What's Up Africa - Zone 9 Blogger in Ethiopia

Author:
RNW Africa
Publisher:
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Publication Date:
23 May 2014
Tags:
Ethiopia, Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Ethiopia has a bad reputation when it comes to press freedom. But is that accurate? Are the latest arrests of six bloggers and three journalists (symbolised by the #FreeZone9Bloggers campaign) a symptom of a larger crackdown on the freedom of speech? Or is it all an unfair generalisation? Ikenna has invited What's Up Africa correspondent VersaChichi (aka Mollie Balogun) to hit the streets of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to find out!

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