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– Ethiopian editor Getachew Shiferaw convicted of "inciting subversion" (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 29, 2017

The Ethiopian Federal High Court's conviction of Getachew Shiferaw, editor of the news website Negere Ethiopia, on charges of inciting subversion is a further blow to press freedom in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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