NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Reuters cameraman, Kumerra Gemechu, was arrested in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday and will be kept in custody for at least two weeks, his family said. No reason was provided to the family for Thursday's arrest, and police did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment. In a statement on Monday, Reuters news agency strongly condemned Kumerra's detention. The arrest followed the beating of a Reuters photographer, Tiksa Negeri, by two Ethiopian federal police officers on Dec. 16. Kumerra covered the Tigray conflict, but Reuters was unable to determine whether his arrest was connected to his work.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2020 04:52 UTC