Amnesty International outraged over Ethiopia’s decision to ban protests against ethnically motivated killings

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Ethiopian authorities have banned peaceful protests against ethnically motivated killings which were due to take place on October 28, in direct violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.