Ethiopia

87 million people
1,040 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

Population and GNI data source

News & Updates

China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 54

Apr 20 2012 - 3:58pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* State media push anticorruption line in Bo Xilai case
* Unexplained outage briefly severs China from global internet
* To curb online discussion of Bo Xilai, censors ban ‘tomato’
* Activist warns of mounting China-Africa media ties
* Next ‘Iron Man’ film to be a Chinese coproduction

Issues: 
Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Freedom Alert

Freedom House condemns the conviction of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia

Dec 20 2011 - 7:00pm

Freedom House calls for the immediate release of Swedish journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye, who were found guilty December 21 of “supporting terrorism” and "violating territorial or political sovereignty.”

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 25

Jun 16 2011 - 12:00am

A weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People's Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* Reporter's sentence extended by eight years on eve of release
* Chinese tech executives catch 'red culture' fever
* New internet regulator shuts down rights websites
* China accused of aiding Ethiopian censorship efforts
* Hackers take up China-Vietnam territorial dispute

Issues: 
Internet Freedom, Media Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

Experts

Lisa Davis

Senior Advisor for International Legal Affairs


Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, Intergovernmental Bodies, Rule of Law, United Nations, Women's Rights

Vukasin Petrovic

Director of Africa Programs

Vukasin Petrovic is director of programs in sub-Saharan Africa, the largest and most wide-ranging regional portfolio at Freedom House.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Elections, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Signature Reports

Freedom in the World

Freedom on the Net

Freedom of the Press

Special Reports

Programs

Ethiopia

Freedom House has been providing training, technical assistance and moral support to help build credible and independent human rights institutions.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa