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Adem Kassie Abebe

Inserted 2 years ago

“The recent TPLF offensive has coincided with highly restricted humanitarian access to Tigray, which has left hundreds of thousands of people in the region on the brink of famine. While the joint report has absolved the government of charges of deliberate deprivation of humanitarian access, and the TPLF offensive naturally continues to disrupt aid efforts, the federal government could and should do more to facilitate humanitarian access. Humanitarian needs should always have priority over military maneuvers.”

Foreignpolicy

Program officer at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in the Netherlands

12 Nov 2021 6 3

Dina Mufti

Inserted 2 years ago

“In order for there to be a peaceful solution, they say it takes two to tango. There are conditions: First, stop your attacks. Secondly, leave the areas you have entered [Amhara and Afar]. Third, recognise the legitimacy of this government. By the way, don't misunderstand, it's not being said a decision has been made to enter into negotiations.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson of the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

11 Nov 2021 2 1

Agnes Callamard

Inserted 2 years ago

“The testimonies we heard from survivors describe despicable acts by TPLF fighters [Tigray People's Liberation Front] that amount to war crimes, and potentially crimes against humanity. They defy morality or any iota of humanity.”

Aljazeera

Secretary General of Amnesty International

10 Nov 2021 6 3

Ned Price

Inserted 2 years ago

“We believe there is a small window of opening to work with [Olusegun Obasanjo - African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa]. We have engaged with the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] as well.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the United States Department of State

09 Nov 2021 3 3

Martin Griffiths

Inserted 2 years ago

“I implore all parties to heed the UN Secretary-General's appeal to immediately end hostilities without preconditions, and reiterate the [UN's] full support for the AU's [African Union] efforts.”

Aljazeera

UN emergency relief coordinator

09 Nov 2021 6 3

Mohammed Adow

Inserted 2 years ago

“They are local staff arrested in a security operation in Addis Ababa. This security operation was started as soon as the state of emergency was declared by Ethiopia's cabinet. Many people have been arrested across the capital; these UN workers were arrested in the course of that operation.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Addis Ababa

09 Nov 2021 3 2

Ned Price

Inserted 2 years ago

“We clearly condemned the previous expulsion of UN officials from Ethiopia, and if confirmed, we would similarly condemn arrests of UN staff members based on ethnicity. We understand from reports… that those arrested are Tigrayan. Ethiopian government security force harassment and detention on the basis of of ethnicity is completely unacceptable.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the United States Department of State

09 Nov 2021 3 2

Stephane Dujarric

Inserted 2 years ago

“There has been, as far as I know, no explanation given to us on why these staff members are detained.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

09 Nov 2021 2 2

Abiy Ahmed

Inserted 2 years ago

“There are sacrifices to be made, but those sacrifices will salvage Ethiopia. We have seen the tests and obstacles and it made us stronger. We have more allies than the people who turned their backs on us.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Ethiopia

06 Nov 2021 1 1

Samuel Getachew

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Ethiopian government continues to accuse the US of siding with the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front]. This comes in addition to plans to cancel a US-Ethiopia trade agreement that creates thousands of jobs in Ethiopia's industrial parts.”

Aljazeera

Independent journalist in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

04 Nov 2021 6 2

US Embassy in Ethiopia

Inserted 2 years ago

“The [State] Department authorised the voluntary departure of non-emergency US government employees and family members of emergency and non-emergency employees from Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, and possible supply shortages.”

Aljazeera

Statement of the US Embassy in Ethiopia

04 Nov 2021 4 2

Patrick Youssef

Inserted 2 years ago

“The situation in Ethiopia is extremely dire. We continue operating within the limits of a rapidly evolving situation and we are currently assessing the impact of the nationwide state of emergency. As Tigray and other regions remain sealed off, the dire humanitarian conditions are further aggravated.”

Aljazeera

Regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Africa

03 Nov 2021 2 3

Samuel Getachew

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is an independent investigation, this is the moment we had been waiting for. Ethiopia needs to address what really happened without making any compromise.”

Aljazeera

Independent journalist in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

03 Nov 2021 1 3

Michelle Bachelet

Inserted 2 years ago

“Civilians in Tigray have been subjected to brutal violence and suffering. The joint investigation team has covered numerous violations and abuses including unlawful killings and extrajudicial executions, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, violations against refugees and forced displacement of civilians. It is vital that all parties heed the repeated calls to end hostilities.”

Aljazeera

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

03 Nov 2021 8 5

Yohannes Woldemariam

Inserted 2 years ago

“There is a new marriage of convenience between at least a faction of the Oromo Liberation Front and the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] because Abiy [Abiy Ahmed] has managed to alienate the Oromo, including some Amhara. And the TPLF is trying to take advantage of this situation, as well as the OLA [Oromo Liberation Army].”

Aljazeera

Analyst specialising in the Horn of Africa

02 Nov 2021 8 2

William Davison

Inserted 2 years ago

“The highway is absolutely vital for the national economy. If the Tigrayan forces are able to control that corridor, they can increase pressure on the federal government by restricting the flow of trade. Also, there is the potential for creating a humanitarian corridor to take supplies from Djibouti directly to Tigray bypassing the federal government, therefore providing much needed humanitarian relief to Tigray.”

Aljazeera

Senior Analyst at International Crisis Group

02 Nov 2021 6 4

Getachew Reda

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have to make sure the siege on Tigray is broken. We have to make sure that our children are not dying from hunger and starvation. We have to make sure that there is access to food, so we'll do what it takes to make sure that the siege is broken. If marching to Addis [Addis Ababa] is what it takes to break the siege, we will.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)

02 Nov 2021 5 4

Kenea Yadeta

Inserted 2 years ago

“All residents must be organised by blocks and neighbourhoods to protect peace and security in their home area in coordination with security forces, who will coordinate activities with community police and law enforcers. There will be recruitment and organising of the city's youth to work in coordination with security forces to protect peace and security in their area.”

Aljazeera

Chief of Addis Ababa's Peace and Security Administration Bureau

02 Nov 2021 3 3

Jeffrey Feltman

Inserted 2 years ago

“We can proceed down one path that inevitably leads to sanctions and other measures or we can go down another path where we can revitalise the partnership that started when prime minister [Abiy Ahmed] took office. The US wants the latter. Prolonging the war, dodging genuine negotiations to lead to de-escalation and a ceasefire, and refusing unhindered humanitarian access to avert catastrophe are actions that are taking Ethiopia [in] a dangerous direction.”

Theguardian

U.S. special envoy for Horn of Africa

02 Nov 2021 3 3

Stephane Dujarric

Inserted 2 years ago

“U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is extremely concerned by the latest developments in Ethiopia. The stability of Ethiopia and the wider region is at stake.”

Reuters

Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

02 Nov 2021 2 3

Getachew Reda

Inserted 2 years ago

“If the government falls, we will definitely have an interim arrangement. There would also need to be a national dialogue but Abiy [Abiy Ahmed] and his ministers would not be asked to take part. They will have their day in court.”

Reuters

Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)

02 Nov 2021 1 3

Jeffrey Feltman

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have consistently condemned the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] expansion of the war outside Tigray and we continue to call on the TPLF to withdraw from Afar and Amhara. The expansion of the war however is as predictable as unacceptable given that the Ethiopian government began cutting off humanitarian relief and commercial access to Tigray in June which continues to these days despite horrifying conditions of reported widespread famine.”

Aljazeera

U.S. special envoy for Horn of Africa

02 Nov 2021 7 4

Gedion Timothewos

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our country is facing a grave danger to its existence, sovereignty and unity. And we can't dispel this danger through the usual law enforcement systems and procedures. Anyone violating the emergency would face three to 10 years in prison, for offences such as providing financial, material or moral support to terrorist groups.”

Aljazeera

Ethiopian Justice Minister

02 Nov 2021 1 2

Yohannes Woldemariam

Inserted 2 years ago

“There is a new marriage of convenience between at least a faction of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] because Abiy [Abiy Ahmed] has managed to alienate the Oromo, including some Amhara. And the TPLF is trying to take advantage of this situation, as well as the OLA [outlawed splinter group of the OLF].”

Aljazeera

US-based academic specialising in the Horn of Africa

02 Nov 2021 9 2

Abiy Ahmed

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our people should march … with any weapon and resources they have to defend, repulse and bury the terrorist TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front].”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Ethiopia

31 Oct 2021 2 2

Samuel Getachew

Inserted 2 years ago

“It's an important city [Dessie] and people are really under siege, they're just waiting for what's going to happen to them. There was a warning from the leadership of the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] that they were coming to Dessie - and here they are.”

Aljazeera

Independent journalist in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

30 Oct 2021 3 3

Selamawit Kassa

Inserted 2 years ago

“Today the western front of (Mai Tsebri) which was serving as a training and military command post for the terrorist group TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] has been the target of an air strike.”

Aljazeera

Ethiopian government spokeswoman

24 Oct 2021 4 3

Gemma Connell

Inserted 2 years ago

“We're obviously concerned about what has taken place today.”

Nytimes

Head of OCHA's Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa

22 Oct 2021 0 4

Legesse Tulu

Inserted 2 years ago

“I can assure you that there is no deliberate or intended act that put the efforts of UN humanitarian staff and their plan of delivering aid to the disadvantage (sic) group.”

Reuters

Ethiopian Government spokesperson

22 Oct 2021 3 3

Samuel Getachew

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Ethiopian side keeps saying they are targeting a terrorist organisation that they've declared earlier this year. The TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] is saying the Ethiopian government is creating some kind of genocide. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight.”

Aljazeera

Independent journalist in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

22 Oct 2021 4 4

Getachew Reda

Inserted 2 years ago

“Abiy Ahmed's Air Force did once again strike non-military targets around MU campus. While this is not outrageous enough, a UN Aircraft had to abort its landing because of the air strike. Our air defense units knew the UN plane was scheduled to land and it was due in large measure to their restraint it was not caught in a crossfire. What begs the question however is the government cleared the UN plane to fly to #Mekelle only to send its fighter jet in time to raid civilian targets. While the use of the UN flight as a distraction couldn't be ruled out, it is not entirely implausible to suspect that the Smart Alecs in Addis were indeed setting up the UN plane to be hit by our guns. The fact that the plane that came today was denied permit yesterday couldn't be a mere coincidence. Abiy's moves beg for action!”

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Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)

22 Oct 2021 6 4

William Davison

Inserted 2 years ago

“What we have is a gigantic political problem that is driving this conflict. I think everyone is looking to the African Union envoy to really impress on these Ethiopian parties that unless they change track here then the country is just going to be on the path to increased deterioration.”

Aljazeera

Senior Analyst at International Crisis Group

18 Oct 2021 2 3

Legesse Tulu

Inserted 2 years ago

“There is no reason, or no plan, to strike civilians in Mekelle, which is a part of Ethiopia, and home to our own citizens. This is an absolute lie. It is a total and absolute lie of the TPLF junta [Tigray People's Liberation Front], just to misguide the international community, to create pressure on the Ethiopian state.”

Aljazeera

Head of the Ethiopian government communication service

18 Oct 2021 7 3

Samuel Getachew

Inserted 2 years ago

“There was mobilisation going on. In Amhara region, for instance, it was an open secret - and this is a defining moment that the Ethiopian government has been saying is forthcoming. It is expected to be bloody. The objective [of the Ethiopian government] is to prevent the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] from having a chance to govern Tigray - they just want to kill or eliminate the essence of the TPLF. The Abiy administration has said eliminating the TPLF will become a priority for the government.”

Aljazeera

Independent journalist in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

11 Oct 2021 6 4

Billene Seyoum

Inserted 2 years ago

“The government of Ethiopia will continue to counter the TPLF's [Tigray People's Liberation Front] destruction, violence and killings in the Amhara region and elsewhere.”

Aljazeera

Spokeswoman for the Ethiopian prime minister’s office

11 Oct 2021 3 3

Getachew Reda

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are confident we will thwart the offensive in all fronts and more. We will stand our ground until the siege is lifted.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)

09 Oct 2021 1 3

António Guterres

Inserted 2 years ago

“This makes last Thursday's announcement by the Government of Ethiopia to expel seven senior UN officials - most of them humanitarian staff - particularly disturbing. This unprecedented expulsion should be a matter of deep concern for us all as it relates to the core of relations between the UN and Member States.”

Un

Secretary-general of the United Nations

06 Oct 2021 4 3

Catherine Soi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Many Ethiopians are saying they want the prime minister to deal with the security situation. The conflict in Tigray is getting out of hands. The conflict has spread to the Amhara and Afar regions. There are ethnic conflicts in several parts of the country as well. The economy of the country is also struggling.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist

04 Oct 2021 5 8

Abiy Ahmed

Inserted 2 years ago

“I, Abiy Ahmed Ali, today in the House of People's Representatives, accept the appointment as prime minister, as I pledge to undertake responsibly and with faith to the constitution the responsibility placed upon me by the people.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Ethiopia

04 Oct 2021 4 2

Jens Laerke

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is critically important that the humanitarian operation continues - and it does. Until now there is no indication that it (Ethiopia's decision) stops the operation.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman for United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

01 Oct 2021 1 5

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“The testimonies we heard from survivors describe despicable acts by TPLF fighters [Tigray People's Liberation Front] that amount to war crimes, and potentially crimes against humanity. They defy morality or any iota of humanity.”

“We believe there is a small window of opening to work with [Olusegun Obasanjo - African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa]. We have engaged with the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] as well.”

“I implore all parties to heed the UN Secretary-General's appeal to immediately end hostilities without preconditions, and reiterate the [UN's] full support for the AU's [African Union] efforts.”

“They are local staff arrested in a security operation in Addis Ababa. This security operation was started as soon as the state of emergency was declared by Ethiopia's cabinet. Many people have been arrested across the capital; these UN workers were arrested in the course of that operation.”

“There has been, as far as I know, no explanation given to us on why these staff members are detained.”

“There are sacrifices to be made, but those sacrifices will salvage Ethiopia. We have seen the tests and obstacles and it made us stronger. We have more allies than the people who turned their backs on us.”

“The Ethiopian government continues to accuse the US of siding with the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front]. This comes in addition to plans to cancel a US-Ethiopia trade agreement that creates thousands of jobs in Ethiopia's industrial parts.”

“The [State] Department authorised the voluntary departure of non-emergency US government employees and family members of emergency and non-emergency employees from Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, and possible supply shortages.”

“This is an independent investigation, this is the moment we had been waiting for. Ethiopia needs to address what really happened without making any compromise.”

“U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is extremely concerned by the latest developments in Ethiopia. The stability of Ethiopia and the wider region is at stake.”

“If the government falls, we will definitely have an interim arrangement. There would also need to be a national dialogue but Abiy [Abiy Ahmed] and his ministers would not be asked to take part. They will have their day in court.”

“Our people should march … with any weapon and resources they have to defend, repulse and bury the terrorist TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front].”

“It's an important city [Dessie] and people are really under siege, they're just waiting for what's going to happen to them. There was a warning from the leadership of the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] that they were coming to Dessie - and here they are.”

“Today the western front of (Mai Tsebri) which was serving as a training and military command post for the terrorist group TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] has been the target of an air strike.”

“We're obviously concerned about what has taken place today.”

“I can assure you that there is no deliberate or intended act that put the efforts of UN humanitarian staff and their plan of delivering aid to the disadvantage (sic) group.”

“The Ethiopian side keeps saying they are targeting a terrorist organisation that they've declared earlier this year. The TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front] is saying the Ethiopian government is creating some kind of genocide. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight.”

“What we have is a gigantic political problem that is driving this conflict. I think everyone is looking to the African Union envoy to really impress on these Ethiopian parties that unless they change track here then the country is just going to be on the path to increased deterioration.”

“The government of Ethiopia will continue to counter the TPLF's [Tigray People's Liberation Front] destruction, violence and killings in the Amhara region and elsewhere.”

“We are confident we will thwart the offensive in all fronts and more. We will stand our ground until the siege is lifted.”

“I, Abiy Ahmed Ali, today in the House of People's Representatives, accept the appointment as prime minister, as I pledge to undertake responsibly and with faith to the constitution the responsibility placed upon me by the people.”

“It is critically important that the humanitarian operation continues - and it does. Until now there is no indication that it (Ethiopia's decision) stops the operation.”

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