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Ethiopia: Communications Shutdown Takes Heavy Toll
HRW, 9 March 2020
The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented families from… Read more »
Ethiopia Should Lift Internet Shutdown in Oromia - Rights Group
Since January 3, 2020, Ethiopian authorities have disconnected mobile phone networks, landlines, and internet services in the Oromia region. The shutdown has prevented families from communicating, disrupted life-saving services, and contributed to an information blackout during government counter-insurgency operations in the area, Human Rights Watch says.
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Ethiopia: Protesters in Aweday Beaten, Shot At, As Video Exposes Army Crack Down Against Civilians
Addis Standard, 24 February 2020
At least 30 people were injured on Thursday February 20/2020 when government security forces clamped down on a crowd of protesters in the town of Aweday, eleven kilometers west of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Mitigating Risks Ahead of Pivotal Elections
Crisis Group, 3 February 2020
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy has implemented important reforms but the changes have uncorked social tensions long bottled up by an authoritarian state. In this excerpt from our… Read more »
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Ethiopian authorities appear to be intensifying the stifling of dissenting political views ahead of the general elections in August, as Amnesty International reports that at least ... Read more »
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Protests erupted in several cities and towns across Oromia regional state and various spots surrounding Addis Ababa after Jawar Mohammed, executive director Oromo Media Network and ... Read more »
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Over the past 15 months, Desalegn, his wife, and their five children have lived in a dozen different places. After their own home in western Guji, in Ethiopia's Oromia region, was ... Read more »
