''Tghat'' is a Tigray news site known for reporting on the

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Creation and editorial line

''Tghat'' describes its creation during the

as motivated by communication blocks and the lack of reporting on "Tigrayan collective national sentiment, and the atrocities committed upon Tigrayans".

Editorship

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'' describes the ''Tghat'' editorial group as "Tigrayan activists living abroad". Meron Gebreananaye describes herself as a

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-based PhD student and one of the ''Tghat'' editors. Gebrekirstos Gebreselassie Gebremeskel (aka Gebrekirstos G. Gebremeskel) states that he is an

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-based researcher who manages ''Tghat'', and is described by Al Jazeera English as a researcher and manager of ''Tghat''. The editorial group includes several university-based researchers.

Coverage

, ''Tghat'' reporting is focussed on the

. ''Tghat'' describes its role as "documenting

civilian casualties Civilian casualties occur when civilians are killed or injured by non-civilians, mostly law enforcement officers, military personnel, rebel group forces, or terrorists. Under the law of war, it refers to civilians who perish or suffer wounds as ...

, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, hate campaigns, and providing perspectives and analyses on the war on Tigray". ''Tghats report on the Debre Abbay massacre on 12 January 2021 and its publication of video footage of the massacre in early February were followed by ''

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'' on 19 February 2021 and by ''

'' on 10 March 2021.

Casualty recording

According to ''

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'' (AP), ''Tghats victim list is compiled by Desta Haileselassie, a Tigrayan living in Stockholm. AP randomly selected 30 of the named victims and judged the information to be authentic after contacting the victims' families and friends.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://tghat.com/ Mass media in Ethiopia Ethiopian websites