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Watchdogs say at least 21 journalists and media workers have been detained since early 2020

When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018 and freed dozens of jailed members of the media as part of a raft of political reforms, journalist Dessu Dulla rushed home from the Netherlands.

ETHIOPIA-ELECTION/MEDIA (INSIGHT, PIX):INSIGHT-In Abiys Ethiopia, press freedom flourished then fear returned

When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018 and freed dozens of jailed members of the media as part of a raft of political reforms, journalist Dessu Dulla rushed home from the Netherlands.

ETHIOPIA-ELECTION/MEDIA (INSIGHT, PIX):INSIGHT-In Abiy's Ethiopia, press freedom flourished then fear returned

The film shows off lanterns made by students at Morningside School. - Credit: Nick David A festive Hackney film has been released to send seasonal cheer around the borough. The film features community contributors reflecting on the year passed as steelpan music and home-made lanterns from Morningside School accompany their heartfelt messages.  A Chanukah song sung by Simon Marks school choir with dances from the Crib Youth Club in Hackney also features.  Rabbi Herschel Gluck says in the f...