Ethiopian Police Raid Addis Standard, Detain 3 Managers

Media Monitoring Group Condemns Ethiopia Journalists' Detention

A media rights monitoring group condemned on Wednesday the detention of three Ethiopian reporters working for one of the country's most widely read outlets, and urged the return of seized equipment.

Ethiopian Police Raid Addis Standard, Detain 3 Managers

Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by Ethiopian police raids on the privately owned news outlet Addis Standard's office and an employee's home, their confiscation of electronic devices, and detention of three managers for several hours.

Ethiopian police raid Addis Standard, detain 3 managers - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, April 22, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by Ethiopian police raids on the privately owned news outlet Addis Standard’s office and an employee’s home, their confiscation of electronic devices, and detention of three managers for several hours. “The Addis Standard raids are the latest moves in the Ethiopian government’s campaign to silence independent media. The confiscation of the outlet’s equipment raises grave con…

Ethiopian police raids private news outlet over alleged violence-inciting documentary

The Ethiopian Police have raided the offices of Addis Standard, a private news outlet, and the residence of one of its employees, further sparking tensions and threats against press freedom. According to the Ethiopian authorities, the action was carried out after it acted on a tip that the News outlet was preparing a documentary that could incite violence. A statement released on Tuesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published th…

Ethiopian Police Raid Addis Standard, Detain Managers — Akelicious

Concerns over press freedom in Ethiopia have been reignited following police raids on the offices of Addis Standard, a privately owned news outlet, and the home of one of its employees. The Committee to Protect Journalists, in a statement on Tuesday, raised the alarm over the actions, which included the detention of three staff members and the confiscation of electronic equipment. According to Addis Standard’s publisher and founder, Tsedale Lemm…