Freedom of the press
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News: Rights Commission expresses concern over detentions of journalists, factors affecting media landscape
Journalist Sisay Gobeze of Yegna TV was detained by plain cloth security forces on 01 April. Picture: Screenshot Addis Abeba…
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News Analysis: Ministry tells police, state & fed law enforcement agencies to step up work to bring hate speech, disinformation perpetrators to court
Awel Sultan; Picture: EPA Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Justice said that law enforcement institutions including the police, regional…
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Latest update: Journalist Tamerat Negera released on bail
Picture released by Terara Network Latest Update: Terara Network said Journalist Tamerat Negera has just been released on bail this…
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News: Despite calls for release court grants police more days to remand, investigate AP journalists for third time
AP freelance journalist Amir Aman, left, and cameraman Thomas Engida. Picture: Social Media/federal Police/Archive MahletFasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – Investigating police…
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News: Court orders Oromia Prosecutor to file charges on journalist Tamerat Negera within two weeks
Tamerat Negera. By MahletFasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – Judges at Gelan district court of the Oromia Regional State Special Zone…
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Ethiopian journalists stand in solidarity with press freedom, denounce increasing crackdown
Members of the Media in Ethiopia attending a weekly presser by MoFA Spokesperson Over forty of our colleagues were arrested…
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News: Court overrules police request for more days, orders investigation results on two Associated Press journalists
AP journalist Amir Aman, left, and cameraman Thomas Engida. Picture: Social Media/federal Police/Archive MahletFasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – The Federal…
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News: Court grants police nine more days to remand and investigate AP journalists
AP journalist Amir Aman, left, and cameraman Thomas Engida. Picture: Social Media/federal Police/Archive MahletFasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – The Police…
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News: Despite end of emergency decree, court in Oromia grants police seven days to remand journalist Tamerat; contravenes earlier ruling
Tamerat Negera. Photo: Screengrab/AS By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – Judges at Gelan district court located in Oromia special…
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