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Armed Conflict in Tigray
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News: UN rep for sexual violence in conflict “greatly concerned” by horrific reports of sexual violence in Tigray
Addis Abeba, January 22/2020 – In a statement released on January 21, Pramila Patten, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict said she is “greatly concerned by serious allegations of sexual violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including a high number of alleged rapes …
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News: Security forces shot dead Tigray TV journalist, his friend in Mekelle; officials decline to comment
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Dawit Kebede Araya, a journalist working for the regional Tigray TV, currently being administered by the federally appointed Interim Government, was shot dead in his car on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. According to two sources who spoke to Addis Standard on condition …
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News: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson contradicts army commander, Mekelle interim mayor & Rights Commission report on Eritrean forces involvement in armed conflict in Tigray
Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has contradicted proven reports of Eritrea’s presence and participation in the armed conflict in Tigray. Ambassador Dina denied Eritrean troops’ participation at a press briefing he gave to local media on January …