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[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Omna Tigray condemns a dangerous narrative that, without evidence, casts #Tigray's IDP camps as hideouts for TPLF leaders and demands they be searched. A widely shared example is a post by commentator Desye Ashenafi. This is incitement against displaced civilians.

[Duke Burbridge @BurbridgeDuke]

There is a very urgent need for a humanitarian pause right now to the conflict in #Tigray and for food, fuel, medicine, emergency shelter, clean water, & nutrition support.

Tigrayan civilians did not ask for this war, they only asked for their children to be allowed to survive.

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Omna Tigray is deeply concerned by reports of increasing lawlessness and vandalism in Mekelle, in particular the reported looting of private businesses, humanitarian organizations, public institutions, and medical facilities. #Tigray #Ethiopia

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

#Tigray|ans in the DMV are protesting against the UAE’s imperialistic, destabilizing interference in Ethiopia. The UAE’s role goes beyond financing, its arms transfers are fueling violence & displacement across #Ethiopia & #Sudan.
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[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem is among scores of civilians wounded in northern Ethiopia after fighting erupted last month. https://t.co/JE9AwZGZPT

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

NEW PRESS STATEMENT:
The capture of Mekelle has not ended the war on Tigray's civilians. Strikes are reported on Axum, Adwa, Shire, Sheraro, and Adigrat as a siege and blackout continue. Omna Tigray calls for civilian protection and humanitarian access.
#Tigray #Ethiopia

https://t.co/jKpD5GUEzn

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Statement from the TPLF:
“Since the fighting that was waged ten days ago from various fronts against us has moved from the Southern Zone and approached in the direction of Mekelle, taking into account the blanket bombardment that this genocidal regime can inflict on our people and city using the pretext of fighting and to create a condition that would enable our army to destroy the enemy, it has been decided for the Tigray government to be temporarily moved out of Mekelle and operate from somewhere else.”

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

War has returned to #Tigray. @_AfricanUnion @UN @EU_Commission @StateDept @IGADsecretariat: statements have not stopped a single airstrike. End the siege, fund the humanitarian & drought response before famine hits, and convene a genuine comprehensive political settlement - not another hollow ceasefire.

Read our statement:

https://t.co/f7Q3JqwxDX

[Seifesilassie Gebremeskel @SeifGebre]

Shocking atrocities in #Tigray the world decide to ignore.
Eritrean & Ethiopian soldiers ruthlessly gang rapped women, often in public, exhibiting them, tied to trees. No justice for survivors! Over 10,000s of sexual violence survivors sought cares, which is just fraction of victims.

@SFRCdems @SFRCdems @HouseForeign @HouseForeignGOP @UKParliament @EU_Commission @hrw @amnesty @UN_HRC @UN_Women

[Free_Ross @Free_Ross]

Over 250 organizations & leaders have spoken out against the insane sentence Ross Ulbricht received.

Ross is a first-time offender who was never tried for causing harm or violence. There is a strong consensus that he deserves a second chance. Please sign the petition!

[Voice of Tigray(VOT) @VoiceOfTigray3]

@reda_getachew @AmanJunta2 It's all work of UAE 🇦🇪 which world class genocidal sponsore regime. UAE is number criminal in Tigray Genocidal war.

[Abay @abay__t]

@reda_getachew Empty vessels make the most noise.. if you were truthful, you’d have refuted the allegations in few lines. Everyone and their granny knows TPLF is a pathological liar.

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

IRA statement on RSF’s baseless allegations of Tigray involvement in the Sudanese conflict:

[ICRC Ethiopia @ICRCEthiopia]

“We were sleeping on leaves.”

“I was living in a cave.”

@ICRC provided Essential household items and cash assistance to 6000 displaced people in Fatsi and Kil’at, Gulo Mekeda, Eastern #Tigray.

This will improve their living conditions.

[Tigrai Television @Tigrai_TV]

GSTS Expresses Disappointment with African Union Chairperson's Statement
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The Global Society of Tigrian Scholars and Professionals (GSTS) has issued a critique of the recent statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, regarding the new clashes in southern #Tigray.

In a press release on Friday, GSTS expressed deep disappointment with what it described as an "alarmist and misleading" statement by the chairman, stating that Mahamat failed to acknowledge the areas in question are legally under the administration of Tigray and were illegally annexed by forces of the Amhara regional government.

"This statement by Mr. Faki Mahamat is deeply disappointing and misleading," said GSTS in their press release. "It is very surprising that H.E. seems to be unaware, or premeditatedly chose to ignore, that the areas he mentions in his statement are part of the constitutionally recognized territories of Tigray."

GSTS also condemned the AU's decision to suspend its investigation into human rights abuses in Tigray, including ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and acts of genocide.

"We call upon Mr. Faki Mahamat to discharge his responsibilities in a manner that supports and not hinders the implementation of the CoHA," stated GSTS.

"Failure to apply all pressures and available instruments to enact the full implementation of the AUC-sponsored and led Pretoria Agreement not only endangers the ongoing peace process but also sets a dangerous precedent for perpetuating more conflicts in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa."

On Thursday, AU Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat issued a statement expressing his concern over recent clashes in what he called "contested areas in Northern Ethiopia."

Speaking to the BBC this week, Tigray IRA President Getachew Reda said that there was no fighting involving regular forces from both sides. He reiterates his administration’s commitment to the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement.

GSTS called on the African Union to ensure "the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all foreign (Eritrean) and Non-ENDF (Amhara) forces from the constitutionally recognized territories of Tigray according to the CoHA and Nairobi declaration of the senior commanders.”

@AbelTsgab

[Tigrai Television @Tigrai_TV]

IDPs from Zalambesa in Eastern #Tigrai beg for return home ahead of rainy season

[ICRC Ethiopia @ICRCEthiopia]

“More is needed to help people to get back on their feet.” Says @SarahEpprecht, @ICRC’s protection and essential services Director.

The Director visited conflict-affected areas in #Tigray region.

Watch 👇

[Kindeya Gebrehiwot, PhD, Prof @ProfKindeya]

Today we have launched a vaccination campiagn against #polio #Tigray. We aim to vaccinate all children under 10 years of age. We thank all partners that participated in this important intervention @WHOEthiopia @UNICEFEthiopia @FMoHealth @gavi @EPHIEthiopia

[Health Professionals Network for Tigray @HPN4Tigray]

#WorldMalariaDay casts a spotlight on Tigray, where malaria ranks as a major health challenge. Amidst reports of over 33,000 cases in the first quarter of 2024, the resilience of Tigrayans is tested. Shortages of anti-malaria meds are acute; no chloroquine at hubs. @WHO @PMIgov