Stop the siege, stop the starvation – political gestures won't save Gaza Israel needs to immediately stop hostilities and allow unhindered access to principled humanitarian assistance, through all land routes, at scale, so that all civilians in need can access life-saving ...

ODI: Think change:Stop the siege, stop the starvation – political gestures won't save Gaza odi.org/en/insights/...

African Commission Holds Oral Hearing on Human Rights Violations in Tigray - Yabele Media The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held an oral hearing in a case accusing Ethiopia of widespread human rights violations in the Tigray region. The hearing,…

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held an oral hearing in a case accusing Ethiopia of widespread human rights violations in the Tigray region. The hearing, held on 14 May 2025, featured the voices of survivors shared by advocates.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has courage. Pope Francis had it too. Why are there so many cowards? | Alexander Hurst Political cowardice, corruption and greed have eroded our social fabric. Powerful people who do what is right are in short supply, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

On cowardice and courage…. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is required, says Sanam Vakil, director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North A...

Most countries have already recognised the State of Palestine. An easy thing to do but what difference is that making? Not even a panacea to relieve the accelerated suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank, and elsewhere. Further worthy platitudes here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Donate to Keep Art & Healing Alive in Tigray: Support Esseni, organized by Gabrielle Tesfaye My name is Gabrielle Tesfaye. I am an artist currently living in … Gabrielle Tesfaye needs your support for Keep Art & Healing Alive in Tigray: Support Esseni

Friends, this is a cause very dear to my heart. Esseni is a wonderful haven of peace, a place where children marked by war come to draw, a place where the central place of art in our life is celebrated, it cannot cease to exist. Do help as you can. Thank you. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-art-h...

Surely a good read, soon on a trip

Mass arrests of Eritrean, Sudanese and Ethiopian refugees in Libya leave families in despair “The young people – including my relatives – say a wave of arrests have taken place in Libya, particularly in Tripoli.” The women I was speaking to is from a religious order…

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"Leaders" of all stripes, you bear responsibility for the hopelessness that drives these youngsters to leave home, their loved ones, and a future 'at home'. They vote with their feet, can't you see that? Or you don't care?

The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse Famine warning, needs assessments, health data: Humanitarian action will be groping in the dark if vital data sources are allowed to crumble.

The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Fewsnet, pne of the world’s most trusted warning systems for monitoring hunger and detecting the outbreak of famine, has shut down. Officials who know, say it's a result of Trump’s freeze on all foreign aid. static.fews.net . Absolute contempt for human life piling up.

How cruel to announce a glass-half-full deal three days in advance and then inflict such exquisite hoping-waiting torture on both Gaza people and Israeli hostage families.

Thank you!

Tigray’s brave bishop - The Irish Catholic Exactly four years after the outbreak of war and two years after the end of the conflict in Tigray, The Irish Catholic spoke with the bishop of the Catholic eparchy (diocese) of Adigrat, Tesfaselassie...

www.irishcatholic.com/tigrays-brav... A well-deserved tribute to His Excellency Abune Tesfaselassie Medhin, the Catholic Bishop of #Adigrat , who has been a consistent voice for peace, humanity and justice during and after the conflict in Tigray.

Donate to Bet Marya school in Geblen, Tigray, organized by Catherine Dom Going to school in Geblen, Eastern Tigray Hi, my name is Catherine and fundraising f… Catherine Dom needs your support for Bet Marya school in Geblen, Tigray

gofund.me/85db1025 Hello All. Thanks to those who made it possible to send funds for Betmaria school (in Geblen, Tigray) to commence with roofs for some classrooms. If you can, consider a donation to help them go further. With thanks from them and I.

In Search of Ethiopia's Garima Gospels The world’s oldest Christian manuscripts are in hiding from the violence that has ripped through their region

An absolute must read. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th... . A Tegaru friend who had seen the worst during the war once told me, "We humans were born to perish. Heritage is what must remain." Human life is priceless. One's heritage is priceless.

Aid agencies: History will judge your failure to call out Israeli war crimes as complicity You don’t have to wait for the charge of genocide to be legally established to condemn Israel’s generational war crimes in Gaza.

Editorial: International aid agencies, you don’t have to wait for the charge of genocide to be legally established to condemn Israel’s generational war crimes in Gaza.

What a stubborn man was Jimmy Carter - to persist in living until the moment of his demise could be useful…

Tigray leader says region losing gold without benefit President of war-battered region says local government gets no revenue as thousands of kilograms of gold are mined and sold

"It is a very serious problem. It is not just robbery. People are losing their animals because of the dangerous chemical used by the miners. There are people who are known to participate in this network from top to bottom among government and security officials."

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City residents denied water as priority given to street trees and flowers: Report - Ethiopia Observer Watering trees and flowers in Addis Ababa is worsening the city’s ongoing water shortage, according to Meseret Meda. Trees and flowers planted as part of the so-called corridor development projects ar...

Indeed, and to trees and flowers over people when it comes to water... www.ethiopiaobserver.com/2024/12/27/c...

Last major health facility in north Gaza ‘out of service’ after Israeli attack Gaza officials say staff at Kamal Adwan hospital, including its director, have been detained as WHO reports Israeli forces burned and destroyed key departments

Awful to see end of this key hospital in north #Gaza & patients and health staff sacrificed there. Israeli forces use over-the-top tactics in its war but Hamas equally to blame for abusing the sanctity of such facilities in first place. Innocents suffer www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Media Crew Abducted at Gold Mining Site Amid Allegations of Illegal Mining in Tigray - Yabele Media Illegal gold mining in Tigrai Regional State, the new face of the crisis after the ceasefire agreement following the two-year war.

A group of three media professionals, from Tigrai Television, was abducted this morning around 9:00 AM by armed forces at a gold mining area in the Northwestern Zone of Tigray. The journalists’ phones are not working, and their whereabouts remain unknown.
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They are on Facebook!

How intriguing !

Merry Christmas from the badass farmers of #Tigray!

New data from the Meher Harvest Report shows crop production more than doubled since last year across the accessible areas of Tigray.

Non-Food Meher Assessment Report for Tigray. Non-food team. Dec 2024

Table shows that only 57% of there health care staff needed in rural Tigray are still working.

Not all news is good news from the newly completed Meher report from #Tigray.

Overall only 57% of the health care professionals need in Tigray were working in Tigray. Shortages also exist in medical supplies and equipment.

Alas no. Budget support to government budget. Hopeless

Alex de Waal | ICC: Most Wanted Seventeen years ago, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first person to hold the post of prosecutor at the International Criminal...

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/de..., always worth reading.

The Unfinished Peace: Why women’s inclusion is key to Tigray’s recovery - Addis Standard The Unfinished Peace: Why women’s inclusion is key to Tigray’s recovery Addis Standard Op/Ed -

yes... addisstandard.com/the-unfinish...

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From Hydroelectric Power to Bitcoin: Ethiopia’s Rise as a Mining Hub - Addis Insight Addis Insight

addisinsight.net/2024/11/from... "Ethiopia is becoming a major hub for Bitcoin mining due to our extremely competitive electricity prices”- vs IMF/WB-led rise in tariffs for Ethiopian consumers. How is this 'development'? 'Revenues used to develop the grid', or buy armament, devt corridors etc.?