The Western command first military court passed a decision on Tigrinya Speaking’ members of the military who are accused of conspiring with the TPLF to launch an onslaught on the military. The army members were charged with treason for most of their crimes and were sentenced to death and life imprisonment.https://addisstandard.com/news-western-command-first-military-court-sentences-army-members-to-death-life-in-prison-for-supporting-tplfs-agenda/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21518

These calls echo repeated calls by the US to end hostilities and initiate an inclusive national dialogue. Calls that were echoed by the top US humanitarian chief Samantha Power during her visit to Ethiopia
https://addisstandard.com/news-analysis-onlf-hibir-ethiopia-call-for-unconditional-ceasefire-inclusive-national-dialogue/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21544

“The humanitarian catastrophe spreading across northern Ethiopia is being driven by armed conflict and can only be resolved by the parties to the conflict. UNICEF calls on all parties to end the fighting and to implement an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Above all, we call on all parties to do everything in their power to protect children from harm.
https://addisstandard.com/news-unicef-says-100-children-dead-as-result-of-conflict-in-afar-region-estimates-160000-live-in-famine-like-conditions-in-tigray/

Despite Amhara’s regional government’s recent calls for a “Survival Campaign” and a corresponding responses by other regional states, residents of Woldia complained about fresh attacks by forces allied to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and called on the government for immediate action. This comes as the Amhara regional state warned of what it described as ‘Infiltrators’. https://addisstandard.com/news-analysis-amhara-regional-govt-cautions-community-against-infiltrators-woldia-city-residents-call-on-fed-govt-for-immediate-action/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21558

Their lawyer Tadele G/medhin told Addis Standard, “Some of my clients were released after they brought their ID cards to the federal police.” He also disclosed that journalists Abebe Bayu, Bekalu Alamrew, Fanuel Kinfu and Yayesew Shimeles remain behind bars.
https://addisstandard.com/news-10-staff-members-of-awlo-media-released-from-prison-in-afar-trials-are-set-for-four-journalists/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21563

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners have regained access to the Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Violent clashes in the area had prevented UNHCR staff from reaching the camps since 13 July.https://addisstandard.com/news-alert-unhcr-asks-us164-5-m-to-urgently-assist-5-2-m-displaced-people-in-ethiopia-and-sudan-amid-the-ongoing-conflict/

The report read, “During the first half of 2021, humanitarian access in Ethiopia became more complex due to insecurity related to the conflict in Tigray as well as the continuation of other situations of violence, including security operations against.

Unidentified Armed Groups (UAGs) in Oromia and Benishangul Gumuz regions (BGR), and localized inter-communal violence in Amhara, Afar, Somali and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Regions (SNNPR).”

It continued, “Violence and conflict were the major impediments to relief operations, hindering access to people in need. In addition, partners faced multiple restrictions on their movements as a result of bureaucratic delays as well as restrictions by parties to the conflict, particularly in Tigray. In Tigray, the population faced major restrictions to access critical services, and systematic attacks on private property and public services such as health centers, schools, water systems and government offices,” adding. “The conflict in Tigray has prompted a major humanitarian crisis, with over 2 million.
https://addisstandard.com/news-latest-ocha-report-estimates-1003000-idps-as-a-result-of-violence-across-ethiopia-urges-parties-to-conflict-to-protect-aid-workers-ease-of-humanitarian-access/