(New York, June 27, 2012)--The Committee to Protect Journalists
condemns today's conviction of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder
Nega on baseless terrorism charges. "The Ethiopian government has
once again succeeded in misusing the law to silence critical and independent
reporting," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita.
"The charges against Eskinder are baseless and politically motivated in reprisal for his writings. His conviction reiterates that Ethiopia will not hesitate to punish a probing press by imprisoning journalists or pushing them into exile."
"The charges against Eskinder are baseless and politically motivated in reprisal for his writings. His conviction reiterates that Ethiopia will not hesitate to punish a probing press by imprisoning journalists or pushing them into exile."
Police arrested Eskinder in September 2011 directly after
publishing an online article that questioned arrests under the country's
sweeping anti-terror legislation. Eskinder is among 11 independent
journalists and bloggers that the government of Ethiopia has charged with
terrorism since 2011.
Source: CPJ
Source: CPJ
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