Mass release from Ethiopian jails

By: BBC News, November 17, 2005 The killings have led to protests by Ethiopians around the world. More than 3,000 people arrested in election protests in Ethiopia earlier this month have been released, state media reports. Some 8,000 people have now been freed since the protests organized by the opposition, claiming that May's elections were rigged.

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