“Authorities should immediately disclose his whereabouts and state their case against him, or release him without charge. Yayesew’s family did not know his whereabouts as of June 29, and could not find him at local police stations, according to that person and multiple reports by the privately owned broadcaster Asham TV. Since 2020, Yayesew has been arrested at least three other times, including in mid-2021 when he was held for weeks at a military camp in Afar state, according to CPJ reporting. On May 26, 2022, Yayesew was detained along with several other journalists and media workers, for allegedly inciting the public against the government. He was released on June 20 without being formally charged, after a court granted him bail, according to reports.

Source: Ethiopian News June 30, 2022 16:10 UTC