Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Ethiopian authorities to take action Monday, stating that security forces have arbitrarily arrested several journalists and media professionals since August 2025.

Arrests are ongoing as government officials accuse the media of operating in bad faith. The most recent arrests occurred on September 3, when authorities removed and detained three private radio station employees. The Ethiopian Media Authority subsequently ordered the radio station to remove the broadcast of which the individuals were a part.

There have been multiple reports of individuals in military uniforms abducting media personnel. On August 13, several masked men in military uniforms abducted Ethiopian newspaper editor Yonas Amare on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. The abductors confis

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