Curbs on media mar Ethiopia’s success story
While rapidly growing economically, country has also gained one of the worst reputations in terms of press freedom.
Published On 23 Nov 2015
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world and its government is determined to transform the country into a middle-income nation in the next decade.
However, Ethiopia has one of the worst reputations in the world when it comes to media freedom.
“I was beaten with a cable on my bare foot,” Befeqadu Hailu, a blogger, said.
“I was forced to do sit-ups. I was slapped a lot of times. The only thing I want from the government is to allow me to freely express myself.”
Source: Al Jazeera