Ethiopia's anti-government protest intensifies, internet access 'blocked'
ETHIOPIA
The anti-government protest since last weekend in Gondar in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia has intensified and spilled over to other regions demanding a regime change in the country.
Social media posts are calling on people to join in a repeat protest on Saturday in the Oromia region, while protests are also being scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the Amhara region.
Honorable Bekele Garba and political prisoners call upon all citizens to join tomorrow's nationwide #OromoProtests#AmharaProtests
#OromoProtests | #AmharaProtests | #EthiopiaProtests
Tomorrow and the coming days, all the cumulated griefs will be poured on the streets.
The protesters are demanding for the release of arrested activists while denouncing the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) led government affiliated to the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) accused of marginalising the poor largest northern regions of Amhara and Oromia.
Just as last Sunday’s protest that saw tens of thousands of people defy thousands of security forces deployed to stop them, government media said no permission has been given for this weekend’s demonstration, local media report.
There are however unconfirmed reports of an internet blackout in the country ahead of the planned protests.
Confirmed- internet is blocked in#BahirDar city ahead of 2morrow's #Oromoprotsts n Sunday's#AmharaProtests#Ethiopia
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