Share this: TwitterFacebookWhatsAppLinkedInEmailTelegramNairobi, November 10, 2020 — Today the Committee to Protect Journalists called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release broadcast journalist Bekalu Alamrew, who was arrested on November 4 and has not been formally charged. “Unfortunately, Bekalu Alamrew is only the latest Ethiopian journalist to be arrested on vague grounds and to be held by police without formal charges. In a fourth accusation, police said that Bekalu had contact with the political party Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF), according to Woldegiorgis. Authorities have previously targeted Bekalu and other journalists from Awlo Media Center. In a December 2019 Facebook post, Bekalu accused government officials of threatening him and colleagues with death.

Source: Ethiopian News November 10, 2020 23:03 UTC