Bloggers and journalists who criticise the government are under the cosh
August
7, 2014 (The Economist) — A RANKING that countries do not aspire to
ascend is the one compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a
New York-based group. It reckons that Ethiopia is Africa’s second-worst
jailer of journalists, ahead only of its ultra-repressive neighbour and
bitter enemy, Eritrea. Cementing its lamentable reputation, on August
4th Ethiopia briefly resumed the trial of ten journalists and bloggers,
nine of whom it has kept in prison since April; one is being tried in
absentia. The court proceedings are to start again in earnest on August 20th.
7, 2014 (The Economist) — A RANKING that countries do not aspire to
ascend is the one compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a
New York-based group. It reckons that Ethiopia is Africa’s second-worst
jailer of journalists, ahead only of its ultra-repressive neighbour and
bitter enemy, Eritrea. Cementing its lamentable reputation, on August
4th Ethiopia briefly resumed the trial of ten journalists and bloggers,
nine of whom it has kept in prison since April; one is being tried in
absentia. The court proceedings are to start again in earnest on August 20th.