Why Ethiopia's Orthodox Synod Called Media, U.S. Sanctions On Tigray Conflict ‘Indirect Colonialism’

(OPINION) A viral video of His Holiness Abuna Mathias, a Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), describing barbaric killings of civilians in Tigray has prompted heightened concern in the international community about human rights abuses, while many Ethiopians remain cautious and skeptical about whether disinformation campaigns driven by anti-government activists, geopolitical forces, “Ethiopia analysts” and media outlets are influencing Western communities and governments.

Africa, Analysis, OpinionDesta HelisoJune 3, 2021Desta Heliso, Ethiopia, Tigray genocide, Tigray conflict, Tigray human rights, Ethiopian crisis, abiy ahmed, TPLF, EPRDF, Recharge Comments

Were 750 Christians Really Massacred? The Truth About Ethiopia’s Recent Crisis

(ANALYSIS) Recent global headlines sparked by a former BBC reporter claimed that 750 Orthodox Christians were killed in northern Ethiopia, but there is not evidence of these deaths. Moreover, international media has mischaracterized the recent crisis in Ethiopia and ignored decades of history that’s pitted federal armed forces against the powerful, well-funded Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

Africa, OpinionDesta HelisoFebruary 10, 2021Desta Heliso, Ethiopia, Ethiopia prime minister, abiy ahmed, Ethiopian crisis, Christians killed, Christian persecution, christian massacre, Primary Feature, Recharge Comments

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