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Ethiopia: Oromo Protests Set to Continue
DW, 23 December 2015
In an interview with DW, a spokesman of the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum accused the government of abusing the country's constitution with its plans to expand the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Arguments Amongst Death, Destruction
Addis Fortune, 21 December 2015
The narratives vary and lives have been lost but the option for constructive dialogue remains Read more »
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Ethiopia: Scores Dead in Ethiopian Protest Crackdown, Says Rights Group
DW, 19 December 2015
A human rights watchdog has reported that 75 people have been killed protesting a government project in the Oromia region. The government has described the protesters as… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Lethal Force Against Protesters
HRW, 18 December 2015
Ethiopian security forces have killed dozens of protesters since November 12, 2015, in Oromia regional state, according to reports from the region. The security forces should stop… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Oromo Protests - Defiance Amidst Pain and Suffering
Addis Standard, 16 December 2015
It all began on No 12th in Ginchi, a small town some 80 Kms South West of the Capital Addis Abeba. It is a town of not more than 50, 000 inhabitants, "95% of whom are Oromos", a… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Informed By History, Fear of Dispossession Fuels Unrest
Addis Fortune, 14 December 2015
Residents were going about their businesses; trucks were speeding by in a hurry to get their loads in or out of Addis Abeba. The only thing appeared to have been out of place in… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Outcry As Oromo Protests Turn Violent
DW, 11 December 2015
Opposition groups say security forces have killed 20 people in three weeks of protests over a government re-zoning plan. Members of Ethiopia's largest ethnic group view the plan as… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Yet Again, a Bloody Crackdown On Protesters in Ethiopia
HRW, 5 December 2015
Student protests are spreading throughout Ethiopia's Oromia region, as people demonstrate against the possibility that Oromo farmers and residents living near the capital, Addis… Read more »