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[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] What can we learn from the historical events surrounding the capture or death of dictators? Several astonishing lessons emerge if we grant ourselves the luxury of reflection and openness in evaluating these past occurrences. Important insights await us if we investigate the deeper reasons for the final humiliating deaths of dictators. Foremost, […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[ብሄርሞን ፍቃዱ፣ ጋዜጣ_ፕላስ] ብሔራዊ መዓልቲ ባንዴራ ምብዓል ታሪኻዊ ውህደትን ሓድነትን ኢትዮጵያውያን ከም ዘጠናኽር ዋና ኣሰናዳኢ ትግራይ ሊበርቲ ሚዲያ (TLM) ኣይተ በረኸት ኪሮስ ገሊፆም። ነባርነቶም ኣብ አሜሪካ ዝኾኑ ሙሁርን ተመራማርን፤ ዋና ኣሰናዳእን አቕራብን ትግራይ ሊበርቲ ሚዲያ (TLM) ኣይተ በረኸት ኪሮስ ንጋዜጣ ወጋሕታ ከም ዝገለፅዎ፤ምብዓል ምልክት ሓድነት፣ መንነትን ሃገራዊ ሓበንን ዝኾነ ብሄራዊ መዓልቲ ባንዴራ ኢትዮጵያ ታሪኻዊ ትእስስርን […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Abraha Belai The TPLF has died. What remains is to bury the beast. But to understand why the demise of the TPLF would represent a devastating blow to Eritrea’s ruling EPLF, it is necessary to revisit a political strategy that, I contend, has operated for more than half a century. The Eritrean Secret That […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Bereket Kiros] First, I must admit I cannot keep up with the rapid political developments in Tigray that unfold moment by moment. Often, events in Ethiopia seem to outpace our ability to write and comment as part of our civic duties. It has become increasingly hard for someone like me, living in the USA, […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By ELF Think Tank Group] One of the most important and frequently misunderstood realities in the Horn of Africa is that linguistic and cultural proximity does not necessarily produce political unity. Tigrayans in Ethiopia and Tigrinya-speaking Eritreans share a language continuum, historical connections, religious traditions, family relationships, cultural practices, and a long history of interaction […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Horn Of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR)] When the Tigray People’s Liberation Front signed the Pretoria Peace Agreement in November 2022, it still held one card: the ability to trade an honourable defeat for political survival. Four years later, hardliners chose to burn that card themselves. In September 2026, TPLF forces seized the airports of […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] “No man can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other…” Matt. 6:24 The foundation of TPLF nationalism rests on falsehoods and deception, and it inherently carries the risk of its collapse. The TPLF’s […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልሓምለ 2018 መቐለ፣ ትግራይ 1) መእተዊ ዋላ እኳ ካብ ወርሒ ሚያዝያ ጀሚሩ ኣብ ኣብ ዞባ ሰሜን ምዕራብ ብልጭ ድርግም ዝበሉ ናይ ግፋ ምልክታት እንተነበሩ ብዋናነት ግና ካብ ወርሒ ግንቦት ጀሚሩ ኣብ ልዕሊ መናእሰያት ትግራይ ብዕሊ ግፋ ተጀሚሩ። እዚ ድማ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ ከባቢታት ትግራይ ዝተገበሩ ብሓይሊ ምግዳድ ፅንዓት ብምግባር ዝቀረበ ሰነድ እዩ። እዚ ካብ ግዜ ናብ […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልThe following press statement states the political and territorial issues in Tigray, emphasising transparency for the establishment of the council, peace, and stability. It highlights the illegal confiscation of lands, kidnappings, disappearances, and bad governance; condemns illegal actions; demands political reform; and advocates for peaceful resolution, adherence to the rule of law, and respect for […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review Executive Summary The killing of Zewdu Haftu should never have become a referendum on whether power can defeat the law. Yet that is precisely what the case has become. Zewdu’s death is a criminal tragedy. The subsequent controversy surrounding the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review An Investigation Beyond the Visible Political Theatre as an analytical framework for examining post-TPLF elite networks, institutional continuity, political patronage, and the challenges of post-war state-building in Ethiopia and Tigray. In post-conflict politics, the most consequential power networks are not […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Kidane] ላምስ’ያ ምስሓርዲአን ማይ ይሰትያ! O cow! holy cow, The Cows of the River, Why they call them cows, I wonder; As they drift through the river’s thunder. From one bank to the other; Honestly, they glide; Silent in their journey, nowhere to hide; The knife is sharp; slaughter is a friend. Their necks […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[by Kidane] ሃዳኒት’ያ ከልቢስ ጽልኢ ትርፋ፤ ጨጕሪ ኣብ አፋ። What would the hunting dog gain? Feather in mouth bruise on the skin! Otherwise, hazing wind by the ears; Restless eyes keen with fire; Beneath the stars, bound by desire. The world is a field wide and untamed; Every scent a story, every trail unnamed. The […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Kidane] Anarchism and its hidden agenda Anarchism, the pretentious lady, how on earth can you lie; When you say you conceived democracy as a boy; Politically boasting as a sway; For Ethiopia to be a king any way. In the land of Ethiopia, where beauty meets strife; A nation torn asunder, the people in […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy: Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review The Paradox of Reform Without Reckoning The Tigray conflict (2020–2022) inflicted documented mass atrocities, systematic sexual violence, enforced displacement, forced military conscription (giffa), and resource predation. Yet nearly four years after the Pretoria Peace Agreement, Tigray remains trapped in a […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልSubject: An Urgent Appeal Concerning into Alleged Forced Conscription, Arbitrary Detention, killing, Human Rights Violations in Tigray To: The United Nations The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) The United Nations Human Rights Council The International Criminal Court (ICC) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Amnesty International Human […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] The people of Tigray have never accepted oppression—whether imposed by foreign invaders or by those claiming to rule in their name. Throughout history, Tigrayans have fought against both external aggressors and internal tyranny, and they have repeatedly emerged with resilience, courage, and an unwavering commitment to freedom. The forced recruitment of young […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, HORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW (HAGR) From Affesa to Giffa: The Revolutionary Paradox of Power, Coercion, and Political Decay in Tigray and Ethiopia How a Liberation Movement Came to Mirror—and in Some Respects Reproduce—the Logic of the Regime It Once Fought Executive Assessment Modern Ethiopian […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Post-War Military, Security & Transitional Justice Affairs Researcher, HORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW (HAGR) Blood Gold, Broken Bodies, and the Unholy Alliance: The TPLF’s Transnational Criminal Empire, the Mercenary Export of Tigrayan Youth, and the Tsimdo Axis That Threatens to Detonate the Horn of Africa “When a political movement can no […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR) “Every tyranny contains within it the seed of its own image. The revolutionary who does not build accountable institutions does not escape the system he destroyed. He inherits it.” PREFATORY ASSESSMENT There is a particular kind of historical irony […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, HORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW (HAGR) “Throughout history, the most brutal laws were not written to deliver justice. They were written to make resistance unthinkable.” — Dr. Dawit Tesfay Executive Summary This analysis is not a polite academic exercise. It is an indictment. What the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልBy Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Post-War Military, Security & Transitional Justice Affairs Researcher, HORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW From Drakōn’s Athens to the TPLF’s Tigray: The Anatomy of Punitive Power, Totalitarian Thought-Control, and the Coming Reckoning in Post-TPLF Tigray “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልAuthor: Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Institutional Policy & Post-War State-Building Researcher, HORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW (HAGR) A Critical Analysis of How a criminal patronage network is weaponizing the language of self-determination to preserve a collapsing clan-oriented political system? Why independent Tigray cannot be built by the people who cannot even restore pre-war Tigray—and why institutions […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልHORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW (HAGR) Author: Dr. Dawit Tesfay, Post-War Military, Security & Transitional Justice Affairs Expert “THE FORCES OF GOOD HAVE ARRIVED.” Why the TPF integration into the Coalition for Peace in Central Tigray (CPCT) was the wisest strategic decision in post-war Tigrayan politics—and why the TPLF disarmament is now the defining imperative […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By HORN OF AFRICA GEOPOLITICAL REVIEW (HAGR)] How was the TPLF built as a political party with Africa’s most sophisticated architecture of oppression in the name of struggle for freedom and self-determination? And why must the TPLF’s carefully constructed hybrid political system, blending ideology, ethnicity, cohesion, and deception to enslave a nation, be understood to […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] The calls for justice from the hundreds of thousands who suffered, including those who died and those who were tortured and raped, remain unanswered. Over the past fifty years, these voices of pain and demands for justice across Tigray have not been properly addressed. If genuine justice for Tigray is desired, one […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Tadesse Gebremariam] The ongoing displacement of farmers from their ancestral lands compelled me to write and illustrate the growing unrest directed at the TPLF administration. Having to move can be much more than losing your belongings and income—it can also break important cultural and spiritual connections that matter a lot to you. These individuals […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] Over the past 3 years since the Pretoria peace agreement was signed, the media and public discourse have largely focused on reports of TPLF corruption, gold theft, repression, democracy, justice, and accountability. On the other hand, the TPLF leadership’s daily activities center on its power struggle and alliance (ፅምዶ) and its preparation […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] In accordance with our courteous and ethical editorial standards, offering criticism in defence of the people’s cause is not intended to undermine Gelowdewos’ democratic rights, particularly given his repeated false claims. We should not be blind, especially when matters of public interest are at stake. As humans, we naturally hold differing opinions, […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Mesfin Ayenew, Dessie, Wello] The main aim of this article is to promote unity among Ethiopia’s various ethnic groups. It aims to correct misconceptions about liberation fronts, self-determination of ghetto politics of the TPLF and others, the United Nations, and international law. While the focus is on the people of Ethiopia, residents of the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] We can all agree that there is a great need for peace in our region, but the question is how to achieve it. We are confronted by a basic principle of trust. The TPLF and Shaebia trusted a strategy they believed would help them win against the PP government of Abiy Ahmed […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Berihu Hagos] Tigray is not a transient nation. It is built upon a robust ethical and moral foundation. Throughout its millennia of history, it has endured some of the most significant adversities. It is prudent to disregard the unfounded assertions of certain historians and politicians attempting to revise history to diminish the achievements of […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Desta Hailu] “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” For individuals unfamiliar with TPLF leaders, it may be perplexing to understand why the ‘leaders’ of a political organization that has maintained power for four decades persist in behaving […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] At an international conference in July 2000, Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics (1998), expressed concern about a stagnant society resistant to embracing new realities. He cited an ancient Sanskrit story of “kupamanduka,” a simple tale of a well-frog—the frog that lives its entire life in a well—and its refusal to accept […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልሚሊተሪ ካውንስልትግራይ ሓይሊ ሰላም Military Council of Tigrai peace force Press Statement by the Military Council of the Tigrai Peace Force (TPF) on the House of Federation’s Decision to Conduct Elections in the Unlawfully Occupied Tigrai Territories by Non-ENDF Forces We, the Military Council of the Tigrai Peace Force (TPF), firmly believe that the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልሚሊተሪ ካውንስል ትግራይ ሓይሊ ሰላም Military Council of Tigrai peace force Statement Issued in Response to the Decision of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia Regarding Tigrai’s Constitutional Sovereignty As a popular force fighting for systemic change in Tigrai, the most important issue motivating us is the collective existential security of the people of Tigrai. […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልDear Tigrai Liberty Media (TLM) readers and followers, we truly appreciate your support and engagement. Thank you for being a valued part of our community! Over the years, as webmasters and editors, we have always strived to remain neutral when handling articles and opinions submitted to Tigray Liberty Media (TLM) – Chime of Liberty! ደወል […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] The so-called TPLF leadership has completely betrayed the people of Tigray by forming a dangerous alliance (ፅምዶ) with the ruthless regime of Eritrea (Shaebia), known for its bloodshed actions and North Korean-style authoritarian rule, including infanticide (such as the slaughter of schoolchildren at Ayder, Mekelle), illegal occupation of Tigray territories, mass displacements, […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] The circus of yet another marriage among constantly changing partners reaches its peak with the so-called alliance (Tsemedo ፅምዶ), happy members of the so-called alliance, congratulatory messages from dedicated groups in the Diaspora, and, of course, a blessing from the master conspirator and head priest Isaias Afeworki from Asmara. Shabia recognizes that […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] No one rules arbitrarily in the contemporary world. The vision and ideas that shape it are crucial. Every leader must explain the reasoning behind a decision or act. It is widely acknowledged that “TPLF” has frequently failed to meet the expectations of the people of Tigray. Tigray is on the verge of […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] “Maximum openness of the actions in power, public wisdom, instinct, and a sense of self-preservation can, in due time, warn leaders against careless steps that would be paid for a letter by the whole country.” Essay on Leadership Political institutions must recognise that every detail matters and that no issue is too […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By Tekie] The safe, orderly, and dignified return of internally displaced Tegaru to Western Tigray will not be achieved through isolation or emotional rejection of engagement, but through principled, strategic, and sustained diplomacy. Engagement with key international actors such as the United States and the European Union, and with the endorsement and oversight of the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] The leadership of the TPLF bears the responsibility to safeguard the people of Tigray from genocide and starvation, and it is imperative that they fulfil this obligation. Furthermore, there exists incontrovertible evidence and eyewitness accounts substantiating their participation in the theft of aid grains, which is undeniably shameful and disheartening. Nonetheless, such actions […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] What makes this situation even more heartbreaking is how famine can deeply impact Tigray’s overall morale, shaping how its people see themselves and their confidence. When famine hits, those who have lived through it often carry a heavy weight of fear and despair. It is painfully hard for them to forget the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] Tension and conflict among our leaders in various regions have historically characterized the elimination of political opponents in Tigray. The best we can hope for is to reconcile and compromise our conflicting personal ambitions to live in peace and harmony. All Tegrawot must reach consensus on the key issues confronting the country, […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Perspective] Tigray Political Deadlock: Which Way Forward? Fear and bitterness should have no role in our national affairs; the repercussions of silence and hesitation have been severe. We call on every Tigrayan who genuinely cares to demonstrate their commitment through action. We must remain true to our principles—justice, peace, and accountability are what the […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] The divisions within the TDF and the TPLF threaten Tigray’s future, as conflicting interests hinder unity, peace, and justice. The TPLF leadership’s political manoeuvres have changed quickly, and their attempt to oust President Tadesse Werede has led to unforeseen further consequences. Why do the TPLF leaders and the hardcore generals continue to […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽልMiddle Level Commanders Tigray Defence Force (TDF) From the Central Authority of Systemic Change Middle Level Commanders of TDF National Struggle for Systemic Change in Tigray As Tigrayans we have been victims of repeated genocidal aggressions and we have been able to defend ourselves with all its shortcomings; our fundamental demands are self-determination and self-rule; by […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[TLM Editorial Viewpoint] There is little time remaining to debate and speculate about Tigray’s future. The events of the past year, since Getachew Redda’s departure, clearly demonstrate the severe political and social issues facing Tigray. Debretsion, Fetlwork, Alem and the Generals must be held accountable as the key architects of these harmful policies. The TPLF’s […]
Continue Reading - ንባብ ይቕጽል[By T. Araya, Mekele] The TPLF split has emerged again into two rival factions once more, i.e., the Fetlework (Mengerino) group versus the Alem Gebrewahed group. The split may ultimately lead to Tigray being free from the TPLF’s corrupt and repressive ideology. The demise of the TPLF will be a new chapter and a significant […]
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