Ethiopia: Shrinking Press Freedom, Civic Space Undermine Free and Fair Election, Group of 41 Countries Cautions Ethiopia

A group of 41 countries has expressed concern over what it described as a shrinking civic space and deteriorating press freedom in Ethiopia, cautioning that ongoing restrictions on… Read more »

Ethiopia: Journalism Under Pressure - New Report Documents Escalating Threats to Media Freedom in Ethiopia

A report released in February this year warns that journalists in Ethiopia continue to operate in an increasingly hostile environment marked by physical danger, legal pressure, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Coalition for Ethiopian Unity Urges End to Civilian Attacks, Media Closures

The Coalition for Ethiopian Unity has called for an immediate end to attacks on civilians and the closure of media outlets, warning that ongoing conflicts across several regions… Read more »

Ethiopia: News - HRW Condemns EMA Decision to Revoke Addis Standard License, Says Move Reflects Growing Repression of Press Freedom in Ethiopia

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the Ethiopian government's decision to revoke the operating license of Addis Standard, warning that the move risks silencing one of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Media Authority Revokes Addis Standard's Online Media Registration

Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has announced the revocation of the online media registration certificate of Addis Standard, effective 24 February 2026,… Read more »

Ethiopia: News - CPJ Urges Ethiopia to Restore Reuters Journalists' Accreditation

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Ethiopian authorities to reinstate the accreditation of three journalists from Reuters after their reporting credentials… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Declines to Renew Reuters Correspondents' Accreditation After Report Alleging RSF Training Camp

The government of Ethiopia has declined to renew accreditation for three Addis Abeba-based journalists from Reuters and withdrawn the accreditation to cover the 39th African Union… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Says He Cannot Intervene in Revoked Deutsche Welle Reporters' Licenses

Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedion Timotheos (PhD) said he cannot intervene in the case of two Deutsche Welle (DW) reporters whose licenses were permanently revoked by… Read more »

Ethiopia: IFJ Condemns Suspension of Nine Deutsche Welle Amharic Reporters, Urges Immediate Reinstatement

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned the temporary suspension of nine reporters from the Deutsche Welle (DW) Amharic Service by the Ethiopian… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Vows Crackdown On Media It Says 'Fuels Division' in Tigray, Journalists Warn of Press Freedom Threat

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced a "zero tolerance" stance against media outlets it accuses of fueling division and advancing what it described as the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Sheger FM Journalists Released After More Than 20 Days in Detention

Sheger FM Radio announced that its journalists, editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamer Tsegaw, were released on 24 September 2025 after spending more than 20 days in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Federal Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court's Ruling Granting Bail to Sheger FM Journalists

Addis Abeba- The Federal Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by the Federal High Court Lideta Criminal Bench granting the release on bail of Sheger FM journalists, who have been… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journalists Caught Between Severe Safety Threats, Political Pressure and Ethical Dilemmas - New Study

A new research by the Fojo Media Institute, authored by researcher Terje Skjerdal, has revealed Ethiopia as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, with… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Media Professionals Association Demands Accountability for Journalists' Abduction

The Ethiopian Media Professionals Association (EMPA) has called for those responsible for the recent abduction of two journalists to be identified and brought to justice. Read more »

Ethiopia: News - CPJ Alarmed Over Abduction, Arbitrary Arrest and Incommunicado Detention of Journalists in Ethiopia

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed alarm over the abduction of Reporter newspaper editor Yonas Amare, the arbitrary detention of Somali Regional Television… Read more »

Ethiopia: EZEMA, Media Association Demand Disclosure of Whereabouts of Two Disappeared Journalists Amid Ethiopia's Shrinking Press Freedom

The Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA) party and the Ethiopian Media Professionals Association (EMPA) have urged the government to disclose the whereabouts of two… Read more »

Ethiopia: Facebook Post Forces Afar Police to Disown Page, Blame 'Rogue Ex-Employee'

The Afar Regional Police Commission, through a statement released via the Ethiopian Federal Police, has disavowed a controversial statement posted on its official Facebook page,… Read more »