GSTS Press Release (እዋናዊ መግለፂ): acts of self-fulfilling prophecy and hypocrisy

[By Bereket Kiros] “If you want God to laugh at your jokes, tell Him your life plans.” Consider this cynical sneer as a profound statement, the effort of a rather pitifully fragile life form, humanity. I realise that most Tegaru in the Global Diaspora or back home are in agony, more fearful than ever, about […]

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Indicted, never convicted but capitally punished and abandoned, the saga of the Tigrai genocide

Dr. Tesfai Gabre-Kidan, MD Introduction The descent, God-fearing, and loyal people of Tigrai have been victims of Ethiopian Imperial deceits, manipulations, and control after Yohannes IV was martyred in Metema in 1889. To top it all, they were ultimately victimized by their homegrown high school and mid-college elites who took advantage of theirweakness, obedience, and […]

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Democracy and good governance can dissolve corruption in Tigray

[By Bereket Kiros and Teum Mezgebo] First and foremost, we would like to acknowledge the current talk on good governance and corruption. We complement and support the efforts of the Tigray Interim Administration, which is undertaking the promotion of good governance in the right direction. We listened to the panel discussion on political discourse by […]

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The systematic erosion of Tigrai’s cultural heritage

[By Bereket Kiros, editors of Tigrai Observer] I was very disturbed and shocked to my very core by the arrogance of the TPLF leadership. I can no longer pretend not to notice and ignore the gross injustice of the land grab policy by dubious means in Mekelle and its surroundings to continue business as usual. […]

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The Case for Nonpartisan & Inclusive Interim Administration in Tigray

[By Dr. Tesfai Gabre-Kidan, MD] The world comprises those who want to rule and those who wish to follow. However, to quote a famous saying, leadership is not about dominance or power over people but dedication and sacrifices for a cause beyond oneself. In post-dehumanizing and destructive war, when most ponder about what ifs and […]

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The way forward for Tigray

[By Bereket Kiros] “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 by the whole country” (Essay on Leadership). True leaders understand that undemocratic means must not be used to achieve democratic ends. Yitzhak Shamir, […]

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The Meltdown of Law and Order in Tigray

[By Bereket Kiros and Teum Mezgebo] It is our hope that we can and should examine the fears and dangers and the counterarguments in a fact-based, realistic, rational, and constructive manner. Confidently, we have nothing to fear about any questions being raised, no matter how dreadful and unpleasant the possible or even probable realities may […]

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የአማርኛ ፊደል የሚባል የለም! ይህ ‘’የግዕዝ ፊደል ነዉ’’::

[ምንጭ:- ከOromia-My Country ፌስቡክ የተወሰደ] ግዕዝ ‘አግዓዘ’ ከሚል ግስ የመጣ ሲሆን ትርጉሙ ‘’ነፃ አወጣ’’ ማለት ነዉ፡፡ የግዕዝ ባለቤቶች ‘’አግዓዝያን’’ ናቸዉ! አግዓዝያን ‘አግዓዘ’ ከሚል የግዕዝ ቃል የመጣ ሲሆን ትርጉሙ ነፃ አዉጭዎች ማለት ነዉ፡፡ አግዓዝያን ተብሎ የሚጠሩ ተጋሩ/ትግራይና ከፊል  ኤርትራኖች ናቸዉ!!! ዘብሔረ አግዓዝያን ሲሉ ይጠሩታል!!! ለዚህ ማሳያ ደግሞ ትግራይ ጥንት ስሟ አግዓዝያን ተብላ ትጠራ ነበር፡፡ በፈሪሳዉያኑ የህዝቡ […]

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Mekelle: A city under a lingering siege (Part 1)

[Source: WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION, by Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, 16 August 2023] Readers may remember my previous three-part post ‘Mekelle: A city under siege’ written in February 2022. That post attempted to show readers what a city under siege looks like by covering some facets of life in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray. Most people will […]

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Prosecuting Rape Atrocities in Tigray: Should International Criminal Court Take Over the Case?

(Source: Made Ananda Bella Cahyani, I Made Budi Arsika, Faculty of Law, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar, Indonesia, bellacahyani2312@gmail.com) Thousands of women in Tigray have experienced massive atrocities of rape since early November 2020, the beginning of the wage of war between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian Government. This article examines rape in Tigray […]

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