On 18 September 2001 the Eritrean government banned all independent media outlets and incarcerated all but the most compliant journalists….
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Tag: Media Freedom
Ethiopian government: President Obasanjo’s mission to Mekelle was “no negotiation or a process of mediation”
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government is on a media offensive designed to attack all the established news organisations for spreading…
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Twenty years on – imprisoned without trial, but never forgotten: Dawit Habtemichael
In the wake of the tragic failure of Eritrea’s 1998-2000 border war with Ethiopia, senior members of the Eritrean government…
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Twenty years on: imprisoned without trial, but never forgotten: Kiros Tesfamichael
In the wake of the tragic failure of Eritrea’s 1998-2000 border war with Ethiopia, senior members of the Eritrean government…
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As Ethiopia Fights in Tigray Region, a Crackdown on Journalists
Source: New York Times Authorities have detained journalists without charges and revoked the accreditation of a reporter for The New…
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Media freedom under Abiy Ahmed: Open up, hide, threaten and arrest
This week PM Abiy Ahmed opened access to Tigray for seven major media houses. These were Reuters, AFP, New York…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict and the battle to control information
Warnings about deterioration of press freedom as independent journalists endure harassment, denied access to embattled northern region. Source: Al Jazeera…
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Families Hold Out Hope for Eritrea’s Disappeared Journalists
Source: VOA By Salem Solomon, January 15, 2021 05:56 PM Journalist , seen in this 1996 graduation photo, has been…
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Sweden won’t open criminal case against Eritrea over journalist jailing
Source: news@thelocal.se @thelocalsweden 12 January 2021 15:23 CET+01:00 dawit isaakeritrea Dawit Isaak. Photo: Kalle Ahlsén/Scanpix Swedish prosecutors have said they…
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Eritrea has Coronavirus: urgent action needed NOW
The Eritrean government announced today that it has the Coronavirus. Announcement from the Ministry of Health A 39-year old Eritrean…
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