Ethiopia's New Addiction - and What It Says About Media Freedom
A new entertainment channel doesn't mean Ethiopia's media is being unshackled - a fact emphasised by Ethiopian journalists and bloggers arrested for their journalism, often on the basis of terror charges, as highlighted by the international Committee to Protect Journalists, writes James Jeffrey for IPS.
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Ethiopians have been unable to reliably reach Twitter and Facebook since Tuesday, and other services may also be affected. Restricting Internet access is a common tactic for the ... Read more »
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"The Ethiopian government has doubled down on its efforts to spy on its critics, no matter where they are in the world," said Human Rights Watch's Cynthia Wong. Read more »