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Under Abiy, Ethiopia's media have more freedom but challenges remain (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 1, 2019

Though the Ethiopian press is much freer today than before Abiy took power, CPJ spoke to over a dozen journalists and rights defenders who said that challenges remain, including the risk of attack and arrest, and a proposed law that could curtail their newly found freedoms.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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