Oromia police kill at least 6 protesters and injure 37 in Ambo
- Ref
- OHRM-2019-0017
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Shewa
- Number of people affected
- 6
On 23–24 October 2019, during protests over activist Jawar Mohammed's security detail, Oromia police in Ambo fired tear gas and live ammunition at initially peaceful, then stone-throwing protesters, many of them schoolchildren. Medical workers and witnesses said at least six people, including an elderly man, were shot dead and at least 37 injured.
Source: Human Rights Watch, "Ethiopia: Justice Needed for Deadly October Violence", 2020-04-01. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/01/ethiopia-justice-needed-deadly-october-violence