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Twitter Campaign – Weaponized Starvation/Man-made famine

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Eyasu Berhe

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1. “People are dying because of starvation. In Adwa people are dying while they are sleeping.” This man-made famine needs to end & food needs to be allowed into Tigray. Take action. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @RepKarenBass @RepBera @KenyaMissionUN https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55695123

2. The intentional starving of millions in #Tigray is a crime that can’t go unpunished. @AbiyAhmedAli needs to be held accountable! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @IlhanMN @CoryBooker @SenSchumer @RepJeffries @AOC https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

3. Investing in @ethiotelecom while @AbiyAhmedAli is orchestrating a genocidal war will cause more instability in the Horn of Africa. Is your governance truly aligned with the @WorldBank mission? #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBG @wallyadeyemo @SecYellen https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

4. The manufactured famine in Tigray is being used as collective punishment. This is an internationally recognized crime against humanity & the perpetrators need to be held accountable! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @SenSchumer @RepJeffries @AOC https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

5. Women, children & the elderly are among the most affected group in @AbiyAhmedAli’s man-made famine in Tigray. These civilians are in need of emergency aid. Enough words, we need action! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@ChrisCoons @SpeakerPelosi @GCR2P https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

6. The Ethiopian & Eritrean govt. have dismantled Tigray’s economic & food system, leaving millions to starve in silence. How many people need to die before any action is taken? #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @JoeBiden @USAmbUN @EUatUN @SVG_UN @AOC https://www.theafricareport.com/77725/famine-in-tigray-i-have-never-documented-anything-as-relentless-systematic-as-what-were-seeing/

7. Tigray’s man-made famine is part of a genocidal campaign by @AbiyAhmedAli. He is weaponizing hunger by blocking the humanitarian corridor for more than 5 months. This is a punishable war crime. Act now! #StopStarvingTigray @IntlCrimCourt @HouseForeign https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

8. “Tigrayans are hungry today because starvation is being used as a weapon of war—relentlessly & systematically.” How are you using your power to stop this? #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @JoeBiden @VP @SecBlinken @jakejsullivan @ambassadorRice https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll#:~:text=Tigrayans%20are%20hungry%20today%20because,percent%20of%20the%20region’s%20population

9. April 12, 2021: @UNOCHA stated, “In Tigray, Ethiopia, 91% of the population need urgent food assistance.” Calling for an end to weaponized starvation in Tigray. @ChrisVanHollen @SenatorRisch @marcorubio @RepSires #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://twitter.com/unocha/status/1381620552343949319?s=21

10. In March, the @UN estimated that 4.5 mil ppl in Tigray were in need of food aid – 80% of its population. The situation grows dire. @JosepBorrellF @EUCouncil @USAmbUN you need to be held accountable for your inaction. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-11/un-pressure-on-ethiopia-ramps-up-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens

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1. The situation in Tigray is dire & civilians are the target. @AbiyAhmedAli is weaponizing food. Young girls are being raped & massacres are all too common. The #TigrayGenocide must end. Please condemn this war. @RepJeffries @AOC @Ilhan #StopStarvingTigray https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

2. Eritrean forces and Amhara militias are blocking and restricting access to Tigray, resulting in mass deaths by starvation. Hunger is being weaponized in the ongoing war on Tigray. @HouseForeign @SenateForeign act now #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://addisstandard.com/breaking-report-received-by-the-un-just-this-morning-reveals-150-people-died-of-hunger-in-tigray-eritrean-forces-amhara-region-authorities-restricting-humanitarian-access

3. “Eritrean forces have also blocked the movement of humanitarian staff on that road trying to deliver urgent support to children with severe acute malnutrition.” The US needs a firmer response. @ChrisCoons @timkaine #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://addisstandard.com/breaking-report-received-by-the-un-just-this-morning-reveals-150-people-died-of-hunger-in-tigray-eritrean-forces-amhara-region-authorities-restricting-humanitarian-access/

4. “Starvation as a weapon of war is a violation” yet that is exactly what is happening in Tigray by Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Amhara forces. A famine is imminent if immediate action is not taken. @CoryBooker @RandPaul #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

5. “The vast majority” of Tigray is completely or partially inaccessible to aid workers due to fighting or denial of access, leaving millions susceptible to starvation. Act now @BenCardinforMD @SenatorRisch @SenatorLeahy #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

6. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that… 91% of the population (in Tigray) needed emergency food, as per government estimates.” @mbachelet @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF act now to prevent further starvation! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

7. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that as many as 4.5 million of Tigray’s 6 million people were in need of humanitarian aid.” @EUCouncil @EUatUN @JoeBiden @SecBlinken must pressure the Ethiopian gov’t to #StopStarvingTigray! #TigrayGenocide https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

8. “Tigray is being deliberately starved to death” through hindered humanitarian access and confirmed accounts of Eritrean and Ethiopian troops stealing and destroying food. @senrobportman @RandPaul take action! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

9. “The vast majority” of Tigray is completely or partially inaccessible to aid workers due to fighting or denial of access, leaving millions susceptible to starvation. Act now @BenCardinforMD @SenatorRisch @SenatorLeahy #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

10. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that… 91% of the population (in Tigray) needed emergency food, as per government estimates.” @mbachelet @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF act now to prevent further starvation! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

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1. “@UNReliefChief told the @UN Security Council that as many as 4.5 million of Tigray’s 6 million people were in need of humanitarian aid.” @EUCouncil @EUatUN @JoeBiden @SecBlinken must pressure the Ethiopian gov’t to #StopStarvingTigray! #TigrayGenocide https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

2. “Tigray is being deliberately starved to death” through hindered humanitarian access and confirmed accounts of Eritrean and Ethiopian troops stealing and destroying food. @senrobportman @RandPaul take action! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

3. Humanitarian aid to the region of Tigray has been blocked by @AbiyAhmedAli. We demand an end to man-made starvation crimes. The @UN must also lead an investigation into #TigrayGenocide. #StopStarvingTigray @HouseForeign @PmTunisia @MexOnu @mbachelet https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

4. Eritrean troops & Amhara militias have burned crops and stolen livestock. The man-made famine in Tigray affects millions. Int’l community has a moral obligation to condemn war crimes committed by invading forces. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @UNDPPA @GCR2P @UNOSAPG

5. Weaponized starvation in Tigray by @AbiyAhmedAli has left 4.5 million in need of emergency food of which 2+ million children remain cut off from necessary emergency humanitarian assistance. Take action! @irishmissionun #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

6. Intl. community must demand the removal of Eritrean & Ethiopian forces. They have hijacked aid & destroyed crops. The systemic starvation of Tigrayans is one aspect of the long list of war crimes in the region. @USAmbUN #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocidehttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

7. The deliberate destruction of livelihood & hijacking of aid by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces in Tigray has left 2 million displaced & 4.5 million people in need of emergency food. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @USUN @JosepBorrellF @YohannesAbrahamhttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

8. As Tigrayans are killed by starvation, @UNReliefChief states, “It is a sign of what lies ahead if more action is not taken. Starvation as a weapon of war is a violation.” Action must start TODAY! #StopStarvingTigray @antonioguterres @mbachelet https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

9. “From ’emaciated’ refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than 2 months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.” Its now the 5th month & the situation is dire. #StopStarvingTigray @NorwayUN @Niger_ONU https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-united-nations-kenya-ef0b6b2db2994d4c3042cf19f3d92a2a

10. Tigrayans have been cut off from humanitarian aid. Many have died from the result of starvation crimes & the crisis will only intensify. When will international actors intervene? #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@franceonu @VietNam_UN @UKUN_NewYork https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

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1. The effects of starvation include muscle wasting, abdominal pain, depression & more. A slow & torturous death. We need your action to stop the famine in Tigray. Please act now. #TigrayCantWait #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@JosepBorrellF @Haavisto https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

2. In the wake of Tigrayans killed by starvation, @UNReliefChief states, “It is a sign of what lies ahead if more action is not taken. Starvation as a weapon of war is a violation.” Action must start TODAY! #StopStarvingTigray @UNTreatyBodies @StateDeptSpoxhttps://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

3. The @UN estimates that “at least 4.5 mil of Tigray’s nearly 6 mil people need humanitarian aid.” If corridors do not open, hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans will die. Do you condone this? @SenMarkey @MittRomney #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

4. How can the @UN commemorate the horrific #RwandaGenocide but at the same time let atrocities continue in Tigray? International community must act now before more people die! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @mbachelet @antonioguterres @JosepBorrellF https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

5. Gang rape & starvation are being used as weapons of war— relentlessly & systematically by @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki. We need you to ACT NOW! @DarrellIssa @USUN @LindaT_G @RepKarenBass @USGSRSGPatten @endrapeinwar #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

6. 4.5 million Tigrayans are being forcibly & systematically starved to death by the Ethiopian & Eritrean governments. Accountability for mass starvation crimes must follow! @JosepBorrellF @Haavisto @USAmbUN @mbachelet #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/starving-tigray/

7. How can the @UN commemorate the horrific #RwandaGenocide but at the same time let atrocities continue in Tigray? International community must act now before more people die! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @bachelet @antonioguterres @JosepBorrellF https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

8. The livelihood that existed in Tigray was deliberately destroyed by Eritrean & Ethiopian troops. Road blockages make parts of Tigray inaccessible for aid agencies. Protect the vulnerable. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @UNTreatyBodies @NorwayUN @hrw https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/15/no-proof-of-eritrean-troops-tigray-exit-situation-worsening-un

9. Starvation as a weapon of war is a punishable crime. With over 4 mil people at risk of starving & the Ethiopian govt. as the perpetrator, the Int’l community must step in now! #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @KenyaMissionUN @irishmissionun @USUNSpox https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

10. Concern without action means nothing. Millions are on the verge of dying. Concrete actions that produce results will save our families. When will you INTERVENE? @EstoniaUN @mbachelet @KenyaMissionUN @USAmbUN @SecYellen#StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-rape-specialreport-idAFKBN2C20P0

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1. The @UN reported that 91% of Tigray is in URGENT need of food assistance. More than 80% of Tigray still remains blocked from aid.We urge that UN ACT immediately to save millions being deliberately starved. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @DicarloRosemary @FilippoGrandi

2. Ethiopia’s man-made famine of over 4.5 million civilians in Tigray constitutes as a war crime according to @ICRC. This violation must be criminally prosecuted in @IntlCrimCourt. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @EstoniaUN @EUCouncil @EmmanuelMacron https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

3. The deliberate blockage of aid is creating Tigray’s dire humanitarian crisis. History is repeating the 1980’s famine & this time it is manufactured by partners @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki.#StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @AmbMKimani @LindaT_Ghttps://www.theafricareport.com/77725/famine-in-tigray-i-have-never-documented-anything-as-relentless-systematic-as-what-were-seeing/

4. “Sole reason for the scale of the humanitarian emergency is that the coalition of Ethiopian federal forces, Amhara regional forces, & Eritrean troops are committing starvation crimes on large scale.” @JoeBiden, when will you step in? #StopStarvingTigrayhttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/starving-tigray/

5. The Tigrayan diaspora stand firmly against weaponized starvation of civilians in Tigray. We stand against deliberate blockage of aid & man-made famines. We stand against what’s wrong. Do you? @EstoniaUN @RepJeffries @Ilhan @irishmissionun #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide

6. With overwhelming evidence showcasing the severity & magnitude of Tigray’s humanitarian crisis, action must be taken immediately. What is the International community waiting for? @EstoniaUN @NorwayUN @vonderleyen #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

7. Tigrayans are suffering a humanitarian crisis that was maliciously made by Ethiopian & Eritrean belligerents who have demolished the region’s economy and access to food. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@VietNam_UN @IFADEastAfrica @DicarloRosemary https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

8. “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare constitutes an Int’l. war crimes in any armed conflict.” This is currently taking place in Tigray as over 4 million people are at risk of starvation. #StopStarvingTigray @SenateForeign #TigrayGenocide https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule53

9. There are several accounts of soldiers destroying food sources & killing livestock. “One eyewitness described an act of petty deprivation: an Eritrean soldier crushed baby chicks under his foot”. @Refugees @FARMUSA #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

10. “The sole reason for the scale of the humanitarian emergency is that the coalition of Ethiopian Federal forces, Amhara regional forces, & Eritrean troops are committing starvation crimes on large scale”. @JoeBiden #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

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1. How is Ethiopia weaponizing man-made Starvation in Tigray? Click the link to learn more. We call on you as leaders, to be a voice for the voiceless.#StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@SenSchumer @RepGregoryMeeks @SenBooker @RepJeffries @AOC @Ilhan https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

2. Click the link below to learn about how Ethiopia is weaponizing Starvation in Tigray. Use your power to be a voice for the voiceless. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@RepKarenBass @RepBera @RepSaraJacobs @DarrellIssa @YoungKimCA @tedlieu @KarimKhanQC https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

3. “Withholding food during times of conflict can be just as detrimental as guns, bombs, and explosive of opposing armies. Hunger has been used as a weapon of war for decades.” #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@YohannesAbraham @SenSchumer @SpeakerPelosi https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

4. “The link between war & hunger was recognized explicitly with the passing of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution in 2018 which prohibited the use of hunger as a weapon of war.” #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@KenyaMissionUN @Niger_ONU @PmTunisia https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

5. Tigrayans are currently starving in a man-made famine. Deliberate starvation is a war crime, and the Ethiopian gov’t, Eritrean forces, & Amhara militias have done everything in their power to prevent Tigrayans from getting any food aid. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @USUN

6. From burnt crops & looted food, to slaughtered livestock, Tigrayans are facing a man-made famine caused by the Ethiopian govt.’s use of weaponized starvation. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @IntlCrimCourt @GCR2P @UNReliefChief @antonioguterres https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

7. Unless the international community takes action, Tigrayans will continue to face weaponized starvation and rape by both the Ethiopian & Eritrean govt. You must act quickly. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @mbachelet @UNReliefChief @antonioguterres https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-crisis-worsening-with-no-withdrawal-of-eritrean-troops-in-sight-un/a-57220685

8. In the 21st century, nobody should be starving anywhere in the world, especially due to a man-made famine. We need to take action immediately to save Tigray from weaponized starvation. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF @USUN @eucopresident

9. 150 people have already been confirmed dead from hunger. Unless the Ethiopian gov’t is stopped & Tigray gets help immediately, there will be catastrophic consequences of death, famine, & displacement. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide @EUCouncil @hrwhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/un-tigrays-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-no-eritrean-exit/2021/04/15/17fc89f0-9e18-11eb-b2f5-7d2f0182750d_story.html

10. “A widespread famine affected Ethiopia during the Derg regime (1983-1985), leaving over 1.2 million dead in the country.”The @UN Security Council has the Responsibility to Protect. #StopStarvingTigray #TigrayGenocide@irishmissionun @NorwayUN @SVG_UN https://omnatigray.org/weaponized-starvation/

Twitter Campaign – World Bank and IMF

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Sami Mulaw

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The @WorldBank should not even consider privatization of @ethiotelecom. Bids that could bring revenue into the hands of a war criminal such as @AbiyAhmedAli should be examined closely. His values are not rooted into the WB mission. @DavidMalpassWBG@KGeorgieva #TigrayGenocide

2. Ethiopia is guilty of ethnic cleansing & has one of the current worst humanitarian crisis in the world. @WorldBank, shame on your role in privatization of @ethiotelecom knowing that it will put money into the hands of war criminals like @AbiyAhmedAli. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

4. @WorldBank must stay away from the privatization of @ethiotelecom. This is a grave mistake with consequences. Profits gained have the potential to fund a war. As leaders, are you choosing to play a role in the #TigrayGenocide?@KGeorgieva @SecYellen https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

5. Privatizing @ethiotelecom has the potential to increase investment capital by attracting foreign investment & raising revenue for the government. This revenue could indirectly fund the #TigrayGenocide. @WorldBank, do you due diligence. @carmenmreinhart https://www.theafricareport.com/39864/ethiopia-the-case-for-partial-privatization-of-ethio-telecom/

6. The @WorldBank has plans to invest $200 million in the Ethiopia’s digital economy. The global community is very concerned that profits from privatizations will indirectly support the #TigrayGenocide. Your attention to this matter is needed. @SecYellen https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/why-ethiopia-needs-open-its-telecom-market

7. @WorldBank & @DFCgov must refrain from participating in the privatization of @ethiotelecom. It is negligent to approve this. Any profit gained has a massive potential to fund #TigrayGenocide. Please, do better.@SPimentaIFC @KGeorgieva @carmenmreinhart https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

8. Ethiopian troops, Amhara militias & Eritrean forces are committing weaponized rape against women & girls in Tigray. @WorldBank @MyGovKe should halt disbursement of funds until a @UN-mandated investigation of war crimes & #TigrayGenocide is over. @DFCgov https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-sexual-assault.html

9. @WorldBank’s 4th core is supposed to be Integrity. Funds must never be misused & WB should ensure that. You have a responsibility to uphold good governance.As financial leaders you must be held accountable. #TigrayGenocide @SPimentaIFC @FeridBelhaj https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-looking-into-reports-of-ethiopian-military-executing-unarmed-men-after-cnn-investigation/ar-BB1fmjL9

10. Are you aware that @AbiyAhmedAli is trying to fund his war on Tigray with your help? We ask that @MTNGroup does their due diligence & cancel bids for @ethiotelecom. #TigrayGenocide@wimMTNUG @StephenBlewett @jschultebockum @DioumSerigne1 @PaulNormanMTN https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

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@WorldBank may intend to end poverty, but where is the line drawn? To fund a Ethiopian govt. sponsored war that’s creating a man-made famine is problematic. Financial leaders also play a role in #TigrayGenocide. @SecYellen @DavidMalpassWBG @KFinkelstonhttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-03-19/ethiopia-tigray-war-massacre-bora

2. The Ethiopian govt. is engaged in massacring civilians, blocking aid, destroying hospitals & religious sites. @AbiyAhmedAli should be sanctioned not rewarded on #TigrayGenocide @Safaricom_Care withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. @MyGovKe @SpokespersonGoK @ForeignOfficeKE @DFCgov

3. Ethiopia allowed Eritrea, a country with the worst human rights record to commit atrocities on people of Tigray. This is the level of integrity Ethiopia will apply on money funded by @WorldBank. #TigrayGenocide @IMFNews @DavidMalpassWBG @AxelVT_WB @IFC https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

4. To @Safaricom_Care @MyGovKe it is critical that you withdraw your bid from @ethiotelecom. There is a genocidal war taking place in Ethiopia & any profits have the potential to go towards war efforts. Do you support war & the #TigrayGenocide? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopia-tigray-news-executions-rape-war-atrocities-genocide/

5. Any deal with unelected @AbiyAhmedAli is contributing to #TigrayGenocide. Do not enable weaponized starvation and weaponized rape by the Ethiopian government. Halt any bids on @ethiotelecom @Vodacom @AxianGroup @MTNGroup @LiquidInTech @DouglasMboweni @benliquidkenya@DFCgov

6. .@WorldBank & @DFCgov should not support the privatization of @ethiotelecom. We ask for the withdraw of any bids. As secretive as @AbiyAhmedAli has been, how can we trust his next move isn’t rooted in war efforts? @kyle_a_murphy @IFC_org @wbg_gov https://www.foxnews.com/world/ethiopias-secret-war-in-tigray-region-ethnic-killings-rapes-near-starvation-reported

7. Privatizing @ethiotelecom has the potential to increase investment capital by attracting foreign investment & raising revenue for the government. This revenue could indirectly fund the #TigrayGenocide. @WorldBank @AxelVT_WB @MamtaMurthi @WBG_IDA @DFCgov https://www.theafricareport.com/39864/ethiopia-the-case-for-partial-privatization-of-ethio-telecom/

8. Any entity that turns a blind eye to the human rights violations rampant in Tigray, in order to benefit from the turmoil caused by unelected @AbiyAhmedAli’s #TigrayGenocide is complicit & will be held accountable. That includes you @NicRudnick @eboggsdavidsen @AlgeneSajery46

9. An investigation by @BBC Africa Eye has uncovered evidence that a massacre in Tigray was carried out by members of the Ethiopian military. We ask that @Safaricom_Care @Vodacom @AxianGroup halt bidding for @ethiotelecom until #TigrayGenocide stops! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56603022

10. .@WorldBank & @DFCgov must refrain from participating on the privatization of @ethiotelecom. We demand withdraw of bids. Any profit gained has a massive potential to fund #TigrayGenocide. Please, do better. @kyle_a_murphy @wbg_gov @MIGA @SPimentaIFChttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/ethiopia-1900-people-killed-in-massacres-in-tigray-identified

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Kenya, you’re aware of how badly the people of Tigray are suffering at the hands of @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki. We ask that @Safaricom_Care withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. Do NOT fund the #TigrayGenocide! @MyGovKe @SpokespersonGoK @ForeignOfficeKEhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopia-tigray-news-executions-rape-war-atrocities-genocide

3. .@ethiotelecom has been weaponized against the people of Tigray. Unelected @AbiyAhmedAli uses communication as a tool of war. Cease & desist all deals regarding infrastructure in Ethiopia until the #TigrayGenocide investigations are complete. @Vodacom https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/eu-calls-on-ethiopia-to-lift-tigray-communications-blackout-as-sudan-refugee-camps-get-overcrowded/vi-BB1bCXFx

4. South Africa, it’s important that Shameel Joosub of @Vodacom withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. @AbiyAhmedAli is trying to fund his war on Tigray with your help. Do you support genocidal wars targeting the innocent? #TigrayGenocide @GovernmentZA @GEPF_SA @CyrilRamaphosahttps://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/africa/ethiopia-mfa-us-tigray-troops-intl/index.html

5. Although @AbiyAhmedAli has tried to keep the #TigrayGenocide a secret, he can’t hide that he’s trying to fund it. We ask that @LiquidInTech withdraw any bids from @ethiotelecom. Do not fund a Genocide. @NicRudnick @econetzimbabwe @DouglasMboweni https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-war-behind-a-steel-wall/a-56737354

6. Ralph Mupita & leaders of @MTNGroup must do right & withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. Do you support genocidal wars against innocent people? The world is watching. #TigrayGenocide @wimMTNUG @StephenBlewett @PaulNormanMTN @jschultebockum @KamalSantina https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/africa/ethiopia-mfa-us-tigray-troops-intl/index.html

7. .@AbiyAhmedAli has scared off suppliers of @hm & @childrensplace during the #TigrayGenocide. He’s allowed forces to destroy infrastructures, causing the country’s economy to plunge. This is who you want to do business with? @Safaricom_Care @Vodacom https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-conflict-manufacturing-idUSKBN28J0LG

8. By supporting the sale of @ethiotelecom, @WorldBank would effectively be complicit in financially supporting a govt. that has waged an atrocious genocidal war on Tigray. Stop funding #TigrayGenocide @Bill_Morneau @JoshFrydenberg @WhiteHouseCEA @DFCgov https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

9. Privatization of @ethiotelecom would be a financial injection into a system that has overseen the shelling of civilians, rampant displacement, weaponized rape, looting & other horrific war crimes. Don’t fund #TigrayGenocide! @LeoVaradkar @simoncoveney https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-15/sexual-violence-being-used-as-weapon-of-war-in-ethiopias-tigray-un-says

10. After denying civilian deaths, rape victims, & the presence of Eritrean troops, @AbiyAhmedAli admitted all three. @ChrisCoons, imagine the impact of @WorldBankAfrica if it backed away from financially bolstering the same system. Don’t fund #TigrayGenocide! https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sudan-ethiopia-only-on-ap-49166602bcb2a0a112402e202a034f38

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.@WorldBank should support a govt. that is invested in the safety & security of ALL its citizens; one that is accountable & transparent. Ethiopia does NOT have that w/ @AbiyAhmedAli. What it has is a genocidal govt. Don’t fund #TigrayGenocide @SecYellen https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/un-hunger-rape-rising-ethiopias-tigray

2. No woman should should support a government & system that condones rape. It has been weaponized throughout Tigray these last 5 months of war. Use your power to put a stop to #TigrayGenocide. Vote NO. @KGeorgieva @carmenmreinhart, @ADixon_WB @KFinkelston https://www.dw.com/en/rape-survivors-battle-trauma-in-tigray/av-56830621

3. How many civilians need to be massacred? How many girls & woman raped so the @WorldBank & IMF must stop aligning with the needs of perpetrators of the #TigrayGenocide? @NadiaCalvino @ArturoHerrera_G @MichealMartinTD @CharlesMichel @EUCourtPress @IMFNews https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/01/africa/tigray-mahibere-dego-massacre-video-cmd-intl/index.html

4. The war is not obscure anymore. The whole world is watching @WorldBank & IMF decide on whether to support #TigrayGenocide by funding @ethiotelecom privatization. @DavidMalpassWBG @JosephEStiglitz @DonnellyStephen@RepDeanPhillips @RepSteveChabot https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopia-tigray-news-executions-rape-war-atrocities-genocide/

5. Financial support of a government & system perpetuating #TigrayGenocide on its own people is complicity to genocide. DO NOT encourage impunity. @SandieOkoro @AntonellaBassa3 @MamtaMurthi @USTreasury @StateDept @federalreserve @deppauloguedes @MAECgob https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/25/the-guardian-view-on-the-war-in-ethiopia-tigrays-civilians-need-protection

6. Girls are being raped by soldiers. Is this what @WorldBank stands to exacerbate? Is this what IMF is likely to support financially? Say NO to #TigrayGenocide. Say NO to supporting the sale of @ethiotelecom. @SvonFriedeburg @AlbertZeufack @Diarietou_WB https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/why-ethiopia-needs-open-its-telecom-market

7. .@WorldBank did hold on disbursements in Myanmar 24 days after a coup. 5 months later, it is still supporting @AbiyAhmedAli, while he’s accused of ethnic cleansing in #TigrayGenocide. @SecYellen @wallyadeyemo @DavidMalpassWBG @eucopresident @PresidentIRL https://www.aol.com/news/blinken-condemns-ethnic-cleansing-ethiopias-220414116.html

8. .@WorldBank has two ambitious goals: End extreme poverty within a generation & boost shared prosperity. Yet, it is funding @AbiyAhmedAli’s war in Tigray that has intentionally destroyed both objectives. @Diop_IFC @USTreasury @vonderleyen #TigrayGenocide https://www.msf.org/health-facilities-targeted-tigray-region-ethiopia

9. Ethiopia is committing war crimes by withholding food to create a famine in Tigray. The @WorldBank should not be complicit with this. Do not fund the #TigrayGenocide. @WhiteHouseCEA @JulieBSiegel @KGeorgieva @RepGregoryMeeks @federalreserve @SenatorRisch https://www.ft.com/content/60ea0fbd-688e-4224-8219-c4c996d94513

10. Factories, farm crops, livestock, health centers, & the drinking water system in Tigray were intentionally destroyed to use food as a weapon of war. Mass atrocities committed. The @WorldBank should not fund #TigrayGenocide. @WhiteHouse @ChrisCoons https://twitter.com/ProfKindeya/status/1381902942933037057?s=20

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1. Weaponized rape & hunger, massacres, & ethnic cleansing by invading forces are widely reported in #TigrayGenocide. This is against the human rights principles embodied in WB’s Environment & Social framework. @DavidMalpassWBG @HafezGhanem_WB @FeridBelhajhttps://apnews.com/943f9335820f4822fca1b9e45a05f449

2. Ethiopian & Eritrean forces looted & destroyed schools, hospitals, universities, pharmaceuticals, textile & cement factories, power plants, & mechanized farms that employ thousands of citizens. @WorldBank stop funding the #TigrayGenocide @HafezGhanem_WB @EP_President @USAID

3. You should not bid for @ethiotelecom it is neither ethical nor profitable to invest in those perpetrating #TigrayGenocide. Those funding war crimes in Tigray will be held accountable. @srichard @orange @TeIkomMobileSA @etisalat @SnailMobileUSA @Vodacom
https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sudan-ethiopia-only-on-ap-49166602bcb2a0a112402e202a034f38

4. .@WorldBank – listen to experts @JendayiFrazer & @JDevermont, “The Int’l. community should pause the current IMF debt relief negotiations with Ethiopia & the @DFCgov should suspend..support of @ethiotelecom’s privatization.” @jorgedajani #TigrayGenocide https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/542145-fighting-in-ethiopia-threatens-us-security-interests?amp

5. .@SenBooker & @ChrisCoons we urge you to ask the @WorldBank to stop funding #TigrayGenocide. @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki are committing war crimes. We need independent investigation NOT funds for armament. @HouseForeign @GerryConnolly @SenatorRisch https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/04/01/africa/tigray-mahibere-dego-massacre-video-cmd-intl/index.html

6. .@WorldBankAfrica “it is critical to establish credible benchmarks to move forward. Humanitarian access is the responsibility of all governments, and it is unacceptable to reward Addis Ababa.” @USAIDEthiopia @DFID_UK @SecBlinken @USAID #TigrayGenocide https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/542145-fighting-in-ethiopia-threatens-us-security-interests?amp

7. It would be unprecedented for int’l institutions @WorldBank & @IMF_atUN along with gov agencies @USTreasury @StateDept @SecBlinken @USEmbassyAddis to cont. funding @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki while they stand accused of war crimes in #TigrayGenocide. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.amp.html

8. .@WorldBank & @SecYellen should know @AbiyAhmedAli & Eritrean dictator Isaias Afwerki have destroyed an unimaginable amount of civil infrastructure throughout Tigray. They should NOT be rewarded with more funds to continue #TigrayGenocide. @USTreasury
https://www.msf.org/health-facilities-targeted-tigray-region-ethiopia

9. .@WorldBank is not upholding its own social safeguard policies, protection of human rights as provided in their Environmental & Social Mgmt. Framework, but gearing up to support the privatization of @ethiotelecom. No credibility! @Lagarde @Paschald @KGeorgieva #TigrayGenocide

10. .@WorldBank should not support the privatization of @ethiotelecom; a project to be implemented in an environment where massacres, gang rapes, & other human rights violations are taking place. @gwsokamoto @wallyadeyemo @EU_Justice #TigrayGenocide https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sudan-ethiopia-only-on-ap-49166602bcb2a0a112402e202a034f38

World Bank – 6

1. .@WorldBank froze funds to Myanmar immediately after a coup. The bank is still supporting a govt conducting ethic cleansing and massacres. STOP @ethiotelecom privatization. #TigrayGenocide@antoniocostapm @KGeorgieva @KlaasKnot @nsitharaman @EUCouncil https://tinyurl.com/y3hcthbe

2. .@WorldBank trashing it’s own standards by not conducting govt finance review or a public consultation before @ethiotelecom privatization. WB is complicit with the #TigrayGenocide. @DavidMalpassWBG @jleibenluft @HMcEntee @JulieBSiegel @CalvinMitchell6 https://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/starving-tigray/

3. .@WorldBank suspend @ethiotelecom privatization! Stop the needless suffering before carelessly giving funds for armaments. Govt using rape as a weapon of war should be condemned! #TigrayGenocide @federalreserve @EUatUN @SecYellen @wallyadeyemo @RepMcCaul https://tinyurl.com/hm3nnafv

4. Stop funding the #TigrayGenocide through the sale of @ethiotelecom. We call on the @WorldBank to stop funding the killing of black and brown bodies for geopolitical expediency. #BlackLivesMatter #TigrayGenocide @RepGregoryMeeks @Diop_IFC @RepKarenBass https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sudan-ethiopia-only-on-ap-49166602bcb2a0a112402e202a034f38

5. On April 21, @WorldBank’s Board of Directors will vote on whether to fund Ethiopia as the country wages a war on Tigray, a minority indigenous population. Abiy wants to revenue for weapons through the sale of @ethiotelecom. Vote ‘NO’! #TigrayGenocide @ShaolinyangWBG @kanshula

6. Voting for the sale of @ethiotelecom is a vote for funding the #TigrayGenocide. @WorldBank should not aid the genocide of the minority ethnic Tigrayan population, as Ethiopia weaponizes food. @AntonellaBassa3 @jorgedajani @CF_Jaramillo @DFCgov @kanshula https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-04-15/un-tigrays-humanitarian-crisis-worsens-no-eritrean-exit

7. We all should ask why the @WorldBank knowingly funds the #TigrayGenocide by facilitating the sale of @ethiotelecom? What is in it for WB? Who is condoning this ethnic cleansing? How does the U.S. which controls the Bank benefit from this? @SecBlinken @SenBooker @RepGregoryMeeks

8. Now is not the time for @WorldBank to sell @ethiotelecom as it will fund the #TigrayGenocide. Now is time to hold the leadership in Ethiopia accountable for all war crimes & crimes against humanity. @DavidMalpassWBG @SecYellen @SenatorRisch @IMF_atUN https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html

9. By helping Abiy sell @ethiotelecom in the midst of his genocidal war against the indigenous people of Tigray, @WorldBank’s Board is setting up to fund Abiy’s genocide. This is an unforgivable, historical mistake. Say ‘NO’ to #TigrayGenocide @Mari_Pangestu @SandieOkoro @Diop_IFC

10. Coup in Myanmar & @WorldBank halts all projects within a month. Genocide in Ethiopia & WB votes to fund the 5 month long #TigrayGenocide, through sale of @ethiotelecom. What’s wrong with this picture? What’s wrong with the @WorldBank? @DavidMalpassWBG https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sudan-ethiopia-only-on-ap-49166602bcb2a0a112402e202a034f38

#UNSCActNow – UNSC Meeting on April 15, 2021

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Eyasu Berhe

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Irob + Kunama

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1. It was reported that 80% of Tigray was unreachable 3 months after the war began. At 5 months, not much has changed. #UNSCActNow & condemn Ethiopia. Take action to end weaponized starvation. @PmTunisia @VietNam_UN @KenyaMissionUN @MexOnu @NorwayUNhttps://ph.news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-red-cross-says-80-154843483.html

2. @AbiyAhmedAli coaxed the world into thinking that not a single civilian died. But reports of massacres & looting of much needed food proves otherwise. The people of Tigray are being systematically killed. #UNSCActNow & end this. @UNReliefChief @AmbMKimani https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cr2pnx1173dt/tigray-crisis

3. Millions are counting on you as the #UNSC to lead with intention. It is well over 5 months since a war was waged on Tigray, & the situation continues to spiral out of control. #UNSCActNow – it is your Responsibility to Protect. @KenyaMissionUN @USAmbUN https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

4. Talks with @AbiyAhmedAli will not save lives. ACTION will. Starvation is being weaponized throughout Tigray for 5 months now. This is a man-made humanitarian crisis that needs your immediate attention. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @SecBlinken @ChrisCoons @USAmbUN @EstoniaUN

5. The presence of Ethiopian & Eritrean troops is escalating tensions in Tigray. Millions are at risk of violence, rape, & starvation. Ensure the removal of these troops to sort out the humanitarian crisis. #TigrayGenocide@KenyaMissionUN @HouseForeignhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

6. “Our stark conclusion is that the governments of Ethiopia & Eritrea are starving the people of Tigray. Circumstantial evidence suggests that this is intentional, systematic & widespread.” #UNSCActNow @USAmbUN @SecBlinken @ChrisCoons @RepGregoryMeekshttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

7. “Fighting in the northern Tigray region has killed thousands of people & forced hundreds of thousands from their homes amid shortages of food, water & medicine.” #UNSCActNow to end this suffering. @ChrisCoons @RepGregoryMeeks@UNReliefChief @NorwayUNhttps://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-08/us-expresses-concern-over-tigray-crisis-to-ethiopian-deputy-pm-white-house

8. It was reported that 80% of Tigray was unreachable 3 months after the war began. At 5 months, not much has changed. #UNSCActNow & condemn the Ethiopian govt. Take action to end weaponized starvation. @PmTunisia @VietNam_UN @KenyaMissionUN @MexOnu https://ph.news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-red-cross-says-80-154843483.html

9. From @AbiyAhmedAli’s “no single civilian was killed in Tigray” rhetoric to reports of rapes, massacres & weaponized hunger. #UNSCActNow & bring an end to the #TigrayGenocide. You must uphold #R2P. @LindaT_G @UKUN_NewYork @franceonu @ChrisCoons @timkaine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cr2pnx1173dt/tigray-crisis

10. Unelected @AbiyAhmedAli said this was a “law & order” operation, but more evidence rises of genocide, weaponized rape and starvation, & ethnic cleansing of Tigray. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @UN_GP_RtoP @Niger_ONU @SVG_UN @SenatorRisch @PmTunisia https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html#click=https://t.co/a6Mb0KWwG9

11. Tigray is depending on you as leaders to stand up. It has been 5 months & counting since @AbiyAhmedAli waged a genocidal war on Tigray. The people are crying out for you to uphold your Responsibility to Protect. #UNSCActNow @irishmissionun @NorwayUN https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

12. The @UN reported that only 1% of the nearly 920 nutrition treatment facilities in Tigray are reachable. Water pipes have been turned off. The Int’l community must understand hunger is deliberately being weaponized by @AbiyAhmedAli. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide

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13. Hospitals in Tigray have been looted & attacked by Eritrean troops, leaving local civilians at risk of death due to lack of medicine & medical help. #UNSCActNow to end crimes against humanity. #TigrayGenocide @USAmbUN @PmTunisia @MexOnu @EstoniaUN https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-health-idUSKBN2A80JZ

14. As Tigray enters Day 163 of a state-sponsored genocidal war, “women and girls caught in the conflict continue to fall victims of sexual violence and abuse,” amongst other atrocities. #UNSCActNow to end #TigrayGenocide @KenyaMissionUN @mbachelet https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/ethiopia

15. Millions of people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are facing starvation. Until now, it’s been a crisis without pictures. #UNSCActNow before it’s too late. #TigrayGenocide @UNReliefChief @VietNam_UN @EstoniaUN @MexOnu @irishmissionun @NorwayUN https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29548/in-the-tigray-war-weaponized-starvation-takes-a-devastating-toll

16. Soldiers slaughtered locals & savagely opened fire at hundreds of congregants celebrating mass in Dengelat village. These are punishable crimes. #UNSCActNow to stop these atrocities from mounting. @IlhanMN @AmbMKimani @RepGregoryMeeks @VietNam_UN @SVG_UN https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/africa/ethiopia-mfa-us-tigray-troops-intl/index.html

Irob + Kunama

1. Irob was the first location to be attacked & fall under Eritrean forces in Ethiopia. “The north is dying,” said a Irob man. “I strongly believe there is a campaign to target the people.” #IrobMassacre #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @UN @cnalive @Pontifex https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

2. The Irob district is little known & the situation there is not getting the attention it deserves from Int’l leaders. @AbiyAhmedAli is liable for all the crimes he is endorsing in northern Ethiopia. @LindaT_G @AmbMKimani #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide https://www.irobadvocacy.org/activities/pressrelease-Irob-District-In-Tigray-Needs-Urgent-Aid#.YD8JR_HT27t.twitter

3. “If you don’t bring your father, your brothers; you don’t get the aid, you’ll starve.” Irob is a severely affected area due to heavy Eritrean army presence. Hundreds have been executed & many women raped. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @irishmissionun https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

4. Irob Advocacy Association (IAA) has credible information that the Irob people are displaced & starving to death in the mountains; occupied by the Eritrean forces. #UNSCActNow & and remove Eritrean forces. @KenyaMissionUN #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide https://www.irobadvocacy.org/activities/pressrelease-Irob-District-In-Tigray-Needs-Urgent-Aid#.X-E_8FFY6FA.twitter

5. “It is to be recalled that Eritrean forces abducted over 97 Irob civilians during Ethio-Eritrean war” & still their whereabouts are unknown. Many #Irob have been killed by Eritrean troops. This is a great loss for the tribe. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide https://www.irobadvocacy.org/activities/pressrelease-Irob-District-In-Tigray-Needs-Urgent-Aid#.X-E_8FFY6FA.twitter

6. “This is the least-documented war. The world will apologize to the people of Tigray, but it will be too late.” When will @UN TRULY advocate for the people of Tigray & Irob? These ethnic groups are being targeted. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @NorwayUN https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

7. The Irob tribe is systematically being targeted, killed, & starved in the highlands of Ethiopia. When will @UN #SecurityCouncil be a voice for the voiceless dying in the shadows? #UNSCActNow & end the #IrobMassacre & #TigrayGenocide @irishmissionun @hrw https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

8. Ethiopian govt. is unfairly withholding food aid from starving families suspected of links to Tigray forces. The Irob are deeply affected & silently feeling the effects of #TigrayGenocide. When will the @UN intervene? @Niger_ONU @PmTunisia #IrobMassacre https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

9. The Kunama & Irob people are suffering immensely & both may be on the brink of extinction. We cannot turn a blind eye. It’s time the @UN ensure unfettered humanitarian access to all of Tigray. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide@ChrisCoons @MexOnu @EstoniaUN @NorwayUN @UNReliefChief

10. The Kunama have faced war crimes by invading Eritrean troops. Their livelihood at risk as they are being systematically starved. Their crops & farming equipment have been intentionally destroyed. @UN you have a Responsibility to Protect. #UNSCActNow @USAmbUN @USAmbUN @MexOnu

11. The Kunama have been terrorized by Eritrean troops. This is a minority group that must be protected. We are in the 5th month of the #TigrayGenocide & the @UN continues to fail this group. Why? #KunamaStarvation @AmbMKimani @UNReliefChief @mbachelet https://minorityrights.org/minorities/kunama-and-nara/

12. The Kunama depend on farming for their livelihood. The intentional looting & destruction of livestock, burning of villages & farming equipment has left them without food for 5 months. They are facing mass starvation. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @UNReliefChief @VietNam_UN

13. The Kunama people were devastated by Ethio-Eritrean border war. In just 20 years , they’re facing more war crimes by Eritrean troops-their ethnic survival depends on immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces. #KunamaStarvation #UNSCActNow @KenyaMissionUN https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/fr/node/206933

14. The people of Kunama in Tigray, are at extreme risk of extinction. This minority community is facing weaponized starvation, as villages & farming equipment are burned down & cattle are looted by invading troops. Please protect them. #UNSCActNow @UNReliefChief @USAmbUN

15. Five months into the war & we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg in stories about the #TigrayGenocide. The more remote communities, such as Irob & Kunama, are the most vulnerable & need protection, before they become extinct. #UNSCActNow @USUN @Ilhan @SVG_UN @Niger_ONU

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1. Hospitals in Tigray have been looted & attacked by Eritrean troops, leaving local civilians at risk of death due to lack of medicine & medical help. #UNSCActNow to end crimes against humanity. #TigrayGenocide @KamalaHarris @PmTunisia @IntlCrimCourt @hrw https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-health-idUSKBN2A80JZ

2. Unelected @AbiyAhmedAli said this was a “law & order” operation, but more evidence of genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Tigray people is arising. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @UN_GP_RtoP @Niger_ONU @SVG_UN @SAdamsR2P @SenatorMenendez @BenCardinforMD https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html#click=https://t.co/a6Mb0KWwG9

3. #PressFreedom has become a criminal act in #Ethiopia. Journalists & translators of foreign media outlets have been arrested for covering the Tigray crisis. What is the Ethiopian gov trying to hide? @SenatorRounds @SenatorRisch @UNESCO #TigrayGenocide https://cpj.org/2021/03/ethiopian-military-detains-bbc-reporter-translators-for-afp-and-ft/

4. “Consistent reports of ethnic-targeted violence, killings, massive looting, rape, forceful returns of refugees (to Eritrea).” Innocent refugees should not be reprimanded. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @hrw @IntlCrimCourt @timkaine @franceonu @SenBooker https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55675895

5. As the #TigrayGenocide continues in the north, ethnic profiling & discrimination happens in #Ethiopia’s capital as well. This ethnic based discrimination on the people of Tigray must end, NOW! #UNSCActNow @Niger_ONU @SecBlinken @IlhanMN @RepDeanPhillips https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2020/12/16/Ethnic-profiling-Tigray-tensions-Ethiopia

6. Soldiers slaughtered locals & savagely opened fire at hundreds of congregants celebrating mass in Dengelat village. These are punishable crimes. It’s time #UNSCActNow & take @AbiyAhmedAli to @IntlCrimCourt! @IlhanMN @JoeBiden @AmbMKimani @RepGregoryMeekshttps://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/africa/ethiopia-mfa-us-tigray-troops-intl/index.html

7. Whole villages were severely damaged or completely erased. Amhara & Eritrean forces under @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki are responsible for war crimes & must be help accountable in @IntlCrimCourt. @RepKarenBass@RepSires @RepMcCaul #TigrayGenocide https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

8. “80% of the Tigray is unreachable at this particular time,” said president of the Ethiopian @RedCross Society. It is about time #UNSCActNow by taking @AbiyAhmedAli to the @IntlCrimCourt for his major role in the #TigrayGenocide. @SecBlinken @JoeBiden https://ph.news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-red-cross-says-80-154843483.html

9. The presence of Ethiopian & Eritrean military is escalating ethnic violence in Tigray. Millions are at risk of violence, rape, & starvation. Kick the military troops OUT & bring @UNPeacekeeping troops IN. #TigrayGenocide @KenyaMissionUN @HouseForeign https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-09/eu-accuses-eritrea-forces-of-fueling-conflict-in-ethiopia-region

10.Everything has become uncertain since @AbiyAhmedAli took office. He is destabilizing east Africa as the war on Tigray continues. #UNSCActNow to bring Abiy to @IntlCrimCourt. End this chaos! @Chinamission2un @VietNam_UN @IndiaUNNewYork#TigrayGenocide https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-conflict-manufacturing-idUSKBN28J0LG

11. Ethiopia’s sovereignty was breached when Eritrea encroached on Ethiopian internal affairs. Now @DemekeHasen @AbiyAhmedAli wants the West not to intervene in Ethiopian “internal affairs.” A double-standard. #TigrayGenocide @ABlinken @LindaT_G @AmbMKimani https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/ethiopia-rebuffs-us-call-to-pull-outside-forces-from-tigray/2021/03/01/b0e3059c-7a85-11eb-8c5e-32e47b42b51b_story.html

12. Examples of crimes against humanity: deliberate killing of civilians, torture, rape, destroying property; which all has been committed in the #TigrayGenocide. There is a Right to Protect. #UNSCActNow @IntlCrimCourt @KarimKhanQC #FatouBensouda @hrw https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

13. The personal accounts of Tigray victims reported by @AJENews are haunting to say the least. What @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki are unleashing are war crimes and they both must be held responsible. #TigrayGenocide @KarimKhanQC @PmTunisia @RussiaUN @hrw https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56229256

14. “An Amnesty report said crimes against humanity may have been committed.” Coercive practices of killing Tigray civilian population because of their ethnicity is a crime against humanity.What are you doing about these allegations? #UNSCActNow @LindaT_G https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56229256

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1. From @AbiyAhmedAli’s “no single civilian was killed in Tigray” rhetoric to reports of crimes against humanity & ethnic discrimination. #UNSCActNow & bring him to @IntlCrimCourt for #TigrayGenocide. You must uphold #R2P. @LindaT_G @SenBooker @KarimKhanQChttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cr2pnx1173dt/tigray-crisis

2. House searches, looting, killings, & #SGBV against civilians continue to be reported. The Amhara forces are equally responsible for the atrocities committed in the ongoing #TigrayGenocide. @IntlCrimCourt @SecBlinken @irishmissionun @LindaT_G @Niger_ONU https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/ethiopia/?fbclid=IwAR3PwjicBO2gYuw1IEsovmfLd2uTjWUBwN3feK2SZ8L7APPQgSZr0IxBXJM

3. Displaced Tigrayans “recalled wanton slaughter, the destruction of crops and livelihoods, and tens of thousands fleeing from areas of #Ethiopia’s #Tigray region under #Eritrea|n military control.” #UNSCActNow @Niger_ONU @SVG_UN @PmTunisia #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vgex/they-started-burning-the-homes-ethiopians-say-their-towns-are-being-razed-in-ethnic-cleansing-campaign

4. Schools in #Tigray’s capital #Mekele now house the displaced. “Its pediatric wards team with children nursing bullet and shrapnel wounds, some of whom have had limbs blown off.” #UNSCActNow @KenyaMissionUN @EstoniaUN @IndiaUNNewYork #TigrayGenocidehttps://www.yahoo.com/now/blanket-sadness-covers-conflict-hit-091706070.html

5. 13-year-old Nahom was struck by shrapnel in #Tigray in Nov, losing his right foot and vision in his right eye. “The gov’t is doing nothing while people are affected by the war,” his father Halefom Gebremariam said.” #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @MexOnuhttps://www.yahoo.com/now/blanket-sadness-covers-conflict-hit-091706070.html

6. US govt report about the situation in western #Tigray “documents in vivid terms what it describes as an apparent campaign to force out the ethnic Tigrayan population under the cover of war.” #UNSCActNow @RussiaUN @NorwayUN @USUN @LindaT_G #TigrayGenocide https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

7. Tigray’s population is being starved. “At least 4.5 million people in the region urgently need food aid.” #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @VietNam_UN @irishmissionun @UKUN_NewYork@franceonu @IntlCrimCourt @KarimKhanQC @UNReliefChief @UNOCHA @SecBlinkenhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

8. Saba, a displaced woman from Mai Kadra, told @AJENews “More than 10 soldiers took turns raping us.” Tigray needs @UN led investigations into the war crimes! #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @IntlCrimCourt @EstoniaUN @MexOnu @LindaT_G @RepAnnWagner @Niger_ONUhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/we-are-dying-tigrayans-speak-of-abuse-by-eritrean-troops

9. .@how reported that Ethiopian forces carried out indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in Tigray targeting homes, hospitals, schools, & markets in violation of the laws of war. #UNSCActNow & take @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias to @IntlCrimCourt @irishmissionun https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/11/ethiopia-unlawful-shelling-tigray-urban-areas

10. Eritrean troops and Amhara militias are engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray region of Ethiopia through the use of rape, plunder and massacres. #UNSCActNow to end the war crimes and #TigrayGenocide @USUN @KarimKhanQC @MexOnu https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html

11. Eritrean soldiers opened fire on churchgoers in Tigray while celebrating mass & as people tried to flee, troops followed “spraying the mountainside with bullets”. #UNSCActNow & force these troops out & end #TigrayGenocide @KenyaMissionUN @RussiaUN @GCR2P https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html

12. All human rights are suspended in Tigray. Journalists reporting on #TigrayGenocide & war crimes by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have been illegally detained by the @AbiyAhmedAli’s regime. #UNSCActNow @ChrisCoonsCMUNC @USUN @IntlCrimCourt @SenBooker https://cpj.org/2021/03/ethiopian-military-detains-bbc-reporter-translators-for-afp-and-ft/

13. There are numerous reports of genocide, war crimes, & crimes against humanity implicating @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki. #UNSCActNow to bring these perpetrators to justice & end the atrocities in Tigray. #TigrayGenocide @KarimKhanQC @irishmissionun @Niger_ONU @LindaT_G @USUN

14. Clear evidence of ethnic cleansing reported in Tigray, with entire villages being destroyed. Ethiopian & Eritrean soldiers, alongside Amhara militias, are leading it. Why hasn’t @UN #SecurityCouncil stepped in? #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow@PmTunisia @Niger_ONU @KenyaMissionUN

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1. Mass killings of civilians, rape, & looting by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops, alongside Amhara militias, is happening all over Tigray. The @UN #SecurityCouncil can choose to end the #TigrayGenocide, but only if it acts immediately. #UNSCActNow @SenateForeign @VP @franceonu @SVG_UN

2. The @IntlCrimCourt must implicate @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki immediately. Tigrayan civilians are being raped & killed, & their entire villages are being destroyed. The #UNSC & #ICC can stop this. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @USAmbUN @CourPenaleInt https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/3/1/we-are-dying-tigrayans-speak-of-abuse-by-eritrean-troops?__twitter_impression=true&s=01

3. What’s happening in #Tigray is “ethnic cleansing” & whole villages severely damaged & erased. The @UN #SecurityCouncil must step up and hold @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki responsible for their crimes! #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @USAmbUN @UKUN_NewYork https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/world/middleeast/ethiopia-tigray-ethnic-cleansing.html?smid=tw-share

4. #NeverAgain is happening in Tigray & @UN members must stop sitting idle. Abraham states “I’ve never seen a massacre like this and I don’t want to [again],”. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @USAmbUN @irishmissionun @KenyaMissionUN @RussiaUN @Chinamission2un https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2dxpHz6_J6MYIASFZb_uVo0DoO3365FT-orfz4piwvsbdhDI9JfE-UiUM

5. .@amnesty reports the “mass execution” of Axum may amount to crimes against humanity. Eritrean troops went on a rampage and killed hundreds. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow #EritreaOutOfTigray @USUN @Chinamission2un @RussiaUN @UKUN_NewYork @KenyaMissionUNhttps://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR2537302021ENGLISH.PDF?fbclid=IwAR2tVD-Ci_pjf2WfUE5ze35Q_J2vvIEqeIqwikrBDljxfSGp8NCXt0CwNOc

6. Hundreds of buildings burned. Civilians in Tigray have been executed and evacuated from their homes by Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces. #UNSCActNow to get these troops out of Tigray! #TigrayGenocide @MexOnu @UKUN_NewYork @franceonu @Niger_ONU https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-25/hundreds-of-buildings-burned-around-tigray-town-research-group-says

7. #MonalisaAbraha suffered gunshot wounds to her hand and arm, leaving her to be an amputee. She bravely resisted rape and invading troops showed no mercy. #UNSCActNow to protect women from such war crimes. #TigrayGenocide @LindaT_G @VP @AmbMKimani @UN

8. Merhawit was raped by 15 Eritrean soldiers who took turns raping her over 8 hours. These are punishable war crimes. The #UNSC should be disgusted! @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki must be taken to @IntlCrimCourt.#TigrayGenocide @KenyaMissionUN @EstoniaUN https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-11/troops-accused-of-mass-rape-in-ethiopias-tigray-conflict?fbclid=IwAR3OMacYgY_YICFOvcjpawSN91d5qf3qZx6ft8bFA1DCSOk60VOeJvAIp9o

9. “Media watchdog groups reported the arrests of at least 13 journalists in Ethiopia last year.” Aljazeera reports of Tigrayan soldiers unjustly being arrested for providing translation services about the Tigrayan crisis. #TigrayGenocide@KenyaMissionUN @HouseForeign

10. “They tried to rape me & I was thrown to the ground. Then, one of the soldiers fired bullets, but they hit my hand & then fired another bullet that went through my arm.” This is #MonalizaAbraha’s story or survival.#UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @NorwayUN https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55832711?fbclid=IwAR2YKxDwqhafn2nX7nvoPMLzPkiTymQXPhJtQGm3Ma7LMzJEdFMVWGSmD3Q

11. How many more will have to die before the International community intervenes? Harrowing reports recorded of war crimes in Tigray. #UNSCActNow to end #TigrayGenocide! @KenyaMissionUN @UKUN_NewYork @Niger_ONU @franceonu @AOC @Ilhan @VP @StateDeptSpox https://www.voanews.com/ethiopia-tigray/us-report-documents-atrocities-ethnic-cleansing-tigray-ny-times-says

12. Countless reports from fleeing refugees recount atrocities committed by the Ethiopian govt & Eritrean army. Justice must be served in @IntlCrimCourt. Hold @AbiyAhmedAli for his crimes against humanity. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @RussiaUN @LindaT_G https://apnews.com/article/witnesses-recall-massacre-axum-ethiopia-fa1b531fea069aed6768409bd1d20bfa

13. An Axumite resident cries, “all we could see were dead bodies and people crying.” The @UN #SecurityCouncil must charge both Abiy & Isaias with war crimes committed in Tigray! #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @franceonu @KarimKhanQC @Chinamission2un @RussiaUN https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/ethiopia-eritrean-troops-massacre-of-hundreds-of-axum-civilians-may-amount-to-crime-against-humanity/

14. Recently @amnesty reported that troops systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in Axum. The #UNSC & #ICC have a responsibility to incriminate Ethiopian & Eritrean forces! #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @VietNam_UN @IndiaUNNewYork @HouseForeign https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/ethiopia-eritrean-troops-massacre-of-hundreds-of-axum-civilians-may-amount-to-crime-against-humanity/

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1. Human rights atrocities & war crimes are regularly being committed by the Ethiopian govt. In addition, the withholding of crucial humanitarian aid will lead to a devastating famine in the land. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide@Chinamission2un @IndiaUNNewYork https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/20/un-says-malnutrition-very-critical-in-ethiopias-tigray

2. Ethiopian + Eritrean forces committed multiple war crimes in Tigray. Indiscriminate shellings, killing, rape, the use of child soldiers, looting property, and the blocking ofhumanitarian aid are grave breaches of the of #GenevaConvention #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @NorwayUN

3. The horrific accounts of the #AxumMassacre & ongoing #WarOnTigray should hold both tyrants @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afewerki accountable in @IntlCrimCourt. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @JoeBiden @VP @IndiaUNNewYork @NorwayUN @USUN @IlhanMN @CoryBooker https://cutt.ly/ZlCZgFX

4. The intentional malicious attacks against hospitals, schools, churches, cultural heritage sites; along with the intentional killings, rape & torture of innocent civilians are all punishable war crimes. Let @AbiyAhmedAli have his day in court for the #TigrayGenocide! @AmbMKimani

5. Operation to restore “law & order” in Tigray was all a sham. It has been a genocidal war of oppression, psychological warfare, & widespread violence on the Tigray people. @AbiyAhmedAli must face @IntlCrimCourt. @SecBlinken #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56229256

6. From Nobel Prize winner to grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. Unelected @AbiyAhmedAli must face @IntlCrimCourt. He’s a terrorist in his own country. This isn’t democracy! #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @SecBlinken @LindaT_G @jakejsullivan @AmbMKimanihttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55832711

7. It’s time @AbiyAhmedAli is held liable for endorsing ethnic profiling, genocidal campaigns, weaponized rape, & starving a population. And it’s time @SecBlinken call Abiy out for what he truly is. He is a war criminal & a threat to democracy.@AmbMKimani @LindaT_G @PmTunisia @hrw

8. The Eritrean & Ethiopian govt. has repeatedly denied the involvement of Eritrean troops in Tigray, yet there are several reliable reports of looting, SGBV & massacres. #UNSCActNow & take ALL perpetrators to @IntlCrimCourt! #TigrayGenocide @LindaT_G @UKUN_NewYork @franceonu

9. A Mai Kadra survivor pleads to @AJENews ‘Tell the world we are dying!’ But one question remains. When will the @UN #SecurityCouncil actually listen & ACT? #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @IntlCrimCourt @KenyaMissionUN @EstoniaUN @Ilhan @AOC @RepKarenBass @VP https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/we-are-dying-tigrayans-speak-of-abuse-by-eritrean-troops

10. ‘They tried to rape me & I was thrown to the ground. I was bleeding for hours. Then, I had my arm amputated.’ Sadly, #MonalizaAbraha is one of many reports of rape in war. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @VP @irishmissionun @ambassadorRice @YohannesAbraham https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/we-are-dying-tigrayans-speak-of-abuse-by-eritrean-troops

11. #TigrayGenocide ‘soaring death tolls’ need to be ringing alarm bells among Intl. leaders. The same ???????? govt waging war in Tigray will not be the one to put an end to this horror. Intl. leaders have a moral obligation to intervene NOW. @ABlinken #UNSCActNowhttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/ethiopia-eritrean-troops-massacre-of-hundreds-of-axum-civilians-may-amount-to-crime-against-humanity/

12. The indisputable proof of war crimes committed by ???????? & ???????? military forces include #SGBV, looting and destruction of civilian infrastructure and mass killings. Tigray will not be helped by the same ???????? govt. attacking them. Intl. leaders MUST intervene #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow

13. @amnesty report on Axum massacre recount the graphic details of the horrific day. There are many stories just like this coming out of Tigray, widespread mass killings and sexual violence is happening at an unfathomable rate https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/02/ethiopia-eritrean-troops-massacre-of-hundreds-of-axum-civilians-may-amount-to-crime-against-humanity/ #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow

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1. Desde la retórica de “ningún civil fue asesinado en #Tigray” de Abiy hasta las denuncias de #CrímenesContraLaHumanidad, #CrímenesDeGuerra & #LimpiezaEtnica. @IntlCrimCourt llevar a este mentiroso patológico a un tribunal penal. #TigrayGenocide @MexOnu https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cr2pnx1173dt/tigray-crisis

2. Hay numerosos informes de genocidio, crímenes de guerra y crímenes contra la humanidad que implican a @AbiyAhmedAli e Isaias Afwerki. @IntlCrimCourt debe llevar a estos autores a la justicia y acabar atrocidades en Tigray. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @MexOnu @lopezobrador_

3. Hay muchos informes de genocidio, crímenes de guerra y crímenes contra la humanidad que implican a @AbiyAhmedAli e Isaias Afwerki. La @IntlCrimCourt actuemos ahora para llevarlos ante la justicia y poner fin a las atrocidades en Tigray. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @mexonu1

4. Prácticas coercitivas de matar a la población civil #tigray por su etnia es un crimen contra la humanidad. “Un informe de Amnistía dice que pueden haberse cometido crímenes de lesa humanidad” #TigrayGenocide @IntlCrimCourt ¿qué hace ante estas denuncias? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56229256

5. La presencia de Los militares etíopes y eritreos esta creando un riesgo a milones de personas de #Tigray que sufran violencia, violaciones y hambre. Porfavor trae a las tropas de @UNPeacekeeping. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @UniNoticias @MexOnu https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-09/eu-accuses-eritrea-forces-of-fueling-conflict-in-ethiopia-region

6. Las historias de las víctimas de #Tigray que informa @AJENews son atroces. Lo que @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki están haciendo son #CrímenesDeGuerra #CrímenesContraLaHumanidad @IntlCrimCourt debe llevarlos la justicia #TigrayGenocide @MexOnu #UNSCActNow https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56229256

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1. La liberté de la presse est devenue un acte criminel en #Éthiopie. Des journalistes+des traducteurs de médias étrangers ont été arrêtés sans raison. Qu’est-ce que le gouvernement ???????? essaie de cacher? #TigrayGenocide @franceonu #UNSCActNow https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56246834

2. Les attaques intentionnelles contre les hôpitaux, les églises + les sites du patrimoine religieux + les exécutions+ les tortures de civils sont des crimes de guerre. @AbiyAhmedAli au @IntlCrimCourt #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @franceonu @JustinTrudeau https://www.lematin.ch/story/larmee-erythreenne-a-tue-des-centaines-de-civils-au-tigre-991029136034

3. Les massacres, les viols et les pillages par les troupes éthiopiennes + érythréennes+milices Amhara sont au quotidien au #Tigré. La Cour pénale int’l doit agir immédiatement pour sauver le peuple du #Tigré. #UNSCActNow #TigrayGenocide @franceonuhttps://www.letemps.ch/monde/larmee-erythreenne-tue-centaines-civils-tigre-alerte-amnesty

4. Les récits horribles du #Axummassacre +de la guerre au #Tigre doivent amener les responsables #AbiyAhmed+#Afewerki à être persécutés par la @CourPenaleInt #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @JustinTrudeau @franceonu @Niger_ONU @PmTunisia @EmmanuelMacron @UNOCHA https://cutt.ly/ZlCZgFX

5. Les forces de l’Ethiopie+de l’Erythrée commettent de nombreux crimes de guerre au #Tigré. Les bombardements,les meurtres+viol de civils, l’utilisation d’enfants soldats+le blocage de l’aide sont des violations #TigrayGenocide @franceonu @KarimKhanQC @CourPenaleInt #UNSCActNow

6. 80% du #Tigré est inaccessible. De bloquer l’aide humanitaire est une violation des droits de l’homme international. #TigrayGenocide #UNSCActNow @CourPenaleInt @NorwayUN @Niger_ONU @franceonu @PmTunisia @KarimKhanQC https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2021/02/10/ethiopie-80-du-tigre-est-inaccessible-pour-l-aide-humanitaire-selon-la-croix-rouge-locale_6069488_3212.html

How I Found Myself in the Tigrayan Struggle

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Yodahe Gebrekirstos

The Story of a Tigrayan in Addis Ababa

I am not a great writer, and under normal circumstances, I would not be writing about this. However, I have realized that when it comes to Ethiopia, staying quiet hasn’t benefited Tigrayans. With the genocidal war waged on Tigray on November 4, 2020, I feel the need to speak up.

This is not a special story. It is one that is common among Tigrayans in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

In the past year, I have realized that I have lived in a fantasy world all my life. I grew up thinking that Ethiopia was home to a perfectly diverse, peace-loving, and progressive population. I am now amazed by how out of touch I was from the dark history and reality of Ethiopia.

My parents are Tigrayans and I was born and raised in Addis Ababa. My family is middle class at best. My parents worked hard to provide us with a quality education and to put food on the table. Up until my twenties, my connection to Tigray was limited to sending books, pens, and clothings to relatives in Tigray.

I was a typical Addis Ababaian. My family was too. We assimilated, unconsciously conforming to the culture, language, and lifestyle of the city. We celebrated ‘Abebayosh’ (a more typical Amhara celebration) more than ‘Ashenda’ (a Tigrayan festival). We sang and danced to “Menilik Tikur Sew” and “Ethiopia hagere yedefersh yiwdem,” and other songs that were pro-Ethiopian nationalism. Little did I know that I was singing and dancing to songs that would be used as background music to the decimation of my own people – Tigrayan people.

“I grew up thinking that Ethiopia was home to a perfectly diverse, peace-loving, and progressive population. I am now amazed by how out of touch I was from the dark history and reality of Ethiopia.”

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As a member of the Tigrayan population in Addis Ababa, I now feel deeply betrayed by both communities. I blame my parents and relatives for not teaching me Tigray’s history and for not telling me what Tigrayans went through in the past.

I also feel betrayed by the people in my hometown, the city I was born and raised in, that now sees me and my parents as the “enemy.” The truth came out in pieces … and then slowly flooded our homes and hearts with blood.

My upbringing as a Tigrayan in Addis Ababa…

I grew up aware of my Tigrayan identity. I was raised to respect the dynamic identity of populations in Ethiopia. I was raised to be conscious of others’ feelings, emotions and to not offend anyone in our community.

Retrospectively, I am not going to deny the fact that I had my own implicit biases against people from outside of Addis Ababa. For example, my friends and I often laughed at non-city sounding names. I had my own biases against every ‘non-Addis Ababian’ (non-urban) person. It was all fun and jokes at the time, but I believe those small implicit biases contribute to the bigger problems we see today.

Ethiopia’s university system draws students from across the country to new areas in hopes of creating appreciation for the country’s diversity. Now, as I witness students who once studied at Mekelle University (in Tigray’s capital) cheering for the destruction of Mekelle or Tigray, I can’t help but wonder if education or cultural integration through universities failed to address the root cause of the problem.

2005 Election

As I think back, there were always signs of what was to come. One of my best friends once said to me, “Tegrewochu yihidulin” (we want Tigrayans out). We were in middle school. He wasn’t the brightest kid, he never really paid attention in our civic or history classes. His parents appeared to be loving people. I wondered what they taught him at home behind closed doors.

There were protests throughout the city against the outcome of the elections. It did not take long for me to realize that Tigrayans were being scapegoated for the problems.

Many were chanting, “Tigre wede Mekelle” (deport Tigrayans to Mekelle). My Tigrayan friends and I were shocked. We knew our parents were from Tigray, but we had no clue what they did to deserve deportation. None of us had been to Mekelle at that time, so it felt somewhat foreign.

What happened during the protests was utter chaos. My most vivid memory was of the fear in my father’s eyes when he came to pick me up from school during one of the protests in Addis Ababa. I could see he felt threatened, unsafe, and concerned about the future.

Although I was young, I too felt the uncertainty, the rush, the panic.

“Many were chanting, “Tigre wede Mekelle” (deport Tigrayans to Mekelle). My Tigrayan friends and I were shocked. We knew our parents were from Tigray, but we had no clue what they did to deserve deportation.”

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ESAT: The media that spread hate against Tigray and Tigrayans

The flames of ethnic tension in 2005 continued to be fanned by Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT).

ESAT journalists shared conspiracy theories, and demonized Tigrayans every day. Ethiopians, ate it up!

In my home, we were not allowed to watch TV, though on occasion we watched some family oriented shows. Our parents wanted us to focus on our studies. I had never heard of ESAT. It was never brought up in conversation with friends and we never really discussed politics. I thought all of our problems could be solved if we were educated together. I had no clue what the rest of Addis Ababa was being fed day in and day out until recently.

The first time I learned about ESAT in 2016, it came with a warning from my cousin who lived in the United States. She told me to keep my “eyes open.” She mentioned that Tigrayans were being targeted in the media – especially on ESAT. There was apparently a Youtube video on “How to shoot a Tigrayan in the leg” and that ESAT released a statement to challenge the Ethiopian people to fight Tigrayans who made up 5 million of Ethiopia’s 95 million population at that time. I dismissed it and thought “diasporas are crazy, man. No one is going to do that.”

But I was wrong…

Following ESAT’s call for solidarity against Tigryans in 2016, universities became a hit zone for Tigrayans, and later they became a crime scene for everyone. So many despicable things happened, including the killing of innocent Tigrayans, the removal of Tigrayan students’ eyes, and the burning of Tigrayan homes in Gondar that launched the internal displacement of Tigrayans from different parts of Ethiopia. There was a systematic demonizing and persecution of Tigrayans all over Ethiopia.

The same friend who said, “we want the Tigrayans out,” in middle school, said that the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) made Ethiopians racist. The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was a key member of the EPRDF coalition and Tigrayans were often associated with the EPRDF regime and its doings.

“Many despicable things happened, including the killing of innocent Tigrayans, the removal of Tigrayan students’ eyes, and the burning of Tigrayan homes in Gondar that launched the internal displacement of Tigrayans from different parts of Ethiopia.”

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Other people also joined the chorus.

“You don’t think Tigrayans benefited from the system?” or “By the way, I like the people of Tigray but not TPLF…” said the same person who is denying the rape and death of civilians during the genocidal war today.

Our Addis Ababian friends were quick to tell us about Tigrayans’ experience in Addis Ababa. They didn’t want to hear what we had to say. If we had anything positive to say about Tigray or Tigrayans, some of them went as far as telling us that we were brainwashed and lied to by our Tigrayan community elders.

Slowly, I stopped engaging with friends about the Tigrayan struggle for equality in Ethiopia. They believed the accusations made about Tigrayans on ESAT more than they believed their own friends.

I am not going to defend the EPRDF regime for its oppressive reputation, but the party did not represent Tigrayans nor work for the Tigrayan population alone. Tigrayans were members of the community receiving the same services as others. We were no different. Money didn’t rain in Tigray or in our homes, but the way others portrayed it made it seem like each one of us was receiving gold chains for every breath we took.

“We supported the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and we gave money to the project… Tigrayans had fully bought into the idea of the “Ethiopian” identity, without realizing that we were never fully accepted by other Ethiopians.”

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Ethiopia was one of the fastest growing economies during the EPRDF regime, but Tigrayans were not the beneficiaries of the rapid economic growth. The Ethiopian elites were made up of people from different ethinic groups.

Tigrayans often supported developmental projects during the EPRDF regime, not because TPLF was a key party in the coalition, but because all we wanted was development, for the country to do better, and most of all – we wanted peace. We know the cost of war – most of us have lost close family members in wars. Our mothers were thankful for and willing to do anything to preserve peace. We supported the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and we gave money to the project without a second thought. Tigrayans had fully bought into the idea of the “Ethiopian” identity, without realizing that we were never fully accepted by other Ethiopians.

It was shocking and painful to discover your own friends were saying such awful things about Tigrayans.

Personal experiences of anti-Tigrayans sentiments…

“A Tigrayan can’t be rich, poor, smart, or dumb without having his or her Tigrayan roots mentioned in the conversation in Addis Ababa.”

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A Tigrayan can’t be rich, poor, smart, or dumb without having his or her Tigrayan roots mentioned in the conversation in Addis Ababa.

I remember once in my profile picture on social media I had an afro, but I was naive to not know the association of this hairstyle with Tigrayan fighters during the Derg regime. A very close friend said:

“Zemedochisihn new mitmesiyew, keyriw please” (Please change your afro hair style, you look like your Tigrayan relatives.)

Tigrayans were also perceived as having access to wealth and weapons. Occasionally, I got the usual:

“Tigre aydelesh eski yeteshale sira asfeligilign” (Aren’t you a Tigrayan, find me a better job through your connections.)

To this day I cannot believe what a medical doctor friend of mine said:

“It looks like the number of contraceptives and abortion laws in Amhara was designed to depopulate the Amhara region.”

Typically, when people refer to harmful laws implemented in the Amhara region, they blame the EPRDF regime, but I had never heard such extreme opinions before. I didn’t respond to her statement, I was in disbelief.

The comments continued. The sad thing is most of us Tigrayans did not bother to correct their jokes on Tigrayan identity or how the EPRDF was being associated with Tigrayans.

“The comments continued. The sad thing is most of us Tigrayans did not bother to correct their jokes on Tigrayan identity or how the EPRDF was being associated with Tigrayans.”

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And then there was the election–

Tigrayans decided to hold a regional election in August 2020. The unelected Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, did not support this election. He wanted to postpone the regional and federal elections and used COVID-19 as an excuse. Through a state-sponsored campaign, Abiy’s administration successfully made it look like holding an election was a crime against humanity.

During this period, Abiy strengthened ties with Eritrea’s dictator Isaias Afwerki. Ethiopian youth went out to celebrate dictator Isayas’s visit to Ethiopia. No one questioned why Ethiopians or the Prime Minister would celebrate a guy who is known to have destroyed his own country – Eritrea.

Anti-Tigrayan sentiments escalated across the media. The Amhara elites began telling farmers not to sell their goods to Tigray or Tigrayans. They genuinely believed that the best way to defeat Tigrayans would be to starve them. They blocked roads to Tigray and started robbing trucks and cars in an attempt to starve the Tigrayans in Tigray.

Amhara Regional Government officials admitted to blocking roads to Tigray because Tigrayans were “harboring criminals.”

“Tigrayans decided to hold a regional election in August 2020. The unelected Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, did not support this election. He wanted to postpone the regional and federal elections and used COVID-19 as an excuse.”

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I will never forget the videos of armed men threatening to destroy Tigray, broadcasted on social media since 2018. The same men were paraded around as heroes in Amhara Regional Government meetings and conferences.

Each one became hunters of what the Prime Minister called ‘‘ye ken jib’’ (daytime hyenas).

I visited Tigray during the elections. No one was harassing non-Tigrayans. To the contrary, the people would speak to you in their broken Amharic if they felt like you were struggling with Tigrigna – it is our culture to welcome guests. No hate was sung against innocent people. They would criticize Abiy, but they saw criticizing a politician as a right. I was pleasantly surprised by the political knowledge of the average Tigrayan and their ability to separate people and governments.

The world turned upside down right before our eyes

The war on Tigray broke out on November 4, 2020.

People in Addis Ababa began voicing their support for the war. Our friends, our neighbors, and our co-workers. All of them were happy to hear a war being waged on Tigray.

“People in Addis Ababa began voicing their support for the war. Our friends, our neighbors, and our co-workers. All of them were happy to hear a war being waged on Tigray.”

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They posted and shared their support of the war on social media outlets. To my surprise, those who had lived and worked in Tigray, or those with better exposure to the people of Tigray than myself, were cheering for the destruction of Tigrayan cities.

Our Instagram friends who had enjoyed watching what we had had for breakfast, lunch and dinner muted us when we started speaking out against war.

Every complaint was followed by whataboutism. Friends were no longer allies. People stopped asking questions and just started to watch and see how the war would play out.

Addis Ababa police raided Tigrayan homes. Some Tigrayans were being taken to the police station and disappearing for days. My aunt was held hostage by the police for no apparent reason.

We were nervous to go to the airport even as civilians. We began mocking each other by looking at each other’s’ ID’s to see if we could be identified by our last names and thrown in jail. Tigrayans usually have distinct names that could be identified easily. We asked ourselves if we would lie and say we were not Tigrayans. Would we proudly say we were Tigrayans and risk prison?

We could not reach loved ones in Tigray. But news about airstrikes and door to door killings in Tigray were common. Everyone was in the dark and it only kept getting darker.

Constant anxiety and panic attacks. We received phone calls from family members abroad with uncontrollable tears. They somehow knew our pain.

Police officers were telling people to identify Tigrayans coming back from Mekelle. Our neighbors called our children “little juntas” and their friends were told not to hang out with Tigrayans. The non-Tigrayan people we once considered ours turned against us.

Our non-Tigrayan mother and father in-laws started denying the atrocities happening inside of Tigray, forgetting that we are family. They always asserted: “In the end, Tigrayans will be Tigrayans.” They seemed to be disappointed by the fact that we didn’t want to see another war.

My coworkers couldn’t hold in their excitement to go cheer for war on Tigray. Those who grieved for the innocent lives during the protests that followed the 2005 election results happily accepted that Tigrayan youth (our brothers and sisters) could be collateral damage in the name of politics.

All the while, Tigrayans in Ethiopia and across the globe were worried about their loved ones in Tigray and in Addis Ababa. My family has already lost three distant cousins. A few family members in the ENDF are missing after being taken out for questioning and a few more are seeking refuge in Sudan.

Humanity slowly disappeared into thin air. The Ethiopians who in the past would stand by to make sure you have your tire changed, or gather to help with anything, turned into strangers who wished you ill.

Our Ethiopian “friends” chose to ignore our suffering. They never asked about our relatives in Tigray. At birthday celebrations, they got mad at us for not laughing as much, or for acting “oddly.”

It became clear. They never liked our Tigrayan identity. Such dislike did not develop in the past thirty years; it was a culturally and socially constructed hate that goes back for generations.

Conversations with friends in Addis Ababa have become different — shallow, tasteless, meaningless. They want Tigrayans to denounce their Tigrayan roots. Tigrayans’ response: “Watch me protect it with all I have got.”

In the end…

I am Tigrayan. No amount of hate or fear can diminish that part of my identity. I, like many others raised in Addis Ababa, didn’t grow up romanticizing living in Tigray.

Since the war began, I have made every effort to learn about Tigray’s history and its people. There is nothing that I am ashamed of.

In fact, I have found a cause greater than myself. A cause to protect my heritage and my identity. A cause to resist forced assimilation and to rebuild Tigray.

My last message is to fellow ESAT followers. I would like you to to understand that:

A country is not an idea, it is the people in it.
Invasion is not liberation. Under Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia has allowed Eritrea to invade Tigrayan lands.
War kills both sides, not just the minority group.
War has rules. You cannot rape, kill civilians, and demolish religious sites, universities or factories.
Justice does not equal vengeance.
Having an election should always be encouraged. It should never be a crime, especially when the constitution allows for it.
The EPRDF is not the TPLF. Four coalition parties led the country under the EPRDF. Oppression under the EPRDF should never be associated with Tigrayans or Tigray.
Tigray will prevail. History will judge those who are supporting the genocidal war.

Betty – Omna Tigray External Contributor April 2021

Irob and Kunuma communities: Petition launched against Tigray genocide amid extreme danger of being wiped out

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Tech Support

Omna Tigray, a nonprofit founded by a collective of Tigrayan professionals recently launched a Twitter campaign and a petition campaign in hope of garnering protection for the Irob and Kunuma communities which have been ravaged by a genocidal war in the region in Ethiopia.

Since November 2020, these communities have faced atrocities at the hands of Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces. Through this campaign, the non-profit aims to draw attention to the human rights violations taking place and ask for the UN to uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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Twitter Campaign – Irob + Kunama

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Sami Mulaw

Irob + Kunama – 1

Irob + Kunama – 2

Irob + Kunama – 3

Irob + Kunama – 4

Irob + Kunama – 5

Irob + Kunama – 1

Irob was the first location to be attacked & fall under Eritrean forces. “The north is dying,” said a Irob man. “I strongly believe there is a campaign to target the people.” Please protect this group. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @UN @UN4Indigenous @hrw https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

2. The Kunama & Irob people are suffering immensely & both may be on the brink of extinction. We cannot turn a blind eye. It’s time the @UN ensure unfettered humanitarian access to all of Tigray. #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide@KenyaMissionUN @UN4Indigenous @hrw

3. Muruts Beyenem was facing an uncertain future at the time of this 2019 interview, & now his community is facing mass extinction at the hands of Eritrean soldiers. When will the @UN wake up & help? #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @UNReliefChief @IPRightsIntl https://www.aljazeera.com/program/episode/2019/9/17/muruts-beyene-living-in-the-ethiopia-eritrea-borderland

4. The Irob & Kunama are located in remote areas of Tigray & are silently suffering. It’s time the @UN lead & stop the #TigrayGenocide. Hold Isaias & Abiy accountable! #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @UNTreatyBodies @CSORG @MinorityRights https://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

5. The Kunama have faced war crimes by invading Eritrean troops. Their livelihood is at risk as they are being systematically starved by the burning of crops, farming equipment, and villages. @UN you have a Responsibility to Protect. #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @USAmbUN @SVG_UN

6. The Kunama have been terrorized by Eritrea for years. This is a minority group that must be protected. We are in the 5th month of the #TigrayGenocide & the @UN continues to fail this group. Why? #KunamaStarvation @AmbMKimani @UN4Indigenous @IFADEastAfrica https://minorityrights.org/minorities/kunama-and-nara/

7. Irob land is under full Eritrean occupation & leader Dori Asgedom, who advocated against border issues & for the plight of the Irob community is now detained by @AbiyAhmedAli. Free Dori Asgedom & condemn #IrobMassacre. #TigrayGenocide #PressFreedom@UN @USAmbUN @AmbMKimani

8. The Irob community continues to suffer a great deal under the violence & occupation of invading forces. We demand the withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Protect the Irob. Be a voice for all indigenous tribes. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @UNSRCulture https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

9. Charges brought against Dori Asgedom are absurd. Arresting opposition party leaders for condemning #WarOnTigray is @AbiyAhmedAli ‘s tactic to consolidate his power. Please protect democracy as well as lives in Tigray from another #IrobMassacre. Can we count on you? @USAmbUN @UN

10. Irob women cont. to face weaponized rape & starvation in the mountains of Tigray by occupying Eritrean forces. It’s time the @UN Security Council takes concrete measures to remove these troops from Tigray. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @IFADEastAfricahttps://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

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The Irob community never healed from the wounds of the 1998-2000 Ethio-Eritrean border war, yet again they find themselves fully occupied by Eritrean troops, who are killing them. Who is advocating for them? #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide@UN_HRC @UNHumanRights @Niger_ONU @hr

2. Dori Asgedom has been arrested by @AbiyAhmedAli for condemning #TigrayGenocide & demanding withdrawal of Eritrean forces. Dori did the right thing but he is paying the ultimate price. Please step up & save people from another #IrobMassacre. @Haavisto @JosepBorrellF @pressfreedom

3. The Irob are still grappling from the trauma of the last border war. Sadly, the #TigrayGenocide has renewed invasion of Eritrean forces who are pillaging villages.The @UN must lead an honest investigation of war crimes & ensure these troops leave Tigray. @SenateForeign @hrw

4. Awalom, a witness of #IrobMassacre, described watching Eritrean troops order 18 young men to lie in a remote field so they could be shot to death. Please protect this indigenous community. #TigrayGenocide @EUCouncil @IWGIA @IENearth @Survivalhttps://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

5. Unfortunately, the Irob community with rich culture, generous and loving people are now one of the worst victims of the ongoing #WarOnTigray. Please protect this tribe.#TigrayGenocide #IrobMassacre @EU_Commission @UN4Indigenous @Pontifex @TheCWIS @hrwhttps://www.aljazeera.com/program/episode/2019/9/17/muruts-beyene-living-in-the-ethiopia-eritrea-borderland

6. The Irob are left with no means to survive in #TigrayGenocide. Eritrean troops have looted health centers & food from homes. They even killed cattle. Ethiopia & Eritrea must be held liable for war crimes. #IrobMassacre @RSPCA_official @UNReliefChiefhttps://www.aljazeera.com/program/episode/2019/9/17/muruts-beyene-living-in-the-ethiopia-eritrea-borderland

7. The Irob of Ethiopia have been found dead of starvation and massacres by Eritrean troops. When will the @UN Security Council use it’s power to end the #TigrayGenocide and ensure that another #IrobMassacre doesn’t happen? @mbachelet @USAmbUN @RussiaUNhttps://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

8. “If you don’t bring your father, your brothers, you don’t get the aid, you’ll starve,” an Irob woman was told. In #TigrayGenocide, civilians are being denied means to survive. These are war crime & perpetrators must be condemned. @mbachelet #IrobMassacrehttps://apnews.com/article/world-news-eritrea-ethiopia-kenya-e84f072e2f08e542652b8f4dac09a3f8

9. The Irob and Kunama are minorities within a minority, making up less than 1% of the population in Tigray.The existence of both groups is under immense threat as the #WarOnTigray continues. #TigrayCantWait #TigrayGenocide @UN4Indigenous @UNOCHA @IWGIA

10. The vast population of Kunama live in the Greater Sheraro area, located close to the Eritrean border and is currently occupied by Eritrean forces. This is alongside reports of entire families dying of starvation in Sheraro. #KunamaStarvation @IWGIA @UN4Indigenous @UNReliefChief

Irob + Kunama – 3

The Kunama depend on farming for their livelihood. The intentional looting & destruction of livestock, burning of villages & farming equipment has left them without food for 5 months. They are facing mass starvation. #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @UNReliefChief @UNDP @hrw

2. The Irob minority are vulnerable given the location – alongside the unprotected Ethio-Eritrean border. Eritrean forces have taken advantage of the proximity to Irob. Young men throughout Irob land face continuous attacks by Eritrean troops. #IrobMassacre @Haavisto @UN4Indigenous

3. Young men in Irob are being taken from their homes & massacred. This is happening alongside a communications blackout all while Irob land is under full Eritrean occupation. The minority group needs to be protected. #IrobMassacre @EUatUN @mbachelet @CSORGhttps://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-tigray-minority-ethnic-cleansing-sudan-world-news-842741eebf9bf0984946619c0fc15023

4. “Better to kill the women of #Tigray because tomorrow they will give birth to the woyane” often said by Eritrean forces. Attacks on the Irob community are incredibly concerning bc they run the increased risk of extermination. #TigrayGenocide @UNOCHA https://eritreahub.org/here-are-the-massacres-in-tigray-witnesses-priests-and-civilians-horribly-slaughtered

5. Irob people of Tigray were devastated by the Ethio-Eritrean 1998-2000 border war which they never healed from. In just 20 yrs, exposed to yet more mass atrocities by #EritreanTroops-their ethnic survival depends on immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces. #IrobMassacre @USUN

6. The war on Tigray is an imminent threat to the existence of the Kunama & Irob indigenous minorities of Tigray. we demand @UNHCR & @UNSC to live up to their obligation of protecting both minority groups. #KunamaStarvation #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @UN_GP_RtoP @mbachelet

7. The Kunama people were devastated by Ethio-Eritrean border war. In just 20 years , they’re facing more war crimes by Eritrean troops-their ethnic survival depends on immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces. #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @UNActionhttps://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/fr/node/206933

8. “Irob is now under the total control of invading Eritrean forces – there are no Ethiopian troops in the area, no telephone, no transportation, no lighting.” Irob & Kunama of Tigray are suffering. #KunamaStarvation #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @EUCouncilhttps://eritreahub.org/tigray-a-report-smuggled-out-of-irob-of-murder-and-rape-by-eritrean-troop

9. In a tragic irony, the govn’t of Ethiopia, one of the first nations to sign the 1948 Genocide Convention, currently stands accused of permitting & participating in violence that could amount to genocide. #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation @LindaT_Ghttps://forbinfull.org/2021/02/04/the-intl-community-must-act-swiftly-to-save-tigray-region/

10. “What I would have never in my worst nightmares thought was that Eritrean army would return 20 years later, to fully occupy our lands & commit the same atrocities they committed during the Ethio-Eritrea border war” #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @hrwhttps://omnatigray.org/dear-ethiopian-propagandists/

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The Irob + Kunama are minority groups within a minority. They are facing real extermination under Eritrean soldiers.Their geographical location & low population size puts them at a higher risk of genocide. #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @NorwayUN @UN_GP_RtoP

2. The Irob & Kunama are experiencing insurmountable atrocities during this 5 month-long genocidal tragedy of Ethiopian & Eritrean occupation. They are being starved to death. #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @UN_GP_RtoP @UKUN_NewYork @Haavisto @SecBlinken @mbachelet

3. Tigrayans are hungry today bc starvation is relentlessly & systematically being used as a weapon of war. Minorities like the Irob & Kunama are particularly at higher risk of starvation. #KunamaStarvation #IrobMassacre @EUCouncil @jakejsullivan https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20210406-ethiopia-targeting-tigray-with-starvation-crimes-as-military-tactic-report?ref=tw

4. 3 days ago @EmmanuelMacron stated that France’s role before+during the 1994 #RwandanGenocide was a “monumental failure”. So why does France ignore #TigrayGenocide? Ethnic #Irob + #Kunama face gross violations under Eritrea|n troops. @franceonu #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation

5. The Ethiopian govt. is intentionally & systematically starving Tigrayans. Ethnic minorities like the Kunama & Irob are likely in danger of going extinct. Responsibility to Protect. @SAdamsR2P @LindaT_G #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocidehttps://sites.tufts.edu/wpf/files/2021/04/Starving-Tigray-report-final.pdf

6. The Irob + Kunama communities, as minorities in Tigray, are being deliberately slaughtered by Ethiopian + Eritrean forces. A community that is less than 1%, is the most threatened with extinction. @EU_Council @UNOCHA @SecBlinken @EstoniaUN #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide

7. The Irob + Kunama population in Tigray are limited in number, & the atrocities they face in the #TigrayGenocide are putting them at risk of extinction. The @UN must provide special protections for these people, before there are none left. #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation @UNDPPA

8. The remote, vulnerable Irob community in Tigray has been under a major telecommunications + electricity blackout as they suffer through horrific massacres & weaponized rape in the midst of the #TigrayGenocide. We need your help protecting them, @UN. #IrobMassacre @Refugees @hrw

9. The people of Kunama in Tigray, are at extreme risk of extinction due to the #TigrayGenocide. This vulnerable community in particular is facing weaponized starvation, as villages & farming equipment are burned down + property & cattle are looted. #KunamaStarvation @FilippoGrandi

10. The Kunama community is suffering immensely from the #TigrayGenocide. They’ve faced not only starvation & destruction of villages & property, but also the abduction of refugees & the destruction of refugee camps. We must protect them immediately. #KunamaStarvation @UNOCHA @hrw

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5 months into the conflict, we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg in stories about the #TigrayGenocide. The more remote communities, such as Irob & Kunama, are the most vulnerable & need protection, before they become extinct. #IrobMassacre #KunamaStarvation @mbachelet @USUN

2. Kunama people in Tigray are facing mass starvation and displacement from their indigenous lands by Eritrean troops and Amhara militias. They deserve protection. #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @un @IWGIA @CSORG @Survival @IPRightsIntl @nowthisnews

3. Kunama people are facing mass looting of properties, including cattle & farming equipments. They lead their lives through farming & Eritrean troops are deliberately burning farming equipments, to prevent them from growing crops. #KunamaStarvation @UN @Incomindios @IENearth

4. Credible sources indicate that Kunama villages near Sheraro such as Geza Adura & Geza Meker have been burned by Eritrean troops with livestock’s stolen & Kunama women being told to bring their husbands & sons or face consequences. #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @hrw @UNOCHA

5. The Kunama people are minority within a minority & have the smallest population in Tigray. The towns and villages where Kunama live have been occupied by Eritrean troops & Amhara militias since the beginning of the genocidal war #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @UN @IWGIA

6. Kunama people of Eritrea have long standing tension with dictator Isaias Afewerki. Eritrean troops burned down Shimelba refugee camp where large Kunama pop. reside. Same is being done to #Tigray #Kunama community. #KunamaStarvation @UN4Indigenous @UNSRCulture @IFADEastAfrica

7. Indigenous communities lead sustainable life, Kunama & Irob people have strong spiritual, cultural, social & economic ties to their lands. Many of them are currently IDPs & facing atrocities by Eritrean troops. #KunamaStarvation #IrobMassacre @UN @mbachelet @EUCouncil @EUatUN

8. Kunama people depend on farming for livelihood. Eritrean troops are deliberately burning crops,& equipment which is leading to mass starvation.@UN must act immediately to protect the people of #Kunama #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @IWGIA @Survival @IndigenousPpls @USAmbUN

9. Kunama settlements are in northwestern Tigray, now under Eritrean occupation. Reports of massacres & mass destruction by Eritrean troops threaten the very existence of this minority group. We urge @PmTunisia @Niger_ONU @KenyaMissionUN to end #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide

10. Kunama are fleeing sexual violence, massacres, & looting by Eritrean troops only to arrive in Sheraro & find a desperate, dire situation. We demand unfettered humanitarian access to all of Tigray. #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide @EstoniaUN @MexOnu https://www.nrc.no/news/2021/march/ethiopia-hunger-and-disease-rife-among-displaced-as-aid-workers-gain-access-to-new-parts-of-tigray/

11. Due to the ongoing state-sponsored #TigrayGenocide, #Tigray|an Kunama are facing serious risk of starvation and extinction. @UN needs to ensure unfettered humanitarian access to all of Tigray and independent investigations into war crimes. @Chinamission2un #KunamaStarvation

12. Kunama settlements throughout northwestern Tigray have been burned down and looted by Eritrean troops causing massive displacement, #KunamaStarvation, and risking their survival as an indigenous minority group. We are demanding @UN protect the Kunama people. #TigrayGenocide

13. Kunama are the smallest ethnic minority in Tigray. Facing possible extinction due to the genocidal war waged against Tigray by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces. Why isn’t @MinorityRights fiercely advocating for their protection & right to exist? #KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide

14. 5 months into the genocidal war in Tigray the Kunama people are suffering disparate and existential consequences. Their unique culture, indigenous to Tigray, is at risk of total annihilation.#TigrayGenocide #KunamaStarvation @DicarloRosemary @wessendorfk @nowthisnews

15. The Kunama within Tigray, Ethiopia must be protected. As a vulnerable minority within a minority group, the survival of their language and culture is an international & moral imperative. #UNSCActNow to save the Kunama people!#KunamaStarvation #TigrayGenocide@Incomindios @hrw

Petition: A Call to Protect

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Eyasu Berhe

Dear Ethiopian Propagandists

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Eyasu Berhe

A Heartfelt Letter from a Tigrayan-Irob Woman

“There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it.”
― Frantz Fanon

Dear Ethiopian Propagandists,

My name is Weyni. I was born in Tigray, Ethiopia and I am part of a small ethnic minority called Irob (ኢሮብ). When other Ethiopians think of Tigray, the majority only know of Tigrigna speakers, who in their mind happen to be from Axum, Adwa, or Mekelle. This continued ignorance has always tried my patience.

Tigray is home to the Irobs, Kunamas and Tigrigna speaking people. Unfortunately, not many Ethiopians, let alone outsiders, know about these different ethnic groups in Tigray. They are all unique culturally, geopolitically, and socio-economically.

If you have never heard of Irob, here are some facts for you.

The Irob people have become a bilingual community with Saho and Tigrigna being spoken by most. The Irobs engage in agriculture and cattle breeding. Their language, Saho, is cushitic, as is the case with Somali, Oromifa, Afar and other languages spoken in the Horn of Africa. Indeed, their language is very close to Afar. However, while Afar follows the Latin script, Saho follows the Ge’ez script. Almost all Irobs feel a special sense of community with Tigrayans.

The Irob people inhabit remote border towns and villages in the Eastern Zone of Tigray. Their land is presently known as Irob woreda which has the city of Adigrat as its capital. Irob people are one of the two indigenous ethnic minorities that inhabit Tigray with a population of only around 41,000, which is less than 1 percent of Tigray’s population.

“Tigray is home to the Irobs, Kunamas and Tigrigna speaking people… They are all unique culturally, geopolitically, and socio-economically.” #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide

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Dear Ethiopian propagandists – Now that you know some facts about Irob, we can move on to where my anger and frustration comes from.

Reflecting on my childhood is something I have been doing too often lately. The current genocidal war in Tigray has brought up too many familiar past experiences that I had long managed to store in the furthest parts of my brain. Stored memories I have worked to forget in hopes of better days for the people of Irob and for Ethiopians as a whole. We will go ahead and call those stored memories of my past what they are–childhood trauma.

The Irob people border Eritrea. As a result, Irob people in Tigray were ravaged and traumatized by the 1998 to 2000 Ethio-Eritrean border war. For two decades, Irob was a military camp and the people have never recovered from the traumas and war crimes they lived through during that time.

“The current genocidal war in Tigray has brought up too many familiar past experiences that I had long managed to store in the furthest parts of my brain.” #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide

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I get panic attacks when I reflect on the Ethio-Eritrean war. I must have been only 8 or 9 years old when I saw my first dead body and countless wounded people. The Eritrean army (Shabia) was going from house to house, raping women, abducting our families, taking our stocks (cows, goats) and anything and everything we had.

The day that changed me the most was the day the Eritrean army came to our home. My mother was a young woman. My grandmother pulled her to a dark corner of our house and told her to quickly put on her old raggedy dress. She then quickly took me and my young brother to hide under a bed and told us not to make a sound. I was so terrified because I thought they were going to do the unthinkable to my mother.

Not so long after that, my younger brother and I left our home for Uganda as refugees and that was the end of our childhood and innocence. Everything in life became about survival – a very typical story of the Irob youth.

Even after the Ethio-Eritrean border war that ended in the early 2000s, Irob land remained a “no-peace no-war zone.” As a result, the socio-economic conditions drastically stagnated, forcing Irob youth like myself to seek opportunities elsewhere. Many of my childhood friends and families embarked on extremely dangerous journeys to reach Europe via the mediterranean sea, Egypt, and Israel, only to end up being the victims of human traffickers in the Sinai desert, where they were tortured, abused and held for ransom. Many Irob diaspora have paid ransoms of up to $60,000 dollars for the safe return of family members trafficked in Sinai to no avail. Their family members ended up horrendously killed and their organs removed to be sold for $20,000 dollars or more on the black market.

“She then quickly took me and my young brother to hide under a bed and told us not to make a sound. I was so terrified because I thought they were going to do the unthinkable to my mother.” #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide

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Dear Ethiopian propagandists – Somehow, during the current genocidal war on Tigray, you have failed to realize Tigrayans were not immune to the suffering caused by the ramifications of the last decades’ wars and poverty.

I recently saw a tweet from an Amhara nationalist that read, “Where were the Tigrayans when Ethiopia was suffering?” My simple and only response was: “We were also suffering with you, you idiot!”

What I would have never in my worst nightmares thought was that Eritrean forces would return 20 years later, to fully occupy Irob land and commit the same atrocities they committed during the Ethio-Eritrea border war. Tigrayans and the people of Irob hadn’t healed from that war before this one started.

Recently, I was scrolling through social media and saw a list of Irob civilian youth massacred by Eritrean forces during mass killings from late December 2020 to early January 2021, a list gathered and posted by the Irob Advocacy Association (IAA). The first ten were immediate family members. I couldn’t look any further at the list. Seeing their names, I ended up throwing up a couple of times and crying myself to sleep.

Currently, Irob land is not only under full Eritrean occupation, it’s also completely closed off – no access to phone service, humanitarian assistance or the ability to move freely or safely. There is not a single day that goes by that I don’t try reaching family members in Irob land, only to have zero luck. If we are lucky once in a while someone will escape to Adigrat to bring news of our families, but the news is never good.

“Currently, Irob land is not only under full Eritrean occupation, it’s also completely closed off – no access to phone service, humanitarian assistance or the ability to move freely or safely.” #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide

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Recently, my aunt made it to Adigrat after walking for days on foot. Her husband was killed in a battle during the Ethio-Eritrean war in early 2000s and now the Eritrean forces came back looking for his family. They only found his son and they killed him in front of my aunt (his mother) on December 21, 2020. My aunt was convinced that the Eritreans came back to get their revenge and finish off what they started during the borderwar.

“I must be cursed,” she said while sobbing breathlessly. “Why didn’t they take my life either with my husband or my son? I am already dead inside. No life left in me. Why couldn’t they just take me with my son?”

We both cried on the phone. I promised to call back before she returns to Irob.

“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”

― Frantz Fanon

Dear Ethiopian propagandists – You have chosen to betray your mission for “a united” nation as you continue to support the genocide in Tigray. There cannot be “unity” with idiocity, genocide, forced integration, and destruction.

I sincerely had internalized the belief that my generation of Ethiopians would carry on a better legacy. I thought we would learn from the mistakes of the past and collectively build our future. I was wrong. Also naive. I discovered that we are the generation that was unable to free itself from emotions of the past, mostly passed on to us from the generation before us. For we chose not to grow in the light, we must therefore suffer in the darkness.

“Dear Ethiopian propagandists – You have chosen to betray your mission for “a united” nation as you continue to support the genocide in Tigray. There cannot be “unity” with idiocity, genocide, forced integration, and destruction.” #IrobMassacre

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Dear Ethiopian propagandists – You have chosen to confront other Ethiopians in the battlefield. And for those of us that are not fighting on the ground, you have decided to attack us in the digital world. The online bullets are real. The hate speech, the denial, insensitivity, and ignorance.

Dear Ethiopian propagandists – Most of you have chosen to live in the past. Your repeated statements of: “Your people did this to my people many years ago…” have fueled the division. You romanticize revenge. You romanticize war. You romanticize central powers who wage wars on their own people for the sake of hegemonic authority.

Dear Ethoipian propagandists – The damage is real. Our emotions are raw. You have pushed us further away. You have voiced your support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, one who invited a foreign force to invade our land, massacre our people, and steal our wealth. You have voiced your support for dictator Isaias as he invaded our lands, massacred our people, and stole our wealth. And we must find ways to heal from this. This will take years, maybe decades. Your fake patriotism has bred more idiocy. You have shown no sympathy for Tigrayan lives, our culture, and our identity.

“The damage is real. Our emotions are raw. You have pushed us further away. You have voiced your support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, one who invited a foreign force to invade our land, massacre our people, and steal our wealth.” #IrobMassacre

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Dear Ethiopian propogandists – I have met many idiots, but none like the idiots who deny the ongoing genocide in Tigray. The evidence is there. Our suffering is real. Yet, you have chosen to look away.

Dear Ethiopian propagandists – If I sound like an angry Tigrayan-Irob woman, it’s because you have given me every reason to be so.

Sincerely ,

A Justifiably Angry Tigrayan-Irob Woman

Weyni 04/02/2021

Twitter Campaign – World Bank

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Eyasu Berhe

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1. “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant health, social & economic challenges in Ethiopia,” said @SonaliJC. But why hasn’t @AbiyAhmedAli’s #WarOnTigray been addressed & the role funding will play in the #TigrayGenocide? @DavidMalpassWBG

2. The aim of #IMF funds is to promote economic growth, financial stability, & reduce poverty. NOT potentially fund a genocide with no end in sight. @AbiyAhmedAli must call for a ceasefire & @WorldBank should require it. @Adixon_WB @IMFNews #TigrayGenocide https://www.voanews.com/africa/us-appeals-cease-fire-ethiopias-tigray-rejected

3. So #IDAworks when @WorldBank & #IMF agree to fund @AbiyAhmedAli’s #WarOnTigray? As financial leaders you should demand a ceasefire, removal of foreign troops & a @UN-led only independent investigation. Not reward a dictator with more money! #TigrayGenocide @wbg_gov @AxelVT_WB

4. By providing money to a regime that is intentionally blocking much needed humanitarian access to its own country, is condoning a war on humanity. #IMF & @WorldBank – stop funding the #TigrayGenocide. @DavidMalpassWBG @AxelVT_WB @Adixon_WB https://www.voanews.com/africa/us-appeals-cease-fire-ethiopias-tigray-rejected

5. COVID19 is @AbiyAhmedAli’s scapegoat to receive aid relief for Ethiopian. Meanwhile, he is STILL using food as a weapon in #WarOnTigray. Demand that he open ALL humanitarian corridors, not reward him with funds for guns! #TigrayGenocide @IFC_org @WBG_IDA https://www.voanews.com/africa/us-appeals-cease-fire-ethiopias-tigray-rejected

6. The @UNOCHA reported that 35 of 40 hospitals in Tigray are inaccessible. Most looted or destroyed. @WorldBank aid isn’t about COVID-19 relief for Ethiopia. This is about funding a cruel war waged by @AbiyAhmedAli. #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBGhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-refugee-camps-are-torched-and-hospitals-looted-as-starvation-looms-in/

8. The @WorldBank mission is “to reduce poverty, & improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth & investment in people.” But @AbiyAhmedAli has only exacerbated issues. Are you holding him accountable or choosing to fund #TigrayGenocide? @HafezGhanem_WB @SPimentaIFC

9. Merhawit was abducted, starved & left with rape injuries so bad, she can’t walk. This is the reality in Ethiopia as @AbiyAhmedAli wages a cruel war on Tigray. A conflict @WorldBank could likely be funding. #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBG @AxelVT_WBhttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-11/troops-accused-of-mass-rape-in-ethiopias-tigray-conflict

10. With debt relief comes the responsibility to protect humanity & @WorldBank must hold governments to higher standards. The actions of @AbiyAhmedAli do not align with World Bank’s mission. Halt funds to Ethiopia. #TigrayGenocide @SPimentaIFC @HafezGhanem_WBhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/28/scale-of-tigray-horror-adds-to-pressure-on-ethiopian-leade

11. Please sign the petition. Urge World Bank to halt funding to Ethiopia. #TigrayGenocide https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-suspend-loans-and-grants/

12. Please sign the petition calling for an end to privatization of Ethio Telecom. #TigrayGenocide
https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-stop-privatization/

13. Have you signed both petitions yet?
1) Suspend Grants https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-suspend-loans-and-grants/2) Stop privatization https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-stop-privatization/
#TigrayGenocide

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1. @UNOCHA has confirmed refugee camps in Tigray have been destroyed, looted, & vandalized. @WorldBank, action is needed to save lives & you must do your part to help. Halt funds to Ethiopia as long as it wages a cruel war. #TigrayGenocide @HafezGhanem_WBhttps://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2021/3/605da0564/unhcr-reaches-destroyed-camps-northern-tigray.html

2. A government that has inflicted a humanitarian disaster to 4.5 million people in Ethiopia should NOT receive money from #IMF @WorldBank. The world is failing the African people. Stop funding @AbiyAhmedAli & the #TigrayGenocide. @SPimentaIFC @HafezGhanem_WB @FeridBelhaj @Diop_IFC

3. The @WorldBank aims to reduce poverty & improve living standards, but providing relief aid or funding of any kind to Ethiopia or Eritrea would certainly prove that humanitarian needs do not matter to them. #TigrayGenocide @ADixon_WB @DFCgov @kyle_a_murphyhttps://apnews.com/bc1dba93de69415ee5da2663a87e8d1a

4. As #IMF welcomes Ethiopia’s request for debt treatment under the G20 Common Framework, they are effectively funding war crimes & encouraging @AbiyAhmedAli’s economic mismanagement. They must deny all aid! #TigrayGenocide @IFC_org @DFCgov @HafezGhanem_WB https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/28/scale-of-tigray-horror-adds-to-pressure-on-ethiopian-leader

5. .@AbiyAhmedAli received 3 billion in aid from @WorldBank in 2019 & promised to transition Ethiopia to a “prosperous & peaceful nation.” He is far from proving this. As leaders you must hold him accountable to deliver. #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBG https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-get-3-billion-loan-world-bank

6. People are intentionally being starved by @AbiyAhmedAli’s Govt. & now he’s approved for billions in aid from @WorldBank & #IMF. Where do you draw the line, @DavidMalpassWBG? We ask for transparency on where he plans to spend this money. #TigrayGenocide https://apnews.com/article/world-news-ethiopia-a25a50a774da284122c74a0bc1428052

7. We ask that @WorldBank review @AbiyAhmedAli’s budget allocation & expenditure over the last 3 years. The public should know where money is being spent in Ethiopia, especially during conflict. #TigrayGenocide @wbg_gov @DavidMalpassWBG @HafezGhanem_WB https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-get-3-billion-loan-world-bank

8. .@WorldBank & @DFCgov should not support the privatization of @ethiotelecom. We ask for the withdraw of any bids. As secretive as @AbiyAhmedAli has been, how can we trust his next move isn’t rooted in war efforts? #TigrayGenocide @kyle_a_murphy @IFC_orghttps://www.foxnews.com/world/ethiopias-secret-war-in-tigray-region-ethnic-killings-rapes-near-starvation-reported

9. To @Safaricom_Care @MyGovKe it is critical that you withdraw your bid from @ethiotelecom. There is a genocidal war taking place in Ethiopia & any profits have the potential to go towards war efforts. Do you support war & the #TigrayGenocide? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopia-tigray-news-executions-rape-war-atrocities-genocide/

10. Are you aware that @AbiyAhmedAli is trying to fund his war on Tigray with your help? We ask that @MTNGroup does their due diligence & cancel bids for @ethiotelecom. #TigrayGenocide@wimMTNUG @StephenBlewett @jschultebockum @DioumSerigne1 @PaulNormanMTNhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

11. Please sign the petition. World Bank needs to understand the potential role they could play in the #TigrayGenocide.
https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-suspend-loans-and-grants/

12. Privatization of Ethio Telecom should be suspended. Please sign the petition. #TigrayGenocide
https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-stop-privatization/

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1. Kenya, you are aware of how badly the people of Tigray are suffering at the hands of @AbiyAhmedAli & Isaias Afwerki. We ask that @Safaricom_Care withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. Do NOT fund the #TigrayGenocide! @MyGovKe @SpokespersonGoK @ForeignOfficeKE https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ethiopia-tigray-news-executions-rape-war-atrocities-genocide/

2. South Africa, it’s important that Shameel Joosub of @Vodacom withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. @AbiyAhmedAli is trying to fund his war on Tigray with your help. Do you support genocidal wars targeting the innocent? #TigrayGenocide @GovernmentZA @GEPF_SA https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/africa/ethiopia-mfa-us-tigray-troops-intl/index.html

3. Although @AbiyAhmedAli has tried to keep the #TigrayGenocide a secret, he can’t hide that he’s trying to fund it. We ask that @LiquidInTech withdraw any bids from @ethiotelecom. Do not fund a Genocide. @NicRudnick @econetzimbabwe @DouglasMboweni https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-war-behind-a-steel-wall/a-56737354

4. Ralph Mupita & leaders of @MTNGroup must do right & withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. Do you support genocidal wars against innocent people? The world is watching. #TigrayGenocide @wimMTNUG @StephenBlewett @PaulNormanMTN @jschultebockum @KamalSantina https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/africa/ethiopia-mfa-us-tigray-troops-intl/index.html

5. Ethiopian leaders have repeatedly shown no accountability about anything in the #WarOnTigray. Almost 5 months after declaring victory over #WarOnTigray & civilians are continuing to be victims of ethnic cleansing. @DavidMalpassWBG @AxelVT_WB

6. Ethiopia allowed Eritrea, a country with the worst human rights record to commit atrocities on people of Tigray. This is the level of integrity Ethiopia will apply on money funded by @WorldBank. #TigrayGenocide @IMFNews @DavidMalpassWBG @AxelVT_WB @IFC https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/19/africa/ethiopia-tigray-rape-investigation-cmd-intl/index.html

7. After months of denying the presence of Eritrean troops in Tigray, troops are now dressed in Ethiopian uniform. Money granted to @AbiyAhmedAli will be used to kill civilians and fabricate more lies in the #TigrayGencoide. Do you support this? @Diop_IFC https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/world/africa/eritrea-troops-tigray-ethiopia.html

8. An investigation by @BBC Africa Eye has uncovered evidence that a massacre in Tigray was carried out by members of the Ethiopian military. We ask that @Safaricom_Care @Vodacom @AxianGroup halt bidding for @ethiotelecom until #TigrayGenocide stops! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56603022

9. Ethiopian troops, Amhara militias & Eritrean forces are committing weaponized rape against women & girls in Tigray. @WorldBank @MyGovKe should halt disbursement of funds until a @UN-mandated investigation of war crimes & #TigrayGenocide is over. @DFCgov https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/africa/ethiopia-tigray-sexual-assault.html

10. Many #tigray healthcare facilities built with funds given by #IMF and #worldbank were intentionally destroyed @AbiyAhmedAli during this genocidal war. #worldbank should be furious about this, rather than reward him with more funding @WorldBank @wbg_govhttps://www.msf.org/health-facilities-targeted-tigray-region-ethiopia

11. Please sign both petitions. #TigrayCantWait

1) Suspend Grants
https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-suspend-loans-and-grants/
2) Stop Privatization
https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-stop-privatization/

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1. Privatizing @ethiotelecom has the potential to increase investment capital by attracting foreign investment & raising revenue for the government. This revenue could indirectly fund the #TigrayGenocide. @WorldBank @AxelVT_WB @MamtaMurthi @WBG_IDA @DFCgov https://www.theafricareport.com/39864/ethiopia-the-case-for-partial-privatization-of-ethio-telecom/

2. .@WorldBank & @DFCgov must refrain from participating on the privatization of @ethiotelecom. We demand withdraw of bids. Any profit gained has a massive potential to fund #TigrayGenocide. Please, do better. @kyle_a_murphy @wbg_gov @MIGA @SPimentaIFChttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/ethiopia-1900-people-killed-in-massacres-in-tigray-identified

3. .@WorldBank’s 4th core is Integrity. It requires the use of funds, resources, assets & authority according to the intended purposes aligned with public interest & with broader principles of good governance. @AbiyAhmedAli must be held accountable! #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBG

4. .@ethiotelecom has been weaponized against the people of Tigray. Unelected @AbiyAhmedAli uses communication as a tool of war. Cease & desist all deals regarding infrastructure in Ethiopia until the #TigrayGenocide investigations are complete. @Vodacom https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/eu-calls-on-ethiopia-to-lift-tigray-communications-blackout-as-sudan-refugee-camps-get-overcrowded/vi-BB1bCXFx

6. Any entity that turns a blind eye to the human rights violations rampant in Tigray, in order to benefit from the turmoil caused by unelected @AbiyAhmedAli’s #TigrayGenocide is complicit & will be held accountable. That includes you @NicRudnick @eboggsdavidsen @AlgeneSajery46

7. The Ethiopian govt. is engaged in massacring civilians, blocking aid, destroying hospitals & religious sites. @AbiyAhmedAli should be sanctioned not rewarded on #TigrayGenocide @Safaricom_Care withdraw bids for @ethiotelecom. @MyGovKe @SpokespersonGoK @ForeignOfficeKE @DFCgov

8. Many healthcare facilities built with funds given by #IMF & @WorldBank were intentionally destroyed by @AbiyAhmedAli during this genocidal war. @WorldBank should be furious about those actions, rather than reward him with more funding. @DFCgov @wbg_gov https://www.msf.org/health-facilities-targeted-tigray-region-ethiopia

9. Privatizing @ethiotelecom has the potential to increase investment capital by attracting foreign investment & raising revenue for the government. This revenue could indirectly fund the #TigrayGenocide. @WorldBank @AxelVT_WB @MamtaMurthi @WBG_IDA @DFCgov https://www.theafricareport.com/39864/ethiopia-the-case-for-partial-privatization-of-ethio-telecom/

10. “The @WorldBank is preparing a new Digital Ethiopia Foundations project & invest some $200 million in the country’s digital economy”. We are highly concerned that profits from privatizations will indirectly support war efforts. @IFC_org @Diop_IFC @DFCgov https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/why-ethiopia-needs-open-its-telecom-market

11. .@WorldBank & @DFCgov must refrain from participating on the privatization of @ethiotelecom. We demand withdraw of bids. Any profit gained has a massive potential to fund #TigrayGenocide. Please, do better. @kyle_a_murphy @wbg_gov @MIGA @SPimentaIFChttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/02/ethiopia-1900-people-killed-in-massacres-in-tigray-identified

12. Let’s help stop the #TigrayGenocide. Please sign both petitions.
1) Suspend Grants https://omnatigray.org/petition-to-suspend-loans-and-grants/2) Stop Privatizationhttps://omnatigray.org/petition-to-stop-privatization/

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1. Ethiopia is facing intense scrutiny over human rights violations. Please do your due diligence & consider your role in funding this war. Are you a supporter of genocide? #TigrayGenocide @NicRudnick @wimMTNUG @GovernmentZA @MyGovKe @benliquidkenya @GEPF_SAhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/africa/tigray-mahibere-dego-massacre-video-cmd-intl/index.html

2. It’s clear that @AbiyAhmedAli mismanages money. He’s brought Ethiopia’s economy to the ground by going to war with his own country. Add war crimes to the list. How can you support this? #TigrayGenocide? @WorldBankMENA @SecYellen @kanshul @kyle_a_murphyhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/africa/tigray-soldier-massacre-ethiopia-response-intl/index.html

3. .@wbg_gov World Bank principles state resources and assets must be used for what’s intended. Ethiopia has been using money from WB for the war on Tigray. @WorldBank should not finance @ethiotelecom bid by @Safaricom_Care @Vodacom @AxianGroup @MTNGroup @DFCgov #TigrayGenocide

4. Ethiopia is guilty of ethnic cleansing & has the worst humanitarian crisis in the HOA if not in the world. @AbiyAhmedAli will be in @IntlCrimCourt for war crimes & genocide. Shame on you if you bid for @ethiotelecom. @MTNGroup @Safaricom_Care @Vodacom @AxianGroup #TigrayGenocide

5. Investing in @ethiotelecom while Ethiopia is orchestrating a genocidal war will cause more instability in HOA. @AbiyAhmedAli will use profits for war. You support this? #TigrayGenocide @Safaricom_Care @Vodacom @AxianGroup @NicRudnick @jschultebockumhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/africa/tigray-soldier-massacre-ethiopia-response-intl/index.html

6. It’s important that @WorldBank hold Ethiopia accountable for crimes against humanity. How can WB naively give money to @AbiyAhmedAli when he’s actively destroying the country? Be responsible & suspend all aid! #TigrayGenocide @HafezGhanem_WB @SPimentaIFC https://www.voanews.com/africa/g-7-nations-call-swift-withdrawal-eritrean-troops-tigray

7. Analysis of massacre video raises questions for Ethiopian Army. It raise questions for @WorldBank as well. Will you be complicit in @AbiyAhmedAli’s war on humanity? Suspend aid. Don’t escalate the #TigrayGenocide. @FeridBelhaj @DFCgov @KFinkelstonhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/africa/tigray-mahibere-dego-massacre-video-cmd-intl/index.html

8. IMF is an organization that aims to reduce poverty and ensure stability & peace through economic means. However, providing funding to a country at war with its own people will threaten any possibility of peace & stability. #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBG @WorldBankAfrica

9. The WB mission is “to reduce poverty, & improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth & investment in people.” But @AbiyAhmedAli is killing people. Are you holding him accountable or funding #TigrayGenocide? @HafezGhanem_WB @SPimentaIFC @DFCgovhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/africa/tigray-mahibere-dego-massacre-video-cmd-intl/index.html

10. The G7 group of leading economic powers has said it is “strongly concerned” by reports of human rights abuses in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region. And what does @WorldBank do, reward the country with money. Absurd. #TigrayGenocide @DavidMalpassWBGhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/g7-condemns-rights-abuses-in-tigray-conflict/ar-BB1ffdcd

Petition – Suspend Grants

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Eyasu Berhe