'Over 400' killed in Ethiopia protest crackdown - HRW
- Jun 16, 2016
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More than 400 people have been killed in Ethiopia since November in a crackdown on anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday, but the government immediately dismissed the claims.
"Tens of thousands" more were also arrested by security forces in "widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015," the US-based HRW said.
The protests were sparked by plans to expand the capital into outlying farmland.
The report, titled "Such a Brutal Crackdown", was based on over 125 interviews with protestors and those caught up in the violence.
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