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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS) is Canada-based & globally operating nonprofit to support & advocate for the #Irob minority & the people of #Tigray at large.

CANADA๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ & GLOBAL๐ŸŒ
Joined April 2021
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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A shocking video clip (with English translation) โฌ‡๏ธ out from the violently occupied #Irob district, Eastern Zone of #Tigray , confirms only what we already know: The #Eritrean regime is forcing a false Eritrean identity on the indigenous #Irob minority people with denial of aid &
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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We appreciate the efforts of the @ICRC & others trying to help but one thing must be crystal clear to the IC to address the humanitarian catastrophe in #Tigray head on: the siege & the blockade of food + meds are by design - part of the genocidal campaign to wipe out the โ€ฆ 1/
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ICRC to the UN in NYC
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Today @ICRC delivered lifesaving medical supplies to Mekelle, #Tigray for the first time in 4 months Director of Operations @DstillhartICRC briefed press on the critical needs in the region and the rest of #Ethiopia :
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
#Irob residents speak of famine in their district because of the #TigraySiege with @TigraiTV . The residents spoke of the looting and total destruction of the livelihood by the invading forces resulting in the man-made famine. @UNOCHA @PowerUSAID @WFP @hrw
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The #Eritrean military continues to occupy #Irob illegally with violence and gross abuses, which have caused great sufferings to the people. Humanitarian aid+meds blockaded, the #Irob are perishing in the dark.1/ #EritreaOutOfTigray @StateDept @EU_Commission @USUN @EUatUN @UN_HRC
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
In light of the anniversary of the Irob Massacre this week, we will be commemorating the lives lost by helping raise awareness on the Irob minority in Tigray. Help us by amplifying and calling for justice on behalf of the victims. #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @UN_HRC 1. Intro๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฟ
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
100s are dying daily & millions risk death in a short time if the blockade of food + meds + fuel by ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น+๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท + allies into #Tigray continues. In #Irob district of Tigray, 45 people already died at the hospital & many more at home for lack med + food. @USAmbUN
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
#Breaking @IrobAnina has confirmed reports of fresh forced displacements #ethniccleansing from the areas of #Irob currently under the illegal #Eritrean occupation in an attempt to annex the areas. Last week, #Eritrean forces removed more than 20 households from the areas. @UN_HRC
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Many of the Tigrayans that were arrested in the ethnic-based mass arrests of Tigrayans by @PMEthiopia 's regime are still languishing in detentions without charges. Sr Lemlem Gidey, a #Catholic nun from the #UrsulineSisters in #Kobo , is one of them. @hrw @USCCB @StateDept @UN_HRC
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Merhawit's father was adducted by #Eritrean army in 1998 along the 97+ #Irob civilians whose whereabouts is NOT known to date. Merhawit grew up without her father. Now #Eritrean army came back & killed her husband. Intergenerational trauma! #TigrayGenocide
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The Tigray Diaspora Advocacy Groups call for the urgent passing of H.R.6600 in order to save the lives of millions of people in the #Tigray region of Ethiopia from the untold human sufferings due to man-made famine, complete siege, & constant air and drone attacks. #SupportHR6600
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The #IrobMassacre is one of over 200 massacres committed in #Tigray . Today Tigrayans continue to endure more massacres, famine and daily airstrikes. Parts of East, North and West Tigray are still invaded by those who perpetrated these atrocity crimes. 1/ #TigrayGenocide @UN_HRC
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
For 19 months #Irob has been besieged by Eritrean forces. As it stands today, we estimate ~half of Irob remains occupied, without access to much-needed aid and no media reporting from the ground. The Irob continue to face an existential threat. #EndTigraySiege
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
1โƒฃ year ago today, #DoriAsgedom - the leader of #AssimbaDemocraticParty , was arrested by the genocidal regime of #Ethiopia for speaking out against the invasion & the crimes of #Eritrean forces in #Tigray . #FreeDoriAsgedom 1/ @UNHumanRights @hrw @amnesty @StateDept @eu_echo @UN
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
"A few months ago, when the @WFP had difficulty distributing food aid to the needy on account of fuel shortage, it reached an agreement with the #GovernmentofTigray to borrow some fuel at the latterโ€™s disposal so that millions of Tigrayans would receive some aid."โฌ‡๏ธ @PowerUSAID
@TigrayEAO
Tigray External Affairs Office
2 years
Response to the WFP's Baseless Allegations of "Stolen" Fuel. August 25, 2022.
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Irob Anina is receiving reports of worsening conditions in #Irob , as #Eritrea |ns still occupy Irob lands. Confined to their homes w/ no access food + essentials supplies, prevented from traveling to markets in liberated areas or across the border in ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท. #EritreanTroopsOutOfTigray
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
With #Ethiopia uprooting/destroying itself (very likely beyond repairs) from the core by waging the genocidal war on #Tigray and the whole region left in disarray, #US working with #Kenya for a new era of cooperation with the African continent & the horn can only be expected.
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President Biden
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This afternoon, Iโ€™ll be hosting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for a bilateral meeting. I look forward to strengthening the relationship between our nations and ushering a new era of U.S. cooperation with the African continent based on principles of mutual respect and equality.
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
We continue to receive reports of the ever worsening conditions in large areas of #Irob that still remain violently occupied by the brutal & genocidal forces of #Eritrea . These areas have been completely sealed off from any access whatsoever from Nov 2020. #EritreaOutOfTigray
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The #Kunama have been a target of a comprehensive ethnic cleansing campaign in Western Tigray by the Amhara forces. The #Kunama who are a minority within a minority are at risk of extinction. #KunamaMassacre @UN_HRC @UNGeneva @POTUS @StateDept @UN
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
We are extremely concerned that @OCHA_Ethiopia is now revising the previously stablished facts in its earlier reports on #TigrayFamine & #TigraySiege , in an effort that may amount to a coverup for the genocidal regime of #Ethiopia & allies. @UNReliefChief @UNOCHA @PowerUSAID 1/6
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Dear @PowerUSAID : We join you in condemnation of the attacks on the civilians including children & aid workers in Burma or anywhere else. What about the #Tigrayan civilians being killed by drone & air strikes daily in addition to those dying in 100s daily by the siege on #Tigray ?
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Samantha Power
3 years
My colleagues & I are horrified by Burmese military attacks in Kayah State on December 24 that killed at least 35 people. Among those killed were children & two aid workers from @save_children , a longstanding @USAID partner in #Burma . This rise in violence must end.
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
โ€œRan away to a cave with my little kids. I left two other boys at home... But the other kids, the army caught them at home and killed them... โ€ said Azemara #IrobMassacre #TigrayGenocide @ICC @UNAction @OmnaTigray @hrw @SWTigray @24hrsforTigray @unitedtegaruca @martinplaut
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The current genocidal war caught many #Irob youth before they healed from the traumas of the 1998 Ethio-Eritrean war that left them devastated & forced many to flee. Here is one of those who fled as a refugee from her ancestral home #Tigray ! #1YearIrobMassacre @Refugees @UN_HRC
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
โš ๏ธGraphic Warningโš ๏ธ The footage๐Ÿ‘‡from the aftermath of the #Eritrean Air Force bombing the town of #AdiDaero #Tigray , targeting the civilians & civilian infrastructures, is extremely heartbreaking ๐Ÿ’”. Why is the IC still tolerating these war crimes? @USUN
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
โ€œIn #Tigray , some locations in the northern parts of the region, including some kebeles in Rama (Central Zone) as well as Erob [ #Irob ] and Zalambessa (Eastern Zone) and Western Zone continue to be inaccessible due to insecurity.โ€ #EndTigraySeige @POTUS
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Millions of Tigrayans are being starved because of the deliberate aid blockade enacted by the Ethiopian government. Immediate action is needed to prevent millions from starving to death. #AllowAccessToTigray @EU_Commission @WFPChief @StateDeptSpox @UNDP
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
#BreakingNews ๐Ÿ’” The genocidal regime of @PMEthiopia has just launched a major military offensive against #Tigray today, from multiple fronts. Abiy regime & allies never had interest in peace. The US, EU, UN, & AU failed #Tigray . Act NOW! @StateDept @eu_eeas @antonioguterres
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The 120K+ victims of the #WeaponizedRape in #Tigray have not got the health & other services they need because of the destruction of the health facilities & the blockade of aid + meds by ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น+๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท + allies. #TigrayGenocide @UN_Women @UNAction @USAmbUN @USUN
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
It's sad there are no visible efforts by the IC to end the #TigrayGenocide even after the #ICHREE @UN_HRC 's recent report finds the siege, cut off basic services, & blockade of humanitarian aid to #Tigray is a #CrimesAgainstHumanity by ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น|n & allied govts. @JosepBorrellF @POTUS
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
The #1YearIrobMassacre commemoration in #Irob #Tigray . Sixty Eight (68) #IrobMassacre victims confirmed so far. This is only from part of #Irob that is already freed from the invading #Eritrean genocidal forces. @USUN @UN_HRC @UN #Justice4Tigray #TigrayGenocide โ„น๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰ @Tigrai_TV
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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Ethiopia: Speech on behalf of HR/VP Josep Borrell at the EP debate on the humanitarian and human rights situation in #Tigray โ€œThere will be no durable peace, no reconciliation, without justice for the victims.โ€- @JosepBorrellF ๐Ÿ‘‡ @CanadaGeneva @CanadaFP
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
In his speech in UKโ€™s House of Lords @LabourLordsUK debate, Lord Des Browne highlights the plight of the #Irob , as part of the #TigrayGenocide & the important work of @atiryashak with refugees and victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence ( #CRSV ) @MinorityRights @UN_HRC
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
. @UNHumanRights signed The Genocide Convention treaty as a commitment to โ€˜never againโ€™ allow genocide, yet the int'l community is failing to end the #TigrayGenocide . This is a grave injustice. #GenocideAwarenessMonth @R2PCoalition @CrisisGroup @GCR2P
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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With hundreds dying daily and millions risking death in about a month time if the blockade of food + meds + fuel into #Tigray by the Ethiopian + Eritrean regimes + allies continues, immediate action is needed by the IC to save millions. @PowerUSAID @UNReliefChief #EndTigraySiege
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
On Oct 4th, Acc. @AP , a humanitarian worker confirmed an airstrike hit the #Tigray town of Adi Daero where displaced people [IDPs] were sheltering. The scene described as โ€œtotal carnageโ€ with reports of causality: 50 killed & >70 injured. @Refugees @UN_HRC
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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แŠขแˆฎแ‰ฅ แŠฃแŠ’แŠ“ แˆฒแ‰ชแˆ แˆ›แˆ•แ‰ แˆจแˆฐแ‰ฅ แ‰ฅแ‹•แˆ‹แ‹Š แ‰ฐแˆ˜แˆตแˆชแ‰ฑ แˆตแˆซแˆ• แŒ€แˆแˆฉ แŠฃแˆŽ.
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Eritrea's belligerence and criminal acts must be STOPPED. Its genocidal forces must be FORCED to withdraw from #Irob and all #Tigrayan territories. We strongly believe that this cannot be achieved by diplomatically engaging the despotic regime. @StateDept @eu_eeas @CanadaFP @UN
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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. @UNOCHA April 19, 2022 Report "In Erob[ #Irob ] woreda, Eastern zone of #Tigray , reports indicate over 33,000 people (65% of the woreda population) are facing extreme food insecurity and have received limited assistance." @PowerUSAID @EUatUN @USUN @USAmbUN
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
562 Days of Active #TigrayGenocide ๐Ÿ“Œuse of starvation & siege as weapons of war ๐Ÿ“Œall essential services cut off ๐Ÿ“Œatrocities & ethnic cleaning campaigns in occupied areas of Tigray ๐Ÿ“ŒICโ€™s inaction & complicity emboldens the genocidal regimes of ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น+๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท+allies @StateDept @eu_eeas
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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The links b/w @EthioHRC & @AbiyAhmedAli are simply an affront to impartiality. @PieroBenassi & @MauMassari must work for the creation of an independent #COIforTigray . Credibility comes only with impartiality! @eucopresident @ItalyinEU @ItalyUN_NY @FAO
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
The @WFP_Ethiopia has today announced it has managed to deliver essential food aid to millions of people in #Tigray , averting the threat of famine. This is very troubling & it can be considered disinformation based on the reality on the ground & from @WFP โ€™s own recent reports. โคต๏ธ
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
. @PMEthiopia 's imposed siege on Tigray is costing lives. Hospitals are forced to close their doors because they are out of supplies. The #ChildrenOfTigray are left without the medical care they desperately need. #EndTigraySiege @LindaT_G @SecBlinken
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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#UAE , #Turkey , #Iran #China ,& #Russia are involved on the #WarOnTigray by providing armed drones & weapons to the genocidal #Ethiopian regime! The IC must stop this cruel act of genocide.ย  #StopArmingEthiopia ย  @StateDept @NATO @eu_echo @EU_Commission @SenateForeign @HouseForeign
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
We strongly denounce the renewed ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น-๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท joint offensive on #Tigray & call on the IC to take immediate measures on the two regimes to stop their ongoing genocidal campaigns on #Tigray |ans. Two very small minorities in #Tigray , the #Irob & #Kunama , are at risk of extinction.๐Ÿ‘‡
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Yes Rosa is so brave and so was determined to bring the atrocities in #Irob to the world. And she volunteered for @IROBANINA risking her life. Now that she is fighting to defend #Tigray & already public, here is the clip from her interview with the families of the #IrobMassacre .
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Rita
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Rosa was responsible for bravely acquiring this footage of all the Irob victims and is now fighting to liberate #Tigray . Credit to @IROBANINA for all the work on editing and subtitling the video.
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
A month ago, @WFP_Ethiopia shared these key findings: ๐Ÿ“Œ 4.6 million people are estimated to be food insecure in Tigray (excluding Western Tigray), which is 83% of the population. ๐Ÿ“Œ 2 million people (37%) are severely food insecure (equivalent to IPC 4 & 5 levels)[ #Tigray ] @UN
@WFP_Media
WFP Media
3 years
๐Ÿšจ NEWS ALERT ๐Ÿšจ A new @WFP assessment shows almost 40 percent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food. Across north #Ethiopia more than 9 million people are in need of humanitarian food assistance, the highest number yet ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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After 1๏ธโƒฃ year, the #Eritrean forces continue to illegally & violently occupy #Irob and commit #TigrayGenocide with total communication blackout. Aid is blockaded as our families starve to death in the dark. The very existence of this indigenous minority of #Tigray is threatened.
@TheNationalNews
The National
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โ€œWe are gravely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian crisis,โ€ US state department condemns human rights abuses in Tigray
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@IrobAnina
Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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The testimonies & experiences of women in Tigray must be heard. The repeated use of rape by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops must end. On this #IWD2022 , letโ€™s speak up for the woman of Tigray! #Justice4TigrayWomen #BreakTheBias @RepSaraJacobs @PlanGlobal
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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The Irob people have endured heinous atrocities by Ethiopian & Eritrean troops. The @UN has a responsibility to protect these civilians and demand a #COIforTigray . They risked their lives to tell their stories. @simoncoveney @unwomenchief @AmbMKimani @hrw
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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6โƒฃ0โƒฃ0โƒฃ+ days into the genocidal #WarOnTigray by the allied forces of ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น+๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท, & Amhara, the #Irob , one of the minorities in #Tigray , remains under the violent occupation of the #Eritrean forces without access to humanitarian aid. The Irob risk extinction & the IC must take action๐Ÿ”œ
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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Joint Statement of CSOs in Response to #Eritrea โ€™s Consistent Denial of its Presence in Ethiopiaโ€™s #Tigray Region and Illegal Occupation of parts of Tigrayโฌ‡๏ธ #EriteaOutOfTigray @reda_getachew @PMEthiopia @MikeHammerUSA @_AfricanUnion @EUSR_Weber @HannaTetteh @AUC_MoussaFaki
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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On the #1YearIrobMassacre & continued occupation of #Irob by the #Eritrean forces with more atrocities & humanitarian blockade, we call on the IC to force #Eritrea withdraw from #Tigray verifiably & hold it accountable for its crimes. @OmnaTigray Report๐Ÿ‘‡
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
๐Ÿšจ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท-๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ It's extremely alarming that Ethiopian & Eritrean regimes, along their Amhara allies, have started yet another massive joint offensive on #Tigray from the North West direction. 1/n @StateDept @eu_eeas @melaniejoly @FCDOGovUK
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
There is no better example for the dictionary definition of irony than this @PowerUSAID . @_AfricanUnion is silently reigning on the man-made #TigrayFamine & #TigraySiege where the 40% of the population (2.2 million) are in famine let alone thinking about nutrition. @UNReliefChief
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Samantha Power
3 years
NEW: @_AfricanUnion has declared 2022 the #YearofNutrition . As global shocks from conflict & climate change grow, the work to #EndHunger & nourish communities is increasingly urgent. Thru @FeedtheFuture , @USAID will continue to support partner countries.
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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Throughout the war, the Ethiopian govt has used airstrikes to target civilians, in one instance killing at least 57 civilians in Dedebit, #Tigray . UN member states must ensure funding for the investigative mechanism. #TigrayCantWait @NepalUNNY @NLatUN
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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#AbiyAhmed @PMEthiopia is the most 'influential' person of the Time @TIME for the opposite reasons: 1) @NobelPrize for peace - war pact with #Eritrea mistaken for peace deal 2) Gross atrocities & man-made famine against #Tigray |ans - #TigrayGenocide Hold him & allies accountable!
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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With fuel not allowed in, remote areas of #Tigray like #Irob cannot get anything from the trickle down of <1% of aid supplies needed for the humanitarian catastrophe on the ground. #EndTigraySiege @USUN @EUatUN @CanadaUN @UKUN_NewYork @WFP @PowerUSAID @UNOCHA
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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"The United States is committed to the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ethiopia."- @StateDept In the face of the invasion & violent occupation & the ongoing full-scale offensive on #Tigray by #Eritrea with the invitation of ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น|n sovereignty doesn't exist now.
@AfricaMediaHub
US Africa Media Hub
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Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer will travel to Ethiopia & the region Sept 4-15. Media Note:
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
๐Ÿ›‘ There are very alarming reports of indiscriminate missiles & heavy artillery shellings of civilians & civilian objects in #Irob district, Eastern #Tigray . The joint #Eritrean & #Ethiopian forces have launched >210 strikes in <2 days. Causalities unknown yet. @UNHumanRights @UN
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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Tigray Is Free When #Irob Is Free! Tigray Is Free When #Kunama is Free! Tigray Is Free When #WesternTigray Is Free! Tigray Is Free When #SouthernTigray Is Free! Tigray is Free When #ALLOfTigray is Free! Tigray Is Free When All IDPs & Refugees Return To Their Homes! Tigray
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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#GovOfTigray "calls upon the international community to exert adequate pressure on the [ @PMEthiopia 's] regime with a view to putting an end to word games; lifting the brutal blockade of Tigray; and resuming discontinued vital social services." ๐Ÿ‘‡ @UN
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
. @PowerUSAID , #Tigray is starving. Do something! #TigrayGenocide
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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On #IWD2022 , we are demanding #Justice4TigrayWomen ! Women and girls in Tigray have continued to face sexual violence at the hands of the #Ethiopian & #Eritrean forces & #Amhara militias. Join our call with tweets ๐Ÿ‘‡ Campaigns | IROB ANINA CIVIL SOCIETY
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
๐Ÿšจ #AbiyAhmed 's genocidal regime continues with its aerial bombing of civilians and civilian infrastructures in #Tigray for the 2nd week. Today's target: civilians and residential areas in #Mekelle , killing 6 & 27 injured so far. #NoFlyZoneInTigray NOW! #UNSC @StateDept @eu_eeas
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
. @unicefchief statement on November 19, 2022๐Ÿ‘‡ 19 months on, Ethiopia & Eritrea have maintained the #siege on #Tigray and the IC is yet to take any meaningful measures against the regimes. @antonioguterres @UNICEF @WHO @AsstSecStateAF @StateDept @eu_eeas
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
A call for action to END the extreme suffering of the population of #Tigray caused by the on-going genocidal war & siege of 700 days โžก๏ธAbune Tesfaselassie Medhin, Bishop of #Adigrat Eparchy, the #Catholic Church of #Tigray @CatholicNewsSvc @VaticanNews @USCCB @CCCB_CECC @Pontifex
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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โ€œWhile the Ethiopian govt. declared a โ€˜humanitarian truceโ€™ on Mar 24, 2022, [โ€ฆ] Tigray widely remains without banking access, electricity, clean water, food, and telecommunication & internet services.โ€ #TigrayGenocide continues as the world looks away.
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Mรฉlanie Joly
2 years
The Internet has transformed what it means to defend freedom, democracy and human rights. At @rightscon , I discussed the need to foster digital inclusion to build a future where everyone can participate online, safer and meaningfully.
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
There is NO basis of whatsoever for any claim by ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท for any part of #Irob ! We ask for the end of the illegal & violent occupation of Irob and other areas of Tigray by ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท. Stop #TigrayGenocide & #EritreaOutOfTigray โ€œIf Irob is in Eritrea, Eritrea is in Tigrayโ€ผ๏ธโ€- @AksumHager
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
~4 months into Pretoria #CoHA & Nairobi declarations, the WAR IS NOT OVER for #IROB ! Eritrea continues to violently occupy Irob & kill, kidnap, rape, loot & blockade humanitarian aid access (food & meds), besieging the whole district. #EritreanOutOfTigray @SecBlinken @PMEthiopia
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Sr Lemlem Gidey was arrested on Dec 31, 2021 by the security forces in #Kobo , currently Amhara Region in Ethiopia, where she was managing #UrsulineSisters #Catholic Primary Hospital b/c she is a Tigrayan from #Irob . She is still detained in #Weldiya ~40 km from Kobo. @cnalive
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Two weeks after #Tigray - #Ethiopia CoHA, nothing has changed on the ground for #Tigray . No aid, med, & basic life necessities. #Eritrean & Amhara forces & militia continue to cleanse Tigrayans on the areas they occupy & subject them to mass atrocities. @MikeHammerUSA @UhuruKE #AU
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
When the #TDF first approached Kobo last year, some schools & clinics/hospitals stopped services & the staff moved to #Weldiya . The #UrsulineSisters , however, decided to stay & continue providing services to the local people they serve. @Catholicnewssvc
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
US @StateDept #HR Report 2021 on Ethiopia Acknowledges the following, among others, on #Tigray |ans: โžก๏ธRape as a weapon of war โžก๏ธStarvation as a weapon of war โžก๏ธMan-made famine โžก๏ธAccess restriction (inc. invest. of abuses) โžก๏ธEthnic-based targeting across๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
โ€œAs the blockade imposed on Tigray tightens, patients are left with no access to basic life-saving care including haemodialysis services. With no haemodialysis supplies reaching Ayder Hospital, patients with kidney failure are sent home to die.โ€- @Hindawi ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Access to food and healthcare are being used as weapons of war in #Tigray . #Irob has been occupied by #Eritrea and blockaded for more than 400 days. Imagine how the small minority can survive this. #Justice4Tigray @UN_HRC @EUatUN @hrw @UN #HumanRightsDay
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Itโ€™s 1๏ธโƒฃ year today since the the #IrobMassacre by the #Eritrean forces in the #Ethiopian + #Eritrean +allies genocial war on Tigray. Let commemorate the victims & call for justice.Pre-made tweets๐Ÿ‘‡ & #1YearIrobMassacre #TigrayGenoicde
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
More interesting fact: In 2019, the fascist @PMEthiopia actually won @NobelPrize for peace, for a military pact that was mistaken for a peace deal. The military pact was for #TigrayGenocide that started in merely 1 year after by the signatories of the pact ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น+๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ท+allies. @UN_HRC
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Fact
2 years
Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939.
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
โ€œโ€ฆIn 2020, the Tigrayans became the victims of ethnic targeting. Five cases of mass atrocities that, in the space of just five years, all easily meet the legal definition of genocide.โ€ #CallItAGenocide @AsstSecStateAF @StateDeptSpox @SecBlinken @StateDept @POTUS
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Dr Ewelina U. Ochab
2 years
Our book is out! @DavidAltonHL โ€˜State Responses to Crimes of Genocide: What Went Wrong and How to Change Itโ€™ from the @Palgrave series on Rethinking Political Violence. Covering the targeting of Uyghurs, Yazidis, the Rohingya, Tigrayans, Christiansโ€ฆ
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Abune #TesfaselassieMedhin , the Bishop of the #Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat, #Tigray , once again calls for the immediate end to the siege & blockade of Tigray & peaceful resolution to the genocidal #WarOnTigray . @Pontifex @StateDept @eu_eeas @StateHouseKenya @CanadaFP @FCDOGovUK
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
After the regime forces detained Sr Lemlem without charges for months, they are now 'accusing' her of allowing the #TDF members to be treated at the hospital she was managing in #Kobo . @hrw @UNHumanRights @StateDept @eu_echo @eu_eeas
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
โ€œ2.3 million children in #Tigray region of Ethiopia need humanitarian assistance, as thousands flee across border into Sudanโ€- @unicef ๐ŸšจDATE: Nov 19, 2020 What has the @unicefchief DONE about this since? @USUN @EUatUN @USAmbUN @antonioguterres @UN
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Latest @UNOCHA Report on #Tigray Humanitarian Crisis โ€œFuel is urgently needed to support the provision of critical services such as health facilities.โ€ 1/
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Sr Lemlem Gidey has been detained for so long for no crime other than her Tigrayan ethnicity & we call for the immediate release. The IC must take concrete actions against the genocidal regime of Ethiopia to releases 10,000s Tigrayans still detained. @hrw @StateDept @eu_echo @UN
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
Reliable sources are now reporting that the regime forces are asking Sr Lemlem Gidey to accept guilt for allowing the treatment of #TDF members at the hospital. Her statement that her faith & #IHL don't allow denying medical treatment ..โคต๏ธ @hrw @UNHumanRights @StateDept @eu_echo
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
1โƒฃ day after the @UN_HRC #ICHREE report on Ethiopia was released describing Eritrean & Ethiopian crimes against humanity & war crimes in #Tigray , the Tigray government announced that Ethio-Eritrean joint forces have launched a new offensive across Tigrayโ€™s northern border. @UN |SC
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
After the #TDF withdrew from the Amhara region, the #UrsulineSisters in Kobo again continued their services. When Ethiopian regime forces and militias moved back into Kobo & the regime forces arrested Sr Lemlem Gidey along other civilians of Tigrayan ethnicity. @VaticanNews @hrw
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Mr. Tibor, Former Assistant Sec. State, @TiborPNagyJr 's special connections to the #Irob & @MekUniETH . Thank you @GualJeganu as usual for being a strong voice for the #Irob minority & supporting @IROBANINA 's advocacy for the Irob people.
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
3 years
Dori Asgedom, leader of #Asimba Democratic party has been arrested for over 6 months now. His crime is demanding withdrawal of invading #EritreanArmy from #Tigray . #irob people are left under full Eritrean occupation with no-one to voice their agony! #FreeDoriAsgedom @SWTigray
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
It is remembered many Catholic priests & nuns of Tigrayan ethnicity were arrested in Tigrayan mass arrests by the genocidal regime of @PMEthiopia and released later after broad media coverage & advocacy. The #CatholicChurch of ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น has been quiet during then or after. @Pontifex
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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The genocidal allied forces of #Eritrea & #Ethiopia have intentionally been shelling the civilians & civilian objects (clinics -inc. #Catholic church clinic, schools, public & private buildings & homes) in #Irob district, Eastern #Tigray . @UN_HRC @Pontifex
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
the leaders of the #CatholicChurch of #Ethiopia led by Cardinal #Berhaneyesus is either supportive of the #WarOnTigray or staying indifferent to the injustices to Tigrayans including to their staff members and employees. @Pontifex @USCCB @CCCB_CECC @VaticanNews @CatholicNewsSvc
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
"Women from a tiny ethnic minority in Tigray, the #Irob , report they were gang raped by Eritrean troops when they were hiding in the villages of Irob, then repeatedly raped by ENDF and members of Ethiopian Federal Police at Moyale."- @atiryashak #endCRSV
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
2 years
An SOS call for a swift humanitarian aid action to save MILLIONS of people dying from merciless man-made famine in #Tigray ๐Ÿ‘‰Abune Tesfaselassie Medhin ๐Ÿ‘‰Bishop of Adigrat Eparchy @antonioguterres @USAmbUN @SecBlinken @melaniejoly @EUatUN @JosepBorrellF @Pontifex #EndTigraySiege
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Irob Anina Civil Society (IACS)
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Meaza G Gebremedhin at #SDIR @HoCCommittees โ€™ Meeting @OurCommons ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ- June 11, 2024: ๐Ÿ“นโฌ‡๏ธ โ€œThe world & particularly countries like Canada have failed the people of #Tigray in averting the genocide but they have the chance to ensue they get justice โ€ฆโ€ #TigrayGenocide
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