Detained Kenyan Journalist Juma's Health Deteriorates in Ethiopia
Yassin Juma, who is detained at the Sostegna Police Station in Ethiopia, has reportedly developed health complications amid concerns over his legal representation. He is part of a group of over 30 people who were arrested in the aftermath of the assassination on Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa in July. He is facing charges including incitement and involvement in violence, plotting to create ethnic violence and plotting to kill senior Ethiopian officials.
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Kenya:
Journalist Yassin Juma's Health Deteriorates in Ethiopian Detention
Nation, 4 August 2020
Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma, who is being detained at the Sostegna Police Station in Ethiopia, says he has developed health complications amid concerns over his legal… Read more »
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Kenya:
Embassy Helping Ethiopia-Detained Journalist Yassin Juma, Kenya Says
Nation, 1 August 2020
The government says Yassin Juma, the Kenyan journalist detained in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been given adequate assistance to defend himself. Read more »
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Kenya:
Detained Journalist Yassin Juma is in Good Health - Govt
Nairobi News, 1 August 2020
The Kenyan Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has confirmed that Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma is being detained at the Sostegna Police Station. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyan Journalist Yassin Juma Back in Ethiopian Court Next Week
Nation, 21 July 2020
Addis Ababa. Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma, who was arrested in Ethiopia days after the killing of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa, is set to appear in court again on July 28. Read more »
InFocus
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The murder of revered Oromo singer and musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa has heightened tensions in and around Addis Ababa, and the Oromia region, where he was born. More than 2,000 people have been arrested during protests, and at least 150 people killed. Authorities have shut down the Internet and cellphone services, making it difficult for human rights monitors, reports VOA.
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Addis Standard is quoting a police spokesman as saying that the number of people killed in continued protests after the killing of prominent Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa has climbed to 81. Hundeessaa - a singer-songwriter famed for his political songs - was shot dead on Monday evening in Addis Ababa. The
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With the appointment of Abiy Ahmed as chair of the ruling coalition, Ethiopia is set to have an Oromo leader for the first time in recent history. This is in no small part thanks to brave and sustained protests by ethnic Oromo youth, writes Awol Allo for African Arguments.
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Journalist Yassin Juma at the Muthaiga police station (file photo).
