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Tag: UNHCR
Eritreans in Addis Ababa call on UN to move refugees away from the war in Tigray
Eritreans are demonstrating outside the UNHCR offices in Bole, Addis Ababa. They are appealing to the UN to act to…
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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
“I have been disturbed by general criminality against refugees committed, mainly at night, by various armed actors in the Mai…
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New exile for Eritrean refugees fleeing Ethiopia
Eye-witness account of attack on Shimelba refugee camp, Tigray. “Some of the soldiers were Eritreans, some of them were (Ethiopian)…
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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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Tigray: Brutal Militia Attacked Refugees in Mai Ayni
On 27th February, armed men entered Mai Aini refugee camp and terrorised the inhabitants all night. 2nd March 2021 At about 1:20a.m. on…
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Tigray: What happened when Eritrean troops captured the refugee camps of Shimelba
Source: EEPA According to a witness who was an Eritrean refugee in the Shimelba camp in Tigray Eritrean troops entered…
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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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Ethiopia plans to close refugee camps in Tigray
Source: Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News, Addis Ababa Ethiopia plans to close two camps in the northern state of Tigray that…
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Refugee camps in Ethiopia appear to have been systematically destroyed
Source: Vice World Satellite photos show military actors at the camps right after they were razed; the damage is far…
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