May 09
Ethiopia: Research Exposes Normalization of Gender-Based Online Violence Against Women in Ethiopia
A study released by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has documented the widespread technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) targeting women who participate in… Read more »
May 03
Ethiopia: More Than a Dozen Diplomatic Missions in Ethiopia Call for Release of Journalists 'Unjustly Detained'
On World Press Freedom Day being observed today, a group of Western diplomatic missions including EU member states and the US that are based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia called for… Read more »
March 13
Ethiopia: CPJ Calls for Release of Journalist Muhiyadin Mohamed, Charged With Hate Speech, Facing Up to Five Years in Prison
Muhiyadin Mohamed Abdullahi, a journalist operating within Ethiopia's Somali Regional State, is currently confronting the possibility of a five-year imprisonment term following… Read more »
March 01
Ethiopia: French Journalist Antoine Galindo Released After a Week of Imprisonment, Left Ethiopia
French journalist Antoine Galindo who was arrested in Addis Abeba on 22 February has been released from prison on Thursday ahead of his scheduled appearance before the court for… Read more »
February 19
Ethiopia: Amnesty Calls On Ethiopian Authorities to Stop Using Emergency Law 'To Silence Peaceful Dissent'
Amnesty International accused Ethiopian authorities of using the extended state of emergency law in the Amhara region "to silence peaceful dissent by arbitrarily detaining… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Ethiopia: CPJ Urges Authorities to Release Journalist Detained Without Charge
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is urging Ethiopian authorities to release Belay Manaye, the chief editor of the private news outlet Ethio News, who has been detained… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Press Freedom Crisis - Arrests, Exile of Journalists Intensify Amid Political Turmoil
For decades, Ethiopia has been closely scrutinized by international organizations advocating for journalists' rights. The country's long-standing struggle with freedom of the press… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Ethiopia: CPJ Urges Ethiopian Authorities to Release Detained Journalists Amidst Growing Concerns
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release three journalists who were detained in late August and early September. The… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Ethiopia: Human Rights Organisations Urge Govt to End Amhara Region Internet Shutdown
A global network of over 300 human rights organizations from 105 countries is urgently calling on the government of Ethiopia to end the current internet shutdown in the Amhara… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Ethiopia: News - CPJ Expresses Deep Concern Over Arrest of Three More Journalists in Ethiopia
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed its deep concern about the arrest of three more journalists under the state of emergency that was declared in the conflict… Read more »
August 19, 2023
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Urges Immediate Access for Independent Investigators, Media to Amhara Region
Rights group Amnesty International has urged the Ethiopian government to "immediately grant independent investigators and media access to the Amhara region as reports of gross… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Ethiopia: CPJ Urges Immediate Release of Journalist Bekalu Alamrew, Protection of Press Freedom
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Ethiopian authorities must immediately release journalist Bekalu Alamrew, founder and chief editor of Alpha Media, a YouTube-based news… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Ethiopia: Online Media Outlet Ethiopia Insider Suffers Robbery, Jeopardizing Daily News Production
An online media news outlet, Ethiopia Insider, managed under Haq Media and Communication, fell victim to a robbery last night. Haq Media and Communication issued a statement today,… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Media Authority Issues Final Warning to Prime Media
The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has issued a final warning to Prime Television, following a series of alleged infringements of Ethiopia's broadcasting regulations. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Ethiopia: OLF Preps to Mark 35th Anniversary of Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo Radio Broadcast
Opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said it is preparing to mark the 35th anniversary of the founding of its radio broadcast, Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo (Voice of Oromo… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Mahibere Kidusan' Disputes Decision By Media Authority to Temporarily Suspend Its TV Channel
Mahibere Kidusan, a religious association affiliated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in an official response to the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) on the… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Media Authority Temporarily Suspends License of Orthodox Church Affiliated TV
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April 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Amnesty Urges Ethiopia to Respect Right to Peaceful Protest, Immediate Release of Detained Media Staff
Ethiopian authorities must immediately release seven media staff detained against a backdrop of rising violence in the Amhara region, investigate allegations of physical assault… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Media Association Calls for Immediate Release of Detained Journalists, End to Harassment, Intimidation By Security Forces
The Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association (EMMPA) has called on the government to "immediately release" all media professionals that are detained by security forces… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Ethiopia: Police Accuses Meskerem Abera of Giving 'Shooting Exercise' to Informal Groups, Requests 13 More Days to File Charges
Meskerem Abera, founder and owner of "Ethio Nikat", a YouTube-based media, who was arrested for the third time on Sunday by members of the federal police and security officers… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Journalists At TPLF-Owned Dimtsi Woyane Media in Tigray Resign En Masse
Several journalists at the TPLF owned Dimtsi Woyane Television and Radio (DW) headquartered in Mekelle, Tigray region, have resigned from their jobs in protest against lack of… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Journalist Tewodros Asfaw Released On Bail After Nine Days
Journalist Tewodros Asfaw has been released from prison on Wednesday night after federal supreme court upheld federal high court's ruling of his release on 30,000 birr bail. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Security Forces Detain Two Journalists in Crackdown Following Ongoing Orthodox Church Schism
Following the ongoing schism within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) and the ensuing unrest, two media professionals, journalist and political analyst Tewodros Asfaw,… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Political Party Condemns 'Violations of Press Freedom' After Media Ban in Somali Region
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has condemned what it described as "escalated suppression of media freedom in the Somali Region" which according to the party has… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Regional Police Detain Kalsan TV Journalist, Accuse Him of 'Spreading False Propaganda'
The Somali regional police arrested journalist Muhiyadin Mohammed Ali who works for Kalsan TV a day after a decision by the region's communication bureau to take 15 foreign media… Read more »