Ethiopia: Press Freedom

(asked on 28th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) raise the cases of journalists Amir Aman Kiyaro, Thomas Engida and Temerat Negara with the Ethiopian authorities and (b) take steps to support the Government of Ethiopia in protecting journalists from punitive measures.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 8th March 2022

I raised the issue of large-scale detentions in Ethiopia with Minister for Justice Gedion on 20 January. We welcome recent releases, but now need to see due process afforded to those that remain in detention.

We run programmes in Ethiopia that support the media environment, and will to continue to engage in support of Media Freedom.

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