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News: After a daylong lull tension resurfaces in Wolaita
Fresh protests erupted today in Gununo town in Wolaita zone. Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 12/2020 – After a…
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Update: Wolaita People’s Democratic Front says 21 people killed as uneasy calm returns
Sodo city. August 10/2020. Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba– In a statement it released today, the opposition Wolaita People’s Democratic…
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News: Security forces injure at least eighteen people in Wolaita zone after arrest of officials triggers protest
Pictures circulating on social media show protesters burning tyres and blocking roads. Disclaimer Addis Standard received the pictures from activists…
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In-depth Analysis: Spate of targeted attacks, excessive use of force by security in Oromia leave death trails, destruction
After the devastation, residents of Shshemene are trying to put their lives back on track, as vendors returned to their…
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News Alert: 81 people killed as protests against Oromo artist assassination continue; the late artist’s uncle among those killed in Ambo today
The late artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa performing his 2015 hit song “Maalan Jira” Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil July 01/2020- Ararsa Merdassa, Oromia…
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News Alert: At least seven people killed in Adama, Chiro as protests engulf Oromia following the killing of prominent Oromo artist
Thousands of mourners gathered around the Hospital when authorities were escorting the body of the late Haacaaluu Hundeessaa. Image: Social…
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News: Rare protests in Tigray region remain on and off
In Hintalo Wajirat area, one of the protest areas, protesters accuse the regional government of neglecting the cultural needs of…
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Analysis: Stranded uni students in Yirgalem sustain severe abuse by security forces as campus reneges on promises
Women students weren’t spared the wrath of the men in uniform when they converged on the Awada campus on March…
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News: Protesters in Aweday beaten, shot at, as video exposes army crack down against civilians
Zecharias Zelalem Addis Abeba, February 24/2020 -At least 30 people were injured on Thursday February 20/2020 when government security forces…
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News: Dembi Dollo uni says 12 of 17 kidnapped are campus students; investigation unit established
Hundreds of thousands who went out to voice their protests have carried posters denouncing the kidnapping and demanding answers from…
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