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The Ethiopian national flag features prominently as demonstrators in Addis Ababa voice their dissatisfaction with the actions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
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A woman draped in the national flag attends a pro-government rally in Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the second filling of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the Nile River and to condemn the Tigray People's Liberation Front,
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Federal police stand guard during the rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Residents of Addis Ababa wave Ethiopia's national flag and banner during a demonstration to protest against the Tigray People's Liberation Front and to show their support for the Ethiopian national defence force, in the Ethiopian capital. The United Nations is trying to deliver aid to the country’s embattled Tigray region, which faces the world’s worst famine crisis in a decade with about 5. 2 million people in urgent need of help.
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Protesters hold up banners during a demonstration against the Tigray People's Liberation Front and to show their support for the Ethiopian defence force.
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High priests from Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian religion look on during a rally against the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered at the rally, organised by the mayor of Addis Ababa to show support for the military's efforts in the Tigray region.
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Orthodox Christian priests during the rally in the Ethiopian capital.
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Protesters at the rally in Addis Ababa.
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Demonstrators in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa.
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Thousands attended the rally in the Ethiopian capital.
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Standing room only ... protesters packed Meskel Square in Addis Ababa in a rally against the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
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Meskel Square is named after a celebration that has been celebrated by Ethiopians for more than 1,600 years.
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The Ethiopian national flag features prominently as demonstrators in Addis Ababa voice their dissatisfaction with the actions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
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A woman draped in the national flag attends a pro-government rally in Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the second filling of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the Nile River and to condemn the Tigray People's Liberation Front,
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Federal police stand guard during the rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Residents of Addis Ababa wave Ethiopia's national flag and banner during a demonstration to protest against the Tigray People's Liberation Front and to show their support for the Ethiopian national defence force, in the Ethiopian capital. The United Nations is trying to deliver aid to the country’s embattled Tigray region, which faces the world’s worst famine crisis in a decade with about 5. 2 million people in urgent need of help.
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Protesters hold up banners during a demonstration against the Tigray People's Liberation Front and to show their support for the Ethiopian defence force.
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High priests from Ethiopia's Orthodox Christian religion look on during a rally against the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered at the rally, organised by the mayor of Addis Ababa to show support for the military's efforts in the Tigray region.
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Orthodox Christian priests during the rally in the Ethiopian capital.
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Protesters at the rally in Addis Ababa.
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Demonstrators in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa.
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Thousands attended the rally in the Ethiopian capital.
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Standing room only ... protesters packed Meskel Square in Addis Ababa in a rally against the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
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Meskel Square is named after a celebration that has been celebrated by Ethiopians for more than 1,600 years.
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The Ethiopian national flag features prominently as demonstrators in Addis Ababa voice their dissatisfaction with the actions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
Heavy fighting kills 20 civilians in region bordering Tigray
Tens of thousands rally in support of the Ethiopian army in Addis Ababa
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22 July, 2021
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