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Ziban Gedena massacre

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In the town of Ziban Gedena, in northwestern Tigray, Eritrean soldiers had burned 150 houses, killed 300 civilians, looted or slaughtered 90% of oxen and livestock, burnt and stolen harvests and set fire to animal fodder. Continuing harassment from Eritrean forces meant that no one was plowing the
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The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions approximately 150 victims of this massacre, whereas a UN report mentions 300 civilian victims. Four victims have been identified.
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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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troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.
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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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For this specific massacre, Eritrean and Ethiopian officials did not respond to questions.
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A UN report indicates that the perpetrators of this massacre were Eritrean soldiers.
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G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
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A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
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2020 massacre in Ziban Gedena, northwestern Tigray as part of the Tigray War
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CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30)
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UN official accuses Eritrean forces of deliberately starving Tigray
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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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Tigray War
Ziban Gedena is located in Tigray Region
Ziban Gedena is located in Ethiopia
Ziban Gedena
Ziban Gedena
Tigrinya
Tigray Region
Tigrayans
Mass killing
Ethnic cleansing
Eritrea
Eritrean Defence Forces
extrajudicial killing
Ziban Gedena
Tigrinya
Tigray Region
Ethiopia
Tigray War
Tahtay Adiyabo
Eritrean Defence Forces
Tigray War
OHCHR
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
Eritrean
Billene Seyoum
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