Sara Gebretsadik

Being from the Tigray region in Ethiopia right now is like being a Jew during Nazi Germany #TigrayGenocide

IDPs Displaced Again from Tselemti the 56,000 IDPs repatriated to Tselemti Laelay Tselemti and Mai Tsebri (northwestern #Tigray) in 2024—more than 10,000 have now been displaced again by ENDFbacked ethnic Amhara militia in the latest wave of displacement

Ethiopia: Amid recent fighting in Tigray, @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk warns of the risk of a deepening human rights crisis, urging restraint and steps toward de-escalation. “Civilians are once again caught in between escalating tensions.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

For years Ethiopian media channels and pages persistently denied the mass killings of Tigrayans during the war. Blaming victims, accusing the TPLF of killing their own or justifying the murders. Only now that Abiy has had a falling out with Eritrea are they suddenly embracing the fact that mass killings took place. But only acknowledging the ones done by Eritrean forces, still not the ones done by the ENDF.

‘When the School Was Closed, We Lost Hope’ Three years after the end of the genocidal war against #Tigray, nearly half of the children in the war-torn region are still not back at school. Tigray education bureau estimate this equates to 1.2m children getting no formal education.

Grandparents Raising Orphans In Tigray IDP Camps Despite the cessation of hostilities, nearly 1m IDPs remain unable to return home, rebuild their lives, or reclaim their land, as ⅓ of #Tigray is occupied by Eritrean and Amhara forces, leaving Tigrayans feeling unsafe to return.

Five years since the genocide began, the people of Tigray continue to fight for justice, recovery, and peace. Join us in Washington, DC - November 1–4, 2025 for a four-day commemoration and call to action. #Tigray5Years #RememberTigray

“The Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) are also accused of trafficking gold, antiquities, and even human beings while committing atrocities including gang rape, torture, and mutilation.”

Hayla (name changed at the victim’s request) is 21 years old and was born in a village near Adwa. During the war she was intercepted at her home by 10 Eritrean soldiers and kidnapped for four days at their military base. ⬇️ #Tigray

Tigrayan Youths Being Detained Without Charge in Addis Ababa, Human Rights Group Says —- addisstandard.com/human-rights-f…

.“From now on, no Tigrayan will give birth to another Tigrayan. We are ready for revenge. We will not leave any woman behind.” @UN @UNHumanRights @LindaT_G @nimaelbagir @EUSR_Weber @IvankaTrump ⬇️ Stand Up for Justice! ⬇️ #Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls theguardian.com/global-develop…

#Tigray: More than 2.5 million people at risk as WFP prepares to halt food aid in Tigray Gebrehiwot Gebregziabher, head of Tigray’s disaster & risk management commission said WFP is set to halt its humanitarian assistance starting next month. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/wegahtafac…

Thank you @XimenaBorrazas for bringing the stories of these heroes to the outside world against all odds.

The #WomenOfTigray were not collateral damage. They were hunted. Rape was used deliberately, coordinated to destroy a people. Almost 3 years since the so-called peace agreement, the world’s silence has become the new weapon against Tigrayan survivors. theguardian.com/global-develop…

As defined by the UN, the act of causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of [a] group amounts to genocide. The women in Tigray not only deserve medical care and psychiatric aid for their suffering they deserve justice from the international community.

Rights Group Warns of Arbitrary Arrests of Tigrayan Youth in Addis Ababa Human Rights First-Ethiopia calls for immediate release of detainees and investigation into alleged ethnic-based sweep ADDIS ABABA, 1 July 2025 | Human Rights First-Ethiopia (HRF-Ethiopia) says dozens of ethnic Tigrayan youths have been rounded up and held without charge in Addis Ababa during the past two weeks, in what the civil-society organisation describes as an “intensifying pattern of arbitrary detention based on ethnicity and language.” In a short briefing released on Tuesday, HRF-Ethiopia says it documented multiple sweeps across the capital beginning on 21 June. Witness testimonies indicate police officers stopped young people in neighbourhoods such as Kotebe, France, Wosen and Shola Market, asked for identification, and separated those with Tigrayan names or who spoke Tigrinya before escorting them to nearby police posts. “At one sub-station alone I counted more than 40 Tigrayan detainees. Within three days our number rose to at least 87, all crammed into a room barely 12 metres square,” said 30-year-old “Filmon Gebremedhin” (name changed for security), who was held from 21–27 June before being released without explanation. Another interviewee, a ride-hailing driver arrested on 20 June near Hana Mariam, told the group he was accused of being Eritrean despite showing an Ethiopian licence. He said he was released only after his employer produced a letter confirming his identity. A hotel clerk detained near Shola Market on 20 June remains in custody more than a week later, relatives told HRF-Ethiopia. No charges, no court appearances The NGO says none of the detainees it tracked were brought before a court within the constitutionally required 48 hours, nor were they informed of any specific offence. Family members who tried to visit or inquire about loved ones were themselves threatened with arrest, several witnesses claim. HRF-Ethiopia notes that Addis Ababa has long drawn young Tigrayans seeking work and safety from conflict and economic hardship in their home region. The Tigray Youth and Sports Bureau recently estimated that over 56,000 young people left the region in the current Ethiopian calendar year alone. The group argues the arrests violate Articles 17, 19 and 25 of Ethiopia’s constitution, which prohibit detention without due process and discrimination on ethnic grounds, as well as Articles 9 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Ethiopia is party. “Arresting citizens simply because they bear Tigrayan names or speak Tigrinya not only breaches national and international law; it deepens mistrust at a delicate moment for Ethiopia’s social fabric,” the statement says. Addis Ababa Police and federal officials have not yet commented on the allegations. HRF-Ethiopia says it has requested a meeting with the city police commission and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to discuss the findings. The organisation previously flagged a similar wave of ethnic-based arrests in February, warning that such practices risk fuelling tension in a country still recovering from years of conflict.

The war in Tigray was marked by extraordinary violence. Our latest report uncovers new evidence that the Eritrean Defense Forces were responsible for systematic looting and cross-border illicit financial activities, all amid a campaign of extreme brutality. What does this mean for the threat of renewed violence in Tigray? Learn more in “Power and Plunder”: thesentry.org/reports/power-…

Truly awful. Truly wicked. Where's the justice? Tens of thousands of Tigrayan women brutally assaulted by Ethiopian & Eritrean soldiers: gang-rape, rusted screws, metal spikes & plastic rubbish:horrific sexual violence against Tigray’s women @Lord_Collins theguardian.com/global-develop…