Ethiopian Government accused of arresting family of Melbourne protestersPostedA Somali-Ethiopian man says relatives in his home country are still feeling the aftermath of a Melbourne protest that occurred earlier this year. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 32 relatives of protesters were arrested in June. Ethiopian Embassy denies allegationsElaine Pearson, from Human Rights Watch, is pressing the Australian Government to lobby Ethiopia for the release of all relatives of Australian protesters. "It's really disturbing that there are ongoing arrests happening right now in Somali Regional State, perhaps as a backlash against this report," she said. The Ethiopian Embassy denies anyone has been arrested, either in June immediately after the protest, or since the Lateline report.

Source: Ethiopian News December 02, 2016 07:37 UTC