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Nairobi, Dec. 24, 2020 (PANA/Naija247news) Amnesty International has condemned the killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz Region on Wednesday morning. In a statement, Netsanet Belay, Research and Advocacy Director of Amnesty International, said: “This brutal attack against Amhara, Oromo and Shinasha residents of villages in Benishangul-Gumuz underscores the urgent need for the Ethiopian government to act to stop violence against ethnic minorities....

The latest bloody massacre in Ethiopia has seen gunmen slaughter more than 100 civilians before the military took revenge by killing 42 armed militants.

Text size Ethiopias military killed 42 people allegedly among those responsible for massacring more than 100 civilians in a troubled western part of the country, local officials said Thursday. The federal troops also seized firearms and arrows during the operation, the government of the Benishangul-Gumuz region said, after gunmen waged the brutal pre-dawn assault on Wednesday in which dozens were also injured. "The Ethiopia Defence Force has destroyed 42 anti-peace forces who attacked civ...

Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a government-affiliated but independent body, said in a statement late on Wednesday that “more than 100 people have been killed in fires and shooting perpetrated by armed men” i...

Wednesdays horrific attack occurred in the countrys western village of Bekoji in the Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz, an area where multiple ethnic groups are living.

100 killed in attack on village in western Ethiopia By (0) Dec. 23 (UPI) -- More than 100 people were killed in an attack on a village in western Ethiopia, the countrys human rights commission said Wednesday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said the attack took place in the village of Bekoji in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed traveled there to discuss ethnic-based violence in recent months. Advertisement "More than 100 people have been killed in fires...

23 December 2020, 18:51 UTC Responding to the horrifying killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul -Gumuz Region on the morning of 23 December, Netsanet Belay, Research and Advocacy Director of Amnesty International, said: Amnesty International said:   “This brutal attack against Amhara, Oromo and Shinasha residents of villages in Benishangul-Gumuz underscores the urgent need for the Ethiopian government to act to stop violence against et...

Gunmen kill dozens in Ethiopia attack, says rights body published : 24 Dec 2020 at 03:45 Map of Ethiopia locating Benishangul-Gumuz region. ADDIS ABABA - Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), a government-affiliated but independent body, said in a statement late ...

Share on Twitter Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, a government-affiliated but independent body, said in a statement late on Wednesday that "more than 100 people have been killed in fires and shooting perpetrated by armed men" in the Benishangul-Gumuz region. There is no known link between the violence in Benishangul-Gu...

Ethiopia: Beyond the Politics of Hate led by Meles, Seyoum and Tedros December 19, 2020 Addis Ababa (HAN) August 22, 2016. After waves of public protests that denounced long-time ruling party the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopia has experienced a political transformation. analyzing data primarily generated from interviews with government officials, members of civil society organizations, journalists, human rights advocates, and freedom of speech activists. Ethiopia:...