Political prisoners thrown to lions in Ethiopia

Reformist prime minister reveals torture practice thought to have ended decades ago

A lion statue situated near the Central Train Station in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa
(Image credit: Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images)

Lions, tigers and hyenas have been used to torture and intimidate political prisoners in secret jails throughout Ethiopia, the country’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has revealed.

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