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Ethiopia: At Least 150 Killed in Clashes Following Death of Outspoken Singer
VOA, 6 July 2020
At least 150 people have been killed in the Oromia region of Ethiopia as riots following the killing of a popular singer continue. Read more »
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Ethiopia: New Unrest Plagues Nation's Rocky Transition
Crisis Group, 3 July 2020
The killing of a prominent Oromo musician has unleashed a wave of protests that have left dozens dead, highlighting anew the fragility of the country's transition. Authorities and… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Funeral Ceremony for Slain Oromo Artist Happening in Ambo Amid Tight Security
Addis Standard, 2 July 2020
The funeral ceremony for slain Oromo singer/song writer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa is taking place amid tight security in his native city Ambo, some 107 km west of the capital Addis… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tears as Oromo Protest Singer is Buried
RFI, 2 July 2020
Hundreds of mourners have flocked to Ethiopia's Ambo town for the funeral of the Oromo protest singer Hachalu Hundessa. His killing this week sparked deadly protests and has… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tension Marks Funeral of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa
VOA, 3 July 2020
Security was tight across Ethiopia on Thursday for the funeral of revered singer and musician Hachalu Hundessa, whose killing this week sparked riots in and around Addis Ababa,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Federal Police Accused Jawar Mohammed, Others of Attempts to Repeat June 22 Assassinations
Addis Standard, 2 July 2020
In a joint statement issued by the Federal Attorney General's office and The Federal Police Commission which was aired on state TV last night, Deputy Commissioner of the Federal… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Police Say 10 Killed in City, Claim There Were Plans to Instigate Communal Violence
Addis Standard, 2 July 2020
Addis Abeba Police Commission Commissioner, Getu Argaw, released a statement last night through state TV alleging that disturbances that occurred in the last two days in the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: The Killing of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Cuts Deep
DW, 2 July 2020
The unsolved fatal shooting of the celebrated Oromo resistance singer has ruptured Ethiopia's brittle political system. Can talks on a national scale avert a bad-to-worse outcome… Read more »
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Ethiopia: More Than 80 Killed in Ethiopia After Singer Shot Dead
RFI, 1 July 2020
Angry protests in Ethiopia sparked by the killing of popular singer Hachalu Hundessa left more than 80 people dead in a second day of unrest police said Wednesday. Hachalu was… Read more »
Scores Killed, Thousands Arrested After Ethiopia Singer's Murder
The murder of revered Oromo singer and musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa has heightened tensions in and around Addis Ababa, and the Oromia region, where he was born. More than 2,000 people have been arrested during protests, and at least 150 people killed. Authorities have shut down the Internet and cellphone services, making it difficult for human rights monitors, reports VOA.
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Addis Standard is quoting a police spokesman as saying that the number of people killed in continued protests after the killing of prominent Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa has ... Read more »
