Ethiopia under fire over journalist's arrest, detention
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday called on authorities in Ethiopia to release a journalist being held without charge following a spate of similar arrests in recent weeks. Addis Ababa: The Ethiopian government has been condemned for detaining a journalist. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) An Ethiopian court on Tuesday extended by 14 days the pre-trial detention of Elias Gebru, Editor-in-Chief of the independent news magazine Enku who was detained for questioning in connection with a column published in his paper. "The detention without charge of Elias Gebru is the latest move by the Ethiopian government to tighten the noose on the country's independent press," said Mohamed Keita of the CPJ. "We call on authorities to release Elias immediately and to stop arresting journalists as a means to quell information and debate," he alleged. © somartin - za.Fotolia.com According to the CPJ, Elias' column covered a controversial monument recen