# Claim 449

HRW said the government's renewed efforts to limit reporting were about preventing public scrutiny of its record.

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

- Statement: HRW said the government's renewed efforts to limit reporting were about preventing public scrutiny of its record.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: HRW says the goal is preventing scrutiny
- About: [incident 2025-ethiopia-arrests-journalists-sheger-fm](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-ethiopia-arrests-journalists-sheger-fm)
- Source: Ethiopia: Surge in Arrests of Journalists, Media Workers. https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/22/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

> The Ethiopian authorities' renewed efforts to muzzle independent reporting are all about preventing public scrutiny of the government.

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