1/๐จ#Ethiopian soldiers have carried out widespread attacks against health care amounting to war crimes in #Amhara conflict. Once again, the govtโs unwillingness to hold abusive forces to account is entrenching a culture of impunity. New @hrw report https://t.co/lXhHiICWE9
"I'm tired of reporting on death and destruction. I want to focus on fundraising and support activities for the victims of the war."
This was what the fearless journalist Gobeze Sisay told me right before his detention.
Around that time, we managed to rally the public on social media to contribute around 800,000 Birr (directly deposited to a committee) for victims of a major attack on residents in North Wollo.
Gobeze had many other humanitarian plans. However, his hard-hitting and exclusive reports about mass killings, destruction, and displacement were not liked by some who ultimately abducted him from his exile in Djibouti.
I'm sure a day will come when we all understand and appreciate the sacrifices he made due to his journalism work.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
Isayas Belay, an IT expert at Amhara Bank, tragically passed away while in police custody. His death could be a result of severe torture inflicted by security forces.
Ethiopia ๐ช๐น, Sudan ๐ธ๐ฉ and Congo ๐จ๐ฉ is a war zone today with report of ethnic cleansing due to political instability, greed, neocolonialism, corruption and several outside influences etc. But African Union is silent about everything thing.