Tag: Press Freedom in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Detains Western Journalists Covering Oromo Protests

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By Conor Gaffey | for NewsWeek, Press freedom in Ethiopia is dwindling in light of recent anti-government protests and the severe drought in the Horn of Africa state, according to a journalists’ association. Two journalists and a translator were arbitrarily detained for 24 hours on Thursday when reporting on the protests in Oromia, according to […]

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Washington Post Denounces Wendy Sherman’s Irresponsible Praise of Ethiopia’s Regime

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By Washington Post (Editorial), ETHIOPIA’S election scheduled for May 24, are shaping up to be anything but democratic. A country that has often been held up as a poster child for development has been stifling civic freedoms and systematically cracking down on independent journalism for several years. It was consequently startling to hear the State […]

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