Eritrean Troops’ Massacre of Hundreds of Axum Civilians May Amount to Crime Against Humanity
February 25, 2021
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Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the northern city of Axum on November 28-29, 2020, opening fire in the streets and conducting house-to-house raids in a massacre that may amount to a crime against humanity, Amnesty International said today in a new report.
Amnesty International spoke to 41 survivors and witnesses – including in-person interviews with recently arrived refugees in eastern Sudan and phone interviews with people in Axum – as well as 20 others with knowledge of the events. They consistently described extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate shelling and widespread looting after Ethiopian and Eritrean troops led an offensive to take control of the city amid the conflict with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in mid-November.
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March 11, 2021 15:58 IST
The military “is using increasingly lethal tactics and weapons normally seen on the battlefield against peaceful protesters and bystanders across the country,” Amnesty International said in a report.
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The military “is using increasingly lethal tactics and weapons normally seen on the battlefield against peaceful protesters and bystanders across the country,” Amnesty International said in a report. Amnesty International accused Myanmar’s military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings. Myanmar has been roiled by protests and other acts of civil disobedience since a February 1 military coup that toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi just as it was to start its second term.
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March 11, 2021
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1of23Anti-coup protesters retreat from the frontlines after riot policemen fire sound-bombs and rubber bullets in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, March 11, 2021.STR/APShow MoreShow Less
2of23An anti-coup protesters peeps from makeshift barricades in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, March 11, 2021. Amnesty International accused Myanmar s military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings.STR/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of23Anti-coup protesters retreat from the frontlines after policemen fire sound-bombs and fire with rubber bullets in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, March 11, 2021. Amnesty International accused Myanmar s military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings.APShow MoreShow Less