The government on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 lifted a state of emergency imposed in October after hundreds of people were killed in anti-government protests demanding wider political freedoms. (AP Photo, File) The Associated PressJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia's government on Friday lifted a state of emergency imposed in October after hundreds of people were killed in anti-government protests demanding wider political freedoms. The state of emergency was imposed after a deadly stampede at a religious celebration in October as police confronted protesters. Rights groups have claimed that many people were beaten and subjected to arbitrary detentions under the emergency law. Restrictions under the state of emergency included arbitrary arrests without court orders; limits on radio, television and theater; and dawn-to-dusk prohibitions on unauthorized movements around infrastructure facilities and factories.

Source: Ethiopian News August 04, 2017 09:45 UTC