Temesgen was in jail for over three years when the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was in control of the Federal governmentTemesgen DesalegneborkenaThe Ethiopian government on Thursday arrested Journalist Temesgen Desalegne. He was arrested from his office in Addis Ababa, according to a report by DW Amharic service. Last year, government arrested Temesgen Desalegne for one dayIn a similar development, Abiy Ahmed’s government has also arrested journalist Yayesew Shimeles. Spatially, the focus of the latest crackdown has been the Addis Ababa and the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Yesterday, two Ethiopian Organizations in North America wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed regarding the crackdown on journalism, FANO and activism.

Source: Ethiopian News May 26, 2022 21:19 UTC