"This study reviews patterns of domestic and international media reporting and the role of disinformation, misinformation, and media bias in the Tigray conflict, which has been raging since November 2020. Since its outbreak, the conflict has evolved through four broad phases. Throughout these phases, the conflict was characterised by egregious violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law. To analyse the role of the media in the conflict, this study reviewed local and international media, conducted interviews with local and international journalists and analysts, and consulted secondary literature. Patterns of reporting by international and local media exhibited fairly significant levels of divergence in the issues that were selected for reporting and how they were reported during these four phases of the conflict." (Executive summary)
ORIGIN OF THE POLITICAL CRISIS AND WAR IN TIGRAY, 6
The first phase of the conflict, 11
The second phase of the conflict, 20
Third phase of the conflict, 27
The fourth phase of the conflict, 33
CONCLUSION, 36
RECOMMENDATIONS, 36