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Roads blocked, shops closed in regional protest in Ethiopia

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 5:41 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 13 February 2018 5:41 PM ]

Demonstrators walk along a street in Asella, Oromiya Province, Ethiopia February 13, 2018.

Demonstrators blocked roads in towns around Addis Ababa on Tuesday on the second day of a strike called to protest against Ethiopia's continued incarceration of opposition politicians.

The three-day strike across Oromiya province, which surrounds the capital, was held as an opposition leader remained behind bars despite a mass pardoning of dissidents aimed at reducing unrest that has simmered since 2015.

(Source: Reuters)

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