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Ethiopia: 18 Soldiers Killed as Government Tries to Disarm Powerful Gonder Miltias

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By Abraha Belai, The powerful Gonder militias fighting the regime in Addis Ababa killed 18 soldiers and captured 20 more during battles on September 5, Amara Tegadlo has reported. Two army units were dispatched to Belesa, Wegera and other areas surrounding Gonder to disarm the local militias who have come into the spotlight in recent […]

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Civil Society Groups Urge Probe into Oromo Killings in Ethiopia

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By Civicus, World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (Defend Defenders) and Amnesty International urge Ethiopia’s development and international partners to address the killing of at least 140 protesters in the Oromia region since December 2015. On 12 November 2015, peaceful protests started in the Oromia Region, […]

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