Quartz: Blocked off: How the Ethiopia protests were stifled by a coordinated internet shutdown August 14, 2016
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How the Ethiopia protests were stifled by a coordinated internet shutdown
Guartz, 14 August 2016
Nearly 100 deaths and thousands of arrests have been reported in Ethiopia over the week, as part of protests against the marginalization and persecution of the Oromos and Amharas, Ethiopia’s two largest ethnic groups. But the attacks and arrests may not have been the only forms of retribution carried out by the Ethiopian government in its crackdown against protesters.
Last weekend, the internet was reportedly shut down in the country.
In an attempt to understand whether the internet was in fact shut down, we looked at some public sources of data that contain information about internet traffic. Such data provides strong indicators that the internet was most likely shut down during the Ethiopian protests last weekend, though it remains unclear if this occurred in all regions and/or on all types of networks across the country.
Ethiopian protests
Ongoing protests have been carried out by Ethiopia’s Oromo people since November, marking one of the most significant political developments in Ethiopia in recent years. These protests were sparked by the introduction of the Addis Ababa City Integrated Master Plan, which aims to expand the territorial limits of the country’s capital into neighboring Oromo towns, threatening to displace millions of Oromo farmers and bring the Oromo-dominated region under the Tigray-led federal government.
The unprecedented wave of protests has resulted in more than 400 deaths since November, according to a recent Human Rights Watch report.
Protesters relied on the internet to plan and mobilize so this may have prompted the Ethiopian government to pull the plug.
More protests sprung up in the Amhara regional state, with protesters requesting political reforms and specifically, the Welkait community demanding that ancestral land currently administered by the Tigray regional state be moved into the neighboring Amhara region.
The new-found unity between the two historically antagonistic communities of the Oromo and Amharas against a common adversary, the TPLF-led government, seems to have raised the tension in the country. The security forces response has been extreme, with observers comparing it to the 2005 post-election violence where nearly 200 people were killed. This time though, at least 30 people were reportedly killed in the Amhara region in one day alone.
Internet shutdown
Protesters relied on the internet to plan, mobilize and coordinate with each other and this may have prompted the Ethiopian government to pull the plug on the internet even before the planned protests started.
But this is not the first time that the Ethiopian government appears to be restricting access to the internet this year.
Last month, the government reportedly blocked social media platforms across the country after university entrance exams were leaked on Facebook by an Oromo activist, as a form of protest against the government.
Public data from last weekend indicates that the internet was shut down in Ethiopia during the heat of the protests, but it remains unclear if this occurred nationwide.
The graphs below illustrate that while internet traffic appeared to be originating from Ethiopia up until Aug. 5, such traffic was suddenly terminated until August 8th, indicating that the internet was probably shut down.
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How the Ethiopia protests were stifled by a coordinated internet shutdown
Oromia: Alert! Crimes against humanity: Mass torture and killings are going on against Oromo people in Ethiopia. August 14, 2016
Posted by OromianEconomist in #OromoProtests.Tags: #OromoProtests, Africa, Alert, Genocide, Genocide Against Oromo People, Oromia, Oromo, Tyrannic Ethiopia
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#OromoProtests Alert! Mass torture and killings are going on against Oromo people in Ethiopia. Oromo children are subjected to torture and mass killings by fascsist Ethiopia’s regime (TPLF/Agazi force.
The New York Times was able to picture in video camera while fascist cruel Ethiopia’s regime (TPLF/Agazi) was attacking peaceful Oromo Protesters in Finfinnee (Addis Ababa), Oromia on 6 August 2016, Grand #OromoProtests.
Genocide is going on against Oromo people. On 6 August 2016 Protests held over 200 towns and cities in Oromia state wide. All over, Oromo demonstrators demanding political change in Ethiopia have been met with violent resistance by the fascist TPLF Ethiopia’s regime.It has been reported that over 283 innocent Oromo have been gunned down by cruel fascist TPLF Ethiopia’s regime ( https://oromianeconomist.com/2016/08/13/oromia-dhiigi-mucaa-kootii-dhangalaee-hin-hafu-oromiyaan-ni-bilisoomti-akeeka-ummatni-oromoo-bakkaan-gahuuf-murteeffate/ ). These are in addition to over 600 people the regime has murdered since November 2015. Since 6 August 2016, over 4000 people are being tortured in Awash Arba concentration camp alone. This figure does not include thousands and thousands in thousands TPLF torture camps.
Fascist Ethiopia’s regime’s detaining and torturing Oromo children. This photo was taken at Iyasu IV prison in Gara Mulata, East Hararge, Oromia. 13 August 2016
This is picture is a photo of martyred birght Oromo teenager school girl Mamiituu Hirphaa who was killed by cruel fascist Ethiopia’s regime Agazi forces in Ambo town, West Shawa, Oromia on 6 August 2016.
Fascist Ethiopia’s regime forces attacking 80 years Oromo elder in Arsi, Oromia state, captured by citizen journalist camera and social media.
A full scale military massacre has-been conducted by ethiopias fascsit regime in Naqamte East Wallaggaa, Oromia. The is picture is a young Oromo gunned down by the regime forces. 6 August 2016. Grand #OromoProtests.
These are tips of the iceberg of genocidal crimes of Fascist (TPLF) Ethiopia’s regime.
Hagayya 6 bara 2016 qabee gidiraa lammiin Oromoo Finfinnee keessaa guramaani hidhaman keessa jiraan: Warra hidhamee gidramaa turee bahe kessaa tokko akka dubbatetti:-
Hiriirra Guddicha Finfinneetti geggeeffame irratti ilmaan Oromoo 4000 tahan qabamanii Awash Sebat Kiilo kaampii jedhamutti hidhamanii jiru. Akkamitti qabaman, eenyutu qabeen, balaa akkamiitu irra gaheen, yoom Awash geeffaman? Yaadannoo namni jara qabame san keessaa tokko tahe naa erge armaan gadii obsaan dubbisaa.
“Jalqaba gafaa hirirra finfineetii banuu waan isaan godhan media iratti argitaanitu. guyyaa sana namaa heduutu qabamee namni qabame immoo kaan hirirra irraatti kaan daandii utuu deemaa jiruu kan immoo kutaa magaala finfinee garagaraa keessaatii ergaa qabamanii seera jala galaan bodaa garuu reebichaa ilmoo namaaf hin maaletuu irraatti rawwaate. fkn anii nama guyyaa sana qabamee keessaa nama tokkon ture. ergan nama baayee dukaa qabamee boodaa tilmaaman nama 30 kan tanuu nuu fudhaan mana dhunfaa tokko nu geessanii baayee nu reebaan, reebuu qofa mitii araabsoo garaa garan nu araabsaan fkn “nuuti bilisumaa siiniif lanee akkas tatu. Esaatti democracy argitaani beetuu?, oromoon angoon isaaf hin maluu …. ”
Garuu wantaan ijaakoon argee tokko yeeroo mana dhuunfaa sana keessaatti reebaama turee irraa caalaa kan nuu reebee namaa lammii tigire tahedha. kan bira immoo tigire tahee namaa hucuu military hin hufaane sababa tigiree tahee qofaaf nuu reebee mata nama heduu babaaqaaqsee . ergaa reebaan quufan boodaa gara kutaa finfinee keessaa bakka kasanchis ( sidistegn police station ) jedhamuu nuu dhaqataan. haga guyya keessaa sa’a 12tti achii ture. Sa’a 12 boodaa nufuudhaani bayaanii bakka lagahar jedhamu ykn ground tennis / diree tennis irraa nuu kayaan isaa boodaa bookkaan hedduun nutii roobe sa’a afurii oliif bokkaa keessaa nuu tursiisaan.
namnii hundii maali maalii goonee bokkaan nu ajeesuuf maalo bineesii illee yoo bokkaan roobuu bollaa ykn hoolqa jalati baqaata maliif isaan garuu bokkaa keessaati nu ajeestu jenaan cal jedhaa taahaa ykn achi keessaa bultuu nuun jedhaan.kun hundii ergaa rawwaatee boodee garu nama qabamee hundaa achii fudhaani gara kutaa magaala finfine iddoo police station jiruu hunda jirutti rabsaan achiitti nu hidhaan. achii booda gafa sanbaata guddaa galgaala halkaan keessa sa’a sadiiti nuufuudhaan gara Awash sebat kilo camp nu geesaan. achii bodaa achii keessaatii isporti ilmoon namaa hojeechuu hin dandeenya nuu hojeechisaan kaan reebaan lukaa irraa cabsaan kaan harkaa irraa cabsaan kaan kalee hojii ala gochisiisaan,
waa nyaata irraatti immoo ganama dabboo tokko guyyaa dabboo tokko galgaala dabboo tokko nuuf keenaa turaan bishaan immoo guyaatii walaaka letter tokko gadii nuuf kenaa tura. ijoolee shamaara isporti isaan hojechuu hin dandeenya hojechisee shamaara baayeetuu midhaan gudaan irraa gahee waluuma galaa namnii achii jiruu tilmaaman naannoo 4000 taha. achii kessaa gaafaa jimmaata namnii 66 keessaa baneera. kan keessaa dhalan nama18 ,dhiri 48tu bahe. ijoolee dhiraa irraa rifeensa mataa hadaaniruu namnii tokkoyyuu kan rifensaa mata qabu hin jiruu.”
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