October 2019 Ethiopian clashes

October 2019 Ethiopian clashes
The Oromia in Ethiopia.
LocationOromia, Ethiopia and
vicinity
Date23–28 October 2019
Attack type
Pogrom, looting, arson, mass murder
Deaths86[1]
MotiveClashes reported between opponents and Jawar supporters[2]
Map of the Regions of Ethiopia; each is based on ethnicity and language, rather than physical geography or history.

A October 2019 Ethiopian clashes was a civil unrest that broke out in Addis Ababa, on 23 October 2019 and swiftly spread to entire Oromia Region after activist and Director of Oromia Media Network, Jawar Mohammed reported on his Facebook page around midnight, on Tuesday. In his post, Jawar has said that his house was surrounded by police officers and that they tried to withdraw his security guards from their posts.[3] His VIP security detail was assigned to him by the government once he arrived from the US.[4][5] According to official reports, 86 people were killed, 76 were killed by Communal violence, while 10 were security forces of Ethiopia.[6]

  1. ^ Ethiopian PM Abiy defends response to ethnic clashes, retrieved 4 November 2019
  2. ^ Tensions rise in Addis & towns in Oromia after talk of an activist's change of security guard spreads, 23 October 2019, retrieved 23 October 2019
  3. ^ "Ethiopia: Justice Needed for Deadly October Violence | Human Rights Watch". 1 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Ethiopia Events of 2019, retrieved 24 October 2019
  5. ^ Tensions rise in Addis & towns in Oromia after talk of an activist's change of security guard spreads, 23 October 2019, retrieved 23 October 2019
  6. ^ Ethiopian PM Abiy defends response to ethnic clashes, retrieved 4 November 2019