OLF member Batte Urgessa killed in his hometown
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0153
- Date of incident
- Zone
- East Shewa
- Number of people affected
- 1
On 10 April 2024, Batte Urgessa, an OLF member who had been detained in February while meeting a French journalist, was murdered in his hometown in Oromia. Police announced 13 arrests, including his younger brother.
Source: Human Rights Watch, "World Report 2025: Ethiopia", 2025-01-16. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/ethiopia