Journalist Bekalu Alamirew. Picture: Screenshot/Awlo MediaAddis Abeba – Journalist Bekalu Alamirew of Alpha TV, YouTube online based independent media, is the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces, defense lawyer Tadele Gebremedihin told Addis Standard, adding Bekalu was taken between 3 and 4 PM local time today. The detention of Bekalu brings the number of known journalists, commentators and media practitioners detained in a week’s time to 18. Journalist Bekalu was one of the 12 journalists from two online media platforms: Awlo Media and Ethio Forum, who was detained in June last year. Bekalu then went on to establish Alpha TV, where he is currently working at.

Source: Ethiopian News May 28, 2022 05:59 UTC