Ethio Nikat Media founder and editor Meskerem Abera (left), Yegna Media reporter Genet Asmamaw (center), and Arat Kilo Media editor Dawit Begashaw were arrested alongside five other journalists in Ethiopia between April 3 and April 13, 2023. Two other journalists were arrested in separate incidents in the Amhara and Oromia states. Abay, Genet, Assefa, and Meskerem mainly report and commentate on political and social issues affecting the Amhara ethnic group, the second-largest in Ethiopia. Their arrests come amid political unrest in Amhara state, as protesters oppose government plans to dissolve regional forces. Around 5 p.m. on April 6, five federal police officers arrested Genet, according to her lawyer, Henok Aklilu, and her brother, Andualem Demissie, who spoke to CPJ by phone.

Source: Ethiopian News April 14, 2023 22:12 UTC