ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 major opposition party of Ethiopia, UDJ (Unity for Democracy and Justice), in collaboration with the coalition of 33 political parties held a brief public demonstration in protest against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Proclamation No. 652/2009 and other human and democratic rights violations. The demonstration was called as a closure to the party’s three months long campaign titled “Millions of Voices for Freedom”. The demonstration got its route blocked by police in the very beginning however thousands of demonstrators could chant their oppositions in the spot where it was started. Many applauded these demonstrators for they took risk to face the infamous brutality of police in Ethiopia and kept themselves peaceful until the dispersion of the gathering. Police blocked the demonstration route to Mesqel square reasoning out that Mesqel square is under construction of the city railroad. This, however, didn’t satisfy the organizers of the demon...
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