By AGGREY MUTAMBO More by this AuthorEthiopian authorities have freed Nation Media Group correspondent Tesfa-Alem Tekle following 77 days of detention in Addis Ababa. Mr Tesfa-Alem was freed on Saturday afternoon along with several dozens of people, including professionals and journalists who had been arrested ostensibly for violating reporting rules on the Tigray conflict. Mr Tesfa-Alem told the Nation he felt relieved to be out of detention, especially after the Court had initially freed him on bail but which police authorities defied. AdvertisementIn December, officials had added new charges and he was accused of providing information to international media organisations, particularly the Nation Media Group while in detention centre, by phone. A month after his detention, the Nation Media Group petitioned the Ethiopia government raising concerns about the reporter’s health and safety.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2022 22:17 UTC