The Oromo protests were triggered by a government plan to expand Addis Ababa’s boundaries, which community leaders denounced as an attempt to steal their land which surrounds the capital. The months of protest resulted in 22,000 arrests and at least 940 deaths, according to the government-linked human rights commission. Some attendees ran through the streets of Bishoftu yelling protest slogans, as armed police stood by, watching. The Oromo protests were triggered by a government plan to expand Addis Ababa’s boundaries, which community leaders denounced as an attempt to steal their land which surrounds the capital. Some attendees ran through the streets of Bishoftu yelling protest slogans, as armed police stood by, watching.

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2017 15:56 UTC