ጸብጻብ — Mada Masr, 1 October, by Hassan Alnaser with Kidus Lemma. A political source from Tigray describes a communications blackout; a military source says the Tigray TV building was hit by a drone on 27 September shortly after staff had left, and
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — AFP via France 24, 2 October. Two separate things. First, AFP states that claims from the region could not be independently verified, 'with media prevented from travelling to affected areas and significant communications disruptions'. Secon
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Al Jazeera, 2 October, quoting its own Arabic Ethiopia Bureau Chief Mohammed Taha Tawakel: the region 'is home to between six and seven million people, living amid electricity cuts, internet blackouts and a total lack of communications'. He
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Eastleigh Voice, carrying an appeal by Tesfaselassie Medhin, Eparch of Adigrat, for urgent humanitarian access and dialogue, warning that the Church and local communities have been cut off from the outside world. He is quoted: 'We are compl
ዘይተዓቀበ
ጸብጻብ — Addis Standard via allAfrica. Reports that the federal government announced on 21 September that Tigrai TV had been suspended indefinitely and barred other media outlets from broadcasting its reports; that a journalist described the station
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ጸብጻብ — Associated Press via WOKV, 4 October: 'Severe disruptions to internet and cellphone networks have made gathering and verifying information from Tigray difficult, although some connectivity was reported Sunday.' The same report carries an in
ዝተዓቀበ ቅዳሕ
ዓሚቝ ዳህሳስ
ምንጭታትን ቴክኒካዊ መበቆልን
Mada Masr
Mada Masr, 1 October, by Hassan Alnaser with Kidus Lemma. A political source from Tigray describes a communications blackout; a military source says the Tigray TV building was hit by a drone on 27 September shortly after staff had left, and that communications were cut two days earlier.
["an anonymous Tigrayan political source", "an anonymous Tigrayan military source"]
AFP via France 24
AFP via France 24, 2 October. Two separate things. First, AFP states that claims from the region could not be independently verified, 'with media prevented from travelling to affected areas and significant communications disruptions'. Second, the caption on AFP's own photograph accompanying the report reads: 'The buidling of the Tigray TV broadcaster was hit by a drone strike on Sunday as violence flared' - Sunday being 27 September. The typographical error is in the original.
Al Jazeera, 2 October, quoting its own Arabic Ethiopia Bureau Chief Mohammed Taha Tawakel: the region 'is home to between six and seven million people, living amid electricity cuts, internet blackouts and a total lack of communications'. He adds that some civilians have begun fleeing to Amhara and Afar fearing fighting could reach major urban centres, and that aid agencies including the UN have relocated some operations to newly secured areas.
["Al Jazeera Arabic Ethiopia Bureau Chief Mohammed Taha Tawakel"]
Addis Standard via Eastleigh Voice
Eastleigh Voice, carrying an appeal by Tesfaselassie Medhin, Eparch of Adigrat, for urgent humanitarian access and dialogue, warning that the Church and local communities have been cut off from the outside world. He is quoted: 'We are completely isolated, communications are blocked, and we have no contact with anyone', in a message to Fides News Agency transmitted with UN support. The same report describes communications disruptions, bank closures and movement restrictions complicating independent verification.
["Tesfaselassie Medhin, Eparch of Adigrat", "Fides News Agency"]
Allafrica
Addis Standard via allAfrica. Reports that the federal government announced on 21 September that Tigrai TV had been suspended indefinitely and barred other media outlets from broadcasting its reports; that a journalist described the station, which has about 400 employees, as off-air following the attack, with windows blown out and no casualties reported at the time; and that the UN reported disruptions to internet and telecommunications services in Mekelle and parts of Amhara, with roads reportedly blocked in parts of Afar. Also reports Army Chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, speaking on the army's YouTube channel, accusing Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups and alleging TPLF and Eritrean support from Sudan, Egypt and other external actors.
["Addis Standard", "unnamed journalists", "UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights", "Field Marshal Birhanu Jula"]
WOKV
Associated Press via WOKV, 4 October: 'Severe disruptions to internet and cellphone networks have made gathering and verifying information from Tigray difficult, although some connectivity was reported Sunday.' The same report carries an interview conducted by telephone with a named resident of Mekelle, Filmon Equar Hailu, on that Sunday.