August 17, 2025 – Ethiopia – Two Ethiopian journalists were abducted within a week in what rights groups say reflects an intensifying assault on press freedom. […]
June 11, 2025 – Ethiopia – Ethiopian journalist Tesfalem Waldyes has been detained by authorities in Addis Ababa despite a court order granting him bail, raising […]
May 30, 2025 – Ethiopia – The Fafen Zone High Court in Jigjiga, Ethiopia, sentenced journalist Ahmed Awga, founder of Jigjiga Television Network (JTN), to two […]
April 23, 2025 – Ethiopia – International media rights groups have condemned the detention of multiple journalists in Ethiopia, raising serious concerns about press freedom in […]
April 10, 2025 – Ethiopia – In March 2025, Ethiopian authorities detained seven journalists from the Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS), accusing them of terrorism. The arrests […]
February 07, 2025 – Ethiopia – Ethiopia’s independent media sector is under severe strain as journalists contend with arrests, surveillance, exile, and increasing violence amid the […]
October 04, 2024 – Ethiopia – Yeshihasab Abera, deputy editor at the state-owned Bekur newspaper in Bahir Dar, Amhara region, was forcefully taken from his office […]
June 03, 2024 – Ethiopia – Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rose to power in 2018 amid high hopes for reform, Ethiopia has dramatically reversed course […]