict-affected regions such as Amhara and Oromia.
Experts also argue that the international community must remain engaged despite competing global crises, noting that previous UN findings concluded there was “reasonable ground to believe” that both Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had committed war crimes or crimes against humanity during the conflict.
With political grievances unresolved and security incidents persisting, rights groups say Ethiopia’s northern regions could once again slide into cycles of violence unless urgent efforts are made to enforce the peace agreement and ensure justice for past atrocities. @BerhanuAsres #Tigraydeservespeace #UpholdPretoriaAgreement
Abiye Ahmed is punishingThe Tigray people by stopping the budget allocated to Tigray. Abiye says his conflict is with the TPLF. However when he killed over a million innocent Tigreans and displaced two million Tigreans caused inhuman sexual abuse to hundreds of women he didn’t do this to the TPLF. TPLF is a code to say Tigreans. Denying 20 billion Budget to Tigray is going to deny health education and administration Services. It is declaring all scale war against the people of Tigray. The world must pay attention to this before it
is too late
#UpholdThePretoriaAgreement #BringBackHomeTheTigreanIDPs #Justice4TigrayGenocide
@UNHumanRights@UN@_AfricanUnion@BBCWorld@CNN@addisstandard@MediaAxumawian@amnesty@USEmbassyAddis@SecRubio@DavidAltonHL@martinplaut@RAbdiAnalyst
Subject: Urgent Appeal to Address the Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray
Dear @StateDept@UKParliament@EUCouncil@UN@BettyMcCollum04@BBCWorld@CNN@_AfricanUnion@AJEnglish
I am writing to draw your urgent attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. It is with grave concern that I report the actions of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration, which appears to be systematically punishing the people of Tigray by halting the budget allocated to the region. This deliberate withholding of approximately 20 billion Ethiopian Birr threatens to cripple essential services including healthcare, education, and administration.
While the government asserts that its conflict is solely with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), it is important to recognize that the term “TPLF” in this context is effectively a coded reference to the Tigrayan people as a whole. Tragically, over one million innocent Tigreans have been killed and two million displaced, with hundreds of women subjected to inhumane sexual violence during this period. These atrocities were inflicted not merely upon a political faction, but against the civilian population of Tigray.
The denial of critical budgetary support not only exacerbates the suffering of the affected communities but constitutes a declaration of all-scale war against the Tigrayan people. The consequences of this policy will be catastrophic unless immediate international attention and intervention are mobilized.
It is imperative that the global community acts swiftly to uphold the Pretoria Agreement, facilitate the return of internally displaced persons to their homes, and ensure justice is served for the genocide committed against the people of Tigray. Ignoring this crisis risks allowing these heinous acts to continue unchecked.
We call on your esteemed office, alongside international organizations and media outlets, to raise awareness and push for meaningful action that prioritizes the protection and recovery of Tigray’s population.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
@BerhanuAsres
#UpholdThePretoriaAgreement #BringBackHomeTheTigreanIDPs #Justice4TigrayGenocide
@UNHumanRights@UN@_AfricanUnion@BBCWorld@CNN@addisstandard@MediaAxumawian@amnesty@USEmbassyAddis@SecRubio@DavidAltonHL@martinplaut@RAbdiAnalyst
Dear @USEmbassyAddis@UKinEthiopia@StateDept@CanadaEthiopia@UN@EUCouncil New Infantry Brigade Graduates After Six Months of Training in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region
A new infantry brigade under the 201st Corps was inaugurated in Shebel Berenta Woreda, in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, following the completion of a six-month training programme for the 64th Division. The ceremony marked the fifth graduation round for recruits trained under the division’s command structure.
The event drew local officials, religious leaders, elders, and community representatives, who gathered alongside the leadership and members of the 64th Division to mark the conclusion of the training cycle. The division forms part of the Tewodros 201st Corps, operating within Afafah West Amhara.
Speakers at the ceremony highlighted the longstanding historical role of communities in the region, noting their legacy within Ethiopia’s state-building processes. They referenced figures such as Dej Azmach Belay Zeleke and Shiferaw Gerbaw—well-known in Amhara historical narratives—and urged graduates to uphold discipline, unity, and responsibility in their military duties.
The ceremony also took place against a backdrop of continued political tensions in Ethiopia. Several speakers referenced concerns about the treatment of Amhara communities and raised allegations of political targeting, while also criticising the federal administration led by Abiy Ahmed. The comments included calls for accountability and appeals for collective action, reflecting persistent grievances within the region.
Despite the political tone expressed by some attendees, officials from the 64th Division emphasized that the unit’s current focus remains on organisational development, training, and readiness. According to division representatives, ongoing efforts include strengthening operational structures, expanding youth training programmes, and reinforcing local security capabilities.
The event concluded with calls for stability and unity, with community elders urging the new graduates to prioritise protecting civilians and supporting peace within the Amhara region.