International Press Institute retains Ethiopia on its IPI watch list.
Ethiopia was placed on the IPI Watch List at a board meeting on 15 May 2004. A press release announcing the decision quoted IPI Director Johann P. Fritz as saying, “While I acknowledge the severe problems in the areas of poverty, education, health and food production in Ethiopia and the pressures these place on the government, the IPI Executive Board felt that the forthcoming elections could lead to greater difficulties for press freedom and access to information and, with this in mind, it was decided that IPI should pay careful attention to the Ethiopia media environment in order to support journalists. For the full report, click here.
Here is a story of a journalist who survived the proscution of Meles Nazi’awi.
“In the beginning, was the WORD
and the WORD was with GOD
and the WORD was GOD”
the WORD was WAAQA
the WORD was ALLAH
and GOD said, “let there be light!”
the WORD makes everything bright
the forces of darkness
those blood sucking vampires
in their evil empires
can’t stand the light
they can’t resist the WORD’s might
they don’t want us to utter the WORD, they don’t want us to speak
that is lethal to them, it would make them very weak
they don’t want the people to hear
they tell them it is just another smear
journalists harassed and imprisoned
newspapers not getting printed
radio frequencies being jammed
blogs and websited blocked
Crime Minister Meles, can I have a WORD with you?
some tough talk and a rolling hard ball too
The pen is mightier than the sword
GOD has damned you with its WORD!
God says “let my people FREE!”
otherwise, will hit you with a plague spree.
ya’all heard?
The perishners replied WORD!
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