Cameraman Kumerra Gemechu was detained for 12 days; several other journalists remain in custody, raising concerns about press freedom as the country faces regional unrest.
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Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown
The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stepped up the arrests of journalists since going to war in the country’s northern region of Tigray.
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France eases travel restrictions on the U.K.
Murders of Journalists Doubled in 2020
At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain as a direct result of their work.
Du Bin, Chinese Journalist, Is Detained in Beijing
Friends of Du Bin said that his detention might have been related to book projects critical of the history of Communism and China’s Communist Party.
Abductions, Censorship and Layoffs: Pakistani Critics Are Under Siege
Recent abductions of a journalist and an activist have underscored Pakistan’s worsening rights conditions as the country’s security forces pressure the news media and human rights groups.
Duterte’s Shutdown of ABS-CBN Network Leaves Void in Coronavirus Crisis
Critics of the Philippine president say the move was yet more evidence of an increasingly domineering government using a crisis like the pandemic to crack down on dissent.
China Displaces Turkey as Top Jailer of Journalists in 2019
In its annual survey, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that at least 250 journalists are imprisoned around the world, largely by authoritarian leaders.
In Collecting Nobel Prize, Ethiopia’s Leader Plans to Sidestep Media
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is too busy and too humble for news conferences, his spokeswoman says, but observers say he’s avoiding scrutiny over trouble at home.
Pakistan Denies Entry to Director of a Journalism Watchdog
Steven Butler, the Asia program director for the Committee to Protect Journalists, was placed on a “stop list” and forced to leave the country.