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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. LPETH_220410_019.JPG: #NoMore We just left Afghanistan Not Another War Ethiopia shall prevail! Pres. Biden, Ethiopia is an ally, not an enemy! [Interesting that most of the placards have the same font.]
2. LPETH_220410_040.JPG: #CancelHR6600 Stop unwarranted sanctions on the poor people of Ethiopia and Eritrea! President Biden, life your ill-advised sanction directive!!! From https://www.voanews.com/a/us-congress-advances-bill-to-sanction-those-fueling-war-in-ethiopia-/6435352.html US Congress Advances Bill to Sanction Those Fueling War in Ethiopia February 10, 2022 5:16 AM Salem Solomon WASHINGTON — Legislation has advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives to impose sanctions on Ethiopians committing human rights abuses, blocking food aid delivery, or taking other actions that are worsening the country’s 15-month crisis. It would also sanction those providing training, weapons, or financial support to those involved in the conflict. The proposed Ethiopian Stabilization, Peace and Democracy Act was voted out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday. It can now be voted on by the full U.S. House. A similar bill is being considered in the Senate. If enacted, the bill would sanction individuals as well as suspend U.S. security and financial assistance to the Ethiopian government until certain human rights conditions are met. It would also require the U.S. to oppose loans by international agencies such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to Ethiopia and Eritrea. Congressman Tom Malinowski, a Democrat from New Jersey who co-sponsored the bill, said urgent action is needed. “The war in Ethiopia has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, and all the combatants, along with their foreign backers, are responsible for horrific abuses of basic human rights,” he said. “Today, Congress is coming together to say that the conflict must end, and to hold accountable all those responsible for perpetuating it.” The bill follows September sanctions and the November decision to suspend Ethiopia from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which allows African countries’ exports duty-free access to the U.S. market. One of the issues of ongoing concern to Congress is also the mass detention of Tigrayan civilians in several cities across Ethiopia, including the capital, Addis Ababa. Rights groups, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, say ethnic Tigrayans have been targeted since the start of the conflict in November 2020, citing reports of forced disappearances and arbitrary arrests among other human rights violations. “The mass detention of Tigrayan civilians in unlivable conditions is a human rights violation so outrageous that it demands a forceful U.S. response,” tweeted Congressman Brad Sherman of California, calling for action on what he called an atrocity. The bill calls on the State Department to determine whether war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide has been perpetrated by any party to the conflict. It also asks State to report on the role of foreign governments including those of China, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey in fueling the conflict. The bill has drawn condemnation from the Ethiopian government and supporters in the global diaspora. The American-Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee, a nonprofit diaspora organization that has supported the government during this conflict put the blame squarely on the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, which the government has designated a terrorist group, and armed forces in Tigray. “This bill ignores the millions in Amhara and Afar … who were victims of the TPLF’s attacks,” the AEPAC said in a tweet. The group further criticized the impact it would have on ordinary Ethiopians. “It will do nothing to repair the lives of those who have been left without loved ones or who have suffered serious injuries.” Others in the Tigrayan diaspora have, however, supported the bill and previous U.S. sanctions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials, including Omna Tigray, a nonprofit group consisting of Tigrayans residing in the diaspora who see the move as a way to protect the lives of civilians caught in the conflict. Other analysts point to the effectiveness of earlier sanctions. Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said that “the praiseworthy design of the sanctions regime avoids typical pitfalls.” She said that implemented sanctions are meant to give “legal exceptions for humanitarian relief delivery.” U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has emphasized the goal of targeted sanctions is to ensure perpetrators are held to account. “These sanctions authorities are not directed at the people of Ethiopia or Eritrea,” a White House official said in September during a call with reporters. "The new sanctions program is deliberately calibrated to mitigate any undue harm to those already suffering from this conflict.” The United Nations has said thousands have been displaced by conflict in the country, and more than 60,000 Ethiopians, mostly from the Tigray region, are seeking refuge in neighboring Sudan. The U.N. estimates that about 9.4 million people in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
3. LPETH_220410_044.JPG: We, Ethiopians rejected our former authoritarian rulers and chose democracy. Don't our voices matter?
4. LPETH_220410_056.JPG: #CancelHR6600 President Biden, lift you ill-advised sanction directive!!! No more sanctions on Eritrea and Ethiopia! Let Ethiopians to govern with the leader who they elected!
5. LPETH_220410_070.JPG: Mr. President, hands off Ethiopia!!! No more sanctions on Eritrea and Ethiopia! Let Ethiopians to govern with the leader who they elected!
6. LPETH_220410_165.JPG: Biden Stop Supporting TPLF Terrorists #NoMore Tigray People's Liberation Front From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) is a left-wing ethnic nationalist paramilitary group, banned political party, former ruling party of Ethiopia, and designated as a terrorist organization by the Ethiopian government. It is widely known as Woyane , or Wayane in older texts and Amharic publications. The TPLF was established on 18 February 1975 in Dedebit, northwestern Tigray, according to official records. Within 16 years, it had grown from about a dozen men into the most powerful armed liberation movement in Ethiopia. It led a political coalition called the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) from 1989 to 2018. It fought a 15-year-long war against the Derg regime which was overthrown in 1991. Due largely to its war fighting capabilities, the TPLF was at the forefront in the defeat of the Derg. With the help of its former ally, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), the TPLF overthrew the government of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) and established a new government on 28 May 1991 that ruled Ethiopia until it was ousted from power in the federal government in 2018. On 18 January 2021, the National Election Board of Ethiopia terminated the party's registration, citing acts of violence and rebellion committed by the party's leadership against the Federal government in 2020, as well as a lack of representation. On 6 May 2021, the Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives formally approved a parliamentary resolution designating the TPLF as a terrorist organization.
7. LPETH_220410_173.JPG: Getfact et We are here to raise our voice for truth while standing against partiality and sanction Did you know Economic sanctions kill more then [sic] bombs and the fate of millions of Ethiopians is in your hands? Some members of Congress have drafted bills that will hurt millions of families and predominantly low income workers that have no involvement in the conflict in Ethiopia. American taxpayer money should be spent for Americans, not to undermine, sanction and overthrow the democratically elected government of Ethiopia. We are saying not to US intervention From https://freedomhouse.org/country/ethiopia/freedom-world/2022 Freedom in the World 2022 Ethiopia Not Free -- 23 of 100 Political Rights 12 of 40 Civil Liberties 11 of 60 Last Year's Score & Status 22 of 100 -- Not Free Overview The appointment of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who came to power after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned in the face of mass protests, set off a transitional period in Ethiopia. Abiy pledged to reform Ethiopia’s authoritarian state, and has held elections and implemented some liberalization policies. However, Ethiopia remains beset by political factionalism and intercommunal violence, abuses by security forces and violations of due process are still common, and many restrictive laws remain in force. Since late 2020, fighting between the Federal Government and the Tigray Defense Force (TDF) has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands and credible allegations of atrocity crimes, and violence has spilled over into neighboring regions. Key Developments in 2021 * Early in the year, human rights organizations and media outlets began to report allegations of atrocity crimes in Tigray Region. These included alleged massacres of Tigrayans by Eritrean Defense Forces aligned with the federal government, and sexual violence against civilians. Outside of Tigray, hundreds of civilians were killed in Benishangul Gumuz, Oromia, and Amhara regions, largely on the basis of their ethnicity. * In June, Ethiopia held much-anticipated elections for 436 of the 547 constituencies of the House of People’s Representatives and regional councils. Due to security and logistical challenges, voting was postponed in several parts of the country and indefinitely suspended in Tigray. While there were some improvements under the leadership of an increasingly independent National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), a lack of participation by key political groups and intimidation of registered opposition parties and media undermined the credibility of the process and outcomes. * In June, following the elections and as Tigrayan forces moved quickly to retake control of Mekelle and most parts of the region, the federal government announced a uniliteral cease-fire. While accepting the cease-fire in principle, the TDF set out conditions for ending fighting, including the removal of Amhara and Eritrean forces from occupied parts of Tigray, the restoration of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) regional government, and unfettered humanitarian access. When conditions were not met, the TDF launched attacks in neighboring Amhara and Afar Regions—leading to the mobilization of regular forces and militias in those regions and further expanding the conflict. * In October the TDF pushed further into Amhara, capturing towns as far south as North Shewa. In response, the federal government announced a nationwide, six-month state of Emergency (SOE), under which thousands of individuals, mostly Tigrayans, were detained under suspicion of supporting armed groups. The federal government retook Afar and Amhara Regions in December but refrained from pursuing the TDF, which retreated to Tigray.
8. LPETH_220410_174.JPG: What's happening in Ethiopia?
9. LPETH_220410_175.JPG: US Sanctions -- HR.6600 & S.3199 Bills
10. LPETH_220410_176.JPG: Disparity in US Response
11. LPETH_220410_177.JPG: Take Action Your 3 min action can save millions of lives and US taxpayer dollars.
12. LPETH_220410_178.JPG: GETFACT et references... [ Which, interestingly, are all their own sources. ]
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