Tigray’s Children Under Siege: First Education Was Denied, Now Its Schools Are Being Destroyed
From prolonged school closures and financial obstruction to drone strikes by the genocidal Ethiopian regime against classrooms, Tigray’s education crisis exposes a devastating assault on children’s rights, girls’ futures, and an entire generation’s chance to recover. A school does not have to be bombed to be destroyed. It can be destroyed by withholding the funds needed to keep it open, by denying teachers their salaries, by depriving students of books and learning materials, or by allowing children to spend years outside the classroom. And when schools finally struggle to reopen, destruction becomes even more devastating if the buildings themselves are struck from the air. This is the unfolding education crisis in Tigray. The drone strikes against educational infrastructure in 2026 is not an isolated tragedy. It comes after years of educational devastation caused by the genocidal war, widespread destruction of schools, prolonged displacement, and continuing barriers to r...
