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Ethiopia Crisis
News Alert: At least 50 people killed as protests over assassinated Oromo artist continue; police confirm arrest of Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba & 33 others
July 01/2020 – At least 50 people are reported to have been killed and several others injured in Oromia regional state following protests against the assassination of Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, Reuters reported. Causalities “included protesters and members of the security forces,” Reuters said quoting Oromia region police spokesman Getachew …
News Alert: At least seven people killed in Adama, Chiro as protests engulf Oromia following the killing of prominent Oromo artist
Addis Abeba, June 30/2020 – At least seven people were killed by bullet in Adama city, some 100 km east of Addis Abeba, and one of Oromia region’s largest city, Chiro town, in eastern Ethiopia in Oromia after protests have erupted in several parts of the region following last night’s …
News: OLF,OFC urge gov’t to take report by Amnesty seriously; heed recommendations to reverse troubling human rights abuse record
Addis Abeba, May 29/2020 – In a joint statement released by opposition parties Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) on Amnesty International’s Report, the parties urged “the federal and regional authorities to take the report by Amnesty International seriously, heed the recommendations put forth and promptly reverse …
