Ethiopian rights body seeks release of 16 detained journalists


  • World
  • Friday, 27 May 2022

FILE PHOTO Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends his last campaign event ahead of Ethiopias parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for June 21 in Jimma Ethiopia June 16 2021. REUTERSTiksa NegeriFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends his last campaign event ahead of Ethiopia's parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for June 21, in Jimma, Ethiopia, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights body called on Friday for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of Amhara.

Press watchdogs and rights groups say Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government is increasingly intimidating the media and harassing opponents as it seeks to quell unrest in regions.

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