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HRW said a free and vibrant media mattered even more ahead of Ethiopia's elections scheduled for 2026.

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

Statement: HRW said a free and vibrant media mattered even more ahead of Ethiopia's elections scheduled for 2026.
Field: status
Value: HRW links the arrests to the 2026 election
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

Everyone's right to a free and vibrant media is even more critical in advance of national elections slated for 2026.