1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJennifer Dunhamhttps://cpj.org/author/jdunham/Authorities arrest Sidama Media Network workers in southern Ethiopia amid unrest - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wcAEFlxKV7"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/08/authorities-arrest-sidama-media-network-workers-in/">Authorities arrest Sidama Media Network workers in southern Ethiopia amid unrest</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/08/authorities-arrest-sidama-media-network-workers-in/embed/#?secret=wcAEFlxKV7" width="600" height="338" title="“Authorities arrest Sidama Media Network workers in southern Ethiopia amid unrest” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="wcAEFlxKV7" 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/2019/08/afp_ethiopia20alert208.3_rs.jpg750500Nairobi, August 9, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in Ethiopia to disclose the charges against three media workers from the Sidama Media Network or release them immediately, and to guarantee that journalists operating in southern Ethiopia can report freely.