On 8 December 2009, Abiye shut down 'Addis Neger' and fled Ethiopia, fearing government prosecution under a sweeping new libel law. Since the end of his sojourn in the US, he has been in residence at ...

An Ethiopian journalist has reportedly fled his country after government authorities interrogated him over a WikiLeaks cable in which he was mentioned. It appears to be the first confirmed case in ...

Three Ethiopian journalists told CPJ the government denied them applications to launch new newspapers on Tuesday. All the journalists spent 17 months in prison following the country's 2005 elections.

IPI regrets tragic loss of one of Ethiopia's leading independent newspapers six months before the May 2010 general elections. (IPI/IFEX) – VIENNA, 7 December 2009 – Three editors of independent ...

Argaw Ashine fled after police interrogated him and gave him 24 hours to reveal the identity of his government source or else face "unspecified consequences." (CPJ/IFEX) – New York, September 14, 2011 ...

Jailed Ethiopian dissident blogger and journalist Eskinder Nega is the winner of Pen America's PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award for his endeavor for freedom of expression in an extremely ...

(New York) - Four Ethiopian journalists have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award for 2012 in recognition of their efforts to promote free expression in Ethiopia, one of the world’s most ...