Ethiopia: Journalist shot dead in conflict-hit region of Tigray 26 January 2021
Ethiopia: Journalist shot dead in conflict-hit region of Tigray
TV journalist Dawit Kebede Araya was shot dead in his car on 20 January near his home in the conflict-hit region of Tigray located in northern Ethiopia. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the government to conduct an independent investigation and bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice. Dawit Kebede Araya
Kebede, who worked for Tigray Television, the regional state media broadcaster, was killed at 8p.m. in an area known as Adi Hausi, located in Mekelle, Tigray’s capital city. He was killed along with his friend and private businessman Bereket Berhe.