Award-winning Ethiopian journalist accused authorities of abduction

France 24 reports that Ethiopian security agents have abducted, assaulted, and detained Yonas Kedir, the editor-in-chief of Addis Standard, an independent news outlet. The incident reflects an increasingly hostile environment for press freedom in Ethiopia, where Addis Standard stands as one of the country's rare independent media voices.

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