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Editor of top Ethiopian independent news site seized by police, publisher says

Editor of top Ethiopian independent news site seized by police, publisher says

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

The Committee to Protect Journalists has described what happened as part of "an alarming escalation in Ethiopian authorities' campaign to dismantle one of the country's leading independent news organisations".

The editor-in-chief of a leading Ethiopian independent news site was abducted and assaulted by security forces, according to its owner.

Rights groups have described these latest incidents as part of a pattern of targeting independent news outlets.

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