Violence erupted at a festival for Toronto’s Eritrean community on Saturday as participants clashed with demonstrators in exchanges that sent at least nine people to the hospital. Protests against the FestivalSkirmishes broke out at around 10 a.m. at Earlscourt Park, where Festival Eritrea was taking place. However, Yordanos Tesfamariam, the organizer of the Eritrea Festival, disputed these claims and called them fabricated lies. Protests Beyond TorontoToronto is not the only city to witness protests against Eritrean festivals in recent days. – Violence erupted at Toronto’s Eritrean festival, resulting in nine people being sent to the hospital.
