Ethiopia has released around 2,000 people detained for partaking in recent anti-government protests, according to the country’s defense minister. Try Newsweek for only $1.25 per weekTiksa Negeri/ReutersSecurity forces had arrested around 2,600 people as of October 20 under the state of emergency, the BBC reported. The government imposed the state of emergency after deadly clashes between protesters and security forces. More than 50 people were killed in a stampede at the festival, which protesters blamed on security forces using tear gas and firing rubber bullets. Critics have said that the state of emergency has legalized the government’s crackdown on opposition.

Source: Ethiopian News October 31, 2016 12:00 UTC