Ethiopia Detains Several Bloggers, a Journalist

Authorities in Ethiopia have in the last 24 hours detained several bloggers and a freelance journalist , social media sources have said.

Detainees include a group of young bloggers who created the blog Zone9, a namesake for different numbered zones in Ethiopia's notorious jail Kality, where several other journalists are serving jail sentences.

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