Thread by @NicolaADeMarco

On p 5 of @Amnesty report alleging @Axum massacre, it says ““This briefing is based on 11 days of research by Amnesty International at the refugee reception center in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, in January 2021, as well as on numerous phone interviews with witnesses in Axum”.

Those are the words in the @amnesty report, not mine. So here are the conclusions we can make from that statement: First, no personnel or “investigators” from @Amnesty visited or saw first hand the city of Axum either shortly after the alleged 28-29 November “massacre” NOR

did they visit the “crime scene” before writing their report! They based an accusation of a massacre in one of the world’s holiest Christian cities on phone interviews! Not one photo, video, copy of text message, phone records of people calling for help or to report the incident.

Second, why did they only take 11 days to investigate? If the alleged massacre happened in late November, what happened to the other 60 or more days before the report was published? This was hastily done and possibly a premeditated propaganda tool.

I am sorry to say that the great reputation of @Amnesty may have been used by extremist Christians and/or sympathizers of the TPLF to cause hysteria, international sympathy and a backlash.

If between 300-800 people were killed #Axum, why spend 11 days in the Sudan and on the phone and not one day on the ground in the city of Axum? This report coming out on February 18 may have been attempt 2 coincide with February 19 anniversary of Graziani Massacre in Addis Ababa

and have people draw parallels and raise emotions. The difference is that we have many photos from the Graziani massacre but NOT ONE from the alleged massacre in #Axum. #Tigray @hrw @AP @CNN @AP_Africa #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Amnestyinternational