Abay Zewdu, chief editor of Amhara Media Center (AMC) (Screenshot:Negari TV/Youtube)Addis Abeba – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed its deep concern about the arrest of three more journalists under the state of emergency that was declared in the conflict hit Amhara region. According to the CPJ, all three journalists were covering the conflict in Amhara and the state of emergency prior to their arrest. “Ethiopian authorities should release all journalists detained for their work and guarantee that the state of emergency in Amhara will not be used to stifle the media”, CPJ’s Sub-Saharan Africa representative Muthoki Mumo said. Similarly, CPJ had issued a statement on 11 August calling for the immediate release of journalist Bekalu Alamirew who was arrested on 06 August in connection with the ongoing militarized conflict in Amhara region. In April, Addis Standard reported the arrest of at least eight journalists.

Source: Ethiopian News September 07, 2023 14:18 UTC