Consequences of the Tigray War

August 22, 2023 5:07 AM

"Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. Human Rights Watch research indicates that, at time of writing, the killings are continuing. Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic." Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border (HRW report) (One of the many consequences of the Tigray War where it's "estimated 162,000–⁠600,000 people were killed" between 2020 and 2022)
posted by kmt (9 comments total)

My Liberal MP insists that cancelling the arms deals between Canada and Saudi Arabia is untenable because it would, "impact Canada’s international credibility."
posted by Evstar at 6:26 AM on August 22, 2023 [7 favorites]

another reason I only drive electric cars now
posted by Heywood Mogroot III at 6:58 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]

It's so sad it's hard to even get your mind around.
posted by praemunire at 8:49 AM on August 22, 2023 [4 favorites]

This is horrendous. My god, the details are insane.
posted by chaz at 11:40 AM on August 22, 2023 [3 favorites]

So wild that this has not even been on my radar. The wikipedia page for the Tigray war reports hundreds of thousands of extrajudicial civilian killings, and systematic rape. Just a huge cloud of evil on the planet, and other than MeFi, I've been completely in the dark about it.

Not that I want to be inundated with terrible news, but this seems a bit more important than Elon Musk changing Twitter to 'X'.
posted by ianhorse at 11:43 AM on August 22, 2023 [13 favorites]

(U.S. xenophobes taking notes...)
posted by the sobsister at 3:26 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]

Saudi Arabia 2023 = Texas 2025.
posted by any major dude at 4:31 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]

Peter Dutton: “I’ll be in my bunk”.
posted by pompomtom at 9:20 PM on August 22, 2023

Trained and armed by the US.
posted by nofundy at 3:51 PM on August 23, 2023 [1 favorite]