Ethiopian police detain 2 Sheger FM journalists, force station to delete report - Committee to Protect Journalists

Ethiopian police detain 2 Sheger FM journalists, force station to delete report - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, September 5, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ethiopian authorities to unconditionally release Sheger FM radio editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamir Tsegaw, who were taken into custody on September 3 following the forced removal of Mintamir’s August 29 report on widespread protests over poor working conditions for healthcare workers, according to multiple news outlets. The Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority—the reg…