A freelance video journalist working for The Associated Press has been detained by authorities in Ethiopia under the country’s new war-connected state of emergency authority. Amir Aman Kiyaro was detained by police on Nov. 28 after arriving back in Ethiopia following a reporting trip. ADVERTISEMENTState media reported on Kiyaro’s captivity on Wednesday, according to the AP. Federal police took issue with him interviewing a terrorist group, which they constitute as “serving the purposes” of the faction, the AP reported, citing state media. “Kiyaro is an independent journalist who has done important work in Ethiopia on all sides of the conflict.

Source: Ethiopian News December 15, 2021 22:24 UTC