May 7

• Ethiopia: Reyot Alemu and the Crime of Courage [press release]

  By awarding Reyot Alemu with the 2013 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, UNESCO is recognizing the imprisoned journalist's courage in the face of the Ethiopian government's... Read more »

November 29, 2012

• Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega and the Struggle for Independent Media [press release]

  Eskinder Nega, an award-winning journalist who has been imprisoned for over a year, appeared briefly in court two weeks ago to appeal the terrorism charges levied against him.... Read more »

November 18, 2012

• Ethiopia: Authorities Must Drop Terrorism Charges Against Journalist [press release]

  ARTICLE 19 calls for the Ethiopian authorities to drop all charges against Yusuf Getachew, a journalist for the publication Ye'Muslimoch Guday (Muslim Affairs) who was charged on... Read more »

September 13, 2012

• Ethiopia: IPI Welcomes Announced Pardon of Swedish Journalists in Ethiopia [press release]

  The International Press Institute welcomed early reports that two Swedish journalists who have spent more than a year in an Ethiopian prison are to be pardoned, according to news... Read more »

• Ethiopia: CPJ Welcomes Release of Swedish Journalists, Calls On Ethiopia to Discharge Others [press release]

  The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Ethiopian government to set free six journalists in prison for their work, a day after Swedish journalists Johan Persson... Read more »

August 26, 2012

• Ethiopia: 'Feteh' Editor Jailed During Trial [press release]

  Ethiopian authorities must immediately release Temesghen Desalegn, editor of the leading weekly Feteh, who was ordered jailed today pending his trial on defamation, the Committee... Read more »

August 20, 2012

• Ethiopia: 'Feteh' Editor Faces Criminal Charges Over Criticism of Government in Ethiopia [press release]

  ARTICLE 19 condemns the criminal charges of defamation and 'false rumours' brought against Temesgen Desalegn, the editor-in-chief of Feteh newspaper and the Mastwal Printing and... Read more »

August 16, 2012

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Police Target Muslim Leaders, Press in Attempts to Stifle Protests [press release]

  Ethiopia's reputation as a model of religious tolerance has come under scrutiny in recent weeks, as peaceful protests by the country's Muslim community in the capital, Addis Ababa,... Read more »

July 16, 2012

• Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail [press release]

  ARTICLE 19 condemns the sentencing today of 6 Ethiopian journalists including Eskinder Nega, a prominent journalist and blogger for conspiring with rebels to overthrow the... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Demand Release of Journalist Eskinder Nega [press release]

  Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International is appalled by the 18 year prison sentence handed down to the Ethiopian journalist and blogger, Eskinder Nega on 13 July 2012. Nega... Read more »

June 28, 2012

• Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega Convicted of 'Terrorism' [press release]

  The undersigned organizations strongly condemned the conviction of blogger and journalist Eskinder Nega on terrorism charges earlier today. Read more »

June 21, 2012

• Ethiopia: Government to Ban Skype, Other Online Tools [press release]

  To protect the state-owned telecom provider, the Ethiopian government has introduced legislation that will make using online communication tools such as Skype punishable by up to... Read more »

June 12, 2012

• Ethiopia: Government Steps Up Censorship, Digital Surveillance [press release]

  Ethiopia's only ISP, state-owned Ethio-Telecom, has just installed a system for blocking access to the Tor network, which lets users browse anonymously and access blocked websites.... Read more »

May 10, 2012

• Ethiopia: Journalist Could Face Death Penalty At Friday Verdict [press release]

  A verdict in the trial of Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega and other activists accused of inciting terrorism is expected on Friday, 11 May, report PEN American Center and other... Read more »

May 2, 2012

• Ethiopia: Thirty-Two IFEX Members Urge Authorities to Release Journalist Eskinder Nega [document]

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April 24, 2012

• Africa: International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes Condemn Imprisonment of Journalist [press release]

  Twenty international journalists who have been recognised as World Press Freedom Heroes by the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) have condemned the Ethiopian... Read more »

March 30, 2012

• Ethiopia: Journalist Eskinder Nega Defends Himself in Court [press release]

  Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega defended himself against charges of belonging to a terrorist organization in an Ethiopian court yesterday, according a report from Voice of... Read more »

March 9, 2012

• Ethiopia: Ban Ki-Moon Should Speak Out On Imprisoned Journalists, Says IPI [press release]

  As online journalist Eskinder Nega was scheduled to return to court in a trial in which he faces terrorism charges, the International Press Institute (IPI) sent an open letter to... Read more »

February 2, 2012

• Ethiopia: More Journalists Get Jail Time On Anti-Terrorism Charges [press release]

  In another sign of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's worsening repression, a U.S.-based journalist was sentenced to life in prison on anti-terrorism charges, while two other... Read more »

January 26, 2012

• Ethiopia: EFJA Calls for Concerted Global Efforts to Stop Abuses [press release]

  The Ethiopian Free Press Association (EFJA) strongly condemns the use of Ethiopia's controversial anti-terrorism law to persecute, muzzle and silence critics and journalists. EFJA... Read more »

January 20, 2012

• Ethiopia: Journalists Convicted Under Anti-Terror Legislation [press release]

  The International Press Institute, a global network of publishers, editors and leading journalists, today condemned the conviction of three Ethiopian journalists on... Read more »

January 5, 2012

• Ethiopia: Swedish Journalists Given 11 Years On Terrorism Charges [press release]

  Ethiopia sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail last week on charges of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered the country with a Somali rebel group,... Read more »

September 22, 2011

• Ethiopia: Reporter Named in Wikileaks Flees Amid Crackdown On Dissent [press release]

  An Ethiopian journalist was forced to flee the country earlier this month after being named in a WikiLeaks cable - the first time a leaked cable has caused direct repercussions for... Read more »

September 5, 2011

• Ethiopia: Rights Group Calls for Release of Opposition Leaders [press release]

  The Ethiopian government should immediately release two ethnic Oromo political opposition leaders detained on what appear to be politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch... Read more »

July 5, 2011

• Somalia: Journalist Sentenced to One-Year Prison Term for 'Publishing False News', Faces Exile to Ethiopia [press release]

  The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is alarmed by reports that Hiiraan Online journalist Faysal Mohamed Hassan, who was unjustly sentenced to a one-year jail term by... Read more »