7 journalist arrests in a month as Ethiopia quashes independence of media regulator - Committee to Protect Journalists

7 journalist arrests in a month as Ethiopia quashes independence of media regulator - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, May 16, 2025—Journalist Ahmed Awga has been in prison for over three weeks for interviewing a man who said his 16-year-old son Shafi’i Abdikarim Ali died following a police beating — one of at least seven journalists arrested in Ethiopia in the last month as the government tightens the screws on the media. After his April 23 arrest in eastern Somali Region, Ahmed, the founder of Jigjiga Television Network, appeared in court on incitemen…