Independent media at risk as Ethiopia again targets journalists
Watchdogs say at least 21 journalists and media workers have been detained since early 2020
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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 Abiy's 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