Berezba massacre

Berezba massacre
	Part of Tigray War
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Target	Tigrayans
Attack type	Mass killing; Ethnic cleansing;
Deaths	16 civilians
Perpetrators	Ethiopian National Defence Force ; Eritrean Defence Forces

Coordinates: 13°04′04″N 39°16′32″E / 13.06791°N 39.27546°E / 13.06791; 39.27546

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The Berezba massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Berezba (Tigrinya: በርዝባ) in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 5 March 2021.^[1] Berezba is a village that belongs to woreda Samre, Southeastern zone of Tigray.The killing spree also affected the neighbouring village of Fire Woyane in woreda Selewa.

Massacre[edit]

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed sixteen civilians in Berezba (Southeastern Tigray) on 5 March 2021.^[1] In line with historical studies of massacres, including those committed during the Armenian genocide,^[2]^[3] a massacre can be defined as a conflict incident in which at least five unarmed civilians were killed on the same day at the same location. Typical massacres committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers in the Tigray war are (1) revenge when they lose a battle; (2) to terrorise and extract information about whereabouts of TPLF leaders; (3) murder of suspected family members of TDF fighters; and (4) terrorising the Tigray society as a whole such as in case of mass killings in churches.^[4]

Perpetrators[edit]

Witnesses reported the perpetrators of this massacre as being Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers.^[5]

Victims[edit]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions sixteen victims of this massacre,^[1] of which 15 have been identified:^[5]

Belete Tsehaye
Beletu Melkamu Abraha (21) and her two-year-old son
Birhanu Tesfay
Desalegn Berhe Senbete (35)
Fantaye Berihun
Gebresillasie Mengistu
Gidey Goitom
Haftay Hailemariam
Hilfey Hailemariam
Kiros Gebre
Melaku Mersa
Merese Berhe Senbete (32)
Priest Goitom Gebru
Weldegiorgis Hadgu Gebreeyesus (35)

Reactions[edit]

The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,^[1] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.^[4]^[6]^[7]^[8]

After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.^[9]

While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.^[10]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
↑ Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny (January 1, 1999). The Massacre in History. Berghahn Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57181-934-5. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on
↑ Melson, Robert (July 1982). "Theoretical Inquiry into the Armenian Massacres of 1894–1896". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 24 (3): 482–3. doi:10.1017/s0010417500010100.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources
↑ EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region
↑ CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre
↑ The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified
↑ France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe
↑ DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

External links[edit]

Twitter: author @tvbempt; hashtags #NeverForget #SayTheirNames #Berezeba
World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray
Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation
TGHAT: A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources

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[atlas-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Annys, S., Vanden Bempt, T., Negash, E., De Sloover, L., Nyssen, J., 2021. Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation

[2] Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny (January 1, 1999). The Massacre in History. Berghahn Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-57181-934-5. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help) Search this book on

[3] Melson, Robert (July 1982). "Theoretical Inquiry into the Armenian Massacres of 1894–1896". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 24 (3): 482–3. doi:10.1017/s0010417500010100.

[world-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The World radio (2 April 2021): Counting the victims in Tigray

[tghat-5] 5.0 ^5.1 TGHAT, A compilation of the verified list of civilian victims from different sources

[6] EuroNews, 2 April 2021 – See film embedded in the news item: G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region

[7] CBC, 2 April 2021: As It Happens: The Friday Edition (from 28:00 to 35:30) Tigray, Ethiopia Massacre

[8] The Guardian, 2 April 2021: Ethiopia: 1,900 people killed in massacres in Tigray identified

[9] France24, 18 March 2021: UN rights chief agrees to joint Tigray probe

[10] DW, 19 March 2021: Fact check: Are other nations involved in the war in Tigray?

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