Mekelle፡Telaviv, Nairobi, Pretoria, London, (Tigray Herald)
URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATIVE ALERT
The Ultimate Betrayal
TPLF’s Secret Pact with the Eritrean Regime Exposed: Refugees Hunted, Sold, and Handed Over
A Special Investigative Report by Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR) & Tigray Media Watch (TMW) Digital Intelligence Group
Location: Rama, Mereb Lehe, and Zalambessa Tigray RegionPrepared by: Regional and International Experts in Political Intelligence, Security Afairs, andHuman Rights Investigations
Executive Summary
A disturbing and unprecedented revelation has emerged through confidential digital intelligenceand first-hand eyewitness accounts gathered by Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR) andTigray Media Watch (TMW).
The investigation confirms that senior members of the TigrayPeople’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and their military afiliates are collaborating with the Eritreanregime to forcibly repatriate Eritrean refugees seeking sanctuary in Tigray many of whom areescaping the brutal dictatorship of Isaias Afwerki.More than 72 Eritrean refugees, including 11 women, have been illegally detained byTPLF-aligned forces in Northwestern and Central Tigray and subsequently handed over toEritrean authorities.
This is a direct violation of international refugee law, the UN Charter, andcore humanitarian principles.This act marks a dark betrayal of the Eritrean people, Tigray’s historical values, and theregion’s legacy as a refuge for the persecuted.
Key Findings
- Operation: Refugee Betrayal
Coordinated by TPLF political operatives and military leaders, Eritrean asylum seekers crossinginto Tigray are being:DetainedInterrogatedForcibly transferred to Eritrean military units across the borderHAGR’s digital surveillance confirms direct coordination with Eritrean military intelligence. “Over 72 Eritrean refugees including women and youth have been forcibly returned into thehands of their persecutors.”
- The Mastermind: Colonel Tewolde Gebretinsae
In Coordination with General Mahsho Beyene and General Haileselassie GirmayColonel Tewolde Gebretinsae is identified as the chief architect of the operation.Notorious for human traficking, gold smuggling, and cross-border corruption, Tewolde operateswithin a criminal enterprise supported by senior TPLF figures.HAGR’s findings include:A transnational smuggling network profiting from refugee exploitation.
Secret meetings between Tewolde and Eritrean intelligence operatives in Dubai and the UnitedStates, confirming covert collaboration with the Isaias regime. “This man will sell anything, anyone, and any value for money. Eritrean refugees are businesscommodities to him.” Confidential HAGR Intelligence Analyst
- The Unholy Alliance: TPLF–PFDJ Collusion
This operation confirms an evolving political pact between:The Debretsion Gebremichael-led TPLF splinter group, andThe Eritrean ruling party (PFDJ) A silent quid pro quo is underway: Eritrean authorities demand the return of fleeing citizens,and TPLF operatives enforce the round-ups in exchange for political favor and material gain.
- A Human Rights CatastropheThe operation constitutes a grave violation of international law, amounting to crimes againsthumanity:1951 UN Refugee ConventionKampala Convention (African Union)Customary International Law on non-refoulement, prohibiting the return of individuals tocountries where they face persecution HAGR’s Oficial Condemnation and Call to Action
We, the undersigned legal experts, intelligence analysts, and investigative journalists of Horn ofAfrica Geopolitical Review (HAGR), unequivocally condemn the TPLF’s betrayal of vulnerableEritrean refugees.We call for:
Immediate global action, andAn independent, international investigation into these abuses
Urgent Appeal to International Stakeholders
To:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)Amnesty InternationalHuman Rights WatchEthiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)Western Diplomatic Missions in Ethiopia (U.S., EU, UK, Canada)International Media Networks (BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters, The Guardian, NYT)Ofice of the Ethiopian Prime MinisterTigray Interim GovernmentWe demand the following actions:
- Immediate halt to all forced repatriations of Eritrean refugees from Tigray.
- Unrestricted access for independent observers and humanitarian agencies to detention sitesand border zones.
- Full-scale criminal investigations into Colonel Tewolde Gebretinsae, General MahshoBeyene, General Haileselassie Girmay, and associated TPLF oficials.
- Oficial condemnation of TPLF–PFDJ collusion by the African Union and UN Security Council.
- Implementation of UNHCR-supervised protection protocols for Eritrean refugees in Tigray.
- Targeted sanctions and travel bans against implicated political and military actors. Diaspora Mobilization: Eritrean and Tigrayan Communities
We call on Eritrean and Tigrayan diaspora communities worldwide civic groups, religiousleaders, human rights activists, students, and professionals to:Stage peaceful protests at embassies, UN ofices, and government missions.Expose and reject the corrupt TPLF faction enabling this atrocity.Publicly identify and denounce political figures complicit in refugee traficking.Withdraw support from individuals or groups collaborating with the Eritrean regime.
Final Statement
This is not merely a political scandal. It is a moral collapse. It is a historic betrayal—of justice, compassion, and Tigray’s legacy as a sanctuary for thepersecuted. To return Eritrean refugees to Isaias Afwerki is to join him in his crimes.Let the record show: those who sell human lives for power will be judged by history, by thepeople, and by the laws of humanity.
Authored By:Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR)In collaboration withTigray Media Watch (TMW) Digital Intelligence Group
Contributing Investigators:International Human Rights Legal ExpertsFormer African Diplomatic Oficers Regional Intelligence AnalystsDiaspora Whistle blowers
