source: Reuters; Borkena Ethiopian News
actor1: Rioters (Ethiopia)
actor2: Military Forces of Ethiopia (2018-)
location: Hawasa
notes: July 18: Demonstrators burned tires and blocked roads when the activists were denied access to a venue where they were going announce Sidama as a region. Security forces intervened and at least 25 were killed, although other sources report 60 fatalities. Some sources also reported that ethnic minorities were killed by 'angry mobs' but the details remain unclear. [Size=no report].