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Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa demanding the release of jailed journalists and activists. Protesters, many of them from an opposition movement, shouted slogans calling for freedom and justice. The rally was the first major demonstration since 2005, and hundreds were killed in postelection unrest. Here is our Africa Editor Richard Hamilton. The sight of thousands of protesters on the streets of Addis Ababa is a rare show of opposition to the governing party, the EPRDF, which maintains strict control over public life. However, the fact that was given permission to be held at all and passed off peacefully, suggest that the Ethiopia's new Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, who succeed Meles Zenawi after his death last year may be more tolerant than his predecessor, as such a large rally would have been unthinkable under Prime Minister Meles.
埃塞俄比亚,数百名示威者走上首都街头,要求政府释放被捕入狱的记者和活动分子。许多示威者来自反对党,大声呼喊口号要求自由和争议。 这是自2005年以来第一次大规模游行示威。数百人在大选后骚乱中死亡。 数百名示威者走上街头,体现了人们对政府的不满,这很少见。 执政党对公众生活严格把控,但是游行示威得以被允许举行体现了现任首相要比其前任要宽容的过,这种示威游行在上任首相领导下简直从未有过。