A Nation Media Group (NMG) correspondent, who has been in detention since October 31, 2021, has been released after spending 77 days in captivity. Authorities claimed that Tekle was sympathetic to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a former ruling party that is now considered a terrorist group. File Photo of Tesfa-Alem Tekle, Nation Media Journalist Who Disappeared in Ethiopia FileHe was taken to court and released on a bail of 1000 birr (about Ksh2,320) on November 4, 2021. In December 2021, Nation Media Group (NMG) Editorial Director Mutuma Mathiu wrote to the authorities asking them to disclose the reporter's whereabouts and the circumstances under which he is being held. This case involving the Nation Media journalist is not an isolated one.

Source: Daily Nation January 16, 2022 05:44 UTC