Journalists Under Attack

May 9, 2021 Ethiopia BY CPJ

Journalist shot and killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region

Two unidentified attackers shot and killed Oromia Broadcasting Network journalist Sisay Fida on the evening of May 9, 2021, in the town of Dembi Dollo in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to reports by his employer, the BBC, Deutsche Welle, and the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Voice of America.

January 19, 2021 Ethiopia BY CPJ

Reporter Dawit Kebede Araya shot and killed in Ethiopia

Ethiopian authorities must conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the killing of journalist Dawit Kebede Araya, determine if it was motivated by his work, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

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