Mass arrests in Ethiopia's Oromia region days after state of emergency declared

By Ludovica Iaccino
October 18, 2016
At least 1,000 people have been arrested in Ethiopia, which declared a nationwide state of emergency on 9 October due to ongoing anti-government protests. The mass arrest occurred in Sebeta town, near the capital Addis Ababa.

Those arrested were accused of carrying out violence and damaging properties. Earlier in October, anti-government protesters attacked public buildings, companies and firms, including foreign ones, in Oromia.

At least 300 people killed at Oromo festival in Debre Zeit

By Ethiomedia
October 2, 2016 

ADDIS ABABA (Oct 2) - Nearly 300 people were killed and many more injured on Sunday when soldiers fired tear gas and shots on tens of thousands of Oromos celebrating a cultural festival in Debre Zeit, about 40 km south of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
A helicopter gunship was also reportedly involved in firing shots on the people most of whom were killed in a stampede sparked by the tear gas fired more than what the crowd could take in.

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