“It has been days since I last received enough food or medicine for my injured legs and constant back pain. Observers note that arrivals from Western Tigray have continued even after the signing of the peace agreement in late 2022. Nearly one million of them originate from Tigray alone, according to humanitarian reports—many still living in camps and collective sites under precarious conditions. The images that finally drew global attention were captured by Berhane Tekle, a local TikToker who visited the Hitsats camp with the intention of documenting conditions that he believed had been ignored for years. In a statement issued on December 23, the Commission said that information circulating on social media about the Hitsats camp was inaccurate.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2025 14:47 UTC