The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, a body attached to the Ethiopian government, has called for the release of journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and Amhara. Another journalist and YouTuber, Yaysewe Shimelis, was arrested Thursday afternoon at his home in Addis Ababa, his former colleague Bekal Alamirew told AFP. But several media organisations say that media outlets and journalists are also being targeted, in Amhara and elsewhere in the country. Nisir International Broadcasting Corporation said four of its employees - journalists and administrative staff - were arrested and equipment seized in the regional capital Bahir Dar. The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders called for the immediate release of the detained journalists and for the authorities to stop harassing the press.

Source: Ethiopian News May 27, 2022 16:04 UTC