Ethiopia accused of jailing journalists Committee to Protect Journalists

ALERTS   |   ETHIOPIA

Two Radio Bilal journalists sentenced in Ethiopia on terror charges

New York, January 4, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the prison sentences handed down to two journalists from the Ethiopian faith-based station Radio Bilal. Khalid Mohamed and Darsema Sori were sentenced yesterday to prison terms of five years and six months and four years and five months respectively, the independent news website Addis Standard reported.

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January 4, 2017 11:21 AM ET

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• Darsema Sori,
• Getachew Shiferaw,
• Imprisoned,
• Khalid Mohamed,
• Radio Bilal

STATEMENTS   |   ETHIOPIA

Two Ethiopian radio journalists convicted on terror charges

Darsema Sori, left, and Khalid Mohammed are convicted on terror charges in relation to their coverage of protests. (Bilal Communication)

Nairobi, December 21, 2016--Ethiopian radio journalists Khalid Mohammed and Darsema Sori, who have been imprisoned since February 2015, were today convicted on terrorism charges by the High Court's 19th Criminal Bench, according to the independent Addis Standard newspaper.

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December 21, 2016 12:11 PM ET

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• Darsema Sori,
• Getachew Shiferaw,
• Imprisoned,
• Khalid Mohamed,
• Radio Bilal,
• Anti-State Charges,
• Anti-Terror Law,
• Darsema Sori