Event Brief
Addis Standard editor says reporting abuses isn’t a threat
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Summary: CIVICUS discussed renewed conflict and a growing crackdown on independent media in Ethiopia with Yonas Kedir, editor-in-chief of Addis Standard, who was recently abducted and detained by government forces. Kedir said that reporting on abuses should not be treated as a threat to national interest.
WHO: Yonas Kedir, editor-in-chief of Addis Standard
WHAT: Yonas Kedir said reporting on abuses should not be treated as a threat to national interest amid a crackdown on independent media.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM ET
WHERE: Ethiopia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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