[Bekalu Alamrew]
CPJ: “Unfortunately, Bekalu Alamrew is only the latest Ethiopian journalist to be arrested on vague grounds and to be held by police without formal charges. This trend is a dangerous reversal of the early steps taken by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government to improve press freedom.”
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Muthoki Mumo
Ethiopian journalist Bekalu Alamrew arrested, accused of disseminating false news
Somali Military Court Acquits Radio Journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur
[Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur]
CPJ: “We are glad that the military court affirmed Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur’s innocence of trumped-up charges after nearly five months of unjust detention, and we welcome his freedom.”
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CPJ: Somaliland Authorities Must Lift Siege of Two Television Stations
[CPJ\Somaliland]
CPJ: “CPJ has documented the use of media shutdowns, studio raids, the blocking of news sites, as well as arrests, to crack down on independent media in Somaliland.”
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COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS DEMAND RELEASE OF RWANDAN JOURNALIST
[COVID-19\Press Freedom]
Authorities allege that, because Dieudonné Niyonsenga and Ishema TV are not registered with the Rwanda Media Commission, he and Fidèle Komezusenge were impersonating journalists.
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CPJ: ETHIOPIAN JOURNALIST DETAINED AFTER PUBLISHING COVID-19 REPORT
[Ethiopian Journalist Yayesew Shimelis]
The arrest came after Yayesew published a report on the COVID-19 virus on Facebook and YouTube on March 26 that was condemned by Ethiopia’s national Ministry of Health, according to the friends…from the local privately-owned outlet Addis Maleda.
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