H-Panel on Friday (Sept 9) at 8pm EST - #Ethiopia: talk #peace, do #war? with @egebissa@faisalroble19 and @BurbridgeDuke 👉
Background: Ethiopia celebrated its annual 'Peace Day' on Sept 8 two days after it banned 35 Civil Society Organizations from 1/5
holding a "call for peace" press conference in the capital. Ethiopia's state media has released "peace" video clips of the PM's speech from the past redressed with new English subtitles (see examples below) after the resumption of war on Aug 24. The weekly H-Panel will reflect2/5
on the question of talking peace and doing war. It will also cover as usual the highlights of the week.3/3
“#Tigray and the people of Tigray fighting for their are aligned with nobody or for nobody. They are fighting for their own survival and dignity against forces who want them exterminated and vanquished.”, says President of Tigray, Debretsion Gebremichael in an open letter to 1/7
the current President of the #UN Security Council, #France (@franceonu ), and #UNSG@antonioguterres. The letter dated Sept 7, 2022 is the second after the one written on Aug 23, a day before the resumption of the war. It contains elements of cessation of hostilities 2/7
and #peace process citing the first letter how previous processes were “setup to fail”.
If and what the UN’s response to the Aug 23 letter is unknown. Immediate and unconditional lifting of blockade and resumption of services, status quo ante, 3/7