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 that journalists had also been targeted. Police also raided Temesgen's house on Thursday and seized magazines, disk drives and a camera, he added. Nisir said four employees, including journalists and back office staff, were arrested and equipment seized from their workplace in the regional capital Bahir Dar. The whereabouts of two other Nisir journalists remained unknown, it added. TV host Solomon Shumye, who has a show on YouTube, was also detained in Addis Ababa last week and accused of inciting violence, his sister Tigist Shumye said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 27, 2022 13:23 UTC