Schools closed after protests in Kucha

Many elementary and secondary schools have been closed in  Kucha Woreda, a town that has been wobbled due to ‘identity’ related protests and conflicts for the past few months.

The students seek a right to study in their own language and the rights violations in the area to stop. After the Federal police surrounded the area, 25 to 40 students have been detained.

As the tension escalates, at least 40 people that have been released recently have been rearrested.

Teachers suspected of organising the protest have been called to expose those that led the protest. The officials told the teachers that they can do nothing than talking to mass media such as ESAT, DW and the VoA.

Previously, at least 60 people from the area had been detained and 40 civil servants were sacked. Over 160 Bajaj vehicles have also been seized.