When Eritrea sent troops into the Tigray region, the secretive nation seized a double opportunity: It detained thousands of Eritrean…
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Tag: Hitsats
EXCLUSIVE HRW: Eritrean and Tigrayan forces killed and raped refugees
Eritrean forces arrived in the northern town of Hitsats on Nov. 19, killed residents, and pillaged and occupied the refugee…
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UNHCR reaches destroyed camps in northern Tigray – statement
Source: UNHCR This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be…
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The UN Refugee Agency says it now can travel to any part of Tigray
The UN Refugee Agency – the UNHCR – says that it has been given permission to travel to any part…
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Here are the massacres in Tigray. Witnesses: priests and civilians horribly slaughtered
Source: Avenier The massacres in Tigray. Witnesses: priests and civilians horribly slaughtered Paolo Lambruschi on Sunday 14 February 2021 The confirmations…
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In Pictures: Eritrean refugees caught in crossfire in Ethiopia
Eritrean forces assumed control of Hitsats in early January and forced those remaining in the camp to evacuate, refugees said. “They…
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UNHCR Tigray – thousands of Eritrean refugees sleeping rough “in dire conditions”
Source: UNHCR UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict This is a summary of…
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‘Major violations’ of international law at Tigray refugee camps
Source: Al Jazeera 15 Jan 2021 There have been significant violations of international law at two refugee camps in Ethiopia’s…
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Refugees Come Under Fire as Old Foes Fight in Concert in Ethiopia
“Forces from neighboring Eritrea have joined the war in northern Ethiopia, and have rampaged through refugee camps committing human rights…
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“More than 10,000 Eritrean refugees forcibly returned to Eritrea” – report
An Eritrean, whose wife was in Shimelba refugee camp in Tigray, says that more than 10,000 refugees have been forcibly…
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