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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay

@woldetigray.bsky.social
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Journalism | Anthropology | Religion | Migration | Tigray-Ethiopia. Websites: gazetegna.com | yabelemedia.com

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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If the objective is to prevent the stationing of armed forces and weapons, all parties must do so, and this requires coordinated local and international pressure. However, employing this rationale to justify university closures disproportionately harms Tigray. yabelemedia.com/2026/09/15/7...
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The Plan to Close Universities in Tigray is Highly Irresponsible - Yabele Media
Amid escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray, the Ministry of Education announced that students would not be placed in Universities in Tigray, describing it as a “temporary” measure. The direction ap...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Happy Ethiopian New Year! As our New Year begins on Meskerem 1 (September 11 in the Gregorian calendar), the next day marks the start of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah| חג ראש השנה שמח). As we say ‘Happy New Year’ in our Ge'ez script ‘‘ሰናይ ሓዱሽ ዓመት’’, the Jewish greeting is שנה טובה|Shanah Tovah.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I hope @ajenglish.bsky.social will also produce such an excellent documentary on how forms of slavery and severe labour exploitation continue to this day in the Arab and Gulf states, particularly involving migrant workers from across Asia and Africa. youtu.be/F4uHlI6ASlc?...
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How sugar was built on a global system of slavery | Featured Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
''Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region should withdraw a proclamation that purports to grant them sweeping powers to compel military service and punish dissent,'' Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
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Ethiopia: Tigray Authorities Should Withdraw Abusive Law
Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region should withdraw a proclamation that purports to grant them sweeping powers to compel military service and punish dissent.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Reports of forced conscription are emerging across #Tigray. Residents described it as an organised recruitment campaign targeting the youth, including house-to-house searches, detentions, & the transfer of recruits to training centres. addisstandard.com?p=57285
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“Tigrayans in Western Tigray Zone are facing severe and dehumanizing restrictions on all aspects of their lives.” www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...
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Ethiopia: Persecution of Tigrayans Unrelenting
Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and imposing a discriminatory system that severely restricts their movements, emp...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Trump’s first wife said he kept a book of Hitler’s speeches in a cabinet by his bed. He used language lifted out of the pages of Mein Kampf as “vermin” & accusing immigrants of “poisoning the blood” of the nation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan
Think I’m exaggerating? Consider the copious amounts of evidence
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Sweden has decided to halt state funding to the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church in Sweden, 800,000 kr per year. Swedish Security Service (Säpo) found that Eritreans in Sweden have been subjected to transnational repression by the church. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/erit...
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Eritreanska ortodoxa kyrkan blir av med statligt bidrag - Ekot
Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund (SST) stoppar statsbidrag till Eritreanska ortodoxa Tewahdo-kyrkan i Sverige. Det handlar om ungefär 800 000 kronor ...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray theconversation.com/starvation-a...
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Starvation as a weapon of war: how Ethiopia created a famine in Tigray
Famine was weaponised as part of a broader campaign of destruction in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The Institute of Domestic Violence, in partnership with St Frumentius Theological College in Tigray, has launched an initiative to equip Orthodox clergy with the tools to provide spiritual care to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. yabelemedia.com/2025/09/25/7...
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UK-Based Institute and Tigray-Based Theological College Join Hands to Support Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence - Yabele Media
The Institute of Domestic Violence, Religion & Migration (IDVRM), in partnership with St Frumentius Theological College in Tigray, has launched an initiative to equip Orthodox clergy with the tools to...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Nearly 1.2 million children (46% of Tigray’s school-age population) are out of school this year. Only 1.36 million of 2.53M expected students enrolled, due to incomplete Pretoria ceasefire deal implementation & the war’s lasting toll. addisstandard.com/nearly-half-...
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Nearly half of Tigray’s children remain out of school as war’s impact persists - Addis Standard
Nearly half of Tigray’s children remain out of school as war’s impact persists Addis Standard News -
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
In religion, culture, and social transformation, the collaboration will focus on faith-sensitive responses to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Tigray and reframe cultural and religious narratives that contribute to stigma. yabelemedia.com/2025/09/04/7...
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IDVRM and Mekelle University Forge Partnership to Strengthen Survivor-Centred Research and Interventions - Yabele Media
The Institute of Domestic Violence, Religion & Migration (IDVRM) C.I.C. and Mekelle University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 18 August 2025 to foster collaborative research, consultanc...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Silence over sexual violence in Ethiopia enables yet more abuse, says report: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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Silence over sexual violence in Ethiopia enables yet more abuse, says report
The failure to hold perpetrators to account has fueled revenge attacks.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
"Many of the survivors said soldiers expressed their desire to exterminate the Tigrayan ethnicity – either by destroying Tigrayan women’s reproductive organs, or forcing them to give birth to children of the rapist’s ethnicity." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Mass rape, forced pregnancy and sexual torture in Tigray amount to crimes against humanity – report
Research documents ‘horrific and extreme’ attacks by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces and warns that impunity has meant such atrocities are expanding to new regions
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
''Egypt has rejected a quid pro quo offered by the US that would see it mediate an end to the crisis over Ethiopia’s Nile dam in return for Cairo allowing Israel to displace Gaza’s population into Rafah'' www.newarab.com/news/egypt-r...
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Egypt rejects US quid pro quo over Gaza and Ethiopia dam
Egyptian officials have rejected a US offer to intervene in the Nile dam dispute in return for aiding Israel’s plan to build a concentration camp Gaza’s south.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
''Political parties, civil societies in Tigray are raising alarm over recent leadership changes in the region’s Southern zone, accusing the administration of centralizing power within a single political faction and sidelining inclusive governance.'' #Addis_Standard report addisstandard.com?p=51552
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Tigray political parties oppose leadership reshuffle in Southern zone; dozen of civil society groups voice concern over security forces’ involvement - Addis Standard
Tigray political parties oppose leadership reshuffle in Southern zone; dozen of civil society groups voice concern over security forces’ involvement Addis Standard News -
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
"Around 120,000 women survived wartime rape during the war in Tigray," new reports by Le Monde and Daily Mail. Daily Mail: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... Le Monde: www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-...
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Report reveals full horrors of Tigray war's 120,000 rape victims
Tseday, a mother-of-two, said that she was stopped and raped by 'soldiers from the federal army' as they fled into exile in June 2023, after the Tigray war had ended.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
How sarcastic is this comment? 😜😡It was under one of the news reports on YouTube.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
TBS TV media crew was arrested in the city of Aksum today. TPLF Aksum office confirms the detention and accuses the media station of instigating conflict. yabelemedia.com/2025/06/06/7...
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TBS TV Media Crew Arrested in Aksum City - Yabele Media
TPLF Aksum Office Confirms Detention, Accuses the Media of Instigating Conflict; TBS Demands Immediate Release Tigray Broadcasting Service Ltd. (TBS), an independent private media outlet operating in ...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is continuing its historical of supporting the administrative expansionist agenda of Amhara extremist factions seeking to annexe territories from Tigray. addisstandard.com/Amharic/?p=7...
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ዜና፡ “ሲኖዶሱ በማይጨው ሀገረ ስብከት ሲተዳደሩ የነበሩ ስድስት ወረዳዎች እራሳቸውን ችለው በሀገረ ስብከት ደረጃ እንዲተዳደሩ መወሰኑ ህገወጥ ነው” - የትግራይ ኦርቶዶክስ አባቶች - Addis standard
አዲስ አበባ፣ ግንቦት 25/ 2017 ዓ/ም፦ የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያን ሲኖዶሱ በትግራይ ክልል ደቡባዊ ዞን የማይጨው ሀገረ ስብከት ሲተዳደሩ የነበሩ ስድስት ወረዳዎች በልዩ አደረጃጀት እራሳቸውን ችለው አንድ ሀገረ ስብከት ሆነው እንዲተዳደሩ ማድረጉ ከትግራይ ክልል ኦርቶዶክስ አባቶች በኩል ተቃውሞ  ...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
“ከማኻትኩም ኣብ እንዳ ሻሂ ኣይተመስረትናን`` ኢልካ ጃህራስ እንታይ እዩ ዘመላኽት? ኣባላት ህወሓት ቅድሚ በረኻ ምውራዶም ኣብ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ኣዲስ ኣበባን፣ ኣብቲ ከተማ ኣብ ዝርከቡ ኣብያተ ሻሂን ተራኾቦም ጉጅለታት ከም ዝፈጠሩ እኳስ ዘይርዳእ እንታይ ይብሃል? ብስሩ ግን ንምንታይ እዩ መንእሰይ ውድብ ክምስርት በረኻ ክወፅእ፣ ጠበንጃ ከልዕል ከም ዘለዎ ኩሉ ግዘ ብተዘዋዋሪ ዝንገሮ ዘሎ? gazetegna.com/archives/237
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`ከማኹም ኣብ እንዳ ሻሂ ኣይተመስረትናን` ዝብልዎ ዘረባ? – GazetegnaExpandToggle MenuPreviousContinueContinueContinueContinueContinueContinueFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedinExpand
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Was it a misunderstanding by the Left regarding class solidarity and proletarian internationalism, or a flaw in the philosophy itself?
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights held an oral hearing in a case accusing Ethiopia of widespread human rights violations in the Tigray region. The hearing, held on 14 May 2025, featured the voices of survivors shared by advocates. yabelemedia.com/2025/05/19/7...
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African Commission Holds Oral Hearing on Human Rights Violations in Tigray - Yabele Media
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) held an oral hearing in a case accusing Ethiopia of widespread human rights violations in the Tigray region. The hearing,…
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Tigray Interim Administration President's Office confirmed on Saturday, May 17, the authenticity of a leaked 69-page document detailing serious allegations of cross-border human trafficking, money laundering, abduction, abuse of power, and corruption. The leaked: t.me/mezekerdocs/...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The main reasons for being rejected were: no valid visa, fake documents or entry suspension. Over 2 days, authorities also detained 14 smugglers, carried out 48 open arrest warrants, & apprehended 9 individuals under extremism laws targeting hard-left, far-right, & Islamist ideologies, among others.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Germany has begun rejecting asylum seekers at its borders since the new government tightened immigration. Last Thursday & Friday, out of 365 undocumented entries at all borders, 286 migrants & refugees were sent back, including 19 who had applied for asylum. p.dw.com/p/4uEAT
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Germany turns first asylum seekers away at border — report – DW – 05/11/2025
In the two days since the new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz tightened border controls, 19 people who had applied for asylum have reportedly been turned away.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
''Civilians living in displacement camps in one of the most food-insecure countries in the world have been hit hard by the US president’s decision to suspend USAID.'' english.elpais.com/internationa...
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Hunger looms in Tigray’s refugee camps: ‘What does Trump eat? Here we ration lentils to make them last’
Civilians living in displacement camps in one of the most food-insecure countries in the world have been hit hard by the US president’s decision to suspend USAID
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"The restoration of constitutional order & an end to the suffering of [Tigrayan] internally displaced persons (IDPs) & refugees remains ignored not only by the government of Ethiopia but also by the facilitators and observers of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA)"- Salsay Weyane Tigray
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Self-Care Handbook on Trauma Healthcare for Healthcare Workers and the Wider Community in Tigrigna language by #Kokob_Gebru. Mrs. Kokeb has been a lecturer in Mental Health within the Department of Psychiatric Nursing at Mekelle University since 2009 and is currently a PhD candidate.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Since 2019, 200 journalists have been arrested. Ethiopia went from being 110th out of 180 countries in 2019 to 145th this year, mass arrests & the detention of media workers across the country took their toll. Journalists have been killed. Full story: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
''እቲ ምንጭና፡ "ሕጋውነት ህወሓት ስለዘብቅዕ ዕላማ ህወሓት ክነዕውተሉ ዘኽእለና ሓድሽ ውዳበ ክንምስርት ተገዲድና ኣለና" ብምባል፡ ሕገ ደንብን ፕሮግራማትን እቲ ክምስርትዎ ዝሓስብዎ ዘለዉ ትግራይ ሊበራል ዲሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ ኣጻፊፎም ናይ ድጋፍ ፊርማ ኣብ ምትእኽኻብ ከምዘለዉ ንቢቢሲ ተዛሪቡ።'' ሕቶ፥ ዕላማ ህወሓትስ ብሊበራል መንገዲ ክሳኻዕ? እንታይ ኣጨነቖም ሌጋሲ ህወሓት ክሕልዉ ሞኽ ዝብሉ? ሓዱሽ ምዕራፍ ዘይኸፍቱ? www.bbc.com/tigrinya/art...
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ብጌታቸው ረዳ ዝምራሕ ክንፊ ህወሓት ብሓድሽ ሰልፊ ይመጽእ ከምዘሎ ተፈሊጡ - BBC News ትግርኛ
እቲ ሓድሽ ኣብ መስርሕ ምዝገባ ዝርከብ ፖለቲካዊ ውዳበ፡ 'ሊበራል ዲሞክራሲ' ከም ስነ ሓሳብ ዝኽተል ኰይኑ 'ትግራይ ሊበራል ዲሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ' ዝብል ኣማራጺ ሽም ሒዙ ይመጽእ ከምዘሎ ንምፍላጥ ተኻኢሉ'ሎ።
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
In Ethiopia the term is often used in a derogatory manner against opponents and dissenting voices. Recently TPLF office in Tigray, which labelled its splinter group “Yihuda” & launched violent attacks, after disseminating this designation through its cadre channels down to the grassroots level.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Is calling someone "Yihuda" (ይሁዳ in Tigrigna or Yehudah / יְהוּדָה in Hebrew), or in other Semitic languages, inherently antisemitic? Or is it not when used in religious historical contexts?
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
ደርፍታት ፅልኢ፣ ስሑት ተረኽ፣ ንዑ ንግጠም፣ ወዘተ ንምእካብ ዝግበር ዳህሳሳዊ መፅናዕቲ እዩ። ከፊትኩም ብምምላእ ክትተሓባበሩ እላቦ፣ የቐንየለይ! You can use either the QR Code or this link. woldegiorgis.limesurvey.net/254184
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A coup now appears to have taken place. Last week, a rival TPLF faction installed its officials in provincial government offices. It also took over the mayor’s office, the main radio station in the regional capital, Mekelle.'' www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Tigray’s interim leader flees as rival faction seizes control, while Ethiopian tanks and troops move to border of Eritrea
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A rift within the TPLF has renewed the risk of a large interstate conflict. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/t...
foreignpolicy.com
Tigray Power Struggle Risks Ethiopia-Eritrea War
A rift within the TPLF has renewed the risk of a large interstate conflict.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/t...
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Tigray Power Struggle Risks Ethiopia-Eritrea War
A rift within the TPLF has renewed the risk of a large interstate conflict.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Vast U.S. human capital is now available. Europe—and the future trans-Atlantic relationship—could benefit. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/m...
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DOGE’s Victims Could Be Europe’s Gain
Vast U.S. human capital is now available. Europe—and the future trans-Atlantic relationship—could benefit.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
However, for Getachew’s faction and the Interim Administration, this is more than just an internal party dispute, they see it as a full-scale regional coup against the Interim Administration and the Pretoria Agreement, as forces are forcibly installing ”new” administrators. 2/2
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The TPLF Office view Getachew Reda’s faction’s actions as an intraparty coup within the TPLF, comparing it to what Abiy Ahmed and his OroMara coalition did to the EPRDF in 2017–2018. From their perspective, what they are doing now is a counter-intraparty coup. 1/2 www.linkedin.com/pulse/tigray...
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Tigray’s Power Struggle: From the Pretoria Agreement to the Current Crisis-Events’ Flow
After exactly two years of a genocidal war, the TPLF and the Federal Government signed a ceasefire agreement in Pretoria in November 2022. As part of the agreement, both parties agreed to establish an...
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A coalition of 3 opposition parties condemns what they call ''Unlawful Power Grab'' and ''Regional Destabilization'' in Tigray. The coalition said ''Tigray is facing an escalating crisis as TPLF cadre generals and their allies within the TPLF office attempt to seize power through illegal means. ''
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
It also accuses the group it labelled "traitorous" of inviting a third party to intervene [the federal government, etc], an act the party claims makes them even more ''treasonous''. According to the TPLF, this move actually endangers, rather than upholds, the Pretoria Agreement.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The party claims that its law enforcement operation does not violate the Pretoria Agreement and is not intended to dismantle the Interim Administration, but rather to take control of it.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The party referred to members of the Interim Administration, including Getachew Reda and his colleagues, as "national traitors" and declared that they are "former leaders" with no authority to issue letters suspending or dismissing military commanders.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The TPLF office announced that it will continue the operation of "enforcement of law and constitutional order" (ምኽባር ልዕልነት ሕግን ሕገ መንግስትን), a phrase resembling the "Law Enforcement Operation" (ህግ የማክበር ዘመቻ) that Abiy Ahmed used to describe the first phase of the attack on Tigray.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Qatar has poured over $6 billion into US universities in the past decade, making it the single largest foreign donor in American academia. What does Qatar get in return? www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
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Qatar's grip on education is causing an explosion of campus antisemitism - opinion
The conversation surrounding foreign influence in education must shift from passive concern to active resistance before it is too late.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Is each of these countries unhappy in its own way (to paraphrase Tolstoy), or is there a common denominator to their unhappiness? www.socialeurope.eu/confronting-...
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Confronting the Pandemic’s Toxic Political Legacy
Resentment over pandemic policies fuels far-right gains, deepens distrust in science, and reshapes politics in the US and Europe.
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Woldegiorgis G. Teklay @woldetigray.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Not only is Donald Trump back in the White House, but the far right is poised to occupy the Austrian chancellorship for the first time in the country’s postwar history, and Germany is hurtling toward a fraught election this month, following the collapse of its “traffic light” coalition government.
socialeurope.eu
Confronting the Pandemic’s Toxic Political Legacy
Resentment over pandemic policies fuels far-right gains, deepens distrust in science, and reshapes politics in the US and Europe.
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