Ethiopia’s Addis Standard editor Yonas Kedir allegedly abducted as rights groups warn of media crackdown

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.

The Ethiopian Media Authority recently issued "final written warnings" to independent broadcasters Arts TV and Ahadu FM, threatening suspension or revocation of their licences after alleging repeated violations of media laws.