The War On News

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Claim

Claim 448

The Ethiopian Media Authority ordered Sheger FM to delete an August 29 broadcast, accusing it of bias and inciting violence.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The Ethiopian Media Authority ordered Sheger FM to delete an August 29 broadcast, accusing it of bias and inciting violence.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Media Authority accuses broadcast of inciting violence
About
incident 2025-ethiopia-arrests-journalists-sheger-fm
Source
Ethiopia: Surge in Arrests of Journalists, Media Workers
Publisher
Human Rights Watch
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2025-09-22

Quotation from the source

accusing it of bias and inciting violence