Politics
Silencing The Reporter Threatens All Press Freedom in Ethiopia
Capital Ethiopia · 10 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Capital Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
The indefinite suspension of The Reporter by the Ethiopian Media Authority warns of growing self-censorship and threatens press freedom across the country.
- On November 2, the Ethiopian Media Authority suspended the registration certificate of Media and Communication Center PLC, publisher of The Reporter.
- The regulator accused the publisher of sharing distorted, unbalanced, and unconfirmed information that undermined national interests, foreign investment, tourism, and diplomacy.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that the authority’s statement did not identify any specific reports substantiating the allegations.
- The authority monitored the outlet for over a year, held leadership discussions, and issued a final warning prior to the suspension.
- CPJ previously documented charges against six independent publications in Ethiopia in 2014, including the closure of Addis Guday.
- Tanzania suspended the newspaper Mawio in 2017 over mining misconduct reports, with its ban stretching for nearly five years despite a court ruling it illegal.
- The suspension of media outlets fosters widespread self-censorship, damages operations, and causes institutional knowledge to disappear.
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