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‘Body bags’ line St Kilda beach in protest against alleged ‘genocide’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Members of Melbourne’s ethnic Tigray community have donned mock body bags during a demonstration at St Kilda Beach to raise awareness over what they say is “genocide” occurring in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Key points:
- Ethnic Tigrayans in Australia estimate 80 Australian citizens are stuck in the Tigray region
- At least 56,000 refugees have fled Ethiopia into neighbouring Sudan since early November
- The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is assisting Australians to return home if requested
Fighting between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) — a guerrilla movement-turned-political party that dominated the federal government for nearly three decades until 2018 — broke out in Tigray in November….
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