Ethiopia Revokes Addis Standard's License Amid Escalating Crackdown On Independent Media

Ethiopia Revokes Addis Standard's License Amid Escalating Crackdown On Independent Media

Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately restore the registration of independent outlet Addis Standard after the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) revoked its online media registration certificate effective February 24.

Ethiopia revokes Addis Standard’s license amid escalating crackdown on independent media

Nairobi, February 24, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately restore the registration of independent outlet Addis Standard after the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) revoked its online media registration certificate effective February 24. “This is not regulation — it is retaliation,” said CPJ Africa Director Angela Quintal. “By weaponizing vague‘national interest’ and ‘media ethics’ provisions, the…

Ethiopia revokes Addis Standard licence before polls

Ethiopia on Tuesday revoked the licence of independent outlet Addis Standard, citing harm to national interests. The decision marks the latest restriction on press freedom in Africa’s second most populous nation of roughly 130 million people. In a statement on Facebook, the Ethiopian Media Authority said the outlet violated media ethics and national laws. The authority stated that Addis Standard repeatedly published reports endangering the count…