Ethiopia’s Addis Standard editor Yonas Kedir allegedly abducted as rights groups warn of media crackdown
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The editor-in-chief of the independent Ethiopian news site Addis Standard, Yonas Kedir, was allegedly abducted, assaulted, and subjected to a 24-hour prolonged interrogation by security forces after being taken last Saturday.
In response to the incident, rights groups have warned of an escalating media crackdown in the country. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the detention and assault, characterizing the actions by Ethiopian authorities as part of a deliberate and escalating campaign to dismantle the independent newsroom.
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MyJoyOnlineFocuses primarily on the physical abduction, assault, and detention of the editor.
AllAfricaEmphasizes the broader CPJ condemnation of an official campaign to dismantle the newsroom.
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