(16, 2011, JOHANNESBURG (AP)--An Ethiopian reporter has fled the East African nation after being named in a WikiLeaks cable, a journalists' rights group said, in what they said was the first instance of a leaked cable causing direct repercussions for a journalist.
Ethiopian officials on Thursday denied reporter Argaw Ashine's account to the Committee to Protect Journalists that he was harassed and intimidated. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal also said officials had separately arrested five opposition figures on Wednesday, including a journalist, on allegations of terrorism.
An official from the country's main opposition coalition said the recent events illustrate a pattern of oppression as citizens tire of the longtime leadership and seek change. Wednesday's arrests follow dozens of other terrorism related arrests and detentions in recent weeks, including those of two Swedish journalists.
Human rights groups have long accused Ethiopia of cracking down on political dissent.
The New York-based journalists group said late Wednesday that Argaw fled over the weekend after being interrogated over the identity of a government source mentioned in a leaked U.S. cable. Argaw was the local correspondent for Kenya's Nation Media Group. FULL ARTICLE AT The Associated Press AP »
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Ethiopian officials on Thursday denied reporter Argaw Ashine's account to the Committee to Protect Journalists that he was harassed and intimidated. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal also said officials had separately arrested five opposition figures on Wednesday, including a journalist, on allegations of terrorism.
An official from the country's main opposition coalition said the recent events illustrate a pattern of oppression as citizens tire of the longtime leadership and seek change. Wednesday's arrests follow dozens of other terrorism related arrests and detentions in recent weeks, including those of two Swedish journalists.
Human rights groups have long accused Ethiopia of cracking down on political dissent.
The New York-based journalists group said late Wednesday that Argaw fled over the weekend after being interrogated over the identity of a government source mentioned in a leaked U.S. cable. Argaw was the local correspondent for Kenya's Nation Media Group. FULL ARTICLE AT The Associated Press AP »
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