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 expanding digital ...

Proposed new amendments to Ethiopia's media law are set to dilute the power of the Ethiopia Media Authority and pose a significant threat to independent journalism. This statement was originally ...

Tolerance for alternative media continues to slide, as the Ethiopian Media Authority permanently suspends two "Deutsche Welle" news journalists. This statement was originally published on hrw.org on ...

Ethiopia has seen a surge in detentions of journalists in recent months. Now, Deutsche Welle's Amharic service, which has been broadcasting to Ethiopia since 1965, was informed on October 23 that the ...

The Ethiopian government risks rolling back the great progress it made on media freedom last year, said Amnesty International, after the government announced plans to charge journalists and media ...

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 fundamental rights ...

Scores of journalists in Ethiopia in recent years have been wrongfully imprisoned in efforts to stifle their reporting. Authorities detained at least 92 media workers between 2019 and 2024 — a number ...

With over 120 million people, Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country and one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, it carries immense ...