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War crimes in Tigray may be covered up or forgotten

Satellite images suggest burial grounds in Tigray, Ethiopia, are being burned, potentially covering up war crimes as the government blocks efforts to uncover the truth.

Satellite images suggest burial grounds in Tigray are being burned.
Evidence of atrocities committed during the civil war is being destroyed.
Ethiopia's government blocks efforts to uncover the truth and punish perpetrators.
Over 100 satellite images show disturbances at detention sites and burial grounds.
Ethiopia's government may be complicit in a cover-up.

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