Woubshet Taye’Journalists and media owners across Africa gave Ethiopian journalist Woubshet Taye a standing ovation in Cape Town on Saturday night at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2013, but he wasn’t there to see it. After Woubshet’s arrest, the paper stopped publishing in Ethiopia and the editor fled into exile. In April this year, Ethiopian authorities moved Woubshet to the remote Ziway prison about 83 miles (160 kilometers) from the capital Addis Ababa. The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards began in 1995. A panel of 10 independent judges selected finalists and winners in 14 categories before naming an overall 2013 winner.

Source: Ethiopian News July 09, 2023 00:28 UTC