The focus of the whole world is on the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. It is being discussed in every major forum of the world, some Ukraine is taking the side of Russia. On the other hand, there is a part of the world where more than 5 lakh people have died in the ongoing war. One lakh women have been raped. The situation is so bad that thousands of children died of starvation. 20 lakh people became homeless.
The war is going on in the African country of Ethiopia, where separatists from Tigre province have been fighting violently against the federal government for the past two years. Ethiopia's civil war began in November 2020, when federal military forces attacked Tigre province to suppress separatism.
Protests have also been held in America against the attack on the Tigre community. However, the attention of the big countries is still not on this war.
7 million people are living without electricity, internet and phones
At present, telecom and internet services are completely closed in Tigre, which has a population of about 7 million. Due to this, the information about the worse situation here is not reaching the outside world. Electricity has been cut here and banking services are also not working.
Dr. Mebrahatu, a Tigre-origin pharmacist who understands Tigre's ground situation and is currently living in America, says that she has been able to contact her family with great difficulty since the start of the war. Due to the shutdown of the bank and the internet, they are not able to send money to them.
Don't know how the family members are
Mebrahatu says my grandmother, mother, brother, sister all live in the village and I don't know how they are. Four months ago a cousin of mine somehow crossed the border and called me. He told that two of my nephews have died of starvation. One of them was a newborn. Four family elders and neighbors have been killed by Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers. These were all pastors. My village Tembien was massacred on a large scale.
Mekele, the capital of Tigre province, has been completely destroyed in attacks by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces.
More than 1 lakh women raped
During the war, the Ethiopian army has also faced serious allegations of rape. According to Tigre human rights activists, more than one lakh women from their community were raped. Mebrahatu also alleges that the women of her village were also raped by the army fighters. The internet has been shut down so that this information cannot reach the outside world.
She further says – I live in fear because of the Tigre war. Many people in my family have been killed, but I am worried about what will happen to the rest of the family.
Racial genocide on the pretext of war
The activist alleges that this is not a war, but a conspiracy to eliminate the entire Tigre breed. Ethiopian forces have laid siege to Tigre from all sides. The second border is under siege by the Eritrean army.
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