Committee to Protect Journalists Stories

Press freedom under fire: Ethiopian police raid ‘Addis Standard' offices, detain journalists
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 23, 2025

The raid on Addis Standard — known for its critical reporting and editorial independence — is being closely watched by both local and international pr...

Journalist Silas Apollo died from blunt force trauma, broken ribs, autopsy reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 14, 2025

The autopsy also confirmed significant internal bleeding as the cause of death.

Israeli army has killed more journalists than any other military force in a single year
Gelle Dheere  |  Dec 27, 2024

On December 26, five journalists from Al-Quds Today TV were killed when an Israeli airstrike struck their broadcasting van while they were covering ev...

Ethiopia accused of silencing dissent, targeting journalists
Foreign Reporter  |  Mar 06, 2024

In 2023, Addis arrested and jailed eight journalists after covering the Amhara conflict.

Detained French journalist Antoine Galindo overstepped accreditation, Ethiopia says
AFP  |  Feb 28, 2024

Antoine Galindo "engaged in activities in total contradiction with the reason for his visit, in particular collecting information related to internal...

French journalist Antoine Galindo detained in Ethiopia
Agency  |  Feb 26, 2024

Antoine Galindo had travelled to Ethiopia to cover the African Union summit earlier this month for the specialist publication Africa Intelligence.

Eritrea, Egypt, Ethiopia ranked top journalist jailers in Africa - report
Amina Wako  |  Jan 23, 2024

Overall, the CPJ documented 320 journalists behind bars on December 1, 2023, marking the second-highest number since the census began in 1992.

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