Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone Source link: Here On January 17, 2021, Fano militia and local Walqayte and Amhara residents rounded up dozens of male Tigrayan residents of Adi Goshu. Amhara Special Forces (ASF) took about 60 of them to the Tekeze River bridge that same day, and summarily…
Authors: Hagos Nigussie, Gebru Kiflu, and Bereket Desta Published on: Journal of Communication Inquiry Abstract This paper examined hate speech in Ethiopian broadcast media (2020–2022), focusing on the people of Tigray. The rationale for selecting this period was the heightened media polarization and intensification of hate speech in Ethiopia. We analyzed hate speeches delivered by influential individuals, including government officials,…
On July 11–12, 2024, the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich hosted a workshop titled “War-Time Communication in Ethiopia: Case Studies and Perspectives with an Emphasis on the Conflict Since 2020.” Supported by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the event examined the strategies, tactics, and impacts of communication in Ethiopia’s…
Die UN sind wegen der humanitären Lage zutiefst beunruhigt. vom Recherche-Kollektiv Afrika-Reporter: Bettina Ruehl, First published HERE on 16.07.2021 Ende Juni hat der Krieg im nordäthiopischen Tigray eine überraschende Wende genommen: Nach monatelangen Kämpfen zog die äthiopische Regierung unter Premier Abiy Ahmed die äthiopische Armee und die von der Zentralmacht eingesetzte Regionalverwaltung aus Mekelle, der Hauptstadt von Tigray, zurück. Seitdem…
