Ethiopian government lies on deathly prison fire

This video from the USA says about itself:

Huge protest in Washington DC against the Ethiopian regime

9 August 2016

Ethiopians in the United States staged a huge protest in the capital Washington DC. Protesters denounced the killing of peaceful protesters in Ethiopia by the regime forces and they extend unwavering solidarity to the Ethiopian people’s struggle for freedom.

Translated from Dutch NOS TV:

Ethiopian government covered up extent of prison fire

Today, 20:51

A fire at a prison in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa was much more serious than the government at first wanted people to believe. There are 23 dead, and not one, as the government reported on Saturday.

The Kilinto prison is located in a suburb of the capital and also imprisons members of the opposition and journalists. The circumstances in which the fire broke out are unclear. The government says it has started an investigation.

A statement that was issued today states that 21 prisoners died from suffocation or that they were overrun. Two others were killed when they tried to escape, the government says. …

The government is accused of murder and mistreatment of opponents. Voices of Oromo and Amhara people, who constitute a majority of the population but feel disadvantaged, are heard more and more loudly.

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