When security forces started shooting, she and her classmates ran; she turned to see her brother shot dead. Later that night, security forces arrested her father and two of her brothers. Expand Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. Security forces have killed hundreds, detained tens of thousands, and shattered the lives of countless families over the last year. So far, the announced measures appear to codify many of the security forces’ abuses thus far, including arbitrary detention.

Source: Ethiopian News November 10, 2016 04:03 UTC