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Anyone celebrating Epiphany or 11 days after Christmas (Eastern Orthodox)? Happy Holiday!
January 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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The life lessons you learn while at the worst situations of life is absolutely life changing 🙌🏿🙏🏿 #TDF life #ብፆት Always willing to go all the way to make sure the #TigrayGenocide stops and people of #Tigray always protected by it’s kids #Resistance
November 16, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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#Tigray: More than 1.42 million school-age children in the #Tigray have no access to education, while no less than 387 schools in various parts of Tigray remain closed or operating at low capacity due to insecurity, lack of resources & shortages of staff.
November 16, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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The #Tigray Education Bureau highlights troubling developments in the northeastern #Irob Woreda, where 23 of 47 schools are located in territory occupied by #Eritrean forces. “Schools under Eritrean control are either fully or partially destroyed and none of them are operational as of now.” 3/
November 16, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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2-Years After Truce, Eritrean Forces Still Occupy Tigray

2-yrs ago the Pretoria agreement ended the #Tigray war. While the peace deal called for Eritreans to withdraw, Eritrea never signed it, and many border areas remain occupied. Those living there feel abandoned.
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Focus - Two years after Ethiopia's Tigray war, Eritrean forces still occupy border regions
Two years after the Pretoria agreements ended the Tigray war, what’s the situation on the ground? The conflict resulted in nearly 600,000 deaths, with Eritrean soldiers fighting alongside the Ethiopia...
www.france24.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:52 AM
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On the 4th Anniversary of the #TigrayGenocide
As Tigrayans around the world mark four years since the onset of the genocidal war against #Tigray, we urge you to join us in bearing witness to the enduring suffering, resilience,and profound cultural loss of our people.
#Justice4TigraysWomenAndGirls
November 16, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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This tragic anniversary reminds us not only of the countless lives lost and the destruction inflicted but also of the global silence that has allowed this atrocity to continue unabated.
we demand action NOW! #Justice4TigrayGenocide
November 16, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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For 4years,the people of #Tigray have endured systematic atrocities that rank among the deadliest conflicts of this century. Conservative estimates indicate that at least +800K #Tigrayans have died.Over +120K women have suffered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, facing a cruelty that defies words.
November 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Families, communities, and entire generations have been shattered as a campaign of ethnic cleansing, targeting infrastructure, healthcare, and cultural heritage, has pushed #Tigray to the brink.
#justice4TigrayGenocide
November 16, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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#Tigray’s culture, rooted in its religious, linguistic,and historical identity, has become a focal point for destruction.
Churches, mosques, ancient manuscripts,and monuments places that embody the spirit and collective memory of #Tigray have been desecrated or destroyed. #justice4TigrayGenocide
November 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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The Reporter: The dire situation of the state of education in the violently occupied territories & adjacent areas of Tigray

Half of the 2.48 million school-age children in #Tigray are unable to attend classes, according to a report from the #TIRA.

www.thereporterethiopia.com/42613/
Over A Million Children Out Of School In Tigray: Regional Education Bureau
Eritrean occupation in Irob, Zelambessa continues unchallenged
www.thereporterethiopia.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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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
omnatigray.org
November 16, 2024 at 5:29 AM
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In #Irob district:
🔺23 of 47 schools are located in territory occupied by Eritrean forces. They are either fully or partially destroyed and none of them are operational as of now.
🔺The remaining 24 schools in areas under TIRA control are barely functional & the current enrollment rate is only 35%.
November 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM