Tesfalem Waldyes

"ክፉ ንጉስ መጣ፣ ደግ ንጉስ መጣ ሁሉም ይሄዳሉ እንዳመጣጣቸው ሳቅና ለቅሶሽን አይገዙትምና አትፍሪ እናት ዓለም ኑሪልኝ በጤና" - ጂጂዬ

Vanished without a trace! Six days after he was forcibly taken from the Addis Standard newsroom by a group of masked men, the whereabouts and conditions of journalist Million Beyene remain unknown. Million belongs at home with his family. #WhereIsMillion? #BringMillionHome #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom #EndEnforcedDisappearances

96 Hours. Still Missing! Ninety-six hours after he was taken, the whereabouts of #Million_Beyene remain unknown. Million was forcibly removed from his workplace, where he served as a journalist, working to uphold the public’s right to access the truth. In doing so, he has now been stripped of his own freedom. The silence is alarming. #WhereIsMillion #BringMillionHome #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom #EndEnforcedDisappearances

72 Hours. No trace! #Million_Beyene has now been missing for 72 hours. Disappeared without a trace. He was forcibly taken from his workplace at Addis Standard newsroom, where he had continued to stand his ground and carry out his duties despite mounting pressure to walk away. Seventy-two hours on, silence persists. Despite repeated inquiries and appeals, no authority has provided any information about his whereabouts or condition. #WhereIsMillion #BringMillionHome #JournalismIsNotACrime #EndEnforcedDisappearances

Press Freedom under pressure in #Ethiopia Citing a letter from the Ethiopian Media Authority announcing the suspension of Addis Standard’s registration certificate, Muthoki Mumo, Africa Program Coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, warned of a “drastic deterioration of press freedom in Ethiopia, one that “belies the hopes many had when Abiy Ahmed became prime minister.” Mumo was speaking at the Africa Editors’ Forum, held during this year’s Africa Media Festival in Nairobi, which is taking place from 25–26 February under the theme “Resilient Storytelling: Reimagining Media Freedom.” Earlier this week, CPJ urged Ethiopian authorities to immediately restore Addis Standard’s registration after the regulator revoked its online media license effective February 24. “This is not regulation, it is retaliation,” said Angela Quintal, accusing authorities of weaponizing vague legal provisions to silence independent journalism. Watch:

#Ethiopia revokes Addis Standard’s license amid escalating crackdown on independent media cpj.org/2026/02/ethiop… CPJ calls on Ethiopian authorities to immediately restore the registration of independent outlet @addisstandard after the Ethiopian Media Authority (@EthMediaAuth) revoked its online media registration certificate effective February 24.

News: #Ethiopian Media Authority revokes Addis Standard’s online media registration; Editor-in-Chief disputes claims The Ethiopian Media Authority (#EMA) has announced the revocation of the online media registration certificate of #Addis_Standard, effective 24 February 2026, citing repeated violations of media ethics, national laws, and what it described as the country’s national interests. The statement did not specify which reports or actions formed the basis of the decision. Responding to the EMA’s announcement, Yonas Kedir, Editor-in-Chief of Addis Standard publications, rejected the Authority’s claims, saying the outlet had never received any formal notices of violations. “The claim that Addis Standard received repeated notices is factually incorrect. At no point has the Ethiopian Media Authority formally notified Addis Standard newsroom of any prior violations or enforcement actions,” he said. He added that the publisher, #JAKENN Publishing PLC, is reviewing legal options to protect its rights and ensure due process is upheld. Established in 2011 as a monthly magazine, Addis Standard has faced multiple challenges over the years, including scrutiny from government institutions. In April 2025, Ethiopian police raided the Addis Standard office and the home of one of its senior staff membersl, briefly detaining three managers for several hours and confiscating multiple electronic devices, including laptops, phones, and data storage equipment. During the Tigray war, in June 2021, Ethiopia’s media regulator suspended Addis Standard… Read more: addisstandard.com/?p=55383

#Ethiopia: IPI condemns @EthMediaAuth’s failure to renew accreditation of 3 @Reuters journalists based in Addis Ababa, & revocation of Reuters license to cover the 39th AU Summit. We call on Ethiopia to reverse this decision & reaccredit the journalists. reuters.com/business/media…

Ethiopia revokes 3 @Reuters journalists’ accreditation following investigative report alleging Ethiopia is secretly training RSF forces in Sudan. cpj.org/?p=562082

🇭🇰 #HongKong: IPI strongly condemns today’s sentencing of 2025 IPI World Press Freedom Hero Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. We urge the international community to use all diplomatic means to secure Lai’s release on humanitarian grounds. ipi.media/hong-kong-ipi-…

የዋዜማ ሬዲዮን በኢትዮጵያ መታገድ በተመለከተ የኢትዮጵያ መገናኛ ብዙኀን ባልሥልጣን ዛሬ ቅዳሜ ጥር 16፣ 2018 ዋዜማ ሚዲያን/ሬዲዮን በተመለከተ ያወጣውን መግለጫ ተመልክተናል። ባለሥልጣኑ ሐሙስ ዕለት ፈቃዳችንን እንድንመልስ ባዘዘን መሠረት ዛሬ ይህንኑ አድርገናል። መግለጫው የተሰጠው ይህንን ባደረግን በሰዓታት ውስጥ ነው። እርምጃው በማንኛውም መመዘኛ ትክክል ነው ብለን አናምንም። አሳዝኖናልም። ዝርዝሩን በሚገባ አጢነን አስፈላጊና ጠቃሚ ከሆነ ተጨማሪ ማብራሪያ እንሰጣለን፤ ሌሎች ሕጋዊ አማራጮችን እንከተላለን። ባለሥልጣኑ ባወጣው መግለጫ፣ ዋዜማ ሚዲያን “የአገርን ጥቅም” አደጋ ላይ በመጣል እና የጋዜጠኝነት ሥነምግባርን ባለማክበር ወንጅሏል። እነዚህን ክሶች የኢትዮጵያን ሚዲያ ለሚከታተሉ ተደራሲዎች፣ ታዛቢዎች እና ባለሞያዎች የሕሊና ፍርድ እንተዋለን። የዋዜማ ሚዲያ አመራር ጥር 16፣ 2018

Do we romanticize resilience? This question from the audience at the opening of the #IPIWoCo25 sparked raw, high-stakes talks with top journalists & media leaders for days! My favorite take away: "There's always a language you can use when something's banned." Grateful to @globalfreemedia for amplifying our voices alongside award-winning @tesfalemw in a conversation moderated by the brilliant @DartCenter Executive Director Bruce Shapiro.

This is not surprising, as a sacrifice is involved. Congratulations, @tesfalemw, for your inspiring commitment to independent reporting in Ethiopia's challenging journalism environment.

ትላንት በቬይና ዩኒቨርስቲ በተካሄደ ስነ ስርዓት የIPI- IMS የዓለም የፕሬስ ነጻነት ጀግና ሽልማትን ተቀብያለሁ። ሽልማቱ ብዙ ተግዳሮቶችን ተቋቁመው ስራቸውን በትጋት እና በቁርጠኝነት ለሚያከናውኑት ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋዜጠኞች ጭምር የተበረከተ ነው።

@univienna @IMSforfreemedia Read more about the ceremony, and this year’s Press Freedom Heroes and Free Media Pioneer, who have all displayed tremendous courage and resilience in fighting for media freedom and the free flow of news. ipi.media/ipi-honours-co…

Last night, during a ceremony at @univienna during #IPIWoCo25, IPI and @IMSforfreemedia honoured seven journalists from 🇪🇹, 🇬🇪, 🇭🇰, 🇵🇸, 🇺🇦, 🇵🇪, and 🇺🇸 with the World Press Freedom Hero award, and recognized Hungary’s independent media as this year’s Free Media Pioneer.

ተስፍሽ @tesfalemw 🫡

My brother the founder of @ethiopiainsider @tesfalemw received his award of world press freedom hero award 2025 . #ipiwoco25 . In a ceremony held at the University of Vienna and organized by @globalfreemedia Tes received his award being one of the 7 awardees . Congrats Tes !

More pictures: Tes received his award today in Vienna at #IPIWoCo25 — so well deserved! 👏🎉 Tesfalem Waldyes

@tesfalemw!

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