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"The Tigray region in Ethiopia’s north has endured one of the world’s deadliest
armed conflicts of the 21st century. Between 2020 and 2022, as many as 800,000
people were killed (out of a regional population of about 7 million). This
rivals estimates from recent major conflicts, including those in Ukraine,
Yemen, Sudan and Syria.
The war was fought between Tigray’s security forces and the allied forces of
Ethiopia and Eritrea, along with ethnic militias from different regions of
Ethiopia.
This period was marked by organised massacres. There was also systematic sexual
violence and mass displacement. Ethnic cleansing and prolonged siege conditions
devastated civilians.
Despite its unparalleled scale, the Tigray crisis remained largely invisible to
the world. Factors such as race and the peripherality of the region made the
Tigray conflict a blind spot in global geopolitics. But these explanations are
not sufficient.
I have studied Ethiopia’s politics, and closely followed developments in Tigray
since the outbreak of the war. In a recent article, I examined the steps taken
by the Ethiopian government and its allies to conceal atrocities from global
scrutiny.
I analysed government statements, media coverage and reports from local and
international human rights organisations shortly before and during the war. I
found that the war and its associated human rights and humanitarian crises were
not hidden by accident. They were actively rendered invisible."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
