An Ethiopian security official has confirmed the arrests of hundreds of youths in the capital, Addis Ababa, following violence within the city and in nearby towns last week in which several dozen people were killed. 364 more words
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Ethiopia ethnic violence: "This looks like old practice"
A real test for the first prime minister of Ethiopia to hail from the capital’s dominant ethnic group, the Oromo.
Protests in Addis Ababa in reaction to weekend violence against minorities which left 23 dead, a further five were reported killed this Monday. 35 more words
দেশের শরনার্থী ও প্রান্তিক জাতিগোষ্ঠী
মে মাসের মাঝামাঝি নাগাদ একটি খবর : রোহিঙ্গা শরনার্থীদের ত্রান বাবদ এ বছরের ডিসেম্বর পর্যন্ত যে পরিমাণ অর্থ বরাদ্দ হয়েছে তার থেকে ১৬% খরচ করা হবে স্থানীয় জনগোষ্ঠীর জন্য। কক্সবাজারে রোহিঙ্গা শরনার্থীরা বাঙ্গালী-মুসলিমদের ক্ষতি করছে এরকম মতামত বেশ প্রচার প্রচারণা লাভ করেছে। যার আলামত আমি আমার নিজের গবেষণা কাজে লক্ষ্য করেছি। এ বিষয়ে এর আগে আমি লিখেছিও (দ্রষ্টব্য: প্র. 17 more words
Rohingya militants slaughtered 99 Hindus in a single day: Amnesty International
An armed band of Rohingya militants killed up to 99 Hindus in a single day of carnage in Myanmar‘s Rakhine state, according to an… 486 more words
Facebook's Zuckerberg vows to work harder to block hate speech in Myanmar
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday his company would step up efforts to block hate messages in Myanmar as he faced questioning by the U.S. 309 more words
On Violence and Truth and Jon Holtzman's Killing Your Neighbors
I recently read Jon D. Holtzman’s Killing Your Neighbors: Friendship and Violence in Northern Kenya and Beyond and found it really engaging, especially for my current and recent research projects. 1,358 more words
We Vowed Never Again.
After the 2007 elections in Kenya the disputed outcome resulted in protests, which quickly spun out of control, causing the deaths of more than 1,300 people and the displacement of hundreds of thousands others. 1,296 more words
