By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane  Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Dawit Kebede Araya, a journalist working for the regional Tigray TV, currently being administered by the federally appointed Interim Government, was shot dead in his car on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. According to two sources who spoke to Addis Standard on condition …

By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, November 23/2020 – Judges at the Federal First Instant Court have today granted the federal police eight more day to remand and investigate ten detainees, four of them journalists including Medihane Ekubamichael, product editor at Addis standard. The arrest of journalists is not uncommon …

By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, November 11/2020 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) confirmed that four more journalists were arrested overnight. They are Haftu Gebregzhiabher, Tsegaye Hadush, & Abreha Hagos from Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA’s) and Udi Mussa from Oromia Media Network (OMN). “EHRC learned with concern the …