I am following with deep concern the situation in Tigray and in the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara, where hostilities have once again broken out. I extend my heartfelt plea to all parties to choose the path of dialogue. Armed conflict never solves problems, but only worsens them leaving in its wake a trail of death, destruction and resentment. Only honest engagement can lay the foundations for lasting peace. It is my fervent hope that the international community will offer its generous and timely contribution to ensuring that all humanitarian aid be provided to those in need.
On the latest episode of @AJHeadtoHead, @mehdirhasan sits down with Ethiopian politician Getachew Reda to discuss his complicated relationship with PM Abiy Ahmed and the war in Tigray. Out Thursday 27 November.
To the people of #Tigray:
I watch with aching heart as you commemorate the sacrifices of your heroes and heroines who lost their precious lives protecting Tigray at the battlefield or for simply being at home, and I grieve with you. 💔
As you go through this excruciating moment of committing the sacrifices of your martyred into its rightful place of your lived memories, and as you try to move forward without justice and reconciliation on your side, I am reminded that this martyrdom is a martyrdom against a genocidal war determined as crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crimes of forced deportation and ethnic cleansing. It couldn’t have been determined by its rightful name, genocide, to give “peace a chance”, when that peace was what Tigray deserved all along.
It is a sacrifice paid against a genocidal war that couldn’t have been determined by its rightful name of the crimes of genocide and extermination for lack of “time and resource.”
I grieve for you.
We failed you, the world failed you; but even through this painful moment, you continued to show us that your fight for freedom and the right to your self determination will go on no matter what. ❤️💛
#ETHIOPIA: Nearly 1 year since the signing of a ceasefire agreement, atrocities - including #WarCrimes & #CrimesAgainstHumanity - are still being committed & peace remains elusive, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia warns ➡️
https://t.co/tqlq4f1pdq
What is the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) and why are we arguing that it is crucial for survivors and victims in #Ethiopia that it is renewed?
Thread ↓ #RenewICHREE
A famous Eritrean🇪🇷actor Adiam Sibhatu says “Due to the online harassment, in general I have hate towards the people of Tigray, I can’t not have hate towards them”.
The YouTube account is subscribed by 73,000 and he kept on instigating for more. Such is only the societal decay
News: Hunger related death rises in #Tigray amidst ongoing investigation into food aid diversion, persistent aid suspension https://t.co/4hqwbRUTId
Teklay Gebremedhin, interim administrator of Northwestern Tigray zone, told Addis Standard that over 270 people have died of hunger in the zone over the past three months alone. About 100 deaths were reported from IDP centers in #Shire, #Shiraro, #Asgede, #Endabaguna, & #Adi_Daero, whereas, the remaining deaths were registered in various villages in the zone, according to Teklay.
“Things are getting worse than before, people are dying every day”, Teklay noted, adding that there are thousands of new arrivals of IDPs in #Endabaguna who also need urgent food aid.
@MercyG_kirstos reported
Among the Ethiopian artists who've been an integral part of the Menelik Campaign, a genocidal campaign against ethnic #Tigrayans, led by the Amhara Fano!
"We're in the battlefronts; We discussed with the Fano who were with us about taking [military] training"
#TigrayGenocide
Protests held in Addis Abeba against demolition of Mosques in Shaggar city
Addis Standard Afaan Oromoo team reported that protests broke out today by the Muslim community in #AddisAbeba against the demolition of #Mosques in the newly formed #Shaggar city in #Oromia regional state. The protests broke out after Friday prayers were held at the Grand Anwar Mosque. The protesters demanded an end to the demolition of mosques in Shaggar.
On 23 May the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs of the Oromia Regional State said 19 Mosques were illegally demolished in Shaggar city alone & urged the regional government to immediately stop the demolitions and return to resolving the problem through dialogue. earlier, the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs of Ethiopia has sent a letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed seeking an end to the demolitions and a solution to the problem.
https://t.co/EFPDCvfdo5
Ethiopia Destroying Its Own Culture By Destroying Tigray
“Ethiopia's material culture has not suffered — in 500 years — like it has suffered in the last sixteen months. Ethiopia is destroying its own culture by destroying #Tigray|an heritage.”
Forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region have displaced tens of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans from disputed territory in the north of the country in recent weeks despite last year’s peace deal, according to aid workers and internal agency documents https://t.co/ZrascDJwkx
Disruptions at #Eritrea's Independence (SLAVERY) Day Celebration in #Oslo, #Norway.
#PFDJ thugs armed with Knives started Attacking Eritrean Youth Brgied Nhamedu, when the Youth went to the event.
One Youth Sustained Knive attack Injuries in the Arm.