Ethiopian authorities arrest 11 employees of 4 independent media outlets

Ethiopia has arrested at least 11 journalists and media workers since May 19 in Amhara state and the capital Addis Ababa as part of a broader crackdown that the state government calls a “law enforcement operation.”

More than 4,500 people have been arrested overall. The media arrests show yet again that the government has no regard for press freedom and the right of citizens to information from a plurality of independent media sources, said Angela Quintal, CPJ’s Africa program coordinator.