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Ethiopian opposition holds rare protests
Thousands of Ethiopian opposition activists demonstrate in Addis Ababa on June 2, 2013. Ethiopian opposition activists demanded the release of journalists and political prisoners jailed under anti-terror legislation in demonstrations in two major towns. (AFP/File)
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopian opposition activists on Sunday demanded the release of journalists and political prisoners jailed under anti-terror legislation in demonstrations in two major towns.
In rare public outpours of anger, people marched peacefully in the towns of Gondar and Dessie, chanting “freedom†and carrying pictures of jailed politicians and journalists.
Government officials said there were around 1,500 protesters in total in both towns, while the activists themselves claimed the number to be as high as 20,000.
“The protests were peaceful and successful,†said Senegas Gidada, protest organiser and chairman of the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) party.click here for more
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