CPJ Calls for Release of Five Ethiopian Journalists Detained for About Three Years
The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Ethiopian authorities to release five journalists awaiting trial, alleging they were pressed to admit links to an armed insurgency in exchange for freedom.
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- The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Ethiopian authorities to release five journalists awaiting trial, alleging they were pressed to admit links to an armed insurgency in exchange for freedom.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Ethiopian authorities to release five journalists who have been detained for about three years while awaiting trial, according to an Addis Standard report distributed by AllAfrica on August 14, 2026.
CPJ alleged that the detainees were being pressured to admit involvement in an armed insurgency and issue an apology in exchange for their release. The claim is an allegation attributed to the press-freedom organization; the source item did not include a response from Ethiopian authorities.
The prolonged pretrial detention and the reported conditions attached to possible release raise questions about due process and press freedom. AddisMizan could not independently verify the alleged pressure from the available source record, so the account is presented with explicit attribution.
