MSF Alleges Ethiopian Troops ‘Executed’ Three Aid Workers in Tigray
An explosive new report from Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) alleges that three of its humanitarian workers were deliberately executed by Ethiopian government forces during the brutal Tigray conflict. Four years after the shocking deaths of a Spanish aid worker and two Ethiopians in northern Ethiopia, MSF has gone public with its findings—accusing the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) of carrying out the killings. “They were executed at point-blank range,” said Raquel Ayora, Director of MSF Spain, in an interview with the BBC. “They were identifiable as aid workers. They wore our vests. Our flag was visible. There was no mistake.” Who Were the Victims? The victims—35-year-old Spaniard María Hernández Matas, 32-year-old Yohannes Halefom Reda, and 31-year-old Tedros Gebremariam—were on a medical assessment mission in central Tigray on June 24, 2021. All three were respected, passionate humanitarians. Tedros had just become a father. His wife later named their dau...
