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Ambassador Redwan: Media Outlets Warned Only After Repeated Violations
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AI SUMMARY
Ethiopian Media Authority board chairperson Ambassador Redwan Hussein stated that no media outlet receives a warning without being explicitly informed of its violations multiple times.
- Ambassador Redwan Hussein stated that no media outlet has been issued a warning without being explicitly informed of its errors and violated laws at least five times.
- The remarks were made during the inauguration of the Media Excellence Center on November 5, 2024.
- The statement follows the Ethiopian Media Authority's indefinite suspension of the Media and Communication Center, publisher of Reporter and The Reporter.
- The Authority cited over a year of monitoring and repeated legal and professional ethics violations as grounds for the suspension.
- Charges against Reporter include disseminating content contrary to national interests and eroding public cohesion.
- Human Rights Watch criticized the suspension as part of a crackdown on independent media and urged international partners to intervene.
- Ambassador Redwan noted that some media owners lack industry knowledge and that certain individuals deliberately work to destabilize the country.
- The Ambassador defended the government's actions, stating the goal is to set an example and enforce accountability rather than restrict democracy.
- Licenses for Addis Standard and Wazema, as well as permits for various foreign media, were revoked last year.
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