
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.
CPJ calls for a swift and transparent international investigation into the killing of Al-Jazeera Arabic reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot in the head while covering an Israeli army operation in the West Bank town of Jenin on May 11.
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Shireen Abu Akleh
Al-Jazeera, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Luis Enrique Ramírez
El Debate,Fuentes Fidegnas, Mexico
Vira Hyrych
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Ukraine
Oksana Baulina
The Insider, Ukraine
Armando Linares López
Monitor Michoacán, Mexico
Oleksandra Kuvshynova
Fox News, Ukraine