Simur Halefom

Fighting against #TigrayGenocide and #WeaponizedStarvation.

[Simur Halefom @simhal2020]

#DengelatMassacre
#TigrayGenocide
#Justice4Tigray
💔💔💔

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

There is an ongoing threat of genocide and other mass atrocities in #Ethiopia.

In April 2026, @genocidewatch published an Ethiopia Country Report. They have determined that Ethiopia is currently at:
‼️Stage 3: Discrimination
‼️Stage 5: Organization
‼️Stage 10: Denial

This determination is based on violence against civilians in ongoing regional conflicts, escalating tensions, and the continued denial of atrocities committed in #Tigray.
https://t.co/Ot8xsyouFg

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1997 of the #TigrayGenocide:

Invaders in Western #Tigray are arbitrarily detaining ethnic #Tigrayans and enforcing a discriminatory system that restricts movement, jobs, and access to basic services.

#AmharaOutOfTigray

#Justice4Tigray

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1995 of the #TigrayGenocide:

The suffering unfolding in #Tigray is neither accidental nor inevitable. It reflects the cumulative outcome of federal policies designed and maintained under the leadership of @AbiyAhmedAli.

#TigrayIsSuffering

#TigrayCantWait

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

I had no idea who Teklebirhan Araya was until four years ago when I saw him on Tigray TV, where he appeared as chairperson of the TPLF’s Audit and Control Commission. His intervention was unprecedented, an informed and courageous act from within what had long been perceived as a monolithic party. Curious, I asked around, from the old guard to the younger members within the party, and everyone told me the same thing: he had always been a principled fighter.

I invited him to appear on UMD Media more than once, and he did. Beyond that, we continued our conversations off the record. His discipline, analytical mind, and depth in reading and writing were truly remarkable. Sometimes he would simply call to check in. Other times, he would share books with me, always thoughtful in his choices, such as Global Economic and Cultural Transformation: The Making of World History by Mohamed Rabie, and Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis. He would ask whether I had read them, eager to exchange ideas and perspectives.

He also wrote and published a booklet of his own, appealing to TPLF cadres to reflect critically and make informed decisions about their political direction. It was a sincere effort to spark internal accountability and reform. Sadly, it did not achieve the impact he had hoped for. In the end, he chose principle over position, accepting being sidelined and ultimately pushed out for holding the TPLF politburo to account.

His humanity was just as striking as his intellect. During social and religious holidays, he would reach out and ask how we were celebrating, even from afar. He once told me about his background as a physics student and how his passion for the natural sciences had never left him. He believed in diversity of views and remained hopeful, truly hopeful, that one day the people of Tigray would experience freedom and democracy.

It is deeply painful that he passed away before witnessing even a glimpse of that hope.

I learned of his passing while in transit in Bangkok on my way to Bhutan, where I am scheduled to conduct a week-long training. As I carry out this work, I will be thinking of him, a man who moved from being a guest on UMD Media to someone who became, in values and spirit, like family despite the distance.

Rest in peace, Teklebirhan.

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1990 of the #TigrayGenocide:

Hundreds of schools in #Tigray closed after #Ethiopian federal gov't budget cuts. Hospitals and public workers also hit. Punishing #Tigrayan civilians after war is not recovery.

#TigrayIsSuffering

#EndTigraySiege

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1780 of the #TigrayGenocide:

⛔️No justice after 3 years
⛔️Pretoria Agreement failure
⛔️Ongoing occupation
⛔️Displacement continues
⛔️No return to homes
⛔️No accountability
⛔️Looming war

#Tigrayans are dying not from lack of care; but lack of access.

#TigrayIsSuffering

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1967 of the #TigrayGenocide:

Famine in the #Tigray regional state of #Ethiopia is imminent.
Over 4.6 million people in #Tigray are facing catastrophic man made hunger, the highest number of people ever recorded anywhere, anytime.

#EndTigraySiege

#TigrayFamine

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1958 of the #TigrayGenocide:

Nearly one-third of #Tigray’s territory remains under occupation. More than two million #Tigrayan IDPs are displaced, trapped in temporary shelters without the conditions necessary for safe and voluntary return.

#AmharaOutOfTigray

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

Never call for and support ethnic cleansing and genocide in any form.

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

To report people like Tingirtu and Mesenbet Assefa who spearheaded ethnic cleansing and genociide who are in the US now.... you can use
Submit a formal report to U.S. immigration authorities:
Email USCIS Fraud Division: [email protected]
ICE Tip Form: https://t.co/jtKnn9pmWj
Call ICE Tip Line: 1-866-DHS-2-ICE (1-866-347-2423)

[Abraha Teklu @CTeklebirhan]

Open Letter to the Chairperson of the African Union and Heads of State and Government @_AfricanUnion @UNGeneva @EU_Commission @UNHumanRights @BashirHashiysf @USEmbassyAddis @EU_Commission @eu_eeas @AlJazeera @CNN @BBCAfrica @Justice4_Tigray @ProfMulugeta @TiborPNagyJr @nytimes

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1928 of the #TigrayGenocide:

Wars of annihilation are not triggered by rhetoric. They are initiated through decisions by actors who possess and deploy sovereign military power.

#Justice4Tigray

#NoWar

[Romhai ሮምኃይ @Romhai_H]

Day 1926 of the #TigrayGenocide:

A generation denied classrooms and teachers is denied opportunity, protection, and hope. Education is the foundation for peace and recovery.

#Justice4Tigray

#TigrayIsSuffering

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

No comment!

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

As #AbiyAhmed listed the crimes committed by the #Eritrean government during the genocidal war he led in #Tigray in his address to parliament today, I couldn’t help but remember the three priests and a deacon on #AdebabayMedia, and in particular #EphremEshete, who relentlessly advocated for the war’s continuation and publicly thanked #Eritrea for its role in that campaign. Disturbingly, he remains highly regarded and active within #MahibereKidusan and the #Ethiopian #Orthodox #Tewahedo #Church in the #UnitedStates and #Ethiopia.

[Getachew Assefa @GetachewAssefa_]

ገብረሂወት ባይከዳኝ ብ1912 እአአ ከምዚ ኢሉ ፅሒፉ፣

“ኣብ ትግራይ ዝተረፈ መንእሰይ ትግራዋይ ዳርጋ የለን። ከም ንግስቲ ዘይብሉ ዕስለ ንህቢ፡ ኣብ ኣርባዕተ ኩርናዓት ምድሪ ብዘይ ዕላማ ፋሕ ኢሉ ተበቲኑ። ገለ ሰባት ዝተስፋሕፈሐ ድኽነቶም ናረአዩ የባጭውሎም። እቲ ዘሕዝን ግን ካልኦት ሰባት ብቅሳነት ኣብ ዝነብሩሉ እዋን፣ ትግራይ ይትረፍ ካብ ሕጊ ወጻኢ ካብ ዝኾኑ ሸፋቱ ካብ ኩናት’ውን ሓራ ወጺኣ ኣይትፈልጥን።”

[Simur Halefom @simhal2020]

#TigrayGenocide

[Heran Haile @HeranTigray]

1st: “We had already agreed that we need to eliminate these people, why? Because the child of a snake is always a snake”
2nd: “With common sense, junta means Tigrayan”
3rd: “In this city, there are more than 70,000 people who are juntas”
All these are in reference to Tigrayans

[Munchkin @BSonblast]

Elfashir Resistance Committees launched a website called Sudan Genocide where they have documented RSF crimes in Darfur.

Videos are being erased from social media apps. This is their way to keep the evidence. 🙌🏾

Spread far and wide! https://t.co/haczgyvRC8

#KeepEyesOnSudan

[Goyteom Gebreegziabher @Goyteom37]

#Tigray Remembers!
The Shewate Hugum Primary School in Abergele Yechila district has been rebuilt in honor of Maria Hernandez and her colleagues. This is a meaningful way to keep her memory alive and celebrate the kindness shown in saving #Tigrayans.

@NigistiSolomon1

[Bahgi Tigray @ShewitHzkias1]

Day: 1705 #TigrayGenocide
Let's be voice 4 z voiceless z people of Tigray #አዮና_አይንረብርብ
#NeverGiveUP 4 #Tigray🙏
#UpholdPretoriaAgreement
Say #NoMoreWar
@BurbridgeDuke @Ge1Solomon @Justice4_Tigray @kingo4Tigray @DawitDigital @Danait70 @Great_Tigray7