Freedom of the press
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More than a dozen diplomatic missions in Ethiopia call for release of journalists ‘unjustly detained for doing their jobs’
Addis Abeba – On World Press Freedom Day being observed today, a group of Western diplomatic missions including EU member…
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News: CPJ urges immediate release of journalist Bekalu Alamrew, protection of press freedom in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba – Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Ethiopian authorities must immediately release journalist Bekalu Alamrew, founder and chief…
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#ASDailyScoop: OLF preps to mark 35th anniversary of Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo radio broadcast
Addis Abeba – Opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said it is preparing to mark the 35th anniversary of the…
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News Update: ‘Mahibere Kidusan’ disputes decision by Media Authority to temporarily suspend its TV channel
Addis Ababa – Mahibere Kidusan, a religious association affiliated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), responded to a decision…
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News: Media authority temporarily suspends license of Orthodox Church affiliated TV
Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) logo. Addis Abeba- Ethiopian Media Authority said it has temporally suspended the media license of ‘Mahibere…
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World Press Freedom Day: Media freedom “under significant attack” in Ethiopia: new report
Addis Abeba – Amnesty International has said that “media freedom has come under significant attack” in Ethiopia in 2022, with…
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News: Media Association calls for immediate release of detained journalists, end to harassment, intimidation by security forces
Clockwise top left: Genet Asmamaw, Tewdros Asfaw, Beyene Wolde, Dawit Begashaw, Getnet Ashagre and Aragaw Sisay. Addis Abeba – The…
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News: Security forces detain two more journalists, media personalities arrested in last two weeks reaches at least six
Dawit Begashaw (Left) Tewodros Asfaw (Right) (Photos: Social Media) Addis Ababa – Journalist and political analyst Tewodros Asfaw, who is…
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News: Freedom House annual report labels Ethiopia ‘Not Free’, again
Addis Abeba – The annual report by the US-based Freedom House has once again labeled Ethiopia among countries that are…
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News: Police accuses Meskerem Abera of giving “shooting exercise” to informal groups, requests 13 more days to file charges
Meskerem Abera (Photo: Meskerem Abera/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Meskerem Abera, founder and owner of “Ethio Nikat“, a YouTube-based media, who…
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