Omna Tigray

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Omna Tigray is a nonprofit focused on educated advocacy + economic development. Join our global movement to stop the genocidal war on Tigray. Visit us at omnatigray.org

PRESS STATEMENT: Civil society orgs are urgently calling for the protection of Black refugees in Libya amid a wave of racist, state-sanctioned violence. Over 10,000 survivors of the #TigrayGenocide are trapped with no where to go. Read the full statement: omnatigray.org/civil-societ...

Civil Society Organizations Urgently Call for Protection of Black Refugees in Libya Amid Escalating Racist Violence

More than 10,000 Tigrayan refugees—Black survivors of the ongoing genocide in Ethiopia’s Tigray region—are now trapped in Libya.

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Ethiopia risks sliding back into war, with Tigray once again at the center. As the Pretoria Agreement falters and tensions rise, urgent int’l action is needed. Australia 🇦🇺 can play a key role—through diplomacy, aid, and support for accountability. www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...

Northern Ethiopia Is at Risk of Returning to War—Here’s What Australia Can Do  - Australian Institute of International Affairs

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The humanitarian crisis in Tigray—marked by genocide, famine, and mass displacement—worsens amid global silence. Millions remain in urgent need as atrocities continue unchecked. Read our latest quarterly Situation Report below ⬇️ omnatigray.org/omna-tigray-...

OMNA TIGRAY FEBRUARY 2025 QUARTERLY SITUATION REPORT

The international community’s response and its mechanisms for accountability and monitoring have been largely inadequate. Unlike other global crises that have prompted swift and large-scale action, Ti...

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In 'Transitional Justice in #Ethiopia: Will #Tigray Pay the Price for Peace?,' Bserat reflects on the UN and Ethiopias victim consultation report & explores what Ethiopia's transitional justice plan means for victims, especially for Tigrayans. 👇🏽 omnatigray.org/transitional...

Transitional Justice in Ethiopia: Will Tigray Pay the Price for Peace?

Tigray requires an international criminal justice mechanism for reasons that significantly differ from other regions.

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As we commemorate the 4-year anniversary of the start of the #TigrayGenocide, we call on the Int’l Comm to recognize the crimes committed against the people of #Tigray as genocide. Add your voice by signing this petition for 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇪🇺 & 🇬🇧 residents. omnatigray.org/petition-to-...

Petition to Recognize Genocide and Demand Justice for Tigrayans

The international community has both a moral and legal duty to address the genocide in Tigray and to protect vulnerable minority groups, including the Irob and Kunama

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In this research article, foreign involvement in the mining industry in #Tigray is explored. Amid the #TigrayGenocide, the region is susceptible to the ‘resource curse’. Read about the implications of mining in Tigray at the link below 👇🏾 omnatigray.org/mining-in-ti...

Mining in Tigray: A Resource Curse Amid Genocide

While protecting Canada’s mining interests in Ethiopia, and specifically, Tigray, the gross human rights violations taking place as part of a genocidal campaign in Tigray were ignored.

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Disinformation campaigns about the Tigray Genocide go beyond social media. A recent paper from Leiden University’s African Studies Centre uses bad research and a conspiracy theory to “debunk” genocide, mass rape, forced starvation, and massacres of Tigrayan civilians. 🧵/1

Zecharias Zelalem@zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 2y ago

THREAD: Weaponizing of Twitter in 2021 to spread denialism & manufacture consent for mass slaughter in Ethiopia, a mini case study. I bring up social media damage, both to urge @bsky.app to work on preventative mechanisms & to raise awareness of the horrors it has caused, far from western shores.

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Killings in Axum by Eritrea troops ‘may amount to war crimes’
Amnesty says in new report that hundreds of civilians were killed by Eritrean troops in Ethiopian town of Axum last November.

THREAD: Weaponizing of Twitter in 2021 to spread denialism & manufacture consent for mass slaughter in Ethiopia, a mini case study. I bring up social media damage, both to urge @bsky.app to work on preventative mechanisms & to raise awareness of the horrors it has caused, far from western shores.

Al Jazeera story

Killings in Axum by Eritrea troops ‘may amount to war crimes’
Amnesty says in new report that hundreds of civilians were killed by Eritrean troops in Ethiopian town of Axum last November.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: How a massacre in the sacred city of Aksum unfolded
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Partial shot of the city of AxumHuman Rights Watch

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Ethiopia: Eritrean Forces Massacre Tigray Civilians
UN Should Urgently Investigate Atrocities by All PartiesFrance 24 

Eritrean troops killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray, Amnesty says
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Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime against humanity, Amnesty International said Friday.

Despite the CoHA, SGBV and violence against Tigrayan women persists. Omna Tigray stands with survivors & demands justice, accountability, & full implementation of the agreement. The int’l community must act now to protect vulnerable women. #Justice4Tigray omnatigray.org/on-continued...

On Continued Violence Against Tigrayan Women and Girls Post-CoHA

Despite the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) on November 2, 2022, ongoing violence against Tigrayan women and girls persists.

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Ethiopia’s political transition post-Meles (1991-2012) has been marked by wasted opportunities, deteriorating governance, and unprecedented violence. However, this think piece, inspired by Semhal Zenawi’s interview, fails to critique her father’s political missteps that cost #Tigray. Thread 🧵👇

Omna Tigray@omnatigray.bsky.social · 2y ago

In this op-ed & think piece, Donek, explores #Ethiopia's institutional & economic shifts since the govt of Meles Zenawi. Read below 👇🏾 omnatigray.org/why-ethiopia...