1/ The recent article by @lucykassa (an all-out TPLF supporter) & @geoffreyyork (whose support to TPLF is clear at a close look) is written in service of the #TPLFTerroristGroup. So why write about TPLF’s atrocities in Amhara? Why now? Is it connected to @ProfKindeya response?
https://twitter.com/globeandmail/status/1465261014643994629
2/ @geoffreyyork who has often reported on current conflict, is a usual re-tweeter of @martinplaut and @KjetilTronvoll, co-wrote an article with @GetachewSS on Amhara people attack 16months ago in Oromia, failed to mention Amhara victims by TPLF till now. Side revealing retweet👇🏾 
3/ I believe the purpose of this article is manyfold. First, as the conflict now seems to be getting to a conclusion and realities from the ground will surface soon, this is a face saving move to escape the aftermath he will face as a fake news reporters.
4/ 2nd, since he believes that it is not too obvious that he is pro TPLF, by co-writing an article that looks is against TPLF (which is really is not) with Lucy, he is not only trying to give cover for a fellow TPLF supporter and save her but also to glorify her as a journalist.
5/ Here’s a tweet (Tweeted and retweeted like this) portraying her as a hero of a journalist with an unparalleled reporting of the complete picture of the horrors women have experienced and paid a price for it.
6/ Going into the article itself, the first three paragraphs are more about the co-operation of TPLF and Oromo insurgents and how close are to Addis, making a reference to the sexual violence as the same kind of sexual violence perpetrated by Ethiopians and Eritreans in Tigray.
7/ After 1 paragraph about a victim’s account, the story goes back into the false narrative of how the war broke out when Ethiopian military supported by Eritrean Troops launched an offensive b/c the region defied the fed gov’t demanding autonomy! For the love of God!
8/ And then it goes on to say that many of the victims didn’t get health care because of the government’s blockades and quotes @Nisha_Varia to corroborate this claim. Which areas this entire paragraph talks about is not clear to me, and I believe on purpose!
9/ References like Gergera as 100 south west of Lalibela, 50 km from Nifas mewcha all seem to be indicating the areas that the TPLF has marched through in their advance further down south to Addis.
10/ The article then gives a few disturbing accounts of victims (which was all but a necessary evil), it ends with some references to the Amnesty and the joint UN-EHRC reports (which interestingly, they didn’t want to write about till now) but look at the points it took from them
11/ From Amnesty Report:
- Nifas Mewcha, about 50 kilometres from Geregera
- revenge for earlier rapes of Tigrayan women by Ethiopian soldiers
- humanitarian agency can’t enter the area because of security concerns caused by the government’s verbal attacks on relief agencies.
- Nifas Mewcha, about 50 kilometres from Geregera
- revenge for earlier rapes of Tigrayan women by Ethiopian soldiers
- humanitarian agency can’t enter the area because of security concerns caused by the government’s verbal attacks on relief agencies.
12/ From UN-EHRC report
“more than 1,320 hospital visits in Tigray in the first 6 months” preceded by “globe couldn’t verify but witnesses say dozens were assaulted” in earlier paragraphs tells a story about what the story wants to tell. The rest is all sides this all sides that!
“more than 1,320 hospital visits in Tigray in the first 6 months” preceded by “globe couldn’t verify but witnesses say dozens were assaulted” in earlier paragraphs tells a story about what the story wants to tell. The rest is all sides this all sides that!
13/ Then comes @ProfKindeya‘s two full pages response to the article which not only denies the allegations but also equates its ‘faulty’ methodology to that of the Amnesty’s report, and asks the question of how these witness accounts were obtained. at the very least, the article
14/ provided TPLF with an opportunity to oppose it while rendering Amnesty report questionable. And if later, the globe says something that puts the validity of witnesses into question, then it will downright use it to undermine the similarly investigated Amnesty report.
15/ This is not a neutral article, neither are its authors. If anyone is under the illusion that the article is remotely against the TPLF, look closer again. It serves only the writers and the TPLF. The few stories of victims was a price to pay for self preservation. #NoMore
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