Scholar and Human Rights Advocate Found Dead in Kenya Exile A respected Ethiopian journalist and human rights commentator has passed away in Nairobi under circumstances that have raised serious alarm among international press freedom organizations. Yacob Yatane, who was living in exile in Kenya, died following what initial investigations suggest […]
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Ethiopia Revokes License of Independent News Outlet Addis Standard Ahead of Elections
Ethiopian authorities have shut down Addis Standard, one of the country’s last remaining independent news outlets, just three months before scheduled national elections, a move that press freedom advocates and human rights organizations are condemning as a deliberate attempt to suppress critical journalism. On February 24, Ethiopia’s Media Authority announced […]