Omna Tigray strongly condemns Ethiopia’s recent attack on civilians in Togoga, Tigray and Ethiopia’s failure to ensure the safety of aid workers throughout the region.
The targeted airstrike by Ethiopian forces (who confirmed responsibility for the attack) in the town of Togoga on Tuesday, June 22nd that resulted in at least 64 people killed and 180 injured, is devastating and morally reprehensible.
The Ethiopian military’s subsequent blockage of ambulances from reaching and leaving the scene to provide life-saving assistance, and the federal government’s blatant refusal to acknowledge the victims as Tigrayan civilians deserves equal condemnation.
We would also like to acknowledge Thursday’s brutal killings of three @MSF workers (Spaniard Maria Hernandez and Tigrayans Yohannes Halefom Reda and Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael) in Abi Adi, Tigray who were in the region to aid the many impacted by the ongoing #TigrayGenocide.
These recent attacks in Tigray are unacceptable and must cease, and warrant a full UN-led and UN-only investigation. The international community must impose actions against Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers who continue to commit human rights violations with impunity.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the victims and the families of the innocent civilians in Tigray and the brave @MSF staff. We will continue advocating for the people of Tigray and for the protection of all Tigrayans and humanitarian workers in the region. #TogogaMassacre
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Since coming into power in 2018, @AbiyAhmedAli has manipulated the media, the international community and Ethiopians into perceiving his actions will be democratic and progressive. In reality, all of his "reforms" have been reversed or used to centralize his authoritarian rule.
Ethiopia under Abiy has taken a sharp turn to authoritarianism, with countless political prisoners, media and free speech repression, gross human rights violations, and the escalation and commencement of multiple conflicts and wars, including the genocidal war in Tigray.
Abiy has manipulated the elections in order to stay in power as he continues to hide behind a reformist agenda--all the while leading the genocide and human rights violations in Tigray and other parts of Ethiopia.