On #ThisDayInHistory in 2020, the #TigrayWar began in northern #Ethiopia. A civil war with distinct #genocidal elements, exact casualty figures are disputed but likely around 600,000 dead. That it was fully ignored in US media was deeply offensive. Many deaths were of starvation.

are still seeking justice. There is a lot of violence and tension in western Tigray and also Amhara and Oromia. Western govts, the UN, humanitarian agencies and also the African Union could have done much more to prevent the war, which some consider a genocide, and also done more to avert the mass hunger and starvation. Lessons should have been learnt but we see again see the same mistakes repeated in Gaza and Sudan. #Famine #Hunger #Genocide #TigrayWar #Ethiopia

#TigrayWar #Tigray #Ethiopia #LandDegradation #landrehabilitation #stonebunds #SoilConservation #Agroecology #CommunityStewardship #EnvironmentalRecovery #PostConflictResilience #SustainableLandUse #LandSystem #LandResilience #soilerosion #gully #exclosure #farmerledirrigation #GhentUniversity #MekelleUniversity #Geography

Reports of aid workers being executed in Ethiopia's Tigray war. Charity calls for investigation into the tragic incidents. #Ethiopia #TigrayWar #HumanitarianCrisis
Read more: https://ndpost.org/war-conflicts-news/charity-reports-aid-workers-executed-during-tigray-war-in-ethiopia/

Africa: AU Rights Body Hears Case Against Ethiopian Govt Over Tigray War Abuses: [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) held a public oral hearing on 14 May 2025 in a case filed by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and its partners, accusing the Ethiopian government of committing "widespread human rights violations" during the Tigray war--violations they allege… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKw9bN #TigrayWar #HumanRights #Ethiopia #AfricanUnion #JusticeForTigray

You can also read about the causes of the #TigrayWar war, the brutal events that accompanied it, the consequences of information isolation, and the current situation in the region in an interview with Teklehaymanot Weldemichael, a Tigrayan researcher of the conflict.

#TigrayEthiopia #Spilne #commons_journal

https://commons.com.ua/en/conversation-war-tigray-and-scholars-role/

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict might not be over. Rising tensions, military movements, and political infighting could spark renewed war. Can the fragile peace hold? ⚠️ #Ethiopia #TigrayWar #GlobalConflict https://www.patreon.com/posts/ethiopias-tigray-123566005?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link https://open.substack.com/pub/ryanjhite/p/ethiopias-tigray-war-a-fragile-peace?r=apuu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Meta has so many blood on their hands, that it is unbelievable people are still using their products. And also don't forget companies like Sama, who are also into the #AI scam. Using people from the global south for mentally damaging (and underpaid) social media moderation and AI training! Just 🛑 STOP using #Meta products! Yes that means #Instagram, #Threads and #WhatsApp as well!

DW: *How social media was weaponized in Ethiopia’s Tigray War *

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5SWweypd3g

#Facebook #BoytcottMeta #Zuckerberg #Sama #SamaSource #Ethiopia #Tigray #Eritrea #TigrayWar

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The #coincidence is even more striking, and the correlation in timing absolutely perfect with the #US #Election2020 on Nov 3, 2020 and the start of the #EthiopianCivilWar (#TigrayWar) on exactly the same day.

International entanglements in the conflict include the usual suspects

— #Iran ➡️ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/20/world/africa/drones-ethiopia-war-turkey-emirates.html

— #Turkey ➡️ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/exclusive-us-concerned-over-turkeys-drone-sales-conflict-hit-ethiopia-2021-12-22/

— #China ➡️ https://www.bbc.com/news/60045176

#VOA explicitly ruled out #UAE involvement ➡️ https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_expert-no-evidence-uae-drones-are-being-used-ethiopias-tigray-conflict/6199427.html

#Africa #HornOfAfrica #CivilWar

"#Ethiopia is one of the world’s most populous countries, and yet the 2020-2022 #TigrayWar and ongoing suffering in the region has been largely ignored by the world at large. #TomStevenson joins the podcast to break down the history of the conflict, and explore why Prime Minister #AbiyAhmed, a Nobel laureate, has come to preside over such a brutal civil war."

https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/war-in-tigray
#Tigray #Eritrea #HornOfAfrica #TigrayFamine #TigrayGenocide

Ethiopia, ethnic cleansing persists despite the truce in Tigray

In Tigray, Ethiopia, abuses and violence continue after 2 years of genocidal war that began on 4 November 2020 and was formally stopped by the cessation of hostilities by signing an agreement in Pretoria between the central government and members of the TPLF on 3 November 2022 Local authorities and Amhara forces in Western Tigray […]

https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-12c72b07-8deb80776396d769

Etiopia, la pulizia etnica persiste nonostante la tregua in Tigray

In Tigray, Etiopia, abusi e violenze continuano dopo 2 anni di guerra genocida iniziata il 4 novembre 2020 e fermata formalmente dalla cessazione ostilità siglando un accordo a Pretoria tra governo centrale e membri del TPLF il 3 novembre 2022 Le autorità locali e le forze Amhara nella zona del Tigray occidentale nell’Etiopia settentrionale hanno […]

https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-ec29f501-0ee0d5164ff72858

⚠️Code per la fame‼️
Alla scuola Don Bosco e al centro di aiuto umanitario, centinaia di donne con bambini e neonati hanno affollato la strada in attesa di ricevere la minestra per curare la malnutrizione infantile.
Questi bambini dipendono da questa istituzione per il cibo.
#TigrayWar #TigrayGenocide #Aid4Tigray #HumanRights #Tigray #Etiopia
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FOTO: giornalista Ximena Borrazas

[NEWS ANALYSIS]

Ethiopia’s Tigray war: The entire justification of the Abiy government was based on a lie — the claim that the Tigrayans started it.

#Tigray #Ethiopia #TigrayConflict #TigrayWar #TigrayGenocide #Mekelle #Eritrea #Genocide #Tigrayans #AbiyAhmed #AbiyToICC

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-22-ethiopias-tigray-war-and-the-big-lie-behind-the-century-defining-600000-civilian-deaths/

https://youtu.be/dFxgvQ87dC0 #TigrayWar

https://youtu.be/byCj0hhyOi4 #WarinTigray #TigrayFamine #TigrayGenocide #TigrayWar

#Tigray

Amnesty International:

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict presents serious human rights violations that could amount to "crimes against humanity and war crimes."

#TigrayGenocide #TigrayWar

#CrimesAgainstHumanity by Eritrean (EDF) + Ethiopian (ENDF) + Tigrayan (TPLF) forces in #TigrayWar:

* 160-230 extrajudicial executions by EDF 18 Nov, 25 Nov, 30 Nov, 1-14 Dec 2020: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adigrat_massacres

* 90 extrajudicial executions by EDF 4-5 Nov, 14 Dec: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagere_Selam_massacres

* 300 extrajudicial executions by TPLF or EDF (disputed) on 19 Nov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitsats_massacre

* 750 extrajudicial executions by ENDF + Amhara militias on 15 (or 17-20) Dec: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Ts%27iyon_massacre

+Mai Kadra +...

#EEPA [1] claims massacre of 750 people took place outside of a famous church [2] in Axum on or just before 8 January 2021 [3] during the #TigrayWar . No claims about the perpetrators.

Any other sources confirming or denying?

[1] EEPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_External_Programme_with_Africa
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_Mary_of_Zion
[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20210108234739/https://www.eepa.be//wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Situation-Report-EEPA-Horn-No.-50-09-January-2021.pdf

#MaryamTsiyonMassacre