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Reports of sexual violence, massacres in Ethiopia impact Australian diaspora community
For the past five months, Abba Yohannes Kebede has monitored the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in horror.
Key points:
- There is growing evidence of mass killings and sexual violence in Tigray, including in the holy city of Axum
- Labor and the Greens say more needs to be done to secure peace in Ethiopia and ensure the safety of Australians
- Liberal Senator Eric Abetz and independent MP Andrew Wilkie have raised concerns about Tigray to the Foreign Minister
The priest at the Hamere Noah Kidanemihret Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Adelaide said the ethnic Tigrayan community in Australia is reeling from reports of massacres and sexual violence amid civil conflict in Ethiopia.
He said many have not spoken to family members in rural parts…
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