press releaseAddis Abeba — 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 arrest of more journalists" Daniel Bekele, Commissioner of EHRC said this morning. This morning the lawyer for Addis Standard's editor Medihane Ekubamichael, was denied access to his client from the federal police. The colleagues of the three EPA journalists and OMN's Udi Mussa who spoke to Addis Standard on conditions of anonymity for fear of their safety, said all them have been kept incommunicado since their arrests.

Source: Ethiopian News November 11, 2020 10:07 UTC