Addis Ababa — A court in the Tigray regional state capital Mekelle has released three of the five Tigray Television journalists who were detained for the past eight months accused by local authorities of "collaborating and disseminating enemy propaganda." Misgena Seyoum, who served for 16 years in Tigray Television, said that they were detained in Mekelle, North sub-city police station and were taken to a local court eight days later. "Having kept us for eight days in detention, we appeared in the court and then the police began its investigations", which lasted four months before charges were fielded. The court released two of the defendants in Misgena et.al file: himself and Teshome Temalew; whereas the third, Hailemichael Gesesse remains in custody. "The five Tigrai TV journalists behind bars for their work should be released, and Tigray authorities should cease harassing and detaining members of the press.

Source: Ethiopian News January 18, 2023 06:44 UTC