EFJA calls for concerted global efforts to stop abuses
Following a spate of convictions of journalists on trumped up charges, EFJA calls for action from democratic governments around the world, as well as civil liberty and freedom advocates.
EFJA urges China to stop complicity in jamming Ethiopian satellite TV transmissions
The Chinese government must realise that collaborating with African tyrants and exporting tools of repression to countries like Ethiopia is an inexcusable act that will further tarnish its image as a sponsor of oppression, EFJA said.
EFJA cites international support as key to improving press freedom
“We have appreciated IFEX members’ condemnations of the Ethiopian government’s repressive measures against the organisation,” says EFJA President Kifle Mulat.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom
While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.
Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance
23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.
On World Press Freedom Day, journalists in exile call on international community to pressure government to lift ban on free press
(EFJA/IFEX) – 3 May 2009 – We, members of the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (EFJA) in exile all over the world, observe today, 3 May 2009, with highly charged emotions. We are very disturbed and in despair over the persistent authoritarian and brutal behavior of the government of Meles Zenawi, which succeeded in effectively […]
Magazine issue seized, its editor and others imprisoned
(EFJA/IFEX) – In a move that is widely believed to have been deliberately chosen to coincide with World Press Freedom Day, the Ethiopian government struck against the private press on 3 May 2008. This development is part of a slide toward naked tyranny, following the brutal crackdown after the 2005 election. Ten thousand copies of […]
EFJA shocked by deteriorating press freedom situation following conviction of editors and publishers
(EFJA/IFEX) – The following is a 12 June 2007 press release of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (EHAHRD-Net), of which EFJA is a member: Human rights groups shocked by convictions of journalists, call for observance of media freedom EHAHRD-Net / Kampala, 12 June 2007 – The East and Horn of […]
Two more journalists arrested
(EFJA/IFEX) – Addis Ababa police arrested Fassil Yenalem, editor-in-chief of “Addis Zena” newspaper, on 11 July 2005 at 2:30 p.m. (local time). Yenalem is expected to appear in court on 12 July. It is not known if he is up on any charges or if he will be eligible for release on bail. In a […]
EFJA details latest developments in controversy surrounding draft press law
(EFJA/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2005 EFJA statement: Draft press law co-opts new penal code The controversy over the draft press law took another twist this week (28 March 2005) with the inclusion of some of its punitive provisions in the new Penal Code of the country, which will come into effect […]
Federal High Court upholds decision recognising EFJA’s legal status
(EFJA/IFEX) – The following is a 3 March 2005 EFJA press release: EFJA’s existence legally confirmed Justice Ministry’s appeal declared null and void On 3 March 2005, the Federal High Court, which has the final authority, declared a Justice Ministry appeal null and void and upheld a Federal First Instance Court decision recognising the Ethiopian […]
EFJA condemns Ministry of Justice’s appointment of a new executive committee for the organisation
(EFJA/IFEX) – The following is an 18 January 2004 EFJA press release: EFJA condemns Ethiopian Ministry of Justice’s so-called appointment of “new Executive Committee” EFJA calls on international press institutions to strongly condemn this action Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 18 — On Sunday, 18 January 2004, the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice appointed a so-called “new […]
EFJA protests suspension of executive committee members
(EFJA/IFEX) – In a 2 December 2003 letter to EFJA, the Ministry of Justice’s Associations’ Registration Office announced that it was suspending the following EFJA executive committee members from their positions: 1. Kifle Mulat, President 2. Taye Belachew, Vice-President 3. Tamru Geda, Public Relations Head 4. Sisai Agena, Treasurer 5. Habtamu Assefa, Accountant In the […]
EFJA executive committee banned from carrying out the organisation’s activities
(EFJA/IFEX) – The following is an EFJA statement: In a 2 December 2003 letter to EFJA, the Ministry of Justice’s Associations’ Registration Office banned the organisation’s executive committee from carrying out EFJA activities. The executive committee members are: 1. Kifle Mulat – President 2. Taye Belachew – Vice-President 3. Sisay Agena – Treasurer 4. Tamiru […]