Hachalu Hundessa riots

Hachalu Hundessa riots
Hachalu Hundessa riots
Part of the Oromo conflict and Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
	The Oromia Region in Ethiopia
Date	30 June – 2 July 2020; (2 days)
Location	Ethiopia (Oromia Region mainly, Addis Ababa, Shashemene, and Ambo)
Caused by	Assassination of prominent Oromo singer, Hachalu Hundessa
Methods	Civil disorder; Pogrom; Vandalism;
Resulted in	Military forces deployed throughout Addis Ababa and its vicinity to contain violence; Eskinder Nega and Sintayehu Chekol from the Balderas movement, a critic of both the Abiy Ahmed's government and Oromo nationalists, were also arrested for "attempting to incite violence"; Several members of OLF and Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement were arrested following Hachalu's death; Addis Ababa based two senior members of the TPLF were arrested by Federal police; Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba were arrested by Ethiopian National Defense Force for intercepting transport of body of Hachalu Hundessa to Ambo;
Casualties
Death(s)	239+

The Hachalu Hundessa riots were a series of civil unrest that occurred in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, more specifically in the hot spot of Addis Ababa, Shashamene and Ambo following the killing of the Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa on 29 June 2020. The riots lead to the deaths of at least 239 people according to initial police reports. Peaceful protests against Hachalu's killing have been held by Oromos abroad as well. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found in its 1 January 2021 full report that part of the killings were a crime against humanity, with deliberate, widespread systematic killing of civilians by organised groups. The EHRC counted 123 deaths, 76 of which it attributed to security forces.