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
Madame Celeste Amarilla,
Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction.
Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà oublié le parcours et l’effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays.
Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.
Girum Chala, if exposing thieves like you, who displace Oromo farmers, steal their land, and then squander the proceeds on luxury cars and brag about it makes me a sellout, then I would wear that label with honor.
Dear @StateDept
The people of Tigray are not asking for U.S. visas. For more than four years, they have been calling for the return of IDPs, the restoration of peace, and the right to return home.
Western Tigray is Tigray. If displaced Tigrayans are allowed to return to their homes in Western Tigray, including those who fled to Sudan and other areas, what reason would there be for another war in northern Ethiopia?
The real issue is not visas. The real issue is that thousands of Tigrayans remain displaced and unable to return to their land. Peace begins when people are allowed to go home.
#Trump #USStateDepartment #WesternTigrayIsTigray #ReturnTheIDPs #LetTigrayansGoHome #HomesNotVisas #JusticeForTigray #PeaceMeansReturn #TigrayIDPsMatter #RestoreWesternTigray #StandWithTigray #HumanRights #EndDisplacement #ReturnHomeNow #Tigray @BerhanuAsres
This is the speech that won us 63% of the vote at Denver county assembly, beating DeGette for the first time in 30 years.
A better world is within our reach, so let’s honor the organizers and dreamers that came before us and build it together.
The developments between Ethiopia and Tigray is very worrying. We can all be critical of political dispositions made by TPLF. But for prof. @cliona_raleigh, director of @ACLEDINFO to use the term «cancer» to describe TPLF machinations is unbecoming a scholar (36:30 in rec).
ACLED: Whitewashing Tigray Atrocities to Genocidal Tropes
ACLED claims to be an “independent, impartial int’l NGO,” yet the remarks of its President and CEO —calling the #TPLF “criminal” and a “cancer,” language PM Abiy used to justify the #Tigray genocide— suggest otherwise. 1/
Omar Artan didn’t just make the #FIFAWorldCup, he made history as the first Somali referee to get there, and as #Africa’s best. That milestone stands no matter what. So sorry to see this, Omar. You reached the summit of your profession and inspired a generation back home just by getting there, and being kept off the pitch you earned doesn’t change that. This won’t be the end of your story on the world stage. The world stands with you as one family, wishing you resilience now and many more major finals to come. Solidarity. #Somalia
Ballots were cast like this by cadres across Ethiopia last night. I hope the African Union team was at such scenes to observe the process. They were filling the ballot box on the even the election before the polls opened.