Ethiopia's government has declared a six-month state of emergency in the face of an unprecedented wave of violent protests.
Activists
in the country's Oromia region have been holding demonstrations since
last November, and protesters from the Amhara region have also joined
in.The deaths of at least 55 people at an Oromo religious festival on 2 October triggered fresh unrest, including the targeting of some foreign-owned businesses.
Rights groups say that at least 500 people have died during the protests overall and last week Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said that could be an accurate estimate.
The emergency was announced earlier this month but the government has now made clear what this means in practical terms.
Here are some of the things that are restricted
1.Social Media
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