Hachalu Hundessa riots

Hachalu Hundessa riots
Hachalu Hundessa riots
Part of the Oromo conflict and Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
	The Oromia Region in Ethiopia
Date	30 June – 2 July 2020; (2 days)
Location	Ethiopia (Oromia Region mainly, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Ambo)
Caused by	Assassination of prominent Oromo singer, Hachalu Hundessa
Methods	Civil disorder; Pogrom; Vandalism;
Resulted in	Military forces deployed throughout Addis Ababa and its vicinity to contain violence; Eskinder Nega and Sintayehu Chekol from the Balderas movement, a critic of both the Abiy Ahmed's government and Oromo nationalists, were also arrested for "attempting to incite violence"; Several members of OLF and Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement were arrested following Hachalu's death; Addis Ababa based two senior members of the TPLF were arrested by Federal police; Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba were arrested by Ethiopian National Defense Force for intercepting transport of body of Hachalu Hundessa to Ambo;
Casualties
Death(s)	239+

The Hachalu Hundessa riots were a series of civil unrest that occurred in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, more specifically in the hot spot of Addis Ababa, Shashamene and Ambo^[2]^[3]^[4] following the killing of the Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa on 29 June 2020. The riots lead to the deaths of at least 239 people according to initial police reports.^[1] Peaceful protests against Hachalu's killing have been held by Oromos abroad as well. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found in its 1 January 2021 full report that part of the killings were a crime against humanity, with deliberate, widespread systematic killing of civilians by organised groups. The EHRC counted 123 deaths, 76 of which it attributed to security forces.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Ethiopia arrests suspects over Haacaaluu Hundeessaa killing", Al Jazeera. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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[AJE_suspects_arrested-1] "Ethiopia arrests suspects over Haacaaluu Hundeessaa killing", Al Jazeera. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

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