Ethiopian photojournalist Aziza Mohamed held without charge
Aziza Mohamed was arrested while covering Muslim protests. (Facebook/Addis Guday)
August 2, 2014, Nairobi–CPJ is alarmed by the detention of Addis Guday (“Addis Affairs”) photojournalist Aziza Mohamed, who has been in custody for two weeks without charge. Police
arrested Aziza on July 18 while she was covering Muslim protests near
Anwar Mosque in the capital Addis Ababa, local journalists told CPJ. She
is being held at the Addis Ababa police headquarters.
arrested Aziza on July 18 while she was covering Muslim protests near
Anwar Mosque in the capital Addis Ababa, local journalists told CPJ. She
is being held at the Addis Ababa police headquarters.
Police
investigators presented Aziza before the Kirkos First Bench Court today
but requested further time for their probe before bringing formal
charges, local journalists said. According to local journalists who
attended the hearing, police told the court that Aziza was inciting
protesters to violence during the demonstration. However, Aziza told
colleagues who visited her in detention that plainclothes policemen
arrested her in a café near the protests, likely after noticing her
camera. Police searched Aziza’s home on July 26 and confiscated several
music compact discs, local journalists said.
investigators presented Aziza before the Kirkos First Bench Court today
but requested further time for their probe before bringing formal
charges, local journalists said. According to local journalists who
attended the hearing, police told the court that Aziza was inciting
protesters to violence during the demonstration. However, Aziza told
colleagues who visited her in detention that plainclothes policemen
arrested her in a café near the protests, likely after noticing her
camera. Police searched Aziza’s home on July 26 and confiscated several
music compact discs, local journalists said.
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