Bekalu Alamirew, the founder and chief editor of Alpha TV, a YouTube-based news channel, was detained yesterday, Ethiopia Insider reported. The journalist was arrested just after returning home from assisting his graduation ceremony, Ethiopia Insider wrote, citing family sources. Bekalu, who was celebrating his second degree graduation ceremony surrounded by family and friends, was taken to the Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau found in the Mexico area, Ethiopia Insider reported. The journalist wrote on his Facebook page that he pursued his education in the face of persecution and imprisonment. The journalist has been detained four times in the past three years.

Source: Ethiopian News August 07, 2023 14:11 UTC