It’s very unfortunate that the civil war and carnage in Sudan have continued unabated. The suffering of civilians is quite unimaginable. The situation has been further deteriorating very recently. As a home to tens of thousands of refugees from Tigray and also of other parts of Ethiopia, we are particularly concerned that the war theatre is coming dangerously close to refugee camps in eastern Sudan- to #Tenedba and #Umrakuba, among others. While the humanitarian situation in those camps has always been dire, the growing proximity of the actual fighting to those areas has made it even more unsettling. It is therefore imperative that regional players with influence on the warring parties as well as the international community at large exert pressure on both sides to immediately halt fighting and protect civilians as best they can. It’s also incumbent upon the government of the FDRE to do whatever it takes to end the suffering of Ethiopian refugees.
📢 Breaking: Former #BBC journalist Desta GebreMedhin has been reportedly detained in the notorious '06' prison. This follows his recent report on a closed meeting involving Tigray high-level officials. Concerns rise over press freedom and journalist safety in #Tigray.
We call on interim authorities in #Tigray to immediately release peaceful protestors detained since Tuesday and initiate investigations against security officials who abused demonstrators.
The whereabouts of leaders of #Tigray’s four opposition parties still unknown a day after they were detained by police in Thursday’s protest after @reda_getachew’s Interim R. Administration called it "illegal". Journalists & activists are among those brutally beaten by police.
In a blatant disregard to norms and court proceedings, the judge granted the police to keep Semhal for 17 days under their custody - 14 days is the maximum allowed!
The whole case #JusticeForZewdu is fishy and full of abuse of power.
We call for #JusticeForZewdu &
#ProtectSemhal
Occupation & ethnic cleansing of #Irob, land inhabited by Tigray’s indigenous minority, is ongoing. Without the renewal of the #ICHREE mandate, the path to justice is obstructed. Without accountability, the cycle of violence against minorities will only continue. #Justice4Tigray
Some of the slogans by the peaceful demonstrators are below. Here, you see them heading to Romanat Square while getting stopped at every corner
1. Rights of those under custody should be respected
2. Salary to the civil servants and pensioners
Brutality of the crooked Marxist Leninist gang in Mekelle.
"Tigray Police Brutally Beat and Arrest Numerous Peaceful Demonstrators" https://t.co/1zsX4K0NeN via @YabeleMedia
@reda_getachew's police force beating, torturing & somehow seemingly training Karate on peaceful protester.
The one who is being beaten is Tedros Belay, a recently demobilized TDF member.
He is a highly trained combatant, but he stayed calm while his friends in the army beat him.
Amnesty International is aware of attempts to prematurely end the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE).
https://t.co/CXryXEfq0T
Exclusive: Just days before a deal to end the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, soldiers from neighboring Eritrea last fall massacred more than 300 villagers over the course of a week, according to witnesses and victims’ relatives. https://t.co/l73hi4ZsmC
Long thread, bear with me.
@DrTedros@ProfMulugeta@HeranTigray@WHO@rahel_nardos@GRforWomen @WhiteHouseGPC
Hello, everyone. My name is Hale Teka. As Cheryl stated I am an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist working in Ayder Hospital, in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia.