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is the main platform for LGBT Ethiopians to be harassed by having their names, photographs and online profiles shared. On 2 August, a TikTok user called for gay men to be stabbed in their buttocks and a young man was threatened by saying "We should find them and kill them before stumbling with his
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launched crackdowns on venues in the hospitality industry, such as hotels, bars, restaurants and pubs in Addis Ababa for alleged homosexual activities. In an Addis Ababa Peace and
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their managers were arrested. The Bureau called for the public to report such incidents. Human rights groups said that LGBT people are still under persecution and stigma in
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