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Somalia: Political Uncertainty As Protests Spread in Ethiopia
Shabelle, 17 December 2017
At least 15 people were killed on December 11, 2017, when members of the Ethiopian Defense Force fired on peaceful protesters. Read more »
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Somalia: 65 Somalis Killed in Ethiopia
Dalsan Radio, 16 December 2017
Reports reaching Radio Dalsan from the Oromia region in Ethiopia say that up to 65 people who are all Ethiopian Somalis were killed in Gadule, a small town in Darullow district.… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Displaced Ethiopians: Escaped but Trapped in a Bleak Prospect
Addis Standard, 15 December 2017
September 2017, the start of the Ethiopian New Year of 2010, had a devastating beginning, the level of which was previously unseen for at least two and a half decades. Read more »
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Ethiopia: 15 People Killed By Security Forces in Chelenko
Addis Standard, 12 December 2017
Two students were also killed last night at Shambu campus of Wolega university as student protests continued in several universities Read more »
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Ethiopia: Students Killed at Wolega University
Addis Standard, 12 December 2017
Two students were killed last night at Wolega University's Shambu campus in Oromia region in what Addisu Arega, the region's spokesperson, said were fights between students. Read more »
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Ethiopia: U.S. Embassy Statement Following Deaths at Chelenko and Universities
State Department, 13 December 2017
We are troubled and saddened by reports of violence that has resulted in deaths and injuries in the town of Chelenko and at several universities over the past two days. We extend… Read more »
15 People Killed By Ethiopia's Security Forces - Witnesses
According to Addisu Arega Kitessa, head of the Oromia region communication bureau, authorities at the highest level in Oromia region are investigating why and how these killings were "taken against peaceful civilians".
