Addis Neger

Ethiopia: Closure of independent newspaper Addis Neger, and exile of its Chief Editorsposted on: 2009/12/10

Independent weekly newspaper Addis Neger has been forced to close, and three of its editors have gone into exile, following a campaign of intimidation by the authorities. Mr Mesfin Negash, Managing Editor, Mr Abiye Teklemariam, Executive Editor, and Mr Tamerat Negera, Editor-in-Chief, left Ethiopia after they learned that the government was planning to prosecute them on anti-terrorism charges.