ESAT News (December 18, 2017) Dozens of people have been killed in a renewed ethnic attack in Eastern Ethiopia over the weekend in what activists and critics say was carried out following the decision by the military to leave areas where ethnic tensions were high. Details of what happened in two districts in West Hararghe remain blurry but initial reports ...
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Ethiopia: University students continue protest, boycott classes
ESAT News (December 18, 2017) Students in a number of Universities in Ethiopia have continued boycotting classes in protest against the TPLF regime and recent killings of at least 18 people in Chelenqo, Eastern Ethiopia, last Monday. At least 15 students of Dire Dawa University were injured as Agazi forces entered their campuses and beat them up. Students of Dire ...
Read More »Federal Police blames Oromo regional gov’t for deadly violence
ESAT News (December 18, 2017) The Federal Police Commission blames Oromo regional government and the regional police force for the violence in zones in Hararghe, Wollega and North Shewa which it said had resulted in loss of lives and significant property damages. The Commission said in a 67 page document that protesters caused property damages while regional police looked on. ...
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