Ethiopia's crackdown on land protests ongoing: rights group
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia continues to crack down on demonstrators in its vast Oromiya region some four months after protests began over plans to develop an economic zone on what is now farmland around the capital, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. "Security forces, including military personnel, have fatally shot scores of demonstrators. Thousands of people have been arrested and remain in detention without charge," Human Rights Watch said in a report.
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