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Waa kuma madaxweynaha cusub ee dawlad-goboleedka Tigray • Apr. 8, 2025, 7:04 AM ET (BBC)

Tigrayan survivors seek justice in German courts • Apr. 1, 2025, 12:20 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)

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