[wanabidii] Ethiopian forces in bloody crackdown on Oromia protests; daily killings and arrests reported: HRW (M&G Africa)

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Ethiopian forces in bloody crackdown on Oromia protests; daily killings and arrests reported: HRW   Protesters allege "security forces have shot randomly into crowds, summarily killed people... carried out mass roundups, and tortured detainees"

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