| Date: | 4 to 7 December 2020 |
| Ziban Gedena massacre | |
| Location: | Ziban Gedena, Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Partof: | Tigray War |
| Fatalities: | 150-300[1] civilians |
| Type: | |
| Perps: |  Eritrean Defence Forces |
The Ziban Gedena massacre was a mass extrajudicial killing that took place in Ziban Gedena in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia during the Tigray War, on 4 to 7 December 2020.[2] Ziban Gedena is a village that belongs to woreda Tahtay Adiyabo, northwestern zone of Tigray.
The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) killed 150 up to 300 civilians in Ziban Gedena (NW Tigray) on 4 to 7 December 2020.[1] [2]
A UN report indicates that the perpetrators of this massacre were Eritrean soldiers.[1]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation” mentions approximately 150 victims of this massacre,[2] whereas a UN report mentions 300 civilian victims.[1] Four victims have been identified.[3]
The “Tigray: Atlas of the humanitarian situation”,[2] that documented this massacre received international media attention, particularly regarding its Annex A, that lists massacres in the Tigray War.[4] [5] [6] [7]
After months of denial by the Ethiopian authorities that massacres occurred in Tigray, a joint investigation by OHCHR and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission was announced in March 2021.[8]
While the Ethiopian government promised that Eritrean troops will be pulled out from Tigray, the Eritrean government denies any participation in warfare in Tigray, let alone in massacres.[9]
For this specific massacre, Eritrean and Ethiopian officials did not respond to questions. Billene Seyoum, spox of the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed denied that farmers were prevented from ploughing.[1]