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WATCH: #Addis_Standard journalist questions AU Election Observation Mission head Uhuru Kenyatta on #Tigray’s exclusion from Ethiopia’s 1 June general elections, concerns over media freedom, and the competitiveness of the polls. Kenyatta said election board has indicated it is prepared to conduct elections in Tigray and other constituencies excluded from voting once security conditions permit. He did not, however, directly address questions regarding the shrinking media freedom and regulatory actions taken against media outlets. (Video: Addis Standard)
Addis Standard20,752 просмотров • 4 дней назад
A shocking video clip (with English translation) ⬇️ out from the violently occupied #Irob district, Eastern Zone of #Tigray, confirms only what we already know: The #Eritrean regime is forcing a false Eritrean identity on the indigenous #Irob minority people with denial of aid & essential services & threatening them to comply with its compulsory 🇪🇷|n national military service (known as an indefinite slavery program) as they have forcibly been annexed to Eritrea. The video was filmed at a locality called #Alakalo, at Masi-Dage (junior high school) in Adgadi-Are/Edalgeda (northern subdistrict of Irob). #EritreaOutOfTigray Department of State Foreign Policy CAN Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 Mike Hammer Getachew K Reda Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia African Union Office of the 4th President of Kenya. UN Human Rights Human Rights Watch Amnesty International Here is the English translation of the video clip in Tigrinya: “As Eritreans, you too have to support the struggle of Eritreans and the Eritrean government. We are all Eritreans; there isn’t a distinction between you and us. • All Eritreans must know that the Eritrean government was forced into the struggle and the suffering that is being faced; it had no desire to take part in it. • Weyane (TPLF) is an agent; it doesn’t have the strength to challenge the Eritrean government. Both in the past (Ethio-Eritrean war) and presently, it is doing the bidding of other forces which are backing it. • The struggle of the people and government of Eritrea is also your struggle. You should be proud of it. You should understand that the Eritrean government is winning by enduring all the sanctions and challenges not against the TPLF but the world. You should be proud of it if you are Eritrean. • One elderly man has said, “We (the people of Irob) have gotten used to unlimited democracy under the TPLF leadership. Now you are telling us that we are under your administration. But you won’t be able to tolerate our ways.” This talk is what continues to be propagated. When we tread on this land of martyrs, we tread on it softly. But what has been coming from this side (TPLF) is very much despicable. You are people. But this is Eritrean territory. If you are Eritreans, you have to defend against what comes from the other side and collaborate with the Eritrean army. • What is being reported is that there is no one from Irob who is providing information or collaborating with the Eritrean army. We will investigate it. • The other thing is, it is being said that the Irob, although they consider themselves as Eritreans, have disagreements with the Eritrean government regarding humanitarian aid and the national service. But if you are Eritreans, whether you like it or not, you will have to go through the things that every Eritrean experiences. • During the armed struggle, fighters who joined the Eritrean struggle from Irob have done their national duty and been martyred. Although, during the war, the land (of Irob) may, at different times, have switched hands between Eritrea and the TPLF, you know that your children and brothers have paid sacrifices for Eritrea during the armed struggle. • If there is anyone who believes they are Ethiopian, the Eritrean government will not force anyone to remain here. But this territory belongs to Eritrea. And Eritreans reside on Eritrean territory. And Eritreans must abide by Eritrean rule like the other (Eritrean) people. If there is famine, you should starve like everyone else. If a few grains come, then you divide it with them and live like that. There will not be any preference. • Regarding security in particular, lawlessness has been prevailing. They come from Adigrat and spend the night here; they go from here and spend the night in Senafe. And you don’t report this to us. Unless you provide information, the social service that you have been asking will not be provided. If you defend your homeland and your area, adequate social service will be provided as it will be able to continue preserving its peace. If you don’t collaborate, however, your demands will not be addressed. So, who is going to suffer? It is you who will suffer.” 1/2👇
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)421,660 просмотров • 2 лет назад
#Tigray: Getachew, Tsadkan give stark warnings over region’s future Senior Tigrayan figures Getachew Reda and Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae delivered blunt remarks in the political impasse in Tigray region. Getachew suggested those he accused of pushing for fighting to be targeted and struck “selectively”. Tsadkan, meanwhile, described societies in crisis as either erupting in “revolt” or collapsing inward and “imploding.” Their remarks were made during the formation of a new council described as a temporary body aimed at solving the current political crisis in the Tigray Region. The Council was officially established on 17 May in Addis Abeba, with organizers saying it will serve until an inclusive administration is established in the region. Watch
Addis Standard16,236 просмотров • 20 дней назад
Forced Conscription in #ትግራይ Tigray Forced conscription is happening through out #Tigray by the criminal group! Many elderly parents are imprisoned in a very bad condition for refusing to let their children join the army. There are mutiple reports that young people who are rouded up and tried to escape or resist conscription are shot, subject to beating and starved in makeshift camps. This is executing Shaebiya's model of dictatorial leadership sytle in Tigray; Eritreanisation of Tigray! What a shame! Such barberic act should be unanimously condemned in the strongest terms possible & those doing it be held accountable! Enough is enough! #ግፋ ነውሪ!
Kindeya Gebrehiwot, PhD, Prof10,095 просмотров • 12 дней назад
Pretoria Dead & Buried: TPLF Moves to Restore Pre‑War Gov’t #TPLF’s Central Committee has wrapped up a high‑stakes meeting by deciding to restore #Tigray’s pre‑war State Council. This comes after Abiy unilaterally extended Tadesse Werede’s mandate, violating the Pretoria accord.
Yonas Nigussie29,144 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
Tigray President: Ethiopia Broke the Truce on Day One “The agreement was violated from day one when we began disarming heavy weapons,” he said—accusing the federal govt of failing to ensure the withdrawal of Amhara and Eritrean forces from #Tigray as stipulated in the accord. 1/
Yonas Nigussie13,956 просмотров • 25 дней назад
Ethiopia Mobilizes Nearly Its Entire Army Toward Tigray #Ethiopia, aiming for a swift victory through combined‑arms maneuver, has mobilized nearly its entire army. In a mobilization not seen since the 1998–2000 Eritrea war, up to 75% of ENDF is redeployed—or en route—to #Tigray.
Yonas Nigussie43,216 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
To the people of #Tigray: I watch with aching heart as you commemorate the sacrifices of your heroes and heroines who lost their precious lives protecting Tigray at the battlefield or for simply being at home, and I grieve with you. 💔 As you go through this excruciating moment of committing the sacrifices of your martyred into its rightful place of your lived memories, and as you try to move forward without justice and reconciliation on your side, I am reminded that this martyrdom is a martyrdom against a genocidal war determined as crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crimes of forced deportation and ethnic cleansing. It couldn’t have been determined by its rightful name, genocide, to give “peace a chance”, when that peace was what Tigray deserved all along. It is a sacrifice paid against a genocidal war that couldn’t have been determined by its rightful name of the crimes of genocide and extermination for lack of “time and resource.” I grieve for you. We failed you, the world failed you; but even through this painful moment, you continued to show us that your fight for freedom and the right to your self determination will go on no matter what. ❤️💛
Tsedale Lemma178,553 просмотров • 2 лет назад
#Ethiopian Army Chief admits to ‘terrible actions’ by #Eritrean forces in #Tigray, says ‘Axum massacre was not as portrayed by the media’ Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (#ENDF), acknowledged the involvement of Eritrean forces during the war in Tigray and addressed the events in #Axum, #Adigrat, and #Adwa, describing them as "terrible actions" with no system of oversight at the time to "check and balance the other." Speaking about the Axum massacre, Berhanu said that "there was damage, but what was said wasn't the kind that was portrayed for media consumption." He explained that "the Eritrean soldiers were attacked within the city, and when they retaliated, there were civilian casualties due to the dense population in the area." Amnesty International reported that between November 19 and 29, 2020, Eritrean troops operating in Axum, Tigray, were responsible for numerous human rights violations, including the killing of hundreds of civilians, and concluded that these actions may constitute crimes against humanity. Watch!
Addis Standard121,589 просмотров • 1 год назад
It's critical that aid diversion end immediately & humanitarian assistance resume as soon as possible to #Tigray. Pleased to hear from Samantha Power that the U.S. will not reward #Ethiopia with AGOA restoration until humanitarian aid gets to its intended recipients unencumbered.
Congressman Brad Sherman192,207 просмотров • 3 лет назад
I received a committment from Secretary Antony Blinken that the admin. will work to ensure that the $9 billion in humanitarian aid provided by Congress will be allocated based on where there's the most urgent need - #Tigray #Rohingya #Artsakh #Sudan - rather than the most publicity. Watch ⬇️
Congressman Brad Sherman138,564 просмотров • 2 лет назад