1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Ethiopia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kcy7piuyTp"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-ethiopia/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Ethiopia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-ethiopia/embed/#?secret=kcy7piuyTp" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Ethiopia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="kcy7piuyTp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is no longer Africa's foremost jailer of journalists, but severe structural and legal difficulties still impaired the growth of the independent press. Ethiopia's rulers held one journalist in prison at year's end, while seven others were freed in the course of the year.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260