Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ethio-Forum journalists arrested in Ethiopia

Ethio-Forum

Ethiopian journalists working for YouTube channel arrested. One of them just days after being released from a month in detention. Ethio-Forum founder Yaysewe Shimelis was taken from his home. Two Ethiopian journalists working for YouTube channel Ethio-Forum have been arrested this week, one of them just days after being released from almost a month in … Read more

Dozen journalists held in Ethiopia crackdown

Ethiopia

At least a dozen journalists have been detained in a wave of arrests in Ethiopia, media workers and a rights group said Friday, in a crackdown that has sparked international concern. Authorities in the Amhara region said more than 4,000 people had been detained in an anti-crime operation but press watchdogs and rights groups reported … Read more