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Amhara Regional State
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News: More deaths of civilians as security forces quash protests in various parts of Ethiopia
Etenesh Abera & Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, January 26/2018 – This week has seen a return to the killings of civilians by Ethiopia’s security forces following protests in east and northern parts of the country; a massive anti-government protest was also held in southern Ethiopia. Moyale, Duga Bora and …
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News: Victim’s brother in Weldiya describes finding the body of his brother riddled with five bullets
Residents say the number of causalities is higher than what is admitted by officials Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, January 24/2018 – In an interview he gave to the BBC Amharic, Kidane Getachew, the brother of Gebremeskel Getachew, one of the victims of the weekend’s killings by security forces in …
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News: Security forces open fire at festival goers in Weldiya, Amhara regional state, killing at least five
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, January 21/2018 – “At least five people were killed” yesterday and several others wounded when security forces opened fire at festival goers in Weldiya, some 510 km north of the capital Addis Ababa, in Amhara regional state, according to Alemayehu Yemiru, a resident of the …