By Hailegebriel EndeshawStaff ReporterADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) – The Ethiopian Media Professionals Association (EMPA) requested the government to release immediately the media professionals it has detained without any legal procedure. Ethiopian Insider reported here today, 14 April 2023, quoting EMPA as saying that the government should stop harassing the media professionals. The Association requested in its statement that the context the media professional working on has become narrower. EMPA said that six journalists, including Dawit Begashaw, founder and executive member of EMPA, have been detained currently. Aragaw Sisay, Genet Asmamaw, Getinet Ashagre, Beyene Welde and Tewodros Asfaw were among the detained journalists, according to Ethiopia Insider.

Source: Ethiopian News April 15, 2023 00:38 UTC