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Ethiopia: Dire Dawa plans to strike despite lull in street protests

ESAT News (January 29, 2019) Organizers said there will be a strike by workers in Dire Dawa starting Wednesday to…

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Ethiopia: Protest continues in Dire Dawa as army warns of consequences of violence

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 25, 2019) Street protest by residents of Dire Dawa entered its fourth day with…

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Ethiopia: Afaris continue protests against local govt

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 29, 2018) Towns in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia have continued protests against…

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Protest, detention continues in Northern Ethiopia

ESAT News (October 25, 2018) Protests continued for the fifth day in the towns of Alamata, Qobo and Mohny, towns…

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Ethiopia: Tigray special police killed five in Alamata

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 22, 2018) Tigray region special police have killed five residents of Alamata, a town…

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Protesters in Afar demand release of political prisoners, fair share of resources

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (June 8, 2018) Residents of towns in Afar region took to the streets demanding the…

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Ethiopia: Mizan Teferi protests unfair distribution of resources

ESAT News (may 22, 2018) Residents of Mizan Teferi in Southwestern Ethiopia have taken to the streets to denounce what…

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Security forces kill eleven protesters in Somali region of Ethiopia

ESAT News (May 16, 2018) Somali region Liyou police and militia in Eastern Ethiopia have shot and killed eleven people…

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Security forces hang and kill woman as protest intensified in Somali region of Ethiopia

ESAT News (May 11, 2018) Towns in the Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia continued protest against the regional administration led…

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Dozens detained in Somali region of Ethiopia

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (May 9, 2018) Over 150 people have reportedly been detained in the Somali region of…

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