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August 10, 2016

Ethiopia: Dozens of Protesters Killed by Government Forces
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In Ethiopia, human rights groups say nearly 100 people were killed after
government forces opened fire on protesters over the weekend. Hundreds
of thousands of people attended the nationwide protests, which were
denouncing the government for committing human rights abuses and for
suppressing the ethnic Oromo community. Ethiopia has faced growing
anti-government protests over the last two years, sparked initially by
the government's plan to lease a forest to private developers.


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