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Arbitrary Detention medium Jimma

Senior staffers at Jimma University accused of coup attempt, Graduate student remains missing

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OHRM-2021-0100
Date of incident
Zone
Jimma
Number of people affected
2

Ten staffers of Jimma university were arrested this weekend on the grounds of attempting a coup and supporting the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). Eight of the lecturers were arrested on April 2, 2021 while the remaining two were arrested on April 4th and 5th according to lawyer Obsinan Grima.

Source: Addis Standard, "News: Senior staffers at Jimma University accused of coup attempt, Graduate student remains missing", published 2021-04-08. https://addisstandard.com/news-senior-staffers-at-jimma-university-accused-of-coup-attempt-graduate-student-remains-missing/

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