WASHINGTON/ADDIS ABABA - The arrest and alleged abuse of a Kenyan journalist working in Ethiopia is renewing scrutiny of press freedoms in the country. Kenyan journalist Collins Juma Osemo, also known as Yassin Juma, said he was in Ethiopia on assignment for the U.K.-based Sky News as a producer. Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma pictured with a group of armed men while working on a documentary about an insurgency in Ethiopia's Oromia region. They can check.”Kenyan journalist Collins Juma Osemo, also known as Yassin Juma, in Ethiopia on assignment. Update on the situation of Yassin Juma: The FCAEA has learned Juma has contracted Covid-19 while being detained by Ethiopian authorities.

Source: Ethiopian News August 28, 2020 02:15 UTC