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Press clipping: Ethiopia’s media crackdown

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Journalism Under Siege in Ethiopia

This chapter narrates the speaker's harrowing experiences with deportation from Ethiopia amid civil unrest, driven by government-linked activists. It highlights the escalating persecution of journalists, government propaganda efforts, and the erosion of media freedoms, emphasizing the dire landscape for independent reporting. Through personal anecdotes, the chapter reveals the challenges faced by both foreign and local journalists as authoritarianism takes hold in the country.

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