#IrreechaMassacre – Almost all of these news are from a single source, ie. Aaron Maasho, Reuters

In this photo taken on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, soldiers and civilians carry an injured man to safety after a stampede in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. Violence flared again Monday in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region, where dozens of people were killed a day …

Protests broke out in some areas of Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, a day after dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival sparked by a bid by police to quell demonstrations, witnesses said. Opposition politicians and government …

The Ethiopian government’s deadly mishandling of a protest at a cultural event by the Oromo people threatens to reignite demonstrations across the country’s largest region and worsen political risk in one of the U.S.’s key African allies. The …

Scores of protesters and bystanders were killed on Sunday (Oct 2) when a crowd gathered for an Oromo religious holiday turned into a stampede. The government of Ethiopia has declared three days of mourning for the victims. Activists say the stampede …

(CNN) More than 52 people were killed in a stampede in central Ethiopia after police fired warning shots at a holy festival Sunday, Communications Minister Getachew Reda said. “Troublemakers” at the Oromo Irreechaa festival in Bishoftu physically …

Police had fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the air to disperse crowds during an anti-government protest at a religious festival. Claudia Koerner. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Hannah Giorgis. BuzzFeed Culture Writer. Alicia Melville-Smith. BuzzFeed …

Ethiopia has begun three days of mourning after at least 52 people were killed during a protest at a religious festival in the Oromia region. Some died in a stampede on Sunday after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, witnesses said. Prime …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The sleek, white train glides through the hilly Ethiopian countryside, the first to travel this route in nearly a decade. The contrast is stark as the new, Chinese-made electric train passes horse-drawn carriages, oxen hauling …

At least 52 people were crushed to death in a stampede after Ethiopian police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse an anti-government protest that grew out of a religious festival. “I almost died in that place today,” said protester who gave …

The African Union (AU) has stated that it welcomes the decision by the Ethiopian government to investigate the cause of a stampede that killed 52 people during a festival over the weekend. ”The AU Commission Chairperson welcomes the government’s …

Festival goers flee during a deadly stampede in Bishoftu, on October 2, 2016. Several people were killed in a stampede near the Ethiopian capital on October 2 after police fired tear gas at protesters during a religious festival, according to an AFP …

Men wash the face of a woman after police used teargas during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Bishoftu. (AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories …

People started chanting anti-government slogans and waved rebel group’s flag at the annual Irreecha festival of Thanksgiving. Raymond Ronamai. October 3, 2016 19:49 IST. Ethiopia stampede. Injured protesters wait for help after several people died …

Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. /REUTERS. Facebook · Twitter · Google+ · WhatsApp · Email.

At least 52 persons were killed in a stampede triggered after the police fired teargas shells and warning shots at anti-government protesters during a religious festival in Ethiopia. Thousands of people had gathered for an annual celebration of …

Ethiopian religious festival-goers in a defiant stance that allegedly saw police respond with teargas and rubber bullets. Scores of people have been reportedly crushed to death in Ethiopia in a stampede after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to …

The Ethiopian government has called for three days of national mourning beginning Monday after several people died during a stampede at a festival in the Oromia region on Sunday. The stampede was sparked by Ethiopia’s special forces who fired teargas …

More than 50 people have been killed as they attended a religious festival in the Oromiya region of Ethiopia. Thousands of people had gathered including anti-government protestors. The Ethiopian prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has blamed rioters …

More than 50 people died in Ethiopia’s Oromia region Sunday after a stampede at a religious festival, which the government has blamed on “violent forces” but protesters have said was due to police action. An estimated 2 million people had gathered in …

More than 50 people were killed after police in Ethiopia fired bullets and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival in the country’s Oromia region. Sample the FT’s top stories for a week. You select the topic, we deliver …

Ethiopian religious festival-goers in a defiant stance that allegedly saw police respond with teargas and rubber bullets. At least 52 people were crushed to death in a stampede on Sunday after police volleyed tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an …

Injured protesters wait for help after several people died during the Irrechaa, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri. Advertisement. “The Regime in Ethiopia …

Fifty-two people were killed and many more injured in Ethiopia’s Oromia region during a protest at a religious festival, the government says. The US had already expressed concern about excessive use of force against protesters before Sunday’s violence.

Police in Ethiopia’s Oromia region fired teargas and warning shots yesterday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede that the opposition party said killed at least 50.

More than 50 people were killed and many more injured in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region during a protest at a religious festival, the government says. Reuters | Posted by Mriganka Sen. reuters@intoday.com. Addis Ababa, October 3, 2016 | UPDATED 10:55 IST.

More than 50 people have been killed as they attended a religious festival in the Oromiya region of Ethiopia. Thousands of people had gathered including anti-government protestors. The Ethiopian prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has blamed rioters …

The US had already expressed concern about excessive use of force against protesters before Sunday’s violence Fifty-two people died on Sunday at a religious festival in Ethiopia to celebrate the end of the rainy season after police fired tear gas at …

Ethiopian soldiers block the street as people march during an annual religious festival in Bishoftu, a town southeast of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Email to a …

At least 100 were killed and scores others injured in a stampede in Ethiopia after police fired teargas and warning shots at a crowd that had attended an annual cultural festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town, south of the capital, on Sunday …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Dozens of people died Sunday at a festival after security forces fired tear gas into a crowd during a political protest and provoked a stampede. Opposition leaders estimated at least 100 dead. Late Sunday, the regional …

FILE – In this June 10, 2005 file photo, members of the Ethiopian army patrol the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after recent clashes with protesters. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo, file). AP. Sunday, October 02, 2016 01:37PM. BISHOFTU, Ethiopia …

A stampede has left 52 dead after police attacked protesters during an Ethiopian religious festival. The violence was reportedly triggered when people made anti-government gestures at police, who replied with tear gas. Proetesters in Bishoftu (DW/Y.

People march during an annual religious festival in Bishoftu, a town southeast of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. People march during an annual religious festival in Bishoftu, a town southeast of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa …

52 people were killed in a stampede near the Ethiopian capital on Sunday after police fired tear gas at protesters during a religious festival. Several thousand people had gathered at a lake to take part in the Irreecha ceremony, in which the Oromo …

Countless people were injured and 52 people died during a protest at a religious festival in Ethiopia. Protesters were reported to be rallying against economic marginalization and the lack of concern of the government about their human rights. By …

Residents of Bishoftu crossed their wrists above their heads as a symbol for the Oromo anti-government protesting movement during the Oromo new year holiday Irreechaa in Bishoftu yesterday. Dozens have been killed and injured in Ethiopia’s Oromia …

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OROMIA, Ethiopia, Oct. 2 (UPI) — As many as 100 people are believed to have drowned or been crushed to death in Ethiopia’s Oromia region after security forces faced off with protesters, causing a deadly stampede, witnesses said. Some died and many …

Several dozen people died in a stampede Sunday when a religious celebration in Ethiopia turned into an anti-government demonstration that triggered police to fire tear gas and rubber bullets. Photo: AP …

More than 50 people have been killed in a stampede in Ethiopia after police used tear gas and shot in the air to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival. Protesters chanted “We need freedom” and “We need justice” in a show of anger …

Addis Ababa, Oct 3 (IBNS): At least 50 people were killed during a protest at a religious festival in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, media reports said. According to reports, several others were injured in the incident. Some died in a stampede after police …

Dozens have been killed after Ethiopian police fired teargas and guns at a large crowd. Credit: RTV. More than 50 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in Ethiopia after police confronted anti-government protesters. It was the …

About a hundred people died in a stampede in Ethiopia on Sunday after police clashed with anti-government protesters during the Irreecha festival. The Irreecha festival is a cultural Thanksgiving event observed by the Oromo people, who are Ethiopia’s …

A protest in Ethiopia turned into a stampede that left at least 100 people drowned or crushed to death as police dispersed a crowd at an annual cultural festival of the Oromo people, the nation’s largest ethnic group, a doctor from Bishoftu Hospital said.

Injured protesters wait for help after several people died during festival in Ethiopia. Photo: 1 Injured protesters wait for help after several people died during festival in Ethiopia. Photo: Tiksa Negeri. AT LEAST 52 people were crushed to death in a …

“People are alienated from the way the food is produced – therefore they don’t want to pay for it, they don’t know what is healthy for them, and all these problems are related to the separation.” Culture. 03/10/2016 …

A deadly stampede broke out after Ethiopian police reportedly fired tear gas to break up an ethnic Oromo protest during a festival with several people killed south of the capital, Addis Ababa. Below is the report on Ethiopian State-Owned EBC TV …

At least 52 people were killed and many injured after an annual thanksgiving festival of the Oromo community turned into an anti-government protest Sunday in the south-central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu. According to a statement issued by the regional …

Chaos broke out at a religious festival in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, after police fired tear gas and warning shots to break up a protest. At least 50 people were killed in the resulting stampede, according to reports from opposition party sources …

Police fired teargas and warning shots at anti-government protesters during a religious festival, triggering a stampede that killed ‘at least 50 people’. Thousands of people had gathered for an annual celebration of thanksgiving in Ethiopia’s Oromiya …

Multiple deaths are reported in a stampede in Ethiopia, which happened after the police fired tear gas and warning shots at a crowd of anti-government protesters who gathered for a religious festival. A reporter from AFP on the scene reported seeing up …

Several people have died and many injured during a stampede after Ethiopia’s special forces fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse protesters at the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromia people in Bishoftu.

Several dozen people have died in a stampede in Ethiopia as a religious celebration turned into a protest, according to witness reports. It is reported to been sparked when people fled after police fired teargas and shots in the air to disperse anti …

Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) –The government of Ethiopia has declared three days of national mourning for 52 people died in a stampede at the annual Irrecha celebration in Bishoftu town, Hora Arsadi. According to a statement by the house of people’s …

Awramba Times (Bishoftu, Ethiopia) – The Oromia regional state said 52 people were died in a stampede today while police fired teargas and warning shots to disperse protestors at the annual Irrecha celebration in Bishoftu town, about 40km southeast of …

A total of 52 people have been confirmed killed in a stampede in Ethiopia after police tried to disperse an anti-government protest at a religious festival. Share. Email. Go To. Comments. The Oromia regional government confirmed the death toll late on …

Police response to an Oromo ethnic group protest at the annual Irreecha religious festival in Ethiopia caused a stampede to break out Sunday, killing an unknown number of people. After the protesters began marching and chanting, police reportedly …

The annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromia people in central Ethiopia was disrupted on Sunday after police fired teargas to disperse protesters in Bishoftu. Among the thousands of festival participants, a number of them marched chanting …

A STAMPEDE has killed at least 50 part in Ethiopia after police warning shots and teargas sparked panic among protesters. By Jeremy Culley / Published 2nd October 2016. Stampede in Ethiopia DS. CHAOS: Huge crowds fled the police tear gas and shots.

Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede in Ethiopia after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival. The opposition party said at least 50 people had died. An estimated two million …

An unconfirmed number of deaths have been reported after a festival in Ethiopia descended into violence and protest on Sunday. An annual thanksgiving festival of the Oromo community, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, turned into an anti-government …

Policemen attempt to control protesters chanting slogans during a demonstration in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016. (Photo by Reuters). Police in Ethiopia have fired teargas and warning shots to scatter people participating in a …

At least 50 people have been killed after police opened fire at protesters during a religious festival in Ethiopia. Thousands of people had gathered at a sacred lake in the town of Bishoftu to take part in the Irreecha ceremony, which marks the end of …

Dozens have been killed and injured in Ethiopia’s Oromia region after security forces confronted protesters at a festival, witnesses say. Many fled as security forces used tear gas Security forces said they were responding to protesters throwing …

We just had the Africa Fashion Reception in partnership with the African Union. The reception took place at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa. The Africa Fashion Reception is aimed at empowering women and youths through various …

People look at a severely injured man carried for treatment after a deadly stampede in Bishoftu, on October 2, 2016. Several people were killed in a stampede near the Ethiopian capital on October 2 after police fired tear gas at protesters during a …

Teargas and warning shots were fired by the police at the anti-government protesters at a religious festival, from which a panic which killed ‘at least 50 people’ was triggered. Thousands of people gathered for the annual thanksgiving celebration from …

Injured protesters wait for help after several people died during festival in Ethiopia. Photo: 1 Injured protesters wait for help after several people died during festival in Ethiopia. Photo: Tiksa Negeri. AT LEAST 52 people were crushed to death in a …

“People are alienated from the way the food is produced – therefore they don’t want to pay for it, they don’t know what is healthy for them, and all these problems are related to the separation.” Culture. 03/10/2016 …

A deadly stampede broke out after Ethiopian police reportedly fired tear gas to break up an ethnic Oromo protest during a festival with several people killed south of the capital, Addis Ababa. Below is the report on Ethiopian State-Owned EBC TV …

At least 52 people were killed and many injured after an annual thanksgiving festival of the Oromo community turned into an anti-government protest Sunday in the south-central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu. According to a statement issued by the regional …

Chaos broke out at a religious festival in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, after police fired tear gas and warning shots to break up a protest. At least 50 people were killed in the resulting stampede, according to reports from opposition party sources …

Police fired teargas and warning shots at anti-government protesters during a religious festival, triggering a stampede that killed ‘at least 50 people’. Thousands of people had gathered for an annual celebration of thanksgiving in Ethiopia’s Oromiya …

Multiple deaths are reported in a stampede in Ethiopia, which happened after the police fired tear gas and warning shots at a crowd of anti-government protesters who gathered for a religious festival. A reporter from AFP on the scene reported seeing up …

Several people have died and many injured during a stampede after Ethiopia’s special forces fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse protesters at the annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromia people in Bishoftu.

Several dozen people have died in a stampede in Ethiopia as a religious celebration turned into a protest, according to witness reports. It is reported to been sparked when people fled after police fired teargas and shots in the air to disperse anti …

Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) –The government of Ethiopia has declared three days of national mourning for 52 people died in a stampede at the annual Irrecha celebration in Bishoftu town, Hora Arsadi. According to a statement by the house of people’s …

Awramba Times (Bishoftu, Ethiopia) – The Oromia regional state said 52 people were died in a stampede today while police fired teargas and warning shots to disperse protestors at the annual Irrecha celebration in Bishoftu town, about 40km southeast of …

A total of 52 people have been confirmed killed in a stampede in Ethiopia after police tried to disperse an anti-government protest at a religious festival. Share. Email. Go To. Comments. The Oromia regional government confirmed the death toll late on …

Police response to an Oromo ethnic group protest at the annual Irreecha religious festival in Ethiopia caused a stampede to break out Sunday, killing an unknown number of people. After the protesters began marching and chanting, police reportedly …

The annual Irreecha thanksgiving festival of the Oromia people in central Ethiopia was disrupted on Sunday after police fired teargas to disperse protesters in Bishoftu. Among the thousands of festival participants, a number of them marched chanting …

A STAMPEDE has killed at least 50 part in Ethiopia after police warning shots and teargas sparked panic among protesters. By Jeremy Culley / Published 2nd October 2016. Stampede in Ethiopia DS. CHAOS: Huge crowds fled the police tear gas and shots.

Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede in Ethiopia after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival. The opposition party said at least 50 people had died. An estimated two million …

An unconfirmed number of deaths have been reported after a festival in Ethiopia descended into violence and protest on Sunday. An annual thanksgiving festival of the Oromo community, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, turned into an anti-government …

Policemen attempt to control protesters chanting slogans during a demonstration in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016. (Photo by Reuters). Police in Ethiopia have fired teargas and warning shots to scatter people participating in a …

At least 50 people have been killed after police opened fire at protesters during a religious festival in Ethiopia. Thousands of people had gathered at a sacred lake in the town of Bishoftu to take part in the Irreecha ceremony, which marks the end of …

Dozens have been killed and injured in Ethiopia’s Oromia region after security forces confronted protesters at a festival, witnesses say. Many fled as security forces used tear gas Security forces said they were responding to protesters throwing …

We just had the Africa Fashion Reception in partnership with the African Union. The reception took place at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa. The Africa Fashion Reception is aimed at empowering women and youths through various …

People look at a severely injured man carried for treatment after a deadly stampede in Bishoftu, on October 2, 2016. Several people were killed in a stampede near the Ethiopian capital on October 2 after police fired tear gas at protesters during a …

Teargas and warning shots were fired by the police at the anti-government protesters at a religious festival, from which a panic which killed ‘at least 50 people’ was triggered. Thousands of people gathered for the annual thanksgiving celebration from …

Teargas and warning shots were fired by the police at the anti-government protesters at a religious festival, from which a panic which killed ‘at least 50 people’ was triggered. Thousands of people gathered for the annual thanksgiving celebration from …

An injured protester waits for help after several people died during the Irrechaa, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri. Advertisement. A deadly stampede broke …

Scores of religious festival attendees died earlier on Sunday after they were crushed in a stampede in Bishoftu. The town is 40 kilometers on the southeast of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. According to Aljazeera reports, over 2 million people were …

Fifty two individuals were killed and a lot more injured during a protest at a religious festival in the Oromia area of Ethiopia, the government says. Some died in a stampede after police employed tear gas, rubber bullets and baton charges, witnesses said.

Scores of people are reported to have died in a stampede in Ethiopia, after anti-government protesters were crushed trying to flee police. The opposition says at least 50 people were killed, but some reports suggest more than 100 people could have died.

At least 52 people were killed and dozens of others injured in a stampede in Ethiopia’s Oromia region where thousands of anti-government protesters gathered at a religious festival on Sunday. Some of the witnesses accused the security forces of …

Dozens injured and have already been killed after security forces faced protesters at a holiday in the Oromia area of Ethiopia, witnesses say. Some folks perished after authorities used tear gas, rubber bullets and baton charges in a panicked stampede …

Dozens of people have died during a stampede at a protest in Ethiopia after police fired teargas into the crowd.The incident occurred at the Oromia region after a religious festival in Bishoftu turned violent. People threw stones during the festival …

Police in Ethiopia fired teargas and shots into the air on Sunday to disperse protesters who chanted anti-government slogans during a festival in a town in the Oromiya region, south of the capital Addis Ababa, witnesses said. The government and …

On 2 October 2016, at least 300 Oromo protesters fell victim to an Ethiopian Government-sponsored killing squad. Gathered to celebrate their traditional Irrecha Festival near the city of Bishoftu, estimated 4.000,000 Oromos were surprised by …

The following is a statement from the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa (HRLHA). IrreechaaMassacre2016. —. HRLHA Urgent Action. October 2, 2016. The HRLHA deeply condemns the mass murder by the Ethiopian government sponsored killing …

Thousands of people had gathered for the annual Irreecha festival in the Oromiya region, when police fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse anti-government protesters. Activists waving a rebel group’s flag and chanting anti-government slogans had