With new arrests on May 26 and May 27, 2022 of journalist Sabontu Ahmed (Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting) and Bekalu Alamirew (Alpha TV), which brings the total of detained journalists and media personnel to 18, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele said “We reiterate that Ethiopia’s media law clearly prohibits pre-trial detention for any alleged offence committed through media, and all detained media personnel should be released.”


በተለያዩ አካባቢዎች በመፈጸም ላይ ያሉ የጋዜጠኞች፣ የማኅበረሰብ አንቂዎችና የሌሎች ሰዎች እስሮች (22 May 2022)

Over a dozen media personnel in unlawful detention (27 May 2022)