BBC World News reports on Oromo Protest against Addis Ababa Master Plan

Ethiopian security Forces opened fire during the Oromo students nonviolent protest rally at Western Oromia Ambo town. Eye witnesses said more than 30 people including 8 students killed and several wounded by security forces. The peaceful protestors opposing the alleged “Integrated Master Plan of Addis Ababa”. The peaceful protest continued in a different Oromia region.

Little to Celebrate in Ethiopia During World Press Freedom Day

VOA Marthe van der Wolf FILE – A man reads a newspaper as he walks along a street in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian journalists have little to celebrate during World Press Freedom day Friday, with the arrest last week of nine

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“I saw more than 20 bodies on the streets,” in Ambo

BBC Ethiopia protest: Ambo students killed in Oromia state At least nine students have died during days of protests in Ethiopia’s Oromia state, the government has said. However, a witness told the BBC that 47 were killed by the security

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11 Killed 70 Injured

አዲስ አበባ ፣ ሚያዚያ 23 ፣ 2006 (ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ.) በኦሮሚያ ክልል አንዳንድ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች በተፈጠረ ግርግር በህይወትና ንብረት ላይ ጉዳት መድረሱን የመንግስት ኮሚዩኒኬሽን ጉዳዮች ፅህፈት ቤት አስታውቋል። ጽህፈት ቤቱ ማምሻውን  እንደገለፀው  በአዲስ አበባና በዙሪያው የሚገኘውን የኦሮሚያ ልዩ ዞንን በልማት ለማስተሳሰር የተነደፈውን የተቀናጀ

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Oromo Students Protests in Adama Against Addis Ababa Master Plan

30 April 2014 #OromoProtests in Adama Against Addis Ababa Master Plan | Hiriira FDG Baratootta Yunivarsitii Adaama!

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Netizen Report: Ethiopia Cracks Down on Political Expression

APRIL 30 2014 Slate Ethiopian opposition activists demonstrate in Addis Ababa on June 2, 2013.  Photo by STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images The Netizen Report originally appears each week on Global Voices Advocacy. Ellery Biddle,Lisa Ferguson, Alex Laverty, Hae-in Lim, andSarah Myers contributed to this report.

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