By Reuters Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three leading Democratic U.S. senators have written to Ethiopia’s prime minister to express concern about the erosion of press freedoms in the country and to call for the release of journalists detained there.
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a question and answer session with lawmakers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/File Photo
The letter from Senators Chris Murphy, Patrick Leahy and Ben Cardin to Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said that “over the last few months, the Ethiopian government has increasingly engaged in a pattern of intimidation against journalists”.
By Reuters Staff
3 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three leading Democratic U.S. senators have written to Ethiopia’s prime minister to express concern about the erosion of press freedoms in the country and to call for the release of journalists detained there.
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a question and answer session with lawmakers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/File Photo
The letter from Senators Chris Murphy, Patrick Leahy and Ben Cardin to Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said that “over the last few months, the Ethiopian government has increasingly engaged in a pattern of intimidation against journalists”.
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