Tag: hate speech

Ethiopia introduces hate speech law ahead of election

Post author By NBE
Post date February 14, 2020

Ethiopia introduces hate speech law ahead of election

The House of Peoples Representatives of Ethiopia on Thursday passes hate speech, which was contested by media practitioners, among others.

Tags Ethiopia, Ethiopian parliament, ethnic politics, hate speech, political parties, Prima Minister Abiy Ahmed, social media, TPLF

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Is Ethiopia’s reform from government dictatorship to gangsters’ rule?

Post author By newbusinessethiopia
Post date May 4, 2019

Is Ethiopia’s reform from government dictatorship to gangsters’ rule?

By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In one of the panels during this week’s World Press Freedom Day event hosted in Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian journalist working for an international media indicated that he can’t travel to two regions in Ethiopia. This is because some gangs are not happy about the issues he covers and labeled […]

Tags Amhara Region, Benishangul Gumz, Ethiopia, Ethiopian journalists, ethnic centered media, hate speech, media, political party owned media, press freedom, ruling party