1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgHindessa AbdulEthiopian satirist silently joins ranks of the exiled - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YnsMNlCrl9"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/11/ethiopian-satirist-silently-joins-ranks-of-the-exi/">Ethiopian satirist silently joins ranks of the exiled</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/11/ethiopian-satirist-silently-joins-ranks-of-the-exi/embed/#?secret=YnsMNlCrl9" width="600" height="338" title="“Ethiopian satirist silently joins ranks of the exiled” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="YnsMNlCrl9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/abe.tokichaw.column111611.jpg400320Newspaper satirist Abebe Tolla, better known as Abé Tokichaw, fled Ethiopia fearing imprisonment in retaliation for critical news commentaries, media reported this week. His exit was overshadowed by the trial of opposition figures and journalists on charges of terrorism. In an interview he gave to U.S.-based Addis Neger Online from an undisclosed location, Abebe said…