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December 2020 Gijet massacre

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committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorise and extract information about whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of
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The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”, that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the
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After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by
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fighters; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.
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The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions 21 victims of this massacre.
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G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
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CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30)
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reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being the Ethiopian army.
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Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
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EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item:
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Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L.,
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Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 42 - 31 December 2020
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Tigray War
Gijet is located in Tigray Region
Gijet is located in Ethiopia
Gijet
Gijet
Tigrinya
Tigray Region
Tigrayans
Mass killing
Shelling
Ethiopia
Ethiopian National Defence Force
extrajudicial killing
Gijet
Tigrinya
Tigray Region
Ethiopia
Tigray War
Saharti
Ethiopian National Defense Force
massacres
TDF
Dimtsi Woyane
Tigray War
OHCHR
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission

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