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Tolera FIKRU GEMTA

'Normalised And Invisible': Online Abuse Targets Ethiopian Women

According to research by a UK-based non-profit, online abuse against women in Ethiopia is forcing them to restrict their involvement in public life, both on and offline (Credit: AFP)

Influential Ethiopian women's rights activist Betelehem Akalework says she has been forced to move home twice in two years after enduring a barrage of online abuse, death threats and physical harassment.

She and her colleagues use social media to campaign for gender equality online by challenging gender norms and attitudes towards women in Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous nation.

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