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Arbitrary Detention medium North Shewa

Detention in Dera, North Shewa (22 Nov 2024)

Ref
OHRM-2024-0425
Date of incident
Zone
North Shewa

Addis Standard reported that 16 residents who had given media interviews about the killing of Dereje Amare in Darra district in September were detained on 22 November, after the video of his beheading had been widely circulated. They included Mezgebu Teshome, Tamene Garado, Abaye Aminu, Asmara Temesgen, Reverend Abaye Belaw, Kasiye Habtamu, Emabet Temesgen, and Mulalem Werku.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 68 (2025-01-07), p.21. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-68-7-January-2025.pdf

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