Ethiopia Declares Emergency, After New Outburst Of Protests And Violence : The Two-Way : NPR
▻http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/09/497275155/ethiopia-declares-emergency-after-new-outburst-of-protests-and-violence
#État_d'urgence en #Éthiopie (et comme d’hab tout le monde s’en pète)
A week after a deadly stampede brought anti-government protests and violence to a fever pitch, Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency Sunday. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn says the declaration is necessary for the government to protect both property and citizens’ lives.
The stampede struck at a religious festival that also had qualities of a demonstration that was held last Sunday, Oct. 2, in the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa. That’s where many in a massive crowd that had gathered to celebrate the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival chanted slogans and crossed their fists over their heads, an increasingly familiar gesture that protests oppression and calls for more rights for the people of Oromia.