Ethiopia’s government-appointed Human Rights Commission has strongly condemned security forces for beating people and firing live bullets into a crowd in the capital, Addis Abeba.
According to reports, at least one person was killed and many others were injured.
On Thursday, people gathered to commemorate the country’s late-nineteenth-century victory over Italian invaders at the Battle of Adwa.
Inside one of the city’s historic Orthodox Christian churches, tear gas was fired.
Since protests were called following a split in the influential Orthodox Church, Ethiopian authorities have been hesitant to allow crowds on the streets.
Most social media platforms have been blocked for three weeks.
