Ethiopian actress Tizita Hagere plays Hirut in the film Difret based on the case of Aberash Bekele who was put on trial after killing the man who abducted her. Photo courtesy of Truth Aid Media LONDON ...

In 1996, Hirut, a 14-year-old student in rural Ethiopia, runs carefree through the countryside after being commended on her school performance by a teacher. Moments later, she's swept up by a group of ...

In 1997, when you were 14, you killed a man. Can you explain why? I was abducted, and I was trying to go home. I shot not at him but to keep him away. Why had he abducted you? Abduction is one of the ...