Lucy Kassa

Lucy Kassa is an Ethiopian journalist and war correspondent. For her coverage of the Tigray War, where she exposed and denounced the atrocities committed by the Ethiopian government and all other warring parties, particularly the widespread rapes and sexual violence against women and children. Kassa originally wrote as a journalist on development, political and economic issues in Ethiopia. Quotes This time last year, I used to feel sad when people died from COVID-19. Now, I don’t feel anything. I asked myself why I became so numb. It is because of the brutality I have come to know while reporting on this war. https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/first-person/2021/06/29/death-threats-and-sleepless-nights-emotional-toll-reporting-ethiopias The New Humanitarian(29 June 2026) With direct victims, they don't want to remember these traumatic events. So when I talk to them, I talk to them like a friend or a sister, not like a journalist. I'm very informal, and I think that encouraged them to open up to me. https://www.makingpeacevisible.org/lucy-kassa Making PeaceVisible(2023) I had a different dream for my life. It was never my plan to get into all of this. I have put so much energy into documenting war crimes. I have sacrificed a lot, even I risked my life. I have security here. The organization here provides me security, but I don’t have a social life with the Eritrean, Ethiopian, and even the Tigrayan community at all. I was terribly depressed by the pressures from all sides. I was so frustrated by the fact that there’s no accountability to the war crimes committed by all sides. https://www.voanews.com/a/journalist-hopes-coverage-on-ethiopia-tigray-will-bring-justice/6895358.html Journalist Hopes Coverage on Ethiopia’s Tigray Will Bring Justice (December 28, 2022) External links Category: Living people Category: Journalists from Ethiopia