It was such an inspiring day at the @karolinskainst where I had the privilege of giving a keynote speech with a focus on the role of scholarship during the genocide in Tigray (surprise! surprise!) and participating in panel discussions on academic freedom and democracy.
Tigray Faces Famine Again as Drought Ravages Kolla Tembien
The drought in Kolla Tembien signals a worsening crisis in #Tigray. In Yaqer locality alone, over 18,000 livestock have died and hundreds of hectares of farmland failed—raising fears of famine. 1/
https://t.co/SsPGpfFdZC
Drought Grips Kolla Tembien as 22 Starve to Death
Goitom Gebrehawaria, Head of Economic and Rural Dev’t in Kolla Tembien, Central #Tigray, told the BBC that 22 people have died and thousands of livestock have perished due to drought in the Yaqer locality.
https://t.co/R8lwu0rwTg
#Tigray IDPs Rally for Swift, Safe Return to Home
Despite the Nov 2022 truce, UNOCHA reports that over 1.1m IDPs are still unable to return home as Eritrean and Amhara forces continue their genocidal occupation. They also urged the full implementation of the Pretoria peace deal.
This morning in Mekelle, a three-day protest (running from January 13 to 15) organized by @TsilalCSWT as part of the "Yiakil (ይኣክል)" movement began, calling for an end to the suffering of Tegaru displaced people.
#Tigray#TPLF#ReturnTegaruIDPs