Ethiopia – An ancestral spiritual and festive celebration turned into a nation wide tragedy!

On the 2nd of October 2016, Police in Bishoftu (Ethiopia) dispersed protesters chanting anti-government slogans and turned an ancestral spiritual and festive celebration into a nation wide tragedy!

50 to 300 deaths and much more injured have been reported.

(Watch and read the links below) and read the Questions and Answers by HRW

 

Also read:

• BBC – 52 deaths reported
• CBS News – Dozens killed in stampede at anti-government protest in Ethiopia
• Chicago Tribune – Dozens reportedly killed in stampede during religious celebration in Ethiopia
• Daily Nation – Several dead in Ethiopia stampede
• ECADF – Ethiopia: Protesters at Irreecha festival were entirely peaceful (ECADF)
• EMF – Over 300 deaths and thousands of wounded (EMF)
• Los Angeles Times – Dozens killed during stampede at religious celebration in Ethiopia
• Press Herald – Dozens die during stampede at Ethiopia religious event
• Voice of America – 50 Ethiopians Killed in Stampede After Confrontation with Police
• Wall Street Journal – Ethiopia Stampede Kills Dozens at Religious Event
• Washington Post – Dozens killed in Ethiopia after police tear gas protest at festival

Watch Aljazeera report