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Ethiopia protests: What's behind the trouble in Gondar? [BBC]
Sunday’s protest in Ethiopia involving thousands of people in Gondar, the capital of the Amhara region, is a rare example of an anti-government demonstration in the country.
It was organised on social media but no group has taken responsibility...
Dispatches: Ethiopia’s Opposition Leaders on Hunger Strike [HRW]
Protesting Against Mistreatment in Prison
Felix Horne
Researcher, Horn of Africa@felixhorne1
It has been nine days since prominent Ethiopian opposition leader Bekele Gerba and several other senior members of the Oromo Federalist Congress...
ODF Statement on continued people’s struggle in Ethiopia
Reiterating our unwavering support for non-violent resistance by the Oromo people and others in Ethiopia for human rights, freedom, and democracy we want to make one thing abundantly clear: No amount of violent suppression by the TPLF junta...
Nine federal police, one soldier dead as residents of Gondar defend themselves from brutal forces of the regime
ESAT News (July 15, 2016)
Unrest in the historic town of Gondar continued on Thursday, the third day of protest against the tyrannical regime in Ethiopia. Video footages reaching ESAT show people wielding their rifles and guns, chanting war...