Nairobi, May 12, 2023—Ethiopian authorities should immediately release journalist Gobeze Sisay and cease harassing members of the press at home and abroad, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. “Ethiopian authorities have brazenly reached across borders to silence and retaliate against journalist Gobeze Sisay. Prior to his arrest, Gobeze’s reporting focused on recent unrest in Amhara regional state, following the demobilization of the Amhara State Special Forces. In an April 30 statement by the security task force, authorities accused Gobeze and 46 others of involvement in terrorism in Amhara regional state. Gobeze fled to Djibouti after that statement was published, his lawyer told CPJ.

Source: Ethiopian News May 13, 2023 10:51 UTC