source: ESAT
actor1: Protesters (Ethiopia)
actor2: Police Forces of Ethiopia (2018-)
location: Shakiso
notes: On 2 May, people living near a gold mine in Southern Ethiopia (Shakiso) continued protests for the third day against the extension of contracts for MIDROC Gold, a company that has been extracting gold for the last two decades. Security forces use tear gas to disperse protesters and several students were reportedly beaten, arrested and taken to undisclosed locations. [size=no report]