Mesfin

Life is not about being rich, being Popular or Perfect. It’s about being Real, being Humble and being Kind.

[Dade Desta @DadeDesta]

I am disgusted by the way Jawar Mohammed has chosen to reassert himself in Ethiopia’s political discourse. If he wants to revive his old playbook of cynical political calculation, that is his choice, and he can waste himself all the way to ሜንጫ. What I cannot accept is his flippant and dismissive treatment of the genocide in Tigray. Trivializing such immense suffering is morally indefensible and dangerously irresponsible. Frivolity at this level is dangerously playing with fire. The pain of victims and survivors deserves dignity and respect.

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

The Silent Carnage: Drone Strikes on IDP Camps in Ethiopia amounts to war crimes
https://t.co/L9rqttgbuW

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

An Ethiopian-born American citizen has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia, including information he hoped would help target and kill fighters from the Tigray region during the 2020-22 civil war.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

We speak to Congressmember-elect Melat Kiros, who's just won her election to represent Denver, Colorado, as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

[Asnaketch Woldetensa @AWoldetensa]

Does the European taxpayers’ contribution to efforts to stop the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 give Ukrainian soldiers the right to enter Ethiopia and support Abiy Ahmed’s war against his own people?
Video footage reportedly shows individuals identified as Ukrainian soldiers going door to door in Tigray and entering people's homes. They were identified as a drone operators.
Who authorised their presence? What is their mission? And under whose authority are they operating in Ethiopia? Why don't they fight for their countries freedom against the dictator Putin?

Is the harassment and intimidation of Ethiopian civilians acceptable? Are European taxpayers aware of what their money may be supporting?
The European Union, the United Nations and international human rights organisations must investigate these allegations and demand accountability.
Watch the video footage at and judge for yourselves!
@EUinEthiopia @euronews @eu_echo @EUCouncil @UN @hrw @UN_Spokesperson @UNHumanRights @UN_Women @UNGeneva
#StopFascistAbiy #RemoveFascistAbiy #Tigray #Ethiopia #HumanRights

[Demi ♰ @rasDemi]

English speaking foreign mercenaries in Tigray.

[Dade Desta @DadeDesta]

TIGRAY UNDER FIRE AGAIN: CIVILIANS MASSACRED AS DRONE STRIKES AND ARTILLERY ATTACKS ESCALATE
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The killing is escalating. The targets are multiplying. The civilian death toll is mounting. And the world remains dangerously silent.

Tigray is witnessing another terrifying escalation of aerial bombardments and artillery attacks reportedly carried out by Ethiopian government forces. The frequency, intensity, geographical reach, and destructive impact of these attacks are raising grave concerns about the safety of millions of civilians.

CHILA, NORTH OF AXUM: Recent reports indicate that drone strikes and heavy, indiscriminate artillery shelling have killed 37 civilians, leaving many others wounded.

RAMA, TIGRAY — OCTOBER 29–30: According to firsthand accounts from local residents, a drone struck a commercial truck carrying sorghum in the center of Rama on October 29. The following morning, another drone reportedly struck the same area as desperate civilians gathered to collect spilled grain from the damaged truck.

At least 12 civilians were reportedly killed, with several others injured.

Think about the horror of this account: people struggling to survive amid war and deprivation, gathering spilled food from the ground, only to be struck from the sky.

These reports follow other deeply disturbing accounts of attacks affecting internally displaced persons, wedding celebrations, families, children, and civilians inside healthcare facilities.

Where can civilians seek safety when homes, marketplaces, displacement camps, and even healthcare facilities are no longer safe from bombardment?

The failure to investigate and hold perpetrators accountable for earlier atrocities has helped perpetuate a devastating cycle of impunity. Each unanswered atrocity raises the danger of another.

Meanwhile, reports of Ethiopia's expanding acquisition of sophisticated military equipment, including drones and other weapons systems, raise urgent questions about military priorities and the protection of civilian lives.

The international community cannot afford another chapter of mass civilian suffering in Tigray.

We urgently call for:

- An immediate halt to unlawful attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
- Independent international investigations into the reported attacks in Chila, Rama, and other affected communities.
- Unrestricted humanitarian access and emergency medical assistance for survivors.
- Preservation of evidence and accountability for those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law.
- Urgent action by the United Nations, African Union, and international human rights institutions to protect civilians.

Tigrayan civilians have already endured years of devastating war, displacement, deprivation, and loss. Their lives must not be treated as expendable.

Silence cannot substitute for accountability. Expressions of concern cannot substitute for civilian protection.

The world must pay attention. The reported atrocities must be investigated. The killing of civilians must stop.

#Tigray #StopDroneAttacks #ProtectCivilians #Chila #Rama #WarCrimes #HumanRights #CivilianProtection #Accountability

[Tsegaye Ararssa @RArarssa]

When a former President like Dr. Mulatu Teshome claims Ethiopia has the right to take Eritrean ports by force, it shows how deep the delusion runs. His narrative completely rewrites history by ignoring the 1962 annexation, dismissing the ELF/EPLF struggle as an "Egyptian ploy," and blinding the 1993 UNGA Resolution verifying Eritrea’s sovereignty. Even after the 2000 Badme War, Ethiopia never contested this at the ICJ. Manufacturing a false historical narrative to threaten a sovereign nation's territory is inexcusable. History cannot be rewritten to justify war.

Watch here:
https://t.co/0vYAR3GWjw

[Mesfin @mesden14]

Justice for Tigray: End Impunity for Gross Human Rights Violations - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/m8pZOWmTnU via @Change

[Mesfin @mesden14]

What??!!! Why?

[UMD Media @UMDMedia_]

Breaking: Former President General Tadesse Worede, Former TDF Intelligence Chief Tewolde Embeb, and Esayas Tadesse Surrounded by Security Forces in # Tigray https://t.co/ySWpFX6yl1

[BlueSky Ambassador @BlueSkyAmb]

Mr. President, the rhetoric is bigger than the deal.

1951: Denmark retained sovereignty over Greenland, while the U.S. received broad military access.

2026: Denmark and Greenland retain sovereignty and self-determination, while the U.S. receives expanded security and military access.

That is an important security agreement — but it is not American ownership, annexation, or a transfer of sovereignty.

The “historic” part is largely an expansion and formalization of defense arrangements that have existed for decades.

Military access is not sovereignty. Security cooperation is not ownership. A new announcement does not rewrite the old legal reality.

Facts matter — especially when the headline is bigger than the substance. 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Ethiopia bombed homes in Hintalo, #Tigray, at 2am on 8 Sept, killing three civilians — including a two-year-old child — and wounding four. Families were struck in their sleep.

It is the only party with drones, and it is bombing a people it holds under siege.

We demand an independent international investigation into every strike and every crime Ethiopia is committing against Tigrayans. Ethiopia must be held accountable.

[Mesfin @mesden14]

https://t.co/Vp4ckEwWmV

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Zewdu Haftu was 32. She was a pillar in her community and supported her family.

On 19 August 2023 she went out for Ashenda. A vehicle with no plates stopped beside her and an attack followed. She resisted, and was killed in the street.

A thread on the injustices that have followed 🧵
#ZewduHaftu #Tigray #Injustice #Ashenda #JusticeForZewdu

[Mesfin @mesden14]

🙌 a wonderful speech!

[Mesfin @mesden14]

@addisstandard @youalbealy Well deserved.

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

የቀድሞው የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ዋና ስራ አስፈፃሚ፣ አሁን ላይ ደግሞ በአሜሪካ የግዙፉ Delta Air Lines ስትራቴጂክ አማካሪ የሆኑት አቶ ተወልደ ገብረማርያም ከአየር መንገዳችን ከለቀቁ ወዲህ የመጀመርያውን ሰፊ ቃለ መጠይቅ ከ LTM- Network/Amjambo Africa ሚድያችን ጋር ቆይታ አድርገዋል።

ሙሉው ቃለ መጠይቅ ከቀናት በኋላ በድረ-ገፃችን እና ሶሻል ሚድያ ገፆቻችን ላይ ይለቀቃል፣ ይጠብቁን https://t.co/F9tLbPxxBJ

ፌስቡክ: https://t.co/FrPRWzDAlQ

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ኢንስታግራም: https://t.co/K0rCQw3P8F

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

"Insecurity in #Ethiopia’s #Oromia, #Amhara and #Tigray regions, combined with limited documentation and economic opportunities, continues to push people to leave the country"

[Mesfin @mesden14]

Rest in peace

[Richard Wilkinson @wilkinsoncape]

I am very sorry to hear that RW Johnson has died.

His writing was deeply scarring, fearless, unforgettable. He had a rare gift for exposing malfeasance with clarity and wit.

He annoyed and outraged many of the worst people.

A truly great South African author.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

What a disgrace! Racism is not a joke, a personality trait, or an excuse rooted in ‘where I come from.’ It’s a violation of basic human dignity, full stop. Public figures, especially elected officials, have a heightened responsibility to reject hatred, not rationalize it. Kylian Mbappé deserves an apology, and so does everyone who has been targeted by this kind of language. Human dignity for all is not a slogan. It’s a commitment. #France #Paraguay