Journalists to Remember on World Press Freedom Day

May 4, 2015

Amnesty International

Eskinder Nega, an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience, is a prominent Ethiopian journalist who was arrested and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after making speeches and writing articles criticizing the government and calling for freedom of expression to be respected. In June 2012, he was found guilty of “preparation or incitement to terrorist acts, “participation in a terrorist organization,” and “high treason.” His wife, Serkalem, once a publisher and journalist in Ethiopia, was also arrested and held in captivity during the birth of their son until able to flee to the United States, where they await Eskinder’s return. Read more…