Mass Arrest of Tigrayans In Ethiopia, List of arrested

Mass arrest of Tigrayans continues all over the nation with higher intensity. Most Tigrayan owned businesses in the capital are closed per police decree without any reason being given. From major hotels to restaurants who have been in business for decades to tiny coffee stalls, bars and import and export businesses.

It was after the Ethiopian army’s major battlefield defeats in late June and the subsequent withdrawal of the ENDF from the capital of Tigray that this round of arrests shifted into higher gear. After a video of the Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed (Dr) blaming the people of Tigray for allegedly attacking ENDF with machetes, poisoning the troops and “stabbing our troops in the back” (verbatim) was transmitted on national TV the hate rhetoric on the streets of Addis began to take a different form.

It was immediately followed by indiscriminate arrest of Tigrayan civilians; unlike the round of arrests of previous years which mainly targeted businessmen and civil servants of Tigray origin what makes this round of arrests different is the fact that the police are now detaining anyone who is of Tigray origin regardless of age and socio economic background. Tigayans are getting dragged from their homes, place of business, randomly on the streets. Even deportees who were living illegally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are getting detained immediately upon arrival at the airport and jailed in unknown locations.

The Government of Ethiopia has been calling the TPLF and by extension the people of Tigray, vultures, greedy blood suckers, junta, cancers, insidious weeds, etc. Social media personalities who are closely related to the regime and government officials like Taye Dendea Aredo have also amplified these name callings. Never has the government tried to disassociate itself from the cadre who preach hate on Tigrayans on daily bases. When many in the country started calling anyone of Tigray origin, vultures of the day light Abiy Ahmed and Co. did not try to clarify who they were referring to with that term.
We would like to urge the Ethiopian Government to stop this campaign of hate and allegorical speech which is clearly meant to scold and blame Tigrayans for every ill in the country. The indiscriminate mass arrest with bogus, unfounded, baseless accusations needs to stop immediately. We demand the government of Abiy Ahmed Ali to release all the Tigrayans in the different concentration camps such as Awash Arba, Sheno, Tolay . We would also like to demand due process for all those arrested since 2018 without charge and the disclosing of the whereabouts of Tigrayns who were kidnapped by the security agency from Bole International Airport.

The government needs to stop sabotaging and expropriating Tigrayan owned businesses and we demand it allows the business owners to resume business immediately.

The government of Abiy Ahmed also needs to release all political prisoners and journalists who have been arrested on bogus charges.
We urge the International Community to push the Ethiopian government to halt ethnic profiling and sending Tigrayans to concentration camps. We ask All Ethiopian human rights defenders, political parties and other organizations to denounce mass arrest of civil Tigrayans. We call on the Ethiopian people to oppose the arrest of their fellow citizens.

It is estimated that over one hundred thousand Tigrayans are languishing behind bars and sent to concentration camps.

Here is a sample list of arrested Tigrayans from Adiss Ababa

1. Tsegazeab Kidanu Berhe ( humanitarian aid coordinator at Fnote Yared civil society)
2. Amir Nejashi (Real Estate Developer)
3. Girmay Abraha
4. Semere Habtu
5. Miesho ( owner of Semen Ber Hotel at Lam Berete Bus Station)
6. Filmon Abraha ( released )
7. Yemane Gebremedhn ( taken from fre coffee house,22)
8. Gebreziabher Negash
9. Bokuru Tamene
10. Shushay mebrahtom
11. Mulugeta Getaneh
12. Kibrom Gebremedhn
13. Tsegay Gidey
14. Huruy Birhane Gebremeskel
15. Tesfay Gebru Gebremeskel
16. Hintsa Gebresilasie Gebregergis
17. Hagos Assefa Beyene
18. Gebrehiwot tesfu
19. Abadi Alemu
20. Gebreziabher weldegebriel
21. Yibrah Abraha
22. Abrahaley Negasi
23. Kibrom Hailay
24. Haftom Gebresilasie
25. Kidane Hailu
26. Efrem Sibhatu
27. Gebreyesus Gebretekle
28. Hailu Hadera
29. Afewerki ( 0952496825)
30. Abrahame ( 0923247153)
31. Gidey Solomon
32. Tewodros Legese
33. Abela Zerue
34. Bilibi Zerue
35. Shewit Teame
36. Awet weldegebriel
37. Tsehaye gebrehiwot
38. Hailay Girmay
39. Gidey Hadush
40. Gereziher Negash
41. Ataklti ( 0925441784)
42. Hadush tsegay ( 939038686)
43. Girmay Welegebriel
44. Tesfush Haile
45. Kibrom Hailay
46. Mahder Abraha
47. Kibrom Teka
48. Goitom ( Aka wedi Raya)
49. Solomon ( Aka wedi Adwa)
50. Hagos Gebremeskel
51. Daniel Tuemay
52. Zenawi Asres
53. Getachew Ubuy
54. Aregawi Tesfay
55. Gebremariam Guesh
56. Kibrom Tekle
57. Haile Berhe
58. Awet Shushay
59. Semereab Gebre
60. Zenebe Gidey
61. Alex Merhawi
62. Yonas Asmamaw
63. Wogayehu Hailewold
64. Medhanye Gebrekidan
65. Yonas Tadesse
66. Mebrahtu Berhe
67. Meles Hagos
68. Hiluf Kahsay
69. Birhanu Gesese
70. Gebrerufael Baraki
71. Mulu Hagos
72. Efrem Gebretinsae
73. Muse Hagos
74. Muse Tahir
75. Million Asgedom
76. Zenawi Ayalew ( released)
77. Danel Tuemay(released)
78. Habtom Gebreziabher ( Journalist, released)
79. Mebrhi Birhane Abraha (Public Prosecutor)
80. Hayelom Mogos (Public Prosecutor)
81. Kibrom Berhe ( Polititian, Baytona )
82. Kibrom Solomon
83. Fana Negash( Journalist)
84. Lisane work Desta ( Deacon)
85. Nubre eid elias Abraha (From Orthodox Church )
86. Priest Hailesilase Zemariam (From Orthodox Church )
87. Priest Tigabu Belay
88. Leul Berhe Desta
89. Senay Gebretsadkan ( released)
90. Mikael Weldegebriel
91. Mulubirhan Gebremariam
92. Habene Kiros
93. Teklay siyoum
94. Mebrahtom Girmay
95. Teklemariam Gebregiorgis
96. Hagos Abraha
97. Gelagay Abraha
98. Tedros Amare
99. Getachew Ubuy
100. Medhanie Gebrekidan
101. Ataklti Gebresilasie
102. Amaniel Tadesse
103. Simon Belete
104. Alexander Belete
105. Samiel Kesete
106. Fitsum Kiros
107. Girmay redae
108. Zerihun Shushay
109. Birhanu Gezehegn
110. Muzey Baraki

Tigrayans arrested who serve for the Hamere Noh Church at Entoto
1)Abot Hailesilasie W/tinsae
2)Abot Gebretinsae Bire
3)Abot Mussie T/mikael
4)Mergeta yisak Zekarias
5) Hermit Sofanias Yisak Zekarias
6) Deakon T/wold weldeyohans
7) preacher/memhr Tesfamariam Hailemariam
8) Deakon Tekie medhanie
9) Abbot Gebremariam girmay
10) Abbot Yared weldemikael
11) Abbot Kidanemariam Hagos
12) Deakon Fisahatsion Medhanye
13) Mergeta Leakemariam Derbew
14) Deakon Henok kidane
15) Solomon Abebe

3) Tigrayans who were recently repatriated from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia were arrested in Afar when going to rejoin their family in Tigray. In July 19/2021 about 11 (eleven) Buses were traveling to Tigray but stopped by the Ethiopian security forces and were taken to Awash Arba in Afar. Latter they were also taken to southern nations region called Sheno concentration camp. Their safety is unknown. Below are some verified lists from them .

1. Lemlem Hadush
2. Tesfay Teka
3. Mehari Assefa
4. Abraha Kahsu
5. Kibrom Gebremariam
6. Kiflu Teka
7. Efrem Hishe
8. Goytom ( escaped)

Businesses are closed. Hotels, Restaurants, shops, import and export businesses are closed indiscriminately. We will organize our report in this area.

Compiled by Concerned Tigrayan Lawyers