Elbethel Bekele

Who are we as human beings if we ignore the suffering of others?

[DNE Africa @africa_dne]

Ethiopian army drone strike in Amhara Region’s Shewa Efratana Gidim Woreda district kills at least 6 civilians, including a mother and child, eye witnesses told DNE Africa.

[DNE Africa @africa_dne]

Amhara Association of America Raises Concerns Over Attacks in Ethiopia @AAA_Amhara

Read more: https://t.co/BZJzEiUPe3

[Amhara Association of America (AAA) @AAA_Amhara]

⚡️#UPDATE: In a Swedish🇸🇪 Parliament (Riksdag) session MP Alexandra Völker (S) raised concerns over the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia: "The ongoing conflicts in the Amhara region are costing lives, affecting access to school and impacting humanitarian efforts. An estimated 4.1 million children are currently out of school in the Amhara region. Transport corridors are regularly compromised, making humanitarian aid more difficult. There have been several reports of drone attacks; a school and civilian homes have been destroyed, among other things."

📌Find the full transcript (English translation) using the link below.

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[Vanessa Tsehaye @vanessatsehaye]

Why we should never stop talking about 18 September 2001 - the day #Eritrea became a dictatorship.

[Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention @LemkinInstitute]

Evidence emerging from the #Amhara and Oromia regions of Ethiopia, as well as from the capital city of Addis Ababa, have led the @LemkinInstitute to conclude that there is a strong probability that the Amhara people are facing an active genocide committed by members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and armed Oromo groups. This genocide follows the genocide committed by President Abiy Ahmed against the #Tigray people in northwestern Ethiopia, which is ongoing in the form of forced displacement from the Western Zone and insufficient access to basic needs.

To read our full Alert, visit https://t.co/aSU6yw836P

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Ethiopia: We’re very concerned by the deteriorating #humanrights situation in several regions of the country. We call on authorities to stop mass arrests, ensure that any deprivation of liberty is judicially reviewed, & release those arbitrarily detained
https://t.co/LI5LS6xR4U

[Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow]

I am concerned with the reports of ongoing violence and civilian harm in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Peace in Ethiopia is important for regional stability and for the well-being of all those who call Ethiopia home.

It is essential that aid is able to reach those in need. I encourage the @StateDept to remain engaged in Ethiopia.

[CNN International @cnni]

At least 26 people have been killed in an explosion in the town of Finote Selam in northwestern Ethiopia, amid heavy fighting between government forces and a local militia group https://t.co/NIn6rGCNNC

[The Washington Times @WashTimes]

Authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country's Amhara region, lawyers and witnesses said. https://t.co/OUxnLUAtVL

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

The youth don’t deserve another war. I have no words. As if the last two years weren’t enough.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“Now I’ll never know if my husband is alive or dead,” lamented a Tigrayan woman on hearing the news of graves being destroyed. “I can never bury his body” https://t.co/oIQTShTvAN

[Elbethel Bekele @emine_lb]

https://t.co/dzkyCt8q7Q

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Surely the opposite is the case. Ethiopia cannot move on until questions of justice and accountability are addressed https://t.co/K2M73ESMVM

[Elbethel Bekele @emine_lb]

US Secretary of States @ABlinken on Wednesday pressed #Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on accountability for atrocities committed by all parties throughout the yearslong conflict in northern Ethiopia. #Tigray
https://t.co/9gF7CpzZ0Y

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

US Secretary of State @SecBlinken is in #Ethiopia. Amnesty International calls on him to prioritize human rights, justice, and accountability in Ethiopia.

https://t.co/NRX62Y5CIB

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

.@Refugees’ UNHCR report shows that cruel suffering in #Tigray region, #Ethiopia, continues.

Killing by Eritrean forces must stop. Civilians urgently need peace as a prerequisite to rebuild their lives and livelihoods. @UNHCREthiopia @UN @UN_News_Centre https://t.co/0z5sh4FbVT

[Context News @ContextNewsroom]

🇪🇹 Tigrayans have reported facing heightened discrimination, harassment and abuse by government officials since the conflict began in November 2020.

Critics fear that the country's new ID system will be used for ethnic profiling.

@zekuzelalem reports. https://t.co/k9xpsUZYQP

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

With the Ethiopian government seemingly opposed to prosecution of war crimes -- punishing offenders “would not achieve lasting peace and reconciliation" -- a U.N. investigative team asks for unimpeded access to Tigray. What does the government fear? https://t.co/cOcxmwRsC8

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
Benjamin Franklin.

[Reuters @Reuters]

WHO chief says his uncle was murdered in Ethiopia's Tigray https://t.co/lscCnFnHIT