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Security forces kill one person, injure twenty in Nekemte, Western Ethiopia

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 27, 2018) One person was killed and 20 others wounded when snipers of the TPLF/Agazi forces indiscriminately shot at protesters in the city of Nekemte, Western Ethiopia. Abebe Mekonnen, was shot by sniper fire this morning at the central square of Nekemte, a city that has seen renewed protest demonstration against the TPLF regime ...

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ESAT ODUU AFAAN OROMOO KIBXATA FEBRUARY 27, 2018

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ESAT Radio Mon 26 Feb 2018

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ESAT Crisis in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia February 26, 2018

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ESAT Demaq Kalat Menelik and Ilg 26 February 2018

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ESAT Daily News Amsterdam February 26, 2018

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Ethiopia: Tortured and abused, political prisoner die in custody

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 26, 2018) Gebeyehu Fantahun, a political prisoner serving a four year term under trumped up terrorism charges, had died on Sunday. Fantahun was held in a dark cell and had repeatedly been tortured at the Central Investigation Bureau in the capital Addis Ababa, according to friends and family.   Security forces arrested Gebeyehu Fantahun ...

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ESAT DC Daily News Mon February 26, 2018

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Esat Radio Sun 25 Feb 2018

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Ethiopia: City of Nekemte erupts in protest following weekend ban on political leaders meeting supporters, shots fired

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (February 26, 2018) The city of Nekemte was covered with plumes of smokes today as protesters burnt tyres and blocked roads angered by the detention and ban on leaders of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), who planned to meet their supporters in the city last Saturday. Prominent Oromo political leaders including Dr. Merera Gudina and ...

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