More than a dozen diplomatic missions in Ethiopia call for release of journalists ‘unjustly detained for doing their jobs’Addis Abeba – On World Press Freedom Day being observed today, a group of Western diplomatic missions including EU member states and the US that are based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia called for advocacy for the release of Ethiopian journalists “unjustly detained for doing their jobs.”The call was made in a joint statement released today in connection with World Press Freedom Day, observed every year on 03 May. But, “in Ethiopia, there are instances of journalists intimidated and unjustly detained for doing their job. We mark this day to shine a light on the issue and advocate for their release,” the statement called. “Devastated by inter-ethnic conflict and civil war, most of the recent gains in press freedom have been reversed. Ethiopia’s global index in freedom of the press showed improvement between 2018 and 2020 but continued to show alarming deterioration following the onset of the November 2020 war in Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News May 03, 2024 10:58 UTC