Ethiopia continues jailing journalists

Getachew Shiferaw, editor-in-chief of Negere Ethiopia is arrested this morning. Negere Ethiopia is Blue party’s newspaper suspended from printing house last year but continued online.

The reason for the arrest of Getachew is not known yet.

Ethiopian government once again running after journalists. The Federal court also called Zone Nine bloggers to appear on December 30, 2015.

Meanwhile Court grants the police twenty eight days in the case against journalist Getachew Shiferaw and four Blue party members , Detainees to be charged with Ethiopia’s infamous Anti-Terrorism proclamation.

A court in Addis Abeba has yesturday granted the police investigating the case of Getachew and three members of Blue party 28 more days to further investigate detainees.

According to the party’s online publication Negere Ethiopia, police suspects the detainees inciting violence through the social media and recruiting for Genbot 7, an opposition party in arm struggle.

                                                 Journalist Getachew Shiferaw