Ethiopian Journalists Forum

Journalist association disbanded in 2014

Ethiopian Journalists Forum (EJF; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya gazēt’enyochi medireki) is an independent journalist association in Ethiopia disbanded on 24 June 2014 by the government.[1] The association was founded on 30 January 2014 in Addis Ababa by journalists concerned about the deteriorating state of press freedom and freedom of speech in the country.[2] Its objective was to protect and promote freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Since its inception, EJF was targeted by the government and other journalist associations.[3] The association was accused of working with foreign powers, human right organizations, and outlawed Ethiopian groups to elicit violence and commit terrorism in the country.[4] Its leaders were subjected to harassment and threats, and were finally forced to flee the country.[1]

The freedom of assembly and association are guaranteed by the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia. Freedom of the Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation of Ethiopia also states: “Journalists have a right to organize themselves into professional associations of their choice."[5] However, the government limits the right in practice.[6]

## See also

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* Human rights in Ethiopia
* Media in Ethiopia
* Internet in Ethiopia
* Zone 9 bloggers
* Eskinder Nega
* Temesgen Desalegn
* Reeyot Alemu

## References

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1. ^ a b ""Journalism Is Not a Crime - VI. Other Controls on the Media" - Human Rights Watch". hrw.org. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. ^ "New Journalist Association Established in Ethiopia". Ethiopia News and Politics. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
3. ^ Neamin Ashenafi. "The Reporter - English Edition". thereporterethiopia.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
4. ^ ""አርቲክል 19" — የመብት ተሟጋች ወይስ የቀለም አብዮት አዝማ ች?"" (PDF). Addis Zemen Newspaper. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
5. ^ Freedom of the Mass Media Archived 15 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Neamin Dharra Budicha. "OPride". opride.com/. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

## Further reading

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* Ethiopian Journalist Association warns Journalists Forum at TheReporterEthiopia
* “አርቲክል 19” — የመብት ተሟጋች ወይስ የቀለም አብዮት አዝማ ች? at Addis Zemen Newspaper (Amharic)
* «የኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ» እውቅና መከልከል at DW.DE (Amharic)
* የቀለም አብዮት ጉዳይ አስፈጻሚዎች[permanent dead link] at Walta Info (Amharic)
* Article 19 associate deported at TheReporterEthiopia
* የኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ በጋዜጠኞች ደህንነት ዙሪያ ውይይት ያካሂዳል at Addis Admass Newspaper (Amharic)
* ወገንተኛ ያልሆነው የጋዜጠኞች መድረክ at Aiga Forum (Amharic)
* የኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ ነባር ማኅበራት የውንጀላ ዘመቻቸውን እንዲያቆሙ ጠየቀ at Ethiopian Reporter (Amharic)
* ከኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ(ኢጋመ) የተሰጠ መግለጫ የጋዜጠኞቹና የአክቲቪስቶቹ እስር አሳሳቢ ነው፡፡ at Debirhan (Amharic)
* ሁለት ፅንፎች ላይ የቆመው የጋዜጠኝነት ሙያ at Ethiopian Reporter (Amharic)
* በቅርቡ የተቋቋመው የገለልተኛው የኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች መድረክ ፕሬዚዳንት ጋዜጠኛ በትረ ያዕቆብ ሀገር ጥሎ ተሰደደ። at Ethsat (Amharic)
* የ“ዞን 9 አባሎች”-- ጦማሪዎች ወይስ ህቡዕ ተቀጣሪዎች? at Aiga Forum (Amharic)
* ጨለምተኞቹ "ጨለምተኛ" ሲሉ at tigraionline (Amharic)
* HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN ETHIOPIA: CIVICUS INTERVIEW WITH BETRE YACOB GETAHUN[permanent dead link] at Civicus
* Imperiling the Right to Vote in Ethiopia at rfkhumanrights
* Ethiopian Journalists Forum (EJF) is attending the AU meeting in Angola, made a presentation about the current situation of Ethiopia at Mereja
* Another Ethiopian Journalist Flees at FrontPageAfricaOnline
* Mission Journal: Ethiopian journalists must choose between being locked up or locked out at the Committee to Protect Journalists